Husband and I, with our intrepid friends C and M, made the journey north to the Ohio Renaissance Festival this weekend. I went once in college (that’s a whole ‘nother story) and my friend C is a big ol Ren fest geek. She’s been dying to go for years and we finally made plans and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
10 Nov
NaBloPoMo #9 – The Writing Spider Answers
I dug up five random questions I will answer here: 1. If you came with a warning label what would it say? This one-of-a-kind human bean is hilarious, sensitive, sexy, loyal, and loving, but is prone to bouts of self-doubt, moodiness, and general panic. Feed sushi, chocolate and red wine, handle with care. Needs regular [...]
11 Oct
Fakin’ It
I went on a work-related trip to Miami in February. I had never been to Miami before, except as a Very Small Baby and that doesn’t count because I don’t remember it. The trip was a workshop for small business owners who provide a product my company offers to their employees and I was pretty much just a participant in [...]
28 Aug
The Thing with the Ticking
I drive Husband crazy with my eternal quest for the Perfect Sleeping Environment. I must have the following things in order to have a very good night’s sleep: (in no particular order, they are all equally important): 1. Dark – Lots of dark. I spent the night at this girl’s house once in [...]
15 Aug
I am slightly obsessed with…
Burning Man. I don’t remember when exactly I heard about this art-show-rave-camp out-love-in, but I’ve been longingly checking the website every year for about five years. I love reading the lists of what to bring and not to bring and the stories of past years’ festivities. Burning Man seems like an exhilarating experience and I would like to [...]
30 Jul
Things I Learned in India
Several years ago I went to India for three weeks to attend a friend’s wedding. (Yes, I know you saw that episode of Seinfeld.) I was in graduate school at the time, getting an MA in Literature and this lovely girl was in my class. We got to be close and she invited me [...]
13 May
100 Words: Travel and anxiety
In the seventh grade, I went to spend the night at my friend Robin’s house. I’d been to Robin’s lots of times. I liked her kooky down-to-earth family, her mom’s crazy red hair. It was the first house I was in that had that little embroidered adage on the wall ”Use it up, wear it out, [...]
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