Sad, furious, and resilient

Listening to our government officials actively gaslight us after murdering a queer mom in broad daylight with 3 different camera angles to prove it is soooooooooooo infuriating on top of all of the sheer mental exhaustion of watching people online validate it. When I made…

Chi chi chi changes

Right now I’m listening to John Scalzi’s latest book “When the moon hits your eye” via a trial Audible subscription for three months my husband signed up for after we cancelled months ago (846 titles total). It’s a good escape from the current reality the…

New battery, New hope

Today I barely made it into work as my car struggled up a hill in the cold drizzling rain. It seemed like the battery was really struggling to power the car, like when an alternator went out on me long ago, the same dashboard flashing…

Never answer OK to Chat with Uber

I answered “OK to chat” for my Uber ride last night. That was a mistake. The driver asked if I was going to a concert. When I said yes, she mentioned her last show was Metallica. I thought cool — we’re off to a good…

Bye Paul.

There are two times in my life when I’ve worn a bowtie. One was for prom, and the second was at a showing of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure at the Alamo Drafthouse, over 20 years later, with my husband. Paul Rueben gave us all permission to…