When Rama told me last week that he missed my writing, I told him to go cry in a river. I’ve been doing this online journal thing for a long time now, and I have entertained the idea of quitting several times along the way. I sometimes felt so much pressure to write and entertain […]

I know I said “no resolutions” but that doesn’t mean I don’t have any hopes for the coming year. I do. I hope to find balance, I hope to stay present in every moment, I hope to laugh often, I hope to cry when necessary, I hope to give more and expect less. One week […]

Happy New Year! I spent the last moments of 2006 with some of my favorite people, laughing and drinking and being merry. On the first day of the year, I watched When Harry Met Sally, made roasted tomato basil soup and beat Rama at Scrabble. I’m not going to make any resolutions, and I’m certainly […]

We’re going up to Seattle for Christmas week. The presents are wrapped, the laundry is half done and the cookies are yet to be baked. I’m listening to Christmas mixes on repeat and drinking lots of coffee to keep me going. I’ve wanted to write sooner, but you know. Life. I hope magic & wonder […]

And then you move on. You go back to work, you have lunch with a friend, you watch a funny movie, and you realize that you’re smiling and laughing and enjoying, again. A perfect lunch I have been working like mad to wrap up projects and get ready for Felt Club, which is coming up […]

Things have been—I have been—so sad. About Jackie and Ethan and everything. To top it all off, my pal Francesca had to put her tiny, sweet dog to sleep this week. I keep telling myself that I am so lucky, that I should be happy. But I don’t know. Maybe I need to be sad […]

Today, I said goodbye to Jackie, a cousin of mine who died last week of lung cancer. She was only 29. Although Jackie and I weren’t very close, she is a part of many childhood memories. The Easter we spent in the mountains, hunting for Easter eggs inside the cabin while the boys made snowmen […]

My 6-year-old nephew Ethan is in the hospital right now. He has suffered damage to his heart, and he will be in the Pediatric ICU until he gets a heart transplant. In the meantime, he is on a steady dose of medication that is keeping him stable. When my parents and I visited Ethan last […]

There are so many stories. The lady who speaks to us about being homeless on the streets of Santa Monica. One day, she’s cooking for celebrities. The next, she’s on the streets, looking for food. The 5-year-old boy who gets a new costume for Halloween. In the dimly lit strip mall parking lot, he shows […]

• Entertaining (read: playing, laughing, eating and being merry with) our first houseguest and dear friend Debby • Searching for the perfect table lamp • Hanging out with my favorite group of teenagers • Spending time with my dad while Mom’s away • Watching way too much television • Designing web sites, Evites, logos and […]