lifeinflux

No trees were harmed in the writing of this post…

I miss newspapers.  There, I said it.  Call me old-fashioned but I really miss opening my front door, snagging today's paper and curling up on the couch reading it with a huge cup of coffee me in my hand.    Yes, yes I know.   This is incredibly un-PC of me.  I'm supposed to be grateful that with a click of the mouse, I can have not one but many news sources available to me each and every single hour of each and every single day.  But there is a huge difference aesthetically between the comfort ...

A model system

 I figured California would be like all the other places I lived.  You know how it goes.  You're SO excited and everything is bright and shiny and new and then small bumps appear in the road and all of a sudden you realize that you're the same, and life is pretty much the same and stress is going to happen no matter where you live.   And then you wake up one morning, drink your coffee and you look around at all the boxes left to unpack after three weeks in the house.  Then a negative thought pop...

A Gagaducation

On Tuesday night, Drue and I drove to San Jose to attend the Lady Gaga concert.   I was concerned that the show, with its over-the-top theatrics and reported in-your-face sexuality might be a bit much for Drue.  That said, she's a huge Lady Gaga fan and tickets were somehow, amazingly, miraculously available (and they were GOOD tickets) so I made Drue a deal:  pay for a nice chunk (1/2) of your own ticket and we'll go.   Drue checked out her savings account balance, we chatted about the number o...

Year in review

Now that life has finally slowed down a bit, I wanted to take a moment and reflect on the last year.  Granted, it's been more than a year since I started writing here on lifeinflux (July 27th to be exact); however, there have been some pressing matters to attend to in the last 10 days.  What have I been busy doing, you ask?   Well, I just moved my family, my business, and pretty much my entire life across the country from Fairfax, VA to the Bay Area of California for example.   And since I own a...

Family Matters

When I was little, I wanted to be a world famous concert pianist with three kids and live in New York in an amazing flat in the Village and throw fabulous parties and have my entire family attend and I just knew I would be loved and adored.  Most importantly, I felt that I would have achieved a measure of success and my father would finally say those words I longed to hear, "I love you and I'm proud of you."  I knew adulthood would be my vindication after a rollercoaster childhood and that I wou...

Of vegans and shoes

To follow up on my earlier New York post, I wanted to write about the rest of my trip from a few weeks ago.   Before I get started, I want to assure everyone that no vegans or shoes were harmed for the sake of this post. After losing a heel to Central Park in ways I cannot explain because I have no idea why that particular heel snapped off at that particular moment, I caught a cab and met Magda at the designated shoe store. I figured Magda must have some incredible in at this place because t...

In a New York minute…

So it's been awhile since I posted because between coordinating the move, my company, ongoing contracts, business development for new contracts, raising Drue, dealing with two needy pets, and hustling to ensure my Drama Club program will continue without my daily presence, I've been a bit busy.    That said, I just had to post about my business trip a few weeks ago.  I love going to New York and love hanging with my friend Magda so the fact that I got to be in New York and hang with Magda all on...

Cat menopause, reboots and other randomness

I'm not sure whether I want to reboot the cat or simply boot her.   For the last three nights, Mimir has chirped and meowed at the windows starting sometime around 3 AM and ending when she decides it is time to nap at 9.   Of course, the window she does this from is mine.  And then, when she sees I am awake - because DUH! of COURSE I am awake - she comes over just in case I want to pet her.   This happens every hour or so until the sun wakes up whereupon the machine gun "At-at-atatatatatat" star...

175 days and counting

175 days ago, I posted the 101 things I would accomplish in 1001 days. And wow, have the last 175 days been exciting and overwhelming and tumultuous!   And in case you think those SAT practice tests don't do squat for you, you're wrong.  I just used TWO SAT words in a single sentence.   The first thing I did was give up soda for 1001 days. I thought it would be hard and for the first week it was.  Then on the 19th of October, it stopped being all headachy and insane and I started feeling bette...

My voice is now heard

This morning I filled out my official 2010 United States Census.  I was going to put it off but the fact that my response is REQUIRED BY LAW intimidated me a little.  So I ignored it for three days and finally my paranoia set in.   Granted, I won't be here this weekend if the police, FBI or god forbid, the CIA, decide to raid my home, break down my door and confiscate my juice glasses, sixteen bottles of wine and one Meemsy.   The WMD better known as Kodi Bear will be safely stashed away with me...