Bring Me More Boxes of Cookies
The Best Dessert in the World
I want to give a shout out to my co-worker Stas who brought me back Havana alfajores from Buenos Aires. It was a wonderful surprise after more than a week out of the office. They are my favorite dessert. I’m…
Me and Conrado in Seattle
Friend Faux Pas
So many stories to tell! I was in Seattle for my cousin’s wedding. Off to Burning Man upon my return. Then I was in my friend Cristina’s wedding here in the Bay Area over the Labor Day weekend. One of…
Muir Woods
I Heart Hot Boys = Screwed
I’ve been back home now for a little over a year. 13 months to be exact. During this time I’ve been involved—dates, kisses, heavy petting, or sleepovers—with 14 guys. OR sleepovers. Not AND sleepovers. That’s union—not intersect—for all you math…
Helen Garber’s Olympussie Exhibit
Thoughts from an Ex-Cheerleader
I went to The Shooting Gallery today to see Helen Garber’s Olympussie exhibit. The cheerleading theme had piqued my curiosity when I read about her show in a Daily Candy email. I knew it would be a tongue-in-cheek treatise on…
Sick of Being Sick
I’m sick. Sick-sick. Not hungover, out-of-it, or otherwise decommissioned in some way. I haven’t been this sick since Chicago–that shockingly windy, deathy cold city that caused my immune system to collapse every month or so. Oh my how I got…