Tag Archives: oddities

A Week in the Life: Thoughts from Thursday

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

I woke up late (again) to sunlight streaming through the sheers of my hotel in Madrid.  I’d cracked the window open the night before, and the morning sounds from the street were wafting up into my room. It was still … Continue reading →

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A Week in the Life: Treacherous Tuesday

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I nearly didn’t wake up on time.  I was saved by a ping — my American mobile phone beeping and buzzing with successive text messages.  It was Tink, updating me on plans and logistics for an upcoming visit.   But it … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Questionable Advice, First Dispatch

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

I read a lot of parenting books (and business books, and dog training books — but I’ll get to that in a second).  The parenting books thing is a weird one since I am a childless divorcee.  BUT, I am … Continue reading →

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Pinned

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I was coming home from the gym the other night and I saw a guy decked out — head to toe — in fraternity gear.  Now, this guy was either a) an extremely old-looking student; b) coming from an alumni … Continue reading →

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Suspended Disbelief

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

One thing I love/hate about living in Manhattan, and New York generally, is that one begins to forget how often she must suspend her disbelief in order to survive. For instance: I was on the 5 train when it turned … Continue reading →

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Gift of Finest…Rice?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

This is my last morning in Asia, and over breakfast, I texted Strand (paraphrased): Have I mentioned that I don’t feel nearly as crap as I thought I would after this kind of travel, plus having been in Europe the … Continue reading →

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Adaptation

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

What do you do when you travel? Well, Sport, I do what everyone else does.  I pack a bag, and I go to the airport or train station, and I move between point A and point B. No, no.  I … Continue reading →

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Things That I Love Today

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

I think I am losing my mind.  There has been so much going on in my non-writing life, and every time I open Outlook, I start sweating and want to scream.  So I think I need to clear my head … Continue reading →

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Navel Academy

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

I am genuinely exhausted, and per usual, have a file full of drafts and no output.  Blame this on an epically weird March that bleated in like a wee lamb, and roared out like Lambert the Sheepish Lion. But as … Continue reading →

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A Little Faith

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Scintilla Project, Prompt 6: Talk about an experience with faith, your own or someone else’s. When I was at my parents’ house this past July, a number of utterly bizarre things happened.  First, in a Sauvignon blanc induced haze, I … Continue reading →

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