voyeurism

She cried and hid under the piano. She used her hair like a curtain. She beat herself with her fists. She said, "I swear to god,...

the ball game

I heart bratwurst. It's one of the few things at Giants games that's actually worth the price -- $6.50 for a single (but very huge)...

rescue

I just went over to the tasting room, and they have three baby swallows in a box. The poor things were trying to fly, but their...

all by my lonesome

I am quite possibly the only person at the winery right now. I know everyone in the admin building is gone, and I wouldn't be...

things I wish I had remembered earlier

1. To take photos of last night's dinner at Jenn's house. The menu included cheese-stuffed mushrooms, seared scallops over spinach...

eat your greens

Meep is a very smart cat....

we're not in college anymore

... and free alcohol isn't always good alcohol. Like this Mount Eden Vineyards 2001 Chardonnay from Edna Valley, which his work...

sheer disappointment

I hate the regular supermarket. To me, regular supermarkets are like gigantic 7-Elevens. Everything is processed, all the labels...

someday, fried cakes will rule the world

I've been noticing more and more upscale restaurants putting doughnuts on their menus. I assume this has something to do with...

egghead

I still order tamago whenever I go out for sushi. It was the first sushi I ever learned to love, and it reminds me of my dad,...

I won't go back

My high school reunion is on Saturday. I'm not going. (And apparently, neither is anyone else. I think only eight people have...

horse wine

I admit it: I bought this wine largely because Seattle-based Garagiste (my favorite wine retailer) literally advertised it as...

cheese sandwich, take two

This is take two because the new cat (Mari, after my favorite video game ever) just walked all over the computer and deleted my...