The beauty of writing in the electronic age: looking up Falco in Wikipedia and translating German to English via Babelfish.

Bob Saget's a member of the tribe!

Awesome!

I love that guy. He's SO dirty and SO funny!

Hmmm, looks kind of like the "urban youth" we hear so much about in the Bay Area. Call me a bitch, but I like the Louisville Slugger concept. I wouldn't want hoods hanging out on my doorstep at any time, day or night.

At Jumpin' Java

I was looking at this guy and thinking: Something's wrong with him. Then I realized: This is Berkeley. There's something wrong with everyone.

Adam and I were paging through the wedding discussion forum on Craigslist. "That's the worst forum I've ever seen," he said. "Trolls and flamers everywhere."

What amazes me is all the jockeying for one-upmanship, women who spend a year or more bossing around EVERYONE, only to play blushing bride on the Big Day.

What do I want?

Something incredibly simple. City Hall would suffice for me, or a ceremony in the backyard. If it takes more than fairly minimal effort to plan, I don't want it. If it causes anger or inconvenience to anyone, if it costs anyone (us or guests) a significant amount of money, if it involves interpersonal politics, I don't want it.

I never thought about my wedding day. I never dreamt of it or plotted it. I just hoped I would find someone who would love me as I am.

I'm at Bel Forno, watching the cutest kid EVER. He's this little red-haired guy eating a bagel, with a cream-cheese moustache. I think he's with his grandparents. They obviously adore him, but what's more, he makes them laugh. Damn, that little guy is so cute. I think his sesame-seed bagel is bigger than him.

Wrote this list to Thomas Cooney in response to his call for alumni achievements. It makes me feel good to read it:


- "International Incident" published in Pindeldyboz, September 2006
- "Maternal Instincts" published in CherryBleeds, April 2007
- "Milk Carton Poster Child" published in CherryBleeds, February 2007
- Performed at Inside StoryTime (Summer 2006), Porchlight, A Storytelling
Series (Fall 2006), and Tell It On Tuesday (Winter 2007)
- Julia and David White Artists' Colony, Ciudad Colon: Resident, December
2006. Scheduled to teach "Writing From the Gut" in December 2007 as part of
Intercultural Odysseys, Costa Rica.
- Performed "Andrea" at FRIGID New York theater festival, March 2007
- Got engaged in NYC. On stage!