I’ve never been a very good Catholic. Last time I attended Mass was my brother’s funeral in October. The time before that was my grandfather’s funeral five or six years ago. The time before that was the Christmas Eve I passed out during Communion and decided I should no longer attend Mass. Seriously, it happened. […]

Before I went to work for The Man, I worked in publishing and for literary nonprofits, both of which allowed me plenty of opportunities to converse with hopeful authors about how to get their books into print. I’d walk the halls of the publishing houses and see piles and piles of manuscripts waiting to be […]

Whoa, dude. Marijuana package mailed without address

Y’all, I’m moving to Portland. To some of you, this comes as no surprise because I’ve been in planning mode for a few weeks and I’ve been talking to you about it offline. For others, you’ve seen this one coming because you know I’m a sucker for a cute rock star. For the rest of […]

Part of what’s interesting about dating someone from another city is getting to know his friends and the group quirks at play. What’s dangerous about that is how easy it is to generalize about an entire city as you get to know them. For example, GTB’s friend A is darling. She’s smart, funny, adorable, and […]

A few weekends ago, GTB and I were watching CNN. As he got sick of the bad news and reached for the remote, he said, “I know I should pay attention to what’s going on in the world, and that some of my friends would kill me if they heard me say this, but sometimes, […]

Please accept my sincerest apologies for not being diligent in my blog responsibilities. I won’t bore you with details about how busy work is, how distracted I am with a pending life change, or how excrutiating it is scramble for interesting things to talk about when I don’t even have the time or patience to […]

Good! Can they start working on Portland now, please? Say goodbye to smoky pubs

This past weekend, we celebrated GTB’s 33rd birthday by having dinner with his family and then going to a bowling alley for Monte Carlo rollin’ and karaoke. Though I didn’t win any money bowling, I did score a 107 on my third game. A personal best. I wasn’t as successful with the karaoke. After a […]

The other day, GTB and I were driving around Seattle, enjoying a few minutes’ respite between wind storms when I said, “What are your feelings about Valentine’s Day?” “Oh, well, um, I think it’s a pretty comercial holiday, but I can see how it’s a good opportunity to demon…” “Because I HATE it!” I interrupted. […]