Tag Archives: friends

Preparing

It seems everything I’m doing these days is preparing for something that may or may not happen in the near future. School: Will definitely happen, very soon. (Tomorrow, in fact.) The syllabi are done but need another checking. I don’t have keys to my office yet, so all my literature anthologies and files are currently [...]

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Company

The end of July and the beginning of August couldn’t have been more different. At the end of July, I was walking through foggy streets eating pork buns and wearing scarves, I was riding buses, I was buying fresh avocados from the corner market while I walked home from yoga, I was writing everyday. Most [...]

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Recommendation

This morning, Becki left with a friend to explore the Haight and give me some time to rest and write (being tour guide is tiring!). Her friend just moved to the city in the last month, and I had suggested the Haight because I knew Becki had wanted to see it, and I didn’t mind [...]

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Weekend Alone

This weekend, Jesse went to Florida, and I stayed in North Carolina. Teaching on a MWF (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) schedule makes for few weekend trips. Jesse went south for his dad’s birthday party and music extravaganza, and he had a lovely time. At home, I got caught up on everything that needed catching up on, [...]

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The Weekend, in Two Pictures

Saturday: brunch with two lovely friends. Coffee (French press, of course); perfectly cooked omelets with spinach, cheese, mushrooms, and tomatoes (I didn’t make them, am terrible at omelets); fruit salad; strawberries with whipped cream; Ezekiel bread toasted with goat cheese, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. I stuffed myself. It was perfect. Lots of chatting and catching [...]

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