Writing
Never Ignore Your Spidey Senses
So happy on my 1st day of vacation. Leading up to this glorious day, I’d been furiously packing up to donate, ship or load my things into my fuel-efficient car to relocate back home to NC. With average Austin rents rising 40% and average one-bedroom apartment rents increasing 108% from one year to the next, … Continue reading
My Sister’s Wedding Anniversary
Even though I was in my sister’s wedding ceremony 33 years ago, I wouldn’t have remembered the date if it wasn’t for my father. Dad is a numbers guy. I don’t know how many other ambidextrous people who are also good at math or have a “thing” for numbers. Yet I’m thinking that Dad, if … Continue reading
Calcium Dust
When I needed a follow up to my standard mammogram, first thing that crossed my mind was, “Yay! I get to to take some more time off.” Up until that point, I hadn’t taken any time off unless I had a doctor’s appointment. A strong contrast to the days when I was a classroom teacher, … Continue reading
Voting Vultures
Not only do I believe in voting, but usually on the first day of early voting. I couldn’t do that this time around since I’d moved and my voting activation hadn’t kicked in until May 1st. No problem! That was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. When I entered the polling place, I … Continue reading
Creature Comforts
There’re several little things that make one feel at home. With my recent move, I donated some things, threw away others, but I packed up the majority. Many of my possessions are creature comforts. My entire collection of costumes and accessories, for example. I don’t bother asking when, during this pandemic, I’m ever going to … Continue reading
Buh Guh Money
At the beginning of this year, the leasing agent emailed my roommate and I a notice about what our rent would be if we renewed our lease. They’d unwittingly crossed into the “ya’ll niggahs must be crazy” realm. As if we’d pay nearly $500 more. When one of my nephews was a little kid, he’d … Continue reading
π Day
The irony of my π Day observation is that I never observed it when I was a Math teacher. As a matter of fact, if it hadn’t landed on a Monday this year, my current grocery shopping day, I may not have bothered with it at all. Yet since we’ve passed the 2-year mark for … Continue reading
$1.60
At first blush, the title of this post may have led one to the false conclusion that I’m going to talk about the cost of something. In an obtuse way, I guess, I am. Yet after paying the rent, a credit card bill, which included my 6-month car insurance payment and a smaller bill, $1.60 … Continue reading
Now Hear This
As soon as I wished out loud to be part of a real film set, versus the spur-of-the-moment set where I shot my first short film, the universe granted my wish. Originally, I applied for the “Sound Mixer” position not really knowing what all it entailed. The only other open position was DP (Director of … Continue reading
Parking Lot Lake
If one natural disaster doesn’t get me, there’s always another around the corner. On Monday, the sustained heavy rains created miracle lakes everywhere. Miracles because after all this time, money and enthusiastic construction, it is truly a miracle that no one can build things in a way that doesn’t collect water in all the wrong … Continue reading