Remember the Olden Days, and when I say Olden Days, what I mean is The Internet circa 2001? Did you read it? Xanga? Livejournal? Typepad? It.was.an.era. The reason the Internet circa 2001 was so fantastic, was such an era, is because we all sat around and wrote of nothing (which means we wrote of everything). We stayed up late and …
Why yes, I do happen to be super reliant on the 5 minute pick-me-up method. When my mood starts blending into the sky – bluesy, gray, blah – I reach for the Official Winter Blues Cure jar. But I’m always cheating, putting back a few slips of paper (jumping jacks – feeling lazy! build a fire – too much mess!) while I cross my fingers, hoping I’ll manifest the one I realllllly want: Don a face mask. I’m up for …
Ken and I met in college. We’d both been selected for a semester-long project that all-too-closely resembled The Real World in those days: 15 students were filmed as we worked/napped/ate together in a towering mansion off campus producing and directing three documentaries for PBS. There were fights and tears and new love, and I still remember inviting the head professor to our whirlwind wedding two years later: You’ll never believe it! We’re getting married! and her response: Oh honey, I …
