Corin
Even William and Ke$ha got in front of the screen. In fact, you couldn't get little William out of the picture, he loved being on TV so much. We set up the iPad after work today so St. Frances, Diego and I could FaceTime with Corin and
banality
I've had about 32 roommates in my life, including a narcoleptic, an engaged couple, a Chinese Communist and a male prostitute. I've dealt with some interesting things, but all my roommates had to put up with my quirks and personal failings too. Number 1 – or at
drinking
A month or so ago Corin encouraged me to keep the blog going by writing just 5 sentences a day. His challenge was 5 sentences a day for 1 week. I made it two days. But now that I'm back in business here's 5 sentences (maybe
dating
Laina and I are in Sonoma for the weekend, soaking up the sun, drinking lots of wine, and eating even more food. We just finished breakfast and I'm about to go to my first spa experience. Laina booked us for a 90-minute couples massage and I'm
religion
one of the BIG plusses of freelancing is that when you work a lot, you make a lot of money. but that can be a problem too, because unlike all your friends who have a salary, you don't necessarily want to stop working. i got really tense and
writing
i always thought this was an Agatha Christie quote, but I guess it's actually Margaret Atwood who said it: Writing is work. It's also gambling. You don't get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but Âessentially you're on
sci-fi
Five sentences for Corin. Basically, if you comment on my blog, I will write about whatever you want. 1. DS9 is the best Trek on TV. I love TNG, but appreciating TNG is almost like going to an art museum, while watching all of DS9 is like playing an awesome
writing
So, Corin and Glinda have conspired on Facebook to get me blogging again. Corin proposed a week of five-sentence posts. So here's the first installment: 1. I've got William on my lap right now and I'm trying to finish a ton of work before
overheard in cafes
Yesterday I went to crank out an article at Matching Half. I ordered my ice tea, sat down and saw the guy next to me hunched over his iPad, with earbuds in. Then I see, over this shoulder, that he's watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! I immediately
DC
"I swear," Ash said on gchat this morning, "seems like everytime you go to DC, you come back w/ a broken liver." It may be the capital of the free world, but to me DC is still the town where I went to college. I know
living in SF
When I first read this, I hated the guy: Young Startup Founder Deems San Francisco "Too Nice" Josh Miller, a young entrepreneur who left Princeton last year and headed West, is already bailing on San Francisco. His reasons? The city "is just too nice" for a
dating
Last night, St. Frances and Ash were supposed to go to Roller Disco in the Mission. Laina hasn't met Ash yet and we were planning on hanging out last night anyway, so invited myself and her to tag along. Then St. F backed out, because she had too