Eat Me

When Alice in Wonderland eats the little cake with the black current letters, she telescopes into a giant - a fantastical illustration of making life-altering decisions. Of course, I can hardly help wondering how consequential a recent string of decisions has made on my life? And what of Einmal ist keinmal? I can't decide which side to pitch my tent.

Hello Kitty Forever

When I was a little girl, my mom always took me to the Hello Kitty store to buy school supplies. School was so much more fun with scented pens and erasers. With or without my mom, I kept my Hello Kitty spirit alive throughout my school days. Even in college PChem, I took notes with my Hello Kitty pens. Hello Kitty was definitely my BFF - until I entered the corporate world of laptops & web-conferencing. Sadly, Hello Kitty no longer had a place in my life. Recently, I strolled through Neiman Marcus and came upon... My BFF in 18K Diamond Pave? HELLLOOOOO KITTY!

Taking Out Bambi

After late night eats with Maestro, Chicken Little, and friends, a deer happened to cross my path on my drive home. At about 75mph, I didn't dare to swerve around it. Instead, I braked hard and hoped it would frolic out of the way. No such luck. I can't seem to forget its gaze as it watched me run it over. Chicken Little commiserated with me until the tow truck arrived two hours later at 6am. Sunrise never looked so bleak.

A Blue Footed Boobie

My car was broken into on Monday – in broad daylight! This is the second time within six months. I’m clearly unfit for the urban jungle. Which way to the Galapagos?

A Quest for the Downy Ball

I recently discovered that when I do two loads of laundry, I need TWO Downy Balls. Another detail mom forgot to mention… Did you know that almost every SF retailer sells Downy but none actually stock the Downy Ball? In a matter of weeks, I went from nonchalantly perusing the aisles to madly hunting for the thing. My laundry suffered. I suffered. I eventually succumbed to the superiority of Target Greatland in the EastBay. Clutching a 4roll pack of toilet paper and swifter refills, I came upon a whole pile of them. Blue skies.

Gipple the Tauren

I recently moved into San Francisco with a new roomate. We've got a great relationship going, i.e. we generally stay out of each others way. When he is home, he stays in his room at all times (except for meals & bathroom breaks) to play World of Warcraft. That's all he does. We work chores around his Raids. I don't know why he even bothers since he's already at level 60. Tonight, he showed me his Tauren character and said the sexiest thing to me ever, "Do you want to see me naked?" Before I could respond, he stripped his Tauren of armor. I was speechless.

Rain, Rain Go Away

There’s been a rain cloud following me around that I can’t seem to dodge. More specifically, it’s been following my car around. My car was broken into last weekend sometime between 10:30pm and 1:30am on Fremont & Folsom. Okay, so maybe I was foolish to leave my bag behind in plain view. I hope whoever took it enjoys my Chloe bag & treasured Shu Uemura makeup brushes. I’ve already come full circle emotionally. Now I am just thankful that nothing truly valuable was compromised, such as personal safety. Chicken Little, thanks for taking me to the police station, taking me home, and providing comfort to a wailing, drunken me.