When I found out I was coming to Austin, the first thing I did was take out a Craig’s List ad under “Short term housing wanted.” I’m a near rabid fan of Craig’s List — it’s not quite as good as word of mouth, but in my experience, it’s damn close. It’s how I found …
I never sleep well before a flight. I was up tossing and turning around 4am this morning. When the alarm went off at six, I was wide awake, a little queasy, and ready to go. Thankfully, I have the good sense to check my flights online before I go to the airport. That’s how I …
Setting:Â Kitchen, in front of the all-in-one coffee machine. It’s like a mechanized barrista without the tattoos. Guy in Kitchen 1: So, how’s that coffee machine treating you? Me: I’m flabbergasted by its existence. It’s like some kind of crazy machine from the future. GIK1: (Starts laughing.) I pick up my coffee mug from the …
The Duwamish Slough is a big messy place with a lot of interesting industrial activity. I go to work in a completely character free office park on the edge of the water – to get there I have to go over a drawbridge, across a lot of train tracks, between a crowd of semi-trucks in …
I am nutty about aquariums, just nutty. One of my absolute favorite pastimes is looking at fish – I’d say I have a certain talent for the observation of marine life. “Oh! My! GOD! Will you LOOK AT THAT!” See, clearly, I’m a real life prodigy. When our recent house guests suggested they might like …