Posted by: idlehouse on: December 20, 2011
Everlasting gratitude to our local mailmen, who continue to make me roll my eyes out of their sockets. I have never seen anything like it – is it because Albany Hills used to be a lawless area and its history is still alive with us today? When I was in Berkeley, and then El [...]
Posted by: idlehouse on: December 17, 2011
Need to write this down lest we forget – probably we will, since Son’s work has designated this day to be his company’s holiday party. Me: uhm, remember that potato sack dress I got from Ross for 20 bucks that I wore last month when we went out with Diana? Will it be OK with [...]
Posted by: idlehouse on: December 14, 2011
I was writing a very lengthy, painstaking, soul searching, public servicing post about bloggers and haters and the vicious social circle. And then May woke up and I found myself all impatient and testy for the rest of the evening with her. I was really really holding myself back, trying to exert a lot of [...]
Posted by: idlehouse on: December 12, 2011
… what the people know… What do they know that I don’t know? Son’s brother has been up here since last week, but he’s about to leave our house tonight. That’s OK, because Thien also got back last night, so May will be just as happy with her. Berkeley bowl was selling Christmas Trees that [...]
Posted by: idlehouse on: December 6, 2011
slowly coming out of hibernation mode these days. Son’s work schedule from somewhere close to hell is killing both of us, me because I have to assume 100% laundry responsibility, something that puts me in extra foul mood like no hormones can. But I’m coming to terms with it, doing about 50% of the ironing [...]