All posts for the month August, 2009

Most Pleasurables: August 2009

It’s the end of summer, and I’m not quite sure where it went. I don’t feel very conscious in my life at the moment. In fact, this year is moving about as smoothly as a Colorado river overflowing with spring run-off. And I’ve had about as much control of my journey as a leaf would [...]

Pleasure Bouquets: Scent

I woke up this morning to the smell of ash, a sharp contrast to floral sweetness. The air is heavy with the scent of fire. It is weird, foreboding even. The forest fires that are raging through Southern California at the moment aren’t at my doorstep, but I can see the billowing clouds of smoke, [...]

A Single Question

No, I will not be discussing my dating dilemma. I have a simple formatting question to ask of you all, my dear readers. I am turning to you because I am wallowing in indecision – not an uncommon state, I’m afraid. Indecision is something I wrestle with every day. Sometimes, seeing every option in a [...]

Pleasure Finds Friday: LED Watch

I love time, how it disappears when I’m having fun and mysteriously lengthens if I’m bored, anxious or sweating profusely in front of a new crush. I don’t actually respect it very often, however. Which is why I love watches. I have a place in my heart for a particular Movado, but until then, I [...]

Pleasure Bouquets: At First Blush

All that glitters may not be gold, but it sure catches my attention, and that gets me into trouble. Not the kind that has me trying to accessorize a pantsuit in Sing-Sing. The emotional kind. The kind of trouble that translates into envy, resentment and debt. I have a pretty amazing life – phenomenal friends, [...]