I hardly ever do updates anymore. And it's funny how the weekend didn't feel like it was this interesting as it happened, probably because this is my "work." But now that I'm home and can process I have a lot of thoughts crashing into each other. Gotta get them down somewhere.

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Bah.

Let's get descriptive for no good reason!

It was the end of things and the dance was getting heavy, wobbling and pitching. Wine had started velvety and then got heady but was now a weight, a sour grape fume habit developed through the evening and carried on out of reflex. A long, broad room, depopulated but for the two of them, music out ( Read more... )

Hoo boy. I think maybe in theory this exercise is really supposed to make me set the time every day to write/create until it's routine. The problem being I'm clearly ok with that time being some time after 3am. I'm not really, but since I keep letting it go... Ugh ( Read more... )

Preface: 100/100 is a challenge to write 100 words every day for 100 days. If I miss a day I have to start the 100 days over. Of course, when I set down to write I have to struggle to keep myself to so few words. (I'm more comfortable tossing out 300 in one go.) But the point is daily writing ( Read more... )

Maybe I should mention Justin Bieber in my articles.

In old newsrooms, headline writing was considered an art. This might seem like a stretch to you, but not to copy editors, who graduated from college with a degree in English literature, did their master's thesis on intimations of mortality in the early works of Molière, and then spent the next ( Read more... )

I cleaned out my notebook of stuff I've been meaning to write about but haven't. At least with regard to wine bars. I had put it off um... because... Because I couldn't add to it or do better than this. Because logging into my publishing account made me feel frustrated and useless. Because after this I can't write anymore because even buying ( Read more... )

If you haven't checked out Mission Wine & Spirits in Pasadena, you should.

At the very least read my article!

Hey next time you hit the Farmer's Market in South Pasadena... or just want to stop off at the Mission Street stop on the Gold Line or... whatever... I know just the place for some wine tasting:

WineStyles - Boutique & BarThey didn't exist when I worked in Pasadena. which is both a bummer and a relief because I would have killed a LOT of time and ( Read more... )

Um... I hate to bug you but... do you read the fiction pieces I post? Or click through to the articles ( Read more... )

At the Revenge of the Merlot tasting I was introduced to the man who had organized everything. He was busy, of course, talking to tons of people but agreed to an interview on Friday. I got it over the phone and turned around and whipped out the article.

RAH! Interview with Ian Blackburn, Founder LearnAboutWine

I'm proud of this one. Please