Death and taxes.

I just finished filing my taxes online, and thank sweet baby Jesus I’m getting a refund this year. Last year my taxes were a storm of paper and supplemental forms — I was paying state tax for the first time (weird), I had W-2s from MA and FL, I was filing self-employment income from my … Continue reading »

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day…

Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” was in my head most of the day yesterday. Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life For me And I’m … Continue reading »

The new guy.

We have a new president. Florida became a blue state. Jesse Jackson is crying in Chicago. I’m overwhelmed and still pinching myself. I need to go to bed but can’t tear myself away from the news. It’s monumental, it’s historical, and it feels so right. GOBAMA.

La la la.

I miss singing. Lately I’ve been having little pangs for sitting in a room, learning parts, and singing with other people. Or sitting around, drinking wine, and belting out songs during girls’ nights back home. After being in a choir for most of my natural life, and then singing at weddings every now and then, … Continue reading »

What the hell, it’s a new year.

I envy people who keep journals – those introspective, expressive souls who find catharsis in the pages of their leather-bound or spiral notebooks. Sigh. Me? I am not a journaler. Not even those little-girlish pink & purple diaries with heart-shaped locks could wrangle me into the habit. The problem is that I want too much … Continue reading »