Signs of Aging
In Utero model at EMP MuseumSeattle, Washington 19 years ago today, Kurt Cobain died. I still remember so clearly the moment my mother (her face so forlorn) came into my Pearl Jam-poster-covered room...
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Six Crushes I Can’t Explain (And Have Ruined My Boyfriend’s Self-Esteem) No. 1: Nikki Sixx (Bassist for 80s hair metal giant, Motley Crue) One of my earliest memories is at the age of 4, sitting in...
View Articlewhere the cable ends
Joel and I recently moved into a house together. With the big move came big changes like free laundry, the stress of limited closet space for so many beautiful shoes, and seeing each other’s stupid...
View ArticleBaby Valium
Chest pain and shortness of breath. These are never good symptoms to exhibit. I think I might have pulled a chest muscle, but the truth is, I can’t walk too far without feeling like I’m going to pass...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Things I Ever Heard My Gran Say
1. “If someone asks you what time it is, pretend you can’t hear them or before you know it they’ve cut off your hand and stolen your watch.” When I was 17, I spent the summer with my grandmother after...
View ArticleBooze Hat
Four months ago, exploring the little shops in our new neighborhood, Joel came across a sombrero-shaped wine bottle stopper called “The Booze Hat”. Despite the passion of his sales pitch, I refused to...
View ArticleThe 10 Biggest Moments of My 2013
Hottubbing with Astrophysicists Joel and I took a weekend away in February to go to Sea Ranch. Before living together, we liked to go there to share a house, cook delicious meals in a kitchen that...
View ArticleThe Sunday Six
1. Illustrating What It Feels Like To Leave San Francisco. After seven years in San Francisco, illustrator Amelia Altavena says goodbye to the city in this touching comic. I have said goodbye to so...
View ArticleGary’s Brother
You know you live in San Francisco when… your Uber driver starts telling you about his start up idea he tells you about his start up idea for a solid 10 minutes his start up idea is to throw parties to...
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