There have many times over these blogging years when I’ve written about Jesse Thorn and his work over on Maximum Fun.org, but I have to give him one more plug today, and give you all a heads up about an…
Crafting FAIL – again.
I bring you another entry in my series of screw ups, proving that I am fumbling my way towards crafty success. I started a new herb garden – in pots this time so it can travel with me – and…
The unveiling of Round 1
First of all, I feel compelled to apologize for the photos. Looking back through old pictures, it looks like it took me a solid year to figure out how to take pictures in the last house, and even then it…
2010 Year of Pleasures #20
I bought this sampler of oils and vinegar at the chocolate festival over the weekend, and it’s embarrassing how much of it I’ve already eaten. Particularly that sundried tomato bistro oil. It’s essentially a combination of olive oil and balsamic…
The neverending move
As much fun as I had at MaxFunCon, and I had a ton and do not regret it one iota, it has made this move last forever. I’ve still got boxes in the livingroom, the silverware that got left behind…
2010 Year of Pleasures #19
It’s Maria Bamford! As I’ve mentioned, I am a great big comedy nerd. And one of my most favorite comedians is Maria Bamford. Bear and I met her at MaxFunCon and got to eat lunch with her, and it was…
Maximum Fun was had
“Papa Jesse, the benevolent colonel of the nerd plantation.” – Marc Maron How do I even begin to explain this last weekend? I still feel all blissed out and dreamy about the whole thing. Thursday night we left the house…
One room down.
Because I am a maniac, I really hoped we could get completely moved in before we left on this long awaited little vacation. I thought it would just be so nice and tidy to come back after this trip to…
2010 Year of Pleasures #18
I wrote about how leaving my garden was hard for me, but this is making it a lot easier. My new backyard has the most gloriously flowering rose bushes lining the fence. Plus we have a patch of grass for…
The streak continues
Before I moved, my friend Stacey and I had a conversation about how my Craigslist karma was going to end by leaving San Diego. It’s true, Modesto is not exactly a bastion of midcentury interior design, but I was confident…