Last summer, there was a woman with steely ragged hair who brought an entire honeydew to Starbucks, eating it with plastic utensils. I wasn’t sure if she was homeless, until she asked me where I had my hair done. "They…
Archive | March, 2005
curious about george
March 30, 2005
I couldn’t decide what to wear. I changed three times from sophisticated chic in my cashmere wheat colored wrap top with jeans and a blazer to a scarf top. The scarf didn’t match the shoes I wanted to wear, some…
craptacular
March 29, 2005
People ask me how I do it, and when I respond, "I can’t not do it," I’m not sure they get it. So for example, tonight I was on such a bad date, that I had to come home and…
please look after this bear
March 28, 2005
I wear my hair straight when I’m nervous; it makes me feel organized. There’s a certain composure when it’s just smooth commas, falling down my back, allowing for rest and measured beats of calm. Pauses. My ringlets are chaos, my…
guantanamera
March 26, 2005
While Eddie and I drink two bottles of Red I’ve brought back from Italy, I read to him from my Tantric Sex book. “I want to know if you’d be freaked out if I did any of these things to…
senseless
March 24, 2005
“Did you meet the schniffer?”“Oh, wow, he invented The Swiffer?” I yelled to Amy over the din of Tao.“No. No. He’s the sNiffer. He sniffs women.”“What? Like a dog?”“He literally won’t do a deal if he doesn’t like the way…
get a life
March 24, 2005
When you’re married, your energy has a chance to roam. You can choose a hobby—raising a dog, fertility, painting. Your google searches have a theme; you are no longer aimless in the bookstore. You have found something to invest all…
confidence and confidants
March 24, 2005
I received a phone call last night at 11:50pm. “Klein, there’s just something else I have to tell you. After all the seex is gone, after all the confidence and the games, you want to end up with your best…










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