First day of seminar today. Very busy. Barely had enough time to … head down to the beach and surf! Biggest waves I’ve actually caught so far.…
Monthly Archives: June 2005
Laundry room is in the basement
Another summer spent in university housing. Who could have known in the summer of ’88 that I would make a career of this sort of thing?…
Long board
Went surfing today. To replicate my experience in your own home, lie prone on a bench and swing your arms continuously while letting someone slap you every 15 seconds. Still better than a day at work.…
Sharks Cove
We went snorkeling at Sharks Cove today. I finally saw some sea turtles up close.…
Sans Souci
Thirteen hours in transit but then I was back on the beach.
Edited to add: See you later, chumps!…
I hope the Pacific is as blue
Everyone thinks I’ve been sleeping in late, but I’m really in training for the Hawaii time zone.…
I am telling this story in my sleep
I dreamt of piles of worthless money.…
Lighthousekeeping
Our somewhat secret book club talked about Jeanette Winterson’s Lighthousekeeping tonight. The concensus seemed to be that it wasn’t quite up to the level of her past work. Although it had some moments of excellence, overall it felt a little light.…
I almost had this conversation today
“Did you type the password correctly?”
“Yes, we went over everything and have been on the phone for hours with both the manufacturer and the ISP.”
“I hate to insult you—but did you check your password?”…
A brief fiction
Back in the old days, I would pack for vacation and discover I didn’t have enough clean underwear to last the trip. In addition, I convinced myself I didn’t have enough time to run to the laundromat. Instead, I would go to Wal-Mart and purchase a pack of Fruit of the Loom boxer briefs and …