I thought I knew what a city was when we set out for New York a little over a week ago. I grew up right next to Los Angeles. I've spent time in San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego. Been in Vegas once. Been through Chicago once, too. But I had no idea what a city really was until I saw New York, first from the air (shudder) and then on the ( Read more... )

It seems that on some trips, nothing turns out like you planned/envisioned/hoped and you've got to make the best of everything until you get home - and then home is an even better place to be than it was before you left.

As noted previously, this trip has taught me how much I dread flying. I'm not proud of it, but it has not magically gone away. ( Read more... )

So on our first plane on the trip to New York, I got horribly sick. I normally do not have motion sickness, and I've never been sick on a plane before, but then I've only been on a plane twice or so in the past. I am normally scared of heights and I would prefer to stay close to the ground when I travel, but flying is the fastest and often cheapest ( Read more... )

Okay, so the party tonight was great! And yummy! And full of phat lewt for the birthday girl - me. I was so happy to see everyone who showed up; I've been rather closed off due to finals lately. It warmed my heart to have my people there with me: my mom, Nathan, Niki, Robert, Kimba, Vince, Dan and the Tall Man. My mom wrote something so ( Read more... )

The holiday season is sneaking up on me on stealthy feet, but I'm aware - oh yes. Which means that I am trying to get some details ironed out about the season that is often more stressful than merry. One of the easiest things to ponder about is my birthday, since I'm usually the one who sets it up. I'm wondering where to hold it this year. I ( Read more... )

My birthday is almost here again. I don't tend to think of it as my birthday until I reach the hour I was born, for some reason. There's something about a birthday for me that's always been special but somewhat solemn. I guess it has to do with the memories of former birthdays, spent often with people I love. Birthdays spent with smiles, with ( Read more... )

I have had a strange thought today (and maybe I'll get around to explaining why it's strange sometime): I might put together a birthday party for myself this year. I was thinking of a dinner where folks can get together and swap gifts for Xmas, since a lot of us may not get together before Xmas to do so. If a lot of people want to go then I was ( Read more... )

My boyfriend Nathan insists that I don't have enough stuff listed on my Xmas list. He wants me to make a little list for his people so that when we go to visit his family, I won't get double gifts. I have this so far for the folks down here ( Read more... )