I’m a huge fan of pop culture. Which I realize is a very silly thing to say. How can one be a fan of pop culture as a whole? But I am. Always have been. At a young age, television was my friend. Radio bonded my mother and […]
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 don’t want to rain on anyone’s birthday parade. Birthdays should be as joyous as possible. It’s a day to be grateful for life and to feel connected to the universe. I like birthdays. Rather, I love birthdays. But here I go with a but… While I love […]
Every now and again a city girl like myself needs to get away from the city streets. Especially when in Los Angeles. You do have to pick carefully, however, because you dont want to end up in a suburban enclave just like Los Angeles. ‘Cause what’s the point […]
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 […]
We went on a quick weekend trip and it was such a grand reprieve from the grime, sadness, and fake glitz that is Los Angeles. Ah, why did I even start off with that bit? It’s quite silly of me to have done so considering that is not […]
Dear Friend: I believe that I have previously mentioned I have lived in 17 cities, both internationally and domestically. Majority of the cities being domestic. That is a lot of instances in which I have been uprooted. Maybe that is a wrong way of phrasing it as […]
No matter how much one tries to prevent such a situation, one always loses a sock or two in the dryer. It just happens. It is a part of the law of nature and is, thus, what it is. Sometimes, such a law of nature lends itself […]
A year ago, or maybe even more, I wrote about how I wanted there to be a national holiday for aunts. Specifically, for really cool, wacky, crazy aunts. I felt that I would be such an aunt. Although, I did not know for sure. But somewhere deep […]
As a kid we were constantly looking up. We literally and figuratively looked up to our parents, teachers and other adults. We looked up at the mobiles handing over our crib trying to lull us into a peaceful state of being. We climbed the park play areas in […]
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