it’s mid-october – how the eff did that happen?
a photo recap of what’s been happening between shifts working for the man…
8/15/11 — first day of first grade
all of a sudden roman turns four and the kids graduate to bunk beds…
9/10/11 – building bunks on roman's birthday
adult night out [......]
after a journey that began at san francisco international airport at 9pm on monday, the kids and i arrived in boston early yesterday.
now we are enjoying that thing that remains highly elusive in san francisco in july — summer. it was 90 degrees yesterday afternoon and we sat in sleeveless t-shirts [......]
it is sooooo quiet here. there isn’t a sound except the soft whir of the fan above the bed. no distant voices, sirens, cars, or barking dogs.
the sliding door is open to the balcony and all that is beyond is an inky, black, peaceful darkness. the kids and dan are sleeping in the next room and I’ve b[......]
christ, where do i begin?
it’s been a bloody long two months that started with accepting the “real” job and a subsequent wonderful though busy trip to oahu.
and i haven’t had the time nor the emotional stability since to sit down and write about any of it.
let’s just leave it at: i’m making a brave [......]
i started writing this post just after sending a 4K word manuscript off to london after laboring furiously on it for weeks. but i got distracted because i’ve also been going through the crazy dance of being recruited for a “real” job (like writing a 200-page travel guide from scratch isn’t real…) [......]