Location: Austin, South of Congress Mileage: 1899 Meal: Tex Mex and a shot of tequila Music: “She Talks to Angels” by The Black Crowes Although I was mainly staying with Stevie for the unique conversations he offered, I did have a secret hope that he could also introduce me to some of his patients at [...]
Archive | August, 2010
Interview with a Mom…and secrets to a Happy Family Life
Location: Austin, Texas Mileage: Music: “That’s right, you’re not from Texas” by Lyle Lovett Meal: Grits and Quail, no butter spared (do I need a weigh in along the journey?) The landscape once again shape shifted before my eyes and West Texas vastness turned populous…well as populous as small town Texas can do. Peach Orchards [...]
The Road to Nowhere
Location: A long road to Fort Stockton, TX Mileage: 1544 Music: “Life for Rent” by Dido Meal: Too many helpings at a Texan Buffet Anytime you travel you always get asked the same perplexing question: “Where are you from?” Nowhere. Everywhere. I don’t know how to explain my movement over the years. “My parents were [...]
Interview with a Soldier
Location: Tucson (by way of Fort Huachuca) Mileage:971 Music: “Zero” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Meal: IHOP special I waited for Tess against the wall of a back booth of IHOP eagerly awaiting tales of the former athlete, West Point scholar, and Army captain. A tall slender girl with sparkly earrings came in, looked at [...]
The Road to Tucson
Location: Tucson Mileage: 922 Music: “Keep the Car Running” by Arcade Fire Meal: Bad roadside ceviche that I hope doesn’t have a parasite The trip between Los Angeles and Tucson is eight hours of hot dusty driving. At one pit stop en-route I managed to lose a gas cap and my Mac Powercord. At another [...]
The Female Hollywood Producer
Location: Hollywood Mileage: 415 Meal: Mocha Lite Frappaccino Music: “California Stars” by Wilco I drove up from beach bliss to Hollywood to meet my friend Rebecca in her indie production company’s new office. Long before before she got her second masters in film and even longer before she started making movies Rebecca had been my dearest [...]
Interview with a Surfer
Location:Manhattan Beach Mileage:392 Meal: Corona beer Music: “Wave of Mutilation” by The Pixies Upon hearing I wished to interview a female surfer, a Manhattan Beach bartender called me with a recommendation. “I know a pro,” he said. The pro’s name was Jenn and she came to meet me at a local Mexican dive bar straight [...]
Surfing Through Life
Location: Manhattan Beach Mileage: 392 Meal: Fish tacos Music: “Hope” by Jack Johnson In Manhattan Beach everything supports surfing. Liquor stores provide board rentals, car are sold with surf racks intact, and it’s totally acceptable to plan your business meetings around the tides. I was staying with my friend Ethan, a surfer since age [...]
Getting Started
Location: San Francisco Mileage: 0 Music: The Kinks “This time tomorrow” Meal: Whatever is left in my fridge Today my Pacific Heights apartment is a war zone, filled with piles of power cords, sensible shoes, non-sensible shoes, atlases, journals and multi flavored packs of beef jerky. Tomorrow I will make all the piles fit tidily [...]
Why am I doing this?
As modern US women, we have so many options to live life, it is almost paralyzing. I have am currently living non-traditionally by most standards, but have shape-shifted multiple time flirting with convention and non-convention. Ten years ago I was on a different path. I was madly in love, ready to get married, stay in [...]