Hey Darling Ones, When I finally decided to paint the main bedroom in Supergenius HQ back in like 2007, I inadvertently chose the same colors as the Wakefield Twins of Sweet Valley. One wall is…
Date Archives April 2021
The COVID Diaries: It’s All Happening
Hi Darling Ones, Guess which 6’5″ Spinster Goddess of Minnesota finally landed a vaccination appointment? It’s me! Thanks to eagle-eyed Sister #2 who spotted a tweet from my former (and hopefully future) State Representative Brad…
The COVID Diaries: Only a Few Girls Allowed
Hello Darling Ones, I’ve worked myself into a barely coherent paroxysm of rage over 89.3 The Current’s Essential Debut Albums poll. I love/hate when they do these kinds of lists. Love: I am a musicgeek/pop…
The COVID Diaries: You Cannot Love Someone Into Loving You Back
Hi Darling Ones, The Shitty Anniversary I didn’t think I’d remember the specific day of is today*. Thanks, TimeHop! Thanks nonstop tweeting past-self who couldn’t help remarking on John Prine’s death on the shittiest, toughest…
The COVID Diaries: All of This is Coming Your Way
Dear Darling Ones, Here is the hazard of essentially spending a year alone + having a 20-year-old blog + being a forty-eight-year-old perimenopausal woman: your memory is not as reliable as it used to be….
The COVID Diaries: He Has Risen
Hi Darling Ones, In the middle of my many and varied pandemic depressions, I ordered a tradescantia nanouk named Travis. I’ve mentioned him before. What I don’t think I told you is that the first…