Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! HOLY SHIT! John Irving is going to be reading in Minneapolis on November 9th. JOHN FUCKING IRVING. Longtime darling ones will understand the absolute joy this moment has inspired…
Date Archives September 2009
Things I have to do today even though I don’t want to
Put on pants Update my resume Also, I dreamt the other night that I went to prom with Justin Timberlake. Not as a goofy teenager, no I went to prom as a goofy thirty-seven year…
Weepy bookworm
This weekend I finished reading Everything Matters! by Ron Currie, Jr. It was the September pick for Rock & Roll Bookclub. It made me cry. It also made a male rock & roller who shall…
I don’t want a new Jessica, and I definitely don’t want twin Junos
When I first heard the news that Diablo Cody was going to write and produce a movie based on my beloved Sweet Valley High books I was incredulous. My first thought was, “if she turns…
Questions Liam, age 4, asked on our 10-minute drive to SuperT
What does it mean to bow down before the one you serve? Why did Michael Jackson love Stevie Wonder? What is the name of this weird song? (Sir Duke) Why is his name Stevie Wonder?…
We really do need to talk about Kevin
Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! You need to read We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. It’s the kind of book that the minute you finish it, all you want to do…
A classroom exchange
My new writing class is full of mouthy spitfires. If I only I could tongue kiss each of them, because I love mouthy spitfires (though of a few of them are interrupters which makes me…
Sleeping single in a double bed
A partial inventory of things in my bed right now. Me Paco Three pairs of glasses (one on my face and two backups) Three pillows Four partially read books One book jacket sans book (Sag…
The equinox is bringing me down
The change of seasons is fucking with me. I love fall and usually spend much time rejoicing in the cooler weather and school supplies. But this year it’s just putting me on edge, making my…
Shortcomings, a totally accurate title
The good thing about reading a mediocre graphic novel like Shortcomings is that it only wastes an hour or so of your life. So really, you can’t get too hopped up about it. The story…