1. Last Saturday K. gave me a desk. Months ago (when we were still together) he told me he wanted to build me one. It was Valentine's Day weekend; it was a last hurrah, and this desk he said he wanted to build for me—the desk I needed because he believed I was a writer who deserved the space to ... Read More
How to Survive the Polar Vortex
It's about 9°F (and dropping) outside on this side of the world and I'm miserable. I love Valentine's Day and all, but it kills me that it's in February, a.k.a. the dead of winter. All I want is to look cute for my girlfriends and I (or man-friend, if I'm in the mood for a relationship), but this ... Read More
What to Wear: Valentine’s Day Lingerie
Whether single or in a relationship, I've always loved Valentine's Day for all the reasons the rest of the world seems to hate it. Whatever. I take any excuse to let my hedonistic flag fly, and if the fourteenth of February is the day, so be it. Romance has nothing to do with it (really, it's all ... Read More