Why I had an amazing experience yet still want my money back
I had a most wonderful evening a couple of weeks ago, climaxing with tickets to the sold-out Decemberists show at the Riviera. It was a great concert, with high-energy, a Read more…
Spending Friday night calculating last year’s mileage makes me make bad choices
You know how everything will be ok if you can just reach 120, 150, 200? That random, elusive, magic weight-number. My number has always been what it says on my Read more…
And this is how much I weigh two weeks later.
Just like my life has been a rollercoaster of emotion the past month, so has my attempt to shed pounds, er, be healthy. Unlike the typical peaks and valleys format Read more…
I Hate/Love/Hate/Love My Life
This past month has been a rollercoaster of emotion, where I’ve teared up out of happiness and out of frustration, numerous times… Where’s My Power Suit? After seeing an interview Read more…
This is how much I weigh.
I’ve been of the more-robust variety since third grade. At my highest weight, I was sixty pounds heavier than I am now. But I find no consolation in that. That Read more…
Why I Cried at the Gym Last Night and Cheated on My Boyfriend
A few months ago, Boyfriend mocked me by closing his eyes, making his best “Yeah, I’m grooving to jazz” face, and rocking back and forth in his chair; he said Read more…
Pizza en route [shhhh!]
To thank Boyfriend’s parents for hosting us over the holidays, we sent something that each of them mentioned loving multiple times while we were there, a Giordano’s pizza. Of course, Read more…
How do you choose how you part with your money?
I had the privilege of traveling to Rwanda a few years ago to shoot footage for a non-profit that’s helping to rebuild the country post-genocide. My host when I was Read more…