Mar
28
2007
I’ve been meaning to get real furniture for a while.
Real furniture is stuff that I have actually considered, picked out and purchased.
I do have some real furniture - a couple of bookcases, my desk, and an armoire.
I also have all this garage sale and hand-me-down wicker. This is not real furniture.
If you saw my home [...]
Mar
27
2007
I’m a banana.
I had no idea I was a banana until a Korean friend called me one. I only mention the fact of his Koreanness because only some kinda Asian would feel comfortable calling me a banana.
Why? You’ll see.
I have to admit, I am so much of a banana that it took me a [...]
Mar
26
2007
I went to a Buddhist wedding on Sunday.
I’d never been to a Buddhist wedding. There was no music. The bride wore a kimono, the groom a black tux.
The priest’s head was shaved and he wore a black robe draped with a length of blue cloth.
He greeted us and explained that when he tapped on a [...]