the city decided to lay down a slurry on our asphalt last week, and, giving less than 4-5 days notice, asked for all cars to be removed from 6 in the morning until 6 that night. in addition, there were several other warnings, like not to let water run onto the surface for at least [...]
on a hot afternoon after visiting the lovely city of Sintra, Portugal, after discovering a delicious drink called Amarguinha (almond liquor served with lots of fresh squeezed lemon and ice), after discovering that the dessert the Portuguese call “Byronian” was—in one word—a cracker, some pals and i took a long, winding bus ride to the [...]
while the garden and backyard was being dismantled i went to Lisbon for two weeks to attend the Disquiet: Dzanc Books Literary Program and solve the mystery regarding certain Asian pastries and why they don’t seem very Asian once you stop cooing over how delicious they are and think about them in relation to their [...]
off to lisbon for a writing workshop and some serious port tasting. keep an eye on the coast and a four paws on the teeter.
recently a friend of mine with kids told me that her 7 year old son had started skateboarding and soon afterwards was begging to be taken to a real skate park. so off they went, somewhere in the safe environs of South Pasadena, to a park filled with older kids popping ollies, being cool and [...]
it rained dead animals left and right this week so i am only posting pictures of cuteness. on Tuesday at dog agility class where our teacher has goats, chickens, bunnies, turtles and dogs, we found out one of the turtles had been sat on to death by its older wiser fatter friend. I thought turtles [...]
the May 23, 2011 issue of The New Yorker has an article by Michael Specter on growing meat in a test tube or petri dish. i’ve always wanted a meat tree in the garden, so now that we’re putting in new containers and ordering shitloads of dirt i thought it would be a great time [...]
Stevie: did you hear that lady ask how come we always do so well in class? MO: yeah, did you see what she uses as treats? cardboard squares sprayed with fish sauce. Stevie: ooh. i love those! MO: … Stevie: how come ownerlady goes through all the trouble to cook the meat? MO: dunno. something [...]
just a response to the comment regarding my post on chain stores invading NY.
time is a funny thing, especially “brain time,” which is the clock inside our heads that we rely on as “real,” even though it’s actually dependent on our subjective consciousness and perception rather than fixed increments of seconds, microseconds, etc. the April 25, 2011 issue of the New Yorker has a fabulous article by Burkhard [...]
