It’s Maria Bamford! As I’ve mentioned, I am a great big comedy nerd. And one of my most favorite comedians is Maria Bamford. Bear and I met her at MaxFunCon and got to eat lunch with her, and it was just unreal how friendly and open and engaging she was. She was absolutely the highlight […]
[Continue reading...]Maximum Fun was had
May 11, 2010
“Papa Jesse, the benevolent colonel of the nerd plantation.” – Marc Maron How do I even begin to explain this last weekend? I still feel all blissed out and dreamy about the whole thing. Thursday night we left the house painting behind to drive down to Bear’s parents house, dropped off Atti with his grandparents, […]
[Continue reading...]One room down.
May 6, 2010
Because I am a maniac, I really hoped we could get completely moved in before we left on this long awaited little vacation. I thought it would just be so nice and tidy to come back after this trip to a settled in house and be able to glide right in to every day life. […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #18
May 5, 2010
I wrote about how leaving my garden was hard for me, but this is making it a lot easier. My new backyard has the most gloriously flowering rose bushes lining the fence. Plus we have a patch of grass for Atti to play on, so that’s another bonus. Once I get my herbs going in […]
[Continue reading...]The streak continues
May 4, 2010
Before I moved, my friend Stacey and I had a conversation about how my Craigslist karma was going to end by leaving San Diego. It’s true, Modesto is not exactly a bastion of midcentury interior design, but I was confident I could find something, especially if I was willing to drive. I’m now roughly equidistant […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #17
April 30, 2010
On our way out of town we spent a day at Disneyland – Atti’s very first time. I knew he would love it, but words just can’t express how amazing it was. As soon as he saw King Arthur’s Carousel he started bouncing in his stroller. When we walked past it to get to Dumbo […]
[Continue reading...]The new digs
April 29, 2010
So, we’re here. And we have a roof over our heads. Which was kind of a miracle. We had a house all lined up, arranged through friends of friends, it looked like it was going to be smooth sailing. Until we couldn’t get our phone calls returned or questions answered and we started feeling suspicious. […]
[Continue reading...]Packing Up
April 22, 2010
Moving day is already upon us. Movers come today for all the packing I didn’t get finished, tomorrow they load the truck, and then Monday we’ll be unloading in Modesto. Which means I’ll be largely cut off from the internet for nearly a week. I don’t know if I’ll be able to bear it. I’ll […]
[Continue reading...]I’ll Miss My Garden Most of All
April 21, 2010
There’s a lot I’m going to be sad to leave behind in my house, but most of that can be replicated or an opportunity for something new. What I’m having the hardest time with is my garden. I have about five of these rose bushes peppered through the back with other rose varieties, but this […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #16
April 20, 2010
As you read this I am at Disneyland with Atti and Bear and the grandparents, trying to soak in the last pleasures of Southern California before we have to leave it behind. My guess is that Atti is going to go bonkers for it – probably especially the Dumbo ride – and by the end […]
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