Category: Family & Life

Apr 25, 2003

April 25, 2003

My friend Lyric Benson was killed by her ex-fiance yesterday who then killed himself. I’m sorry that such a sweet, lovely creature was cut short so young. May she rest in peace and may those fortunate souls that get her organs live as happily as she did. The world and I will miss her. And, … More Apr 25, 2003

Apr 23, 2003

April 23, 2003

So for lunch, I stepped outside to have a private conversation on my cell phone, because where else can I have a private chat in New York City but right out on the sidewalk where no one cares what I have to say as long as I stay out of the way? So I was … More Apr 23, 2003

Apr 19, 2003

April 19, 2003

Ticket to see Funky Meters – $35.00 Beers and wings – $22.50 Entrance to Tobacco Road – $12.00 Realizing I’m not the young whipper snapper I used to be – Torture

Apr 18, 2003

April 18, 2003

So it’s Good Friday. Not sure what that means to you religious folks, but what it means to me is a seat on the train, no one in the office, no phones ringing, non-stop web surfing without those pesky interruptions for “work” and leaving work early sans guilt to go shopping on 5th Avenue without … More Apr 18, 2003

Apr 15, 2003

April 15, 2003

Assuming the IRS doesn’t reject my tax return, I owe the founder of Turbo Tax a blow job* or some other equally rare and wonderfully pleasurable treat. In other news, I finally tackled the colossal dirty laundry blob that was overtaking my life. It was so big, Paquita climbed on top and looked me in … More Apr 15, 2003

Apr 10, 2003

April 10, 2003

The phones in our office are equipped with an interoffice buzzer system. This means one touch dialing will produce an ear piercing BEEEEEEE BOOOOOOO that demands immediate attention before it will BEEEEEEE BOOOOOOO at you again. Several of these demanding signals in a row are enough to drive a girl (me) mad. I am petitioning … More Apr 10, 2003

Apr 10, 2003

April 10, 2003

You Say it’s Your Birthday!Hey check out what I got Christian for his 30th birthday. I swiped some photos and information off the internet and registered and created his very own website. Unfortunately Blogger picked today, April Fool’s Day, to have MAJOR bugs in templates, so I wasn’t able to transfer his Tower of Hubris … More Apr 10, 2003

Apr 9, 2003

April 9, 2003

I was stuck underground between subway stops due to “heavy smoke” at Lexington Avenue. After an extremely long wait, I started getting nervous and wondered if I would be burned alive or die from smoke inhalation first. All I could think of was: (1) Poor little Paquita and Larry Bird and Phish home alone for … More Apr 9, 2003

Cookies & Macrame

April 3, 2003

Once, in the slums of Houston when I was tiny and very young, the neighborhood kids were playing with a fun toy found by the railroad tracks. It was basically a giant “pillow”; thick material filled with air that cushioned the freight in the rail cars. Some older boys hauled it over to our apartment … More Cookies & Macrame