My mom and I are in Glacier National Park here in Montana, staying at a KOA positioned right at the mouth of the park. The KOA is essentially the 4 seasons of campgrounds. The other campers are mostly in RV’s and the wide range of sizes seems an obvious metaphor for a dick-measuring contest. Clearly, … Continue reading »

It’s been a few days since my California life was swallowed by big sky country. Here in Montana, things move slower. Perhaps it’s because there is so much to look at and the image of the deep-green wheat fields rippling in the wind like the top of an ocean is enough to make the most … Continue reading »

Biking in Sacramento sucks. Not that it’s the first time I’ve said this but it calls for repetition because it’s really just that bad. My only disclaimer in this rant is that I am hung up on the good-old days of biking in Davis, where the entire town was run by bikes and there were … Continue reading »

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So yesterday was the fourth and I woke up so excited that I headed to Chris’ house early with all the food and booze and toy guns, water balloons, and the famed slip N slide. By 11 AM, the backyard was all set up and anxiously awaiting arrivals. Only, the BBQ didn’t start till 2. … Continue reading »

From up here at 1:30 a.m., it wasn’t such a bad day after all. songs-to-lie-on-your-bed-and-stare-at-the-ceiling-to I’d bitch endlessly about the day’s mundane bullshit if it were still noon and I was still in the throws of an existential breakdown. But alas, neither ever was. So I will paint the day with this one cool, true … Continue reading »

Ever since I went to Aioli Bodega with my parents for a school project a billion years ago, I’ve been enchanted by the memory of goblet-sized Riedels as thin and weightless as a string of thread, deep red wines sloshing around in them. Mostly, I remembered the chicken that came in a big ceramic bowl … Continue reading »