Life on top of the pogo stick
Man said he didn’t like my energy – really now? – can you not follow the bouncing ball? – moving too fast for you?
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Month: May 2007
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The boys are gone
Some margaritas at La Vita and a drop off in the Quarter to explore and then breakfast at Camellia Grill and the boys are off – back to the highway of no tailgating – our theme song – I’m a tailgater, watching tail go by – my oh my.
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My own private misery tour
I took Steve to the airport at 4 this morning and came back to work until about 3:30 when S&S said let’s do the misery tour now – they had been in the Quarter all day, eating at Petunia’s, taking the ferry to Algiers, so I said let’s go – we went though the lower 9, by Fats Domino’s house (which looked like a lot of work was being done on it). The lower 9…
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We don’t have big hair in New Orleans
G and I walked into the Anne Fontaine boutique – my favorite shirt designer – while we were in NY. The sales clerk asked where we were from and we both said New Orleans. She said and I quote – “Really! God you don’t have big hair.” To which I replied – “New Orleans is the most European city in the United States. Why would we have big hair?” Last night when I was driving…
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How do you eat grits?
S called from the Quarter wondering how do you eat grits – with a fork? a spoon? butter? other foods? – I told him grits are versatile. He liked that answer – he’s sitting with S at Petunia’s right now – and suddenly the thought of grits and butter and Petunias made me hungry.
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Taking the high road
I’ve decided my neighbor – who actually has a big shotgun – is mentally unstable so there is no reason why I should concern myself with why he has chosen to be such an asshole from day one. The better thing to do is to take the high road and just ignore them because I don’t want to be drawn into their petty misery.
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Skimmers as a way of life
Skimmers have appeared in the bayou – gliding along the water in search of fish to eat. R, who works for Wildlife and Fisheries, was sitting out on the bayou last night enjoying a glass of wine. He said they are migratory and he hasn’t seen them around here before. I kept coming back to that word – skimmers – on my walk this morning – how in the past week each time I have…
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How to get over an affair
Just read this in tips for girls – how to get over an affair – couldn’t be more appropriate – here’s what you need: Good friends (who won’t judge you/him too harshly), a therapist, possibily an antidepressent & much work by you; the rest is just time, to reassess what you want in a marriage.
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European boys in tight pants
The boys just arrived – having driven straight from NY to here – right now S, S, and S are all sitting around my dining room checking email as if the LaLa were an internet cafe. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
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The great wall of LaLa
My neighbor, Steve Martin, knocked on my door this morning and said the guys painting that side of my house were trespassing. I came down into the driveway and he was threatening one of them and I intervened and he pushed me. So I slapped him. And scrappy that I am, I told him if he touched me again I’d kick his ass. This prompted a call to the police. The police came and said…