What a beautiful piece of work. She always loved this as it reminded her of her vivid childhood imagination. She was always creative and felt a need to tell a story. She had vivid dreams as a kid of having lived within this intricate clock. She dreamt of […]
This weekend I accomplished a grand amount of things. I finished and turned in a book chapter. I took my son on a mommy and son outing. I also had a get together at home where I made a lot of yummy, large (venti, venti sized) mojitos. So […]
“All my life, I have been fighting for the Davids against the Goliaths. Advocating for people that have been pushed around and intimidated by bullies. There is only one way to prevail – you take the fight right to them. And then you don’t back down.” -Michael Avenatti. […]
This past week, the International AIDS Conference held it’s biannual worldwide event. It’s a time for cutting edge scientific and advocacy presentations and discussions. One of the speakers-a frequent speaker-was former US President Bill Clinton. He noted that those of us in the HIV field are in […]
I was standing by my bathroom window when a slight breeze swept in. With it, came a flood of memories. A 101 smells in one. Dejavu Woody Firestorm Musk Ocean Deep fried twinkies Cabin Mildew Key lime pie Greenery Pink lemonade Memories of summer past Mojitos Orange lipgloss […]
I was just on a flight from the east coast back to Los Angeles and thus I had some time to work, pitter patter, and watch the Expanse. I had never seen the Expanse before but it was on some list of recommended science fiction shows. I like […]
I want to set one thing straight right off the bat. I am not writing this bit to get pity. Far from it. It is just a tale to tell. This past weekend I took my son to a birthday party. The young boy turned seven this […]
“There’s only one place at a time where eyes can be” Growing up in a Puerto Rican household, with a very superstitious mother, meant that I carefully monitored my dreams. And, by that I mean the nighttime movies I constructed while sleeping. My dreams were extremely […]
I’d fallen through the murky abyss And, then I woke up I nodded off to the melody And, then I woke up I hit the snooze button over 1000 times And, then I woke up The bright lights blinded me into a deep sleep And, then I woke […]
My son and I have a nice nightly ritual. We pick a show to watch together that we then deconstruct. It is fun to hear my nine year old son’s perspective on plotlines. He may have a future on scriptwriting. One show that we have had a blast […]