monthly archives: December 2009

Grey Series

POSTED ON December 30, 2009 BY vanessa

So the reading the other night was fun. It was held at The Anne Bonny, a super dope thrift-type shop owned by Spencer. Apparently he holds music events there kinda often. Anyway, to my delight, a yoga student of mine … Continue reading →

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In any case, I’d prefer dead to dwarves.*

POSTED ON December 20, 2009 BY vanessa

At work I park my car in a behemoth garage. On Wednesday morning I suppose I could have kept driving up levels, but I found a spot that looked big enough for my small-ish SUV. To my left was a … Continue reading →

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Yay for me!

POSTED ON December 18, 2009 BY vanessa

I’m doing a reading. Kind of excited. I found it funny that the write-up described me as someone who writes “mostly about yoga.” I got curious — what do I write about? I did a quick scan of all my tags in … Continue reading →

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Saba Days – Day 4

POSTED ON December 8, 2009 BY vanessa

First things first, please wishlist the short write-up my friend Joslyn and I did for Trazzler.com. If we win I think there’s a trip to Hawaii in it. For me, of course. http://www.trazzler.com/trips/sandy-cruz-trail-in-windward-side-an ***Early this morning we had a great rainstorm. Given … Continue reading →

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Saba Days – Day 3

POSTED ON December 7, 2009 BY vanessa

There are roosters here, or at least one, who makes it his business to cock-a-doodle starting at 7 a.m. Not coincidentally, this is the time I woke. You can’t even get a cup of coffee at 7 a.m. Instead I … Continue reading →

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Saba Days – Day 2

POSTED ON December 6, 2009 BY vanessa

It’s 8:30 a.m. and it’s already rained twice in the 90 minutes I’ve been awake. I mentioned we’re in a jungle, right? When I travel I prefer to rent a house to feel like a local in a place where I’m … Continue reading →

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Happy Saba Day!

POSTED ON December 5, 2009 BY vanessa

I’m in Saba (pronounced Say-buh), an island in the Caribbean owned by the Netherlands. (I can’t figure out that ownership business, so forgive me if I get the details wrong. I’m sure it’s irrelevant.) If your sentiment about the Caribbean is “seen … Continue reading →