We moved to Portland! Well, at least for the month of August. We made it in late Friday night after the actual most dramatic afternoon of trying to capture the bears. 5 hours of pure, unadulterated torture, complete with fire and urine. Story to come. After sleeping in on Saturday, we decided to go out… Continue reading A Weekend in Portland, Maine
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Scenes from a Christmas in Manhattan
When we looked at the forecast we realized we needed to wear ALL of our clothes. We had this fantasy that we were going to wander up 5th Avenue, looking at the holiday window displays, with a hot chocolate in our hands. But the reality is that our hands were too cold to take out… Continue reading Scenes from a Christmas in Manhattan
My Word of the Year
Last Year 2017 was a year of adventure and abundant creativity, but also one of intense anger, confusion, and betrayal. My New Year's Resolution was to reduce food waste and hell if that didn't fade out of view by the second grocery shopping trip of January. And then narcolepsy. I tried to fight against my… Continue reading My Word of the Year
On Hallucinations
“A hallucination is a fact not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.” -Bertrand Russell #tbt to #Cologne in May. I was rounding out my first month on Xyrem and experiencing (relatively) dreamless, restorative sleep for the first time in my life. The hallucinations only started disappearing more recently. Before diagnosis… Continue reading On Hallucinations
Thrift tip: Forget the numbers
Hi friends! I'm jumping in here with another tall tip / thrift tip. Don't look at number sizes at the thrift store. Have an idea of your body's shape and scout out clothes that match what you know about yourself. I would have passed by my all time favorite thrifting finds - a Talbot's pea… Continue reading Thrift tip: Forget the numbers