A guilty pleasure I cannot wait to experience again: plump, locally picked strawberries dipped in pure bitter cocoa power and eaten, with as few frills as possible. A very un-American dessert, I know- it's rare that anyone shares my level of affection for this summer treat. But the heavenly taste of a REAL strawberry does not need masking by any ( Read more... )

eventually, the years have parted like curtains ( Read more... )

Does this weather make anyone else want to lay outside on a picnic blanket naked? With a respectable afternoon cocktail, perhaps?

Yesterday, I made what is undoubtedly the worst banana bread I have ever baked.

I used the same recipe I always use, which before yesterday has never let me down. Ever. But several things went wrong in my attempts. Quite a letdown, especially when you consider that I've been trying to make this damn banana bread for FOUR FUCKING DAYS. You see, the ( Read more... )

I am never more aware of my insomnia than when the first set of infomercials start on TV.

It's been awhile since I've written. It's not for lack of material, I assure you. Much has happened. But the idea of trying to make sense of it all, to put some sort of categorical or chronological brand on the face of my life, is exhausting. Suffice it to say, I'm very, very happy ( Read more... )

So I'm back in the South!
There are a million places to fall in love in New York City... I'll tell you all about it later.

Oh, and by the way:
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MY JUAN!!!!!!
I'm SOOOO sorry I didn't speak to you on the actual day! But I was thinking about you!

Slept.

So how about I'm totally in love with Martha Stewart's daughter. Her name is Alexis,she's super hot in a heroin chic sort of way, she's got a foul mouth, she's completely egotistical, she openly discusses on national television the benefits of booty calls, she wears shirts that show too much of her elegantly bony cleavage, she drinks copiously and ( Read more... )

So, until this morning when I woke up, I had not seen snow in six years ( Read more... )