Posted in Fond Farewell, Holiday Time, Life Lessons, My Life, The World I Know on December 31, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It’s interview time! I’m taking part in a blog interview. Nilsa sent me five questions, which I’ve answered below. If you want to take part, let me know if the comments below. I’ll send you five questions to answer on your own blog. It’s nice filler for the end of the year.
Enjoy.
(1) Name only [...]
Posted in Life Lessons, Pop Culture, Windy City Life on December 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »
There is this thing in the city of Chicago–and I’m sure in other cities of snowy climes–where certain street are designated as snow routes. So if it snows a certain amount, you can’t park on them, lest you get towed. My understanding is that this is for the snow plows to get through and/or emergency [...]
Posted in Life Lessons, My Life, The World I Know, You Are Here on December 1, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Not long after I decided to take my hiatus, I noticed something about this lovely chenille throw I’d recently bought myself at Target. Like many throws, it is adorned with fringey tassels at either end. One night I saw that one entire edge of the fringe was a massive, matted, knotted mess. It was not [...]
Posted in Family & Friends, Fond Farewell, Life Lessons on June 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
One round-trip fight, 13 hours in the car, two days in a relatively remote northern Minnesota, and many tears later, my grandmother’s funeral is over. It went about as well as a funeral can go. My mom and my two aunts did not want it to be an overly sad affair. They refused to sing [...]
Posted in Life Lessons, The World I Know on June 12, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Lost in various melodies and mile markers, it was easy enough to let the reason for my trip slip my mind. Instead I busied myself with the drive, doing laundry I’d brought to my mother’s house, and catching the ballgame on TV. Avoidance was bliss.
But when my mother and I stepped off the elevator into [...]
Posted in Life Lessons, Memories, My Life, Yours Truly on May 6, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Yesterday, my oldest friend in the world (not that of all my friends she is literally the oldest, but our friendship is the oldest) left me a voicemail announcing that she is having a baby girl; I will be having a niece at the end of August. She and her husband have gone through a lot [...]
Posted in Life Lessons, Yours Truly on March 5, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Dear Body,
We haven’t always been the best of friend, have we? But I’m taking a cue from Nilsa, and writing you a letter. Because despite our ups and downs, we’re all we’ve got. You’re stuck with me; I bring you wherever I go. Since wherever I go, there you are, let’s [...]
Posted in Family & Friends, Life Lessons, My Life, Pop Culture on March 2, 2008 | 16 Comments »
You know those moments you have growing up where your parents seem so much more human, so much more cool than you ever thought. Maybe you find out your dad was in a band, or your mom dated someone famous. Whatever the case, their cool points go up a bit.
My mom’s cool points [...]
