I kissed his ears. They were surprisingly cold. I wonder about how often they are cold because I usually just touch them with my hands (like most people). I made my husband kiss his ears too ( Read more... )

Oriental Stir Fry: why in hell do they call it that? What I'm referring to is the bag of vegetables that I had to boil before eating. I actually get cravings for this stuff, namely because of the water chestnuts. The water chestnut, for those of you who don't know, is the vegetable that has the perfect amount of crunch ( Read more... )

Christ... it's been close to five years where I've done nothing but face a machine for hours on end. I was (or felt) isolated. Somewhere, I think I developed social anxiety, so despite pain I stayed on the machine. Recently I got back into excessive exercise and I managed to pull a muscle. I've been doing other jobs on the line, due to the injury. ( Read more... )

" The fire trucks used to drive through the streets after a fire when I was a kid' ringing their bells to let everyone know that all was well."-A Map of the World- Jane Hamilton ( Read more... )

Hatsumomo was taken; go figure. I found 'Memoirs of a Geisha', by Arthur Golden, at a flee market. It was among possessions purchased by a man who cleans out houses of the dead, or the houses of those who are moving into nursing homes. I loved the book long before it became a movie. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I can already promise that the ( Read more... )