Aug
31
2007
All day I’ve felt spacey and spinny, as if I’m sitting on Roller Coaster Furniture – the kind that feels like it’s undulating beneath you until you realize that no, the furniture is stable and it’s just a trick of your brain making you feel as though you’re cresting hills and rocketing into valleys, and [...]
Aug
31
2007
It’s mid-afternoon…
Rana shared this link in her blog.
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamafrica/, and I’ve quickly become addicted to it.
It’s a live feed from the webcam at a watering hole in an African game preserve.
Check it out.
Aug
31
2007
Appetizer
Who is the easiest person for you to talk to?
It depends on the subject. Fuzzy, sometimes, my mother, others, specific friends for specific things.
Soup
If you could live in any ancient city during the height of the quality of its society and culture, which one would you choose?
Venice. Or Rome. I like the architecture, and Italy [...]
Aug
31
2007
When I’m writing, even if it’s just a piece of flash-fiction, I have to know where a character lives. Or at least where she spends her time. I know that my barista character lives above her cafe, in an apartment with exposed brick walls, a Franklin stove and 19th Century furniture, all of which was [...]