Ilya, Phoebe and I took Ken and Katie up to Joshua Tree yesterday; a sort of coup de grâce to complete their week-long visit to Los Angeles. As we departed from Echo…
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Enjoy Our Beches
Who would have thought a day in Santa Monica would actually be somewhat fun (just kidding, beach denizens of Santa Monica!)? We decided to postpone our plans to drive to Joshua Tree…
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Safe As Buried Treasure
October, 2007 Harmful or harmless, careful or careless. Snakes wrap themselves around withering branches on rotting trees. Coiled like lovers who never know coldness. It came again last evening, or the one…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – NUMBER 94
I feel like such a waste of life. I got absolutely nothing accomplished this weekend. This is like a dead zone or something. Ken and his lady-friend Katie have flown out to…
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We’re Getting You Laid Tonight
As I mentioned briefly two days ago, today’s Friday Top Ten list is devoted to some of my favorite pickup lines. Some of these are original, some are not, but the underlying…
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I’m Thankful…
“Here, take these blankets. No Smallpox, I promise!” Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope everyone is celebrating in the company of friends or loved ones. The slightly anorexic voice inside me is…
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Farkled!
We here on the Avenue have taken to a new game of late. I guess it isn’t technically a “new game,” because there is a really in-depth Wikipedia entry devoted to it,…
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Monday Morning Daughter’s Smack
It’s time for me to take a break from dice games and alcohol, and focus on writing something that is both compelling and humorous. After all, I want your brief visit here…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – NUMBER 93
Hello my loves. I’m currently scribing from the kitchen, where Sari is preparing a massive Sunday afternoon spread that includes homemade bruschetta and all sorts of yummy snacks. We’re several bottles in,…
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The Real List Of Things To Stop Doing In Your 20s
If you recall, I made a promise on Monday to counter this list of ten things to stop doing in your 20s with my own list. For those of you who did…