Jan 2, 2021Let the right one in.Radiohead — Everything in its right place This is not a hoorah- story of male-bashing. This is not a euphemism for bitterness. This is not in any way shape or form a tearing down of love. I write this in praise of love, true love, real love, the most important…Relationships Love Dating9 min read
Aug 13, 2019A story of struggle, and manipulation from (a few) wealthy San Franciscans, in the style of Niccolò MachiavelliIn case you don’t remember your world history, Niccolò Machiavelli was a 16th century Renaissance man who wrote The Prince as an attempt to legitimize his credentials and loyalty to the new incumbent “Prince” taking over. He wanted the new guy not to chop his head off or throw him…San Francisco10 min read
Apr 19, 2019Montezuma: A Daughter’s pain revisited“Now I am older, than my mother and father, when they had their first daughter, now what does that say about me?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdN2bfov9JQ Edit: A few months after I published this, we are now on much better terms. I had a couple of stories floating around in my head that…Family7 min read
Apr 14, 2019Finally, a good first Tinder Date had in San Francisco (Have you met Ted?)I met this guy, Ted, on Bumble in June of 2018 and had a neutral opinion. We talked Radiohead, psychedelics and skating. Fine, I gave him my number. I didn’t understand a lot of his slang, and thought he was a bit of a pest without following through, as most…Dating4 min read
Mar 5, 2019A brief reflection of last year in love and lust, after “divorce”, in San Francisco at the height of Tinder et al.March 1st, 2019 marked year one of me living outside of my marriage and consequently my ex-husband’s one full bedroom, rent-controlled (base rent of $1,600) apartment in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. I think it’s worth noting before I go further that we were married in the sense…Love9 min read