I got into a heated debate with a fellow who went to my same business school. I should note that he was in the part-time program which has a lot less stringent acceptance standards than the full-time program. He went…
Archives for 2011
More than a Writing Class
A new year calls for new ways of doing things. Through the years I’ve taken several writing classes. It’s on my list of new year’s resolutions for 2011. But instead of a typical writing class focused on writing well and…
Thoughtful Mistake
This wasn’t even for Valentine’s or our anniversary, but just because. Dean is so thoughtful and sincere. I was gone one evening for a Burning Man event. He went through my closet and found a vial of perfume I’d been…
Anniversary and Valentine’s Weekend
Friday Drinks and oysters with Lizzie at Hog Island, Ferry Building Dinner at La Mar with Dean’s friend from out of town—complete with spirited parenting debate Saturday To-die-for brunch at Mavericks Picnic at Nob Hill Park after an exhausting climb…
It’s Our Anniversary
We met on Friday the 13th in February 2009; it’s been two years to the day when we met at Amelie wine bar. We got married on June 12th in Palm Springs. February 12th is our 8 month anniversary. Valentine’s…
Do You Miss Being Single?
A friend of mine who will probably remain single for life asked me last week if I missed being single. Without hesitation, I said, “No way.” I felt like that reply was contrary to everything I stood for–which was live…
Favorite Books
I did a post below on my favorite movies and have been meaning to do the same with books. Here they are. My top five in no preferential order. Light in August Faulkner was a literary genius, particularly in capturing…
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand’s objectivism is probably the only philosophy I subscribe to. Very capitalist. Very awesome. Happens to be wrapped up in a pretty good story, too, but I wouldn’t say her writing is superb.
The Great Gatsby The great American dream. I know I said the books weren’t in any preferential order, but this is my all-time fave.
The Waves I know I constantly talk about this book. It’s poetry in prose form. My favorite of all Virginia Woolf’s work. She’s my favorite author, by the way.