Already today I’ve cleaned my closet, cleared my bedside table, and organized the bathroom vanity. I took my allergy pill and a few others. Flax seeded it up. Mixed a shot of espresso with protein powder, and measured, yes, 8…
Continue reading...20. November 2009
When my father first became single after his split with my mom, he had his best friend from childhood, "The Doc," over our house. My father remains close with many of his friends from childhood, each of them with their…
Continue reading...18. October 2009
S Factor, a pole dancing and striptease workout, is coming to Austin Oct. 24th and 25th. They’ll be holding a series of workshops both days at Soma Vida Wellness Center. Yes, the price is steep at $85…
Continue reading...13. September 2009
I’m not going to say it happens against my will. But I will allow that it’s an irresistible urge of mine to concoct recipes in my head, at the most inappropriate moment. I’m at a funeral, and I start…
Continue reading...19. August 2009
Photo I took at MOMA, NY I thought it would feel like a sauna, breathing in a dry sweet heat. It didn’t. Hot yoga, or bikram yoga, was more like walking into a toasty warm cabin on a snow…
Continue reading...18. July 2009
Polka Dots Are Never Slimming I feel very low in energy, and what’s worse, I spent the day clothes shopping. In white shorts. They’re all that fits in all of my closet, aside from workout clothes. I look like…
Continue reading...16. July 2009
My Slices of Heaven Oh, the irony. Here I’ve been playing nice with the South Beach Diet since last Friday: no sugar, no fruit, no carbs, no starch, no hooch, no sex; and wouldn’t you know, I had already…
Continue reading...14. July 2009
At Island Burgers & Shakes: "Yes, I’d like a side of cottage cheese with some celery please. Oh, and then kill me." It was a rock bottom moment. A lot of people speak about bottoming out, getting to that…
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1. March 2010
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