Here at Yaoi-Con with Mary, Poppy, Venona, and Shira– we had drinks and dinner tonight, and it was awesome. On my way up this afternoon, I stopped at the rest stop that overlooks Six Flags Vallejo–and spent a moment breathing deeply and wishing for rain. This landscape is not usually so bleak–but it was today…. Read More

Every morning I take the dogs with me to get Squish to school. I used to let them both trot out to the car, but then Geoffie ran across the street too many times, so we started to carry her, and call Johnny, who seemed to have more sense. About four weeks ago, Johnny took… Read More

Dear nice lady in the Drive-Thru at McDonalds– It really was your turn to go, so waving you forward was not a hardship. However, when you paid for my morning meal, it really made my day and gave me a little faith in humanity. I’m so appreciative. Sincerely sincerely– Amy *  *  * Dear dumbass… Read More

Saturday– Mate leaves house at 7:30 in rented truck with portable goals so Squish’s soccer field can have goals. Squish, Zoomboy and I leave house at 8:30, attend son’s soccer game, watch them do pretty good, gossip happily with the team moms, celebrate their loss, and drive to the next game. Repeat for Squish’s team…. Read More

“Will there be a journey?” “Course!” “From the outside or the in?” “Both, I think–“ “Will there be flawed heroes?” “Yes!” “And righteousness and sin?” “Why not!” “Will there be betrayal–“ “I hate that, but–“ “And fear and maybe pain?” “Always pain.” “And will there be heroics?” “I hope so.” “And crying in the rain?”… Read More

*** Okay– so yes, I loved Teen Wolf and I really loved Sterek, but I haven’t watched it this season. I have it all taped, but, you know… sometimes you just fall in a pothole and can’t get out, and when Stiles saw Derek Hale’s initials on the library shelf, that was where I fell…. Read More

Okay, so in Spain and Mexico and civilized countries, when it gets really fucking hot, they shut the place down. They shut down the businesses and the stores, they shut down the schools if they have to. Everybody goes home during the heat of the day and they do the logical thing when they sun… Read More

I have cleaned my bathroom, and the dog is ded of shock. She is laying there, as if to say, “I will only regain life if you clean off the kitchen table and sweep the kitchen floor. I said I’d think about it. She licked my toes and told me that was the most she… Read More

*  First of all, I wasn’t aware of how much I depended on Comedy Central to put my news into perspective until @Midnight and The Nightly Show premiered tonight. Oh, thank God for Chris Hardwick and Larry Wilmore, without whom I’d have to blog medieval on the world’s ass yet again. They do a far… Read More

Whew! I survived August! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!! Seriously– I didn’t think I was going to make it. I have to admit, the end was a lot easier than the beginning– and it was still pretty intense. So I’m sooooooo happy to see that September is moving on a bit, and that it’s looking like it might not… Read More