Archive for December, 2008
Trapped in the Desert
Daniel and I are marooned in Jaisalmer, India for our fourth day now. We were lucky enough to get here right when it started raining for the first time in two years. Continuous rain and oddly cold weather pretty much put the city on lockdown. Our camel safari was swapped, we kind of got swindled [...]
Meta: Idle thoughts
I should be writing a Sad Sigh about how 3″ of snow has virtually killed Seattle, causing buses to attempt to fly and causing me to wait 40 minutes in 20F weather this morning as bus after packed bus passed me because King County Metro can’t get its fucking act together. I could also [...]
Meta: Sad Sigh Makes You A Jerk
When Dennis posted that he had been robbed at the gym again on Facebook, I responded simply with this blog’s title. “Sad. Sigh,” I said, encouraging him to post about his misery so that we could all delight in it.
Dennis asked me to instead post about my schadenfreude over his lost wallet. Well, it wasn’t [...]
Another awkward blog about my relationship troubles…
When did I become the Cathy of Sad Sigh? And is Cathy even a relevant comparison anymore? Didn’t even SHE get married? Should I have said Bridget Jones? Or is THAT too outdated too. Oof. See? I’m even awkward about writing about relationships.
At the beginning of 2008, I [...]
We’re not in Los Angeles City anymore, Toto
One of the things I found maddening about L.A. was the sheer number of people roaming the streets midday. I’m not talking about the homeless or even a recently laid off individual, I’m talking about the “kept” people whose spouses are so rich they never have to work a day in their life. My numerous [...]