Writing
The Gift of Relaxation
On a bright and beautiful Saturday morning during the umpteenth day of self-quarantine, I ventured out to pick up a massage chair my cousin had gifted me. Pre-pandemic, he’d hosted movie nights at his place. I’d had the joy of sitting in that chair while we talked and joked so much that sometimes a movie … Continue reading
Saturday Lunches
Prior to many Americans taking the impending pandemic seriously, but just in time to be racist, the mob-mentality overcame some people, who in turn blamed Chinese people for the coronavirus. In practice, racists targeted any nearby Asians. To the point of shunning them on social media, in public and committing acts of violence against them. … Continue reading
Anti-Anxiety Dream
My earliest recollection of a reoccurring anxiety dream was when I was a preschooler. I had a digestive issue as a young child, where if I ate French fries or “mixed” my food versus eating all of the greens, then all the mashed potatoes, followed by all of my meat, I’d vomit. The reoccurring anxiety … Continue reading
Creativity in the Time of Coronavirus
All the creative pursuits on my social calendar dissolved, starting around March 1st. Most were flat out cancelled, but some optimists declared they were merely postponed. Even though I wasn’t going to SXSW, I knew the shit got real when it was cancelled. Since I already worked from home, I didn’t make any special work-related … Continue reading
Hair Revolution
I’ve been working on the world’s sexiest dictionary for a couple of years because I’d used a labor-intensive process to illustrate the rough draft pictures. I recently bought a tablet and an app to facilitate illustrating. Total game changer! So much easier than the assbackwards method I used for the rough draft. Yet the rough … Continue reading
Food Walk: 1618
The latest food walk destination was to a restaurant so new, my roommate and I didn’t even know its name, genre, dress code nor operating hours. Nonetheless, it was a good walking distance, past many other restaurants and the weather was fabulous. My roommate walked in like she owned the place, wearing exercise leggings, and … Continue reading
Food Walk: Impossible Meat
After hearing so much hype about the impossible burger, both from the marketing campaign and then from vegetarians/vegans, my roommate made trying one our latest food walk destination. I immediately coupled this food stop with a coffee shop that served alcohol to help the digestion of fast food. As we waited in line, we witnessed … Continue reading
Food Walk: Cowboy Santa
Since my roommate has trained for endurance sports for over a decade and I exercise every day, I can count on her to walk with me for a couple of miles at least once a week. This normally occurs when there’s no capoeira class or I’m not in the mood to work out in the … Continue reading
Where to Begin
Unlike other children, I never actually had an imaginary friend. I had an imaginary talk show! Conveniently enough, showtime coincided with bath time, which, like every other enthralling prime time show, lasted at least an hour. Mind you, this live show took place when my family of five lived on an Air Force base in … Continue reading
Las Morenas con Negro
A few years ago, I aged out of training capoeira on a regular basis. I’d lost motivation to move that fast just to exercise. I knew the risk I took. Inaction leads to negative results. Doubling up on yoga proved to not to be strenuous enough. Working out in the fitness room on my own, … Continue reading