The world is a nutty place. Politics are completely screwed up. People are mean to each other. Non-mutant single people can’t manage to find love. So what are a pair of women on vacation in Austin for the weekend to do? Embrace the weird. There’s some famous graffiti in Austin Read more…
You know how sometimes you have something that you’re thinking about, and you think and think, but it just spins in your head and you can’t ever come to a conclusion? And you know how sometimes all you have to do to actually make a decision is stop thinking about Read more…
I’m writing this in notes on my phone on the plane because after half an hour of searching, I finally found the power plug and don’t have to worry that my phone will die before I land and I won’t be able to Uber to my hotel. I’m going to Read more…
Neither Tom nor I are particularly religious people, but The Grotto came recommended from Tom’s mom as a pretty place to visit. So we started our adventures by walking to the Pearl, and Old Town, and Chinatown, and then catching MAX to The Grotto. The Grotto was mostly a beautiful Read more…
Easter Sunday, we did waterfalls and beers. Be jealous. We spent large parts of the car ride bonding with Owen over fart jokes and song choices. I won the song choices game with “Middle” by Maren Morris. Owen declared it a fun song. I also taught him how to do Read more…
This is only my second time to Portland, but I remember it being weird and fun. It has not disappointed so far. One of the first things we encountered yesterday on our first morning here was a man wearing a marijuana-leaf-print outfit smoking some very pungent weed in a city Read more…
I’m in Portland for the next 13 days. Some of it is for work and some of it is for play. (More on that later this week.) I think of Portland fondly, even though I’ve only been here once, years ago. It was for a beautiful friend’s wedding way back Read more…
I’m sitting in the Air Canada lounge at the Shanghai airport. There are free cocktails. And mini muffins. Also free. But it’s hot in here. I’m seriously considering using the last of my RMBs to buy myself a t-shirt so I don’t have to wear this sweater anymore. I’ve got Read more…
It’s pretty amazing what a difference a month can make. Last month, four weeks ago, when I went to Beijing, I followed Yang around like a lost puppy and burst into tears at least twice trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing. I’ve now been in China Read more…
I am sitting on my (hard Chinese) bed drinking room temperature sake straight out of the bottle and eating these weird saltines with lime filling. Why? Because I didn’t go to the grocery store that has wine and snacks. Why? Because in order to go to the grocery store that Read more…