You Think Too Much

The other day Ashley told me she could never see me having a one night stand. I’m not sure how it even came up or if it was meant to be an insult or a compliment.  She’s back in my life again and we’re co-existing again in this weird limbo. We’ve been here a thousand [...]

Things Are Finally Setting into Motion

Details are getting finalized at work and it looks like I’ll be moving to LA in April of this year. When I moved back to Hawaii from DC in summer of 2007, I was pissed to be back. I wasn’t ready to settle back in Hawaii, but suddenly here I was, creating a new routine [...]

The Wild Rumpus

Although I technically made up with the Hot Mess, things just aren’t the same.  How can someone like the Hot Mess keep out the sadness? Girls like her can’t. By their very nature, a Hot Mess is kind of like a hurricane: unpredictable and ultimately destructive. I’m attracted to girls like the Hot Mess for [...]

Will You Keep Out All the Sadness?

I’m back in Hawaii, back to work, and all I want to do is escape back to LA.  I almost feel like I’ve just returned from this important and self-exploratory journey, with a renewed sense of my place in the world. LA for me has been this magical experience, reminding me of all the unjaded [...]

Goodbyes are Awkward

I didn’t see the Hot Mess’ text messages until Autumn and I were on the way to the airport. I had meant to text my co-worker again, but instead accidentally clicked on her name in my inbox. Autumn was in the middle of telling me about a Greek restaurant in San Francisco she really loved [...]

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