Fucking Allergies

I am so tired. My throat hurts from coughing, my abs hurt from sneezing, and I’ve been putting chapstick on the inside of my nose...

I Met Some Frogs

Southern California doesn’t have a lot of visible frogs. Lizards and snakes, yes. Frogs no. So, even though I was the kind of child that...

Oh Lord.

The 6 hour drive from Klamath ended up being about 8 hours thanks to some extremely slow flatbed trucks coming up the 58, so I...

Guess Where I Am

I am sitting in a hotel room in Klamath Falls right now because I’m giving a presentation for my digital engagement business tomorrow. Ben and...

Hot Wet Heat

It was 90 degrees today. Everybody makes fun of desert dwellers because we always say temperatures in the 100s are okay because “it’s a dry...

Go watch Steven Universe

Right now. I just got back from LA and I am falling asleep all over the place, but that’s the only thing I can say....

Last day

My flight leaves today. So here are some more pictures. I’m so happy to be coming home. I did manage to cheer up about 3...

Falling asleep

I almost forgot to blog again. It’s after 1, I haven’t been sleeping due to LAck of boyfriend. I’m not quite as down on LA...

Los Angeles

By the time most of you read this I will have done it. I will be deep inside dreaded pit of insanity from whence I...

Imaginary Friends

I think this might be the most difficult question I’ve ever been asked. When I was a kid, I wasn’t really allowed to watch TV....

Stop, Drop, and Cover

As you know, I’m from Los Angeles, where earthquakes are a pretty common thing. The only time I ever had an earthquake kit was when...

Things Bad Negotiators Say

After Thursday’s How to Negotiate blog, I thought of some things I’ve heard and had said to me in negotiations that signaled I was working...

How to Negotiate

Negotiation is one of the skills in our society that we sorely need, and yet, are never taught. Young people and people from disenfranchised communities...

You Can’t Thug a Thug

“There are some people who never make it out of that puffed up adolescent phase. And some of those people go on to be police...

1 AM Sad Puppy Blues

Somebody’s a tired baby. What did I do right today? I hit the deadline for an important proposal, and I feel confident in our bid....

Dove Chooses Obnoxious

“It was my choice, and now I will question myself for the next few weeks, maybe months.” That’s the opening sentence for this advertisement. I...

Wednesday, April 22

What did I do right today? I took it easy in the morning because I had trouble sleeping last night. I got all my relevant...

The Daily Grid

I mentioned that I overhauled my to-do list again. Click here to see the list I upgraded from, if you so desire. Thanks friend and...