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Probably around the year 2000 or so, when I was living with the hair enthusiast and we were all about Ebay, there was this fabulous little shop in Portland, Oregon called Pilar’s Lemonade Stand. It had a lot of vintage and antiquey stuff, and some original art , a few medical curiosities like the clearedContinue reading “The Crippling Fear That I am a Terrible Person Because I Have the Cremains of Some Random Chick in My Living Room.”

Disclaimer: This story is not written in any kind of attempt to shame anyone . In fact, while the “star” of this story and I have not communicated in many years and I don’t anticipate that we ever will, he is still one of my favorite people. I feel like I am allowed to writeContinue reading “That One Time I Had Almost a Mail Order Boyfriend and the Slow Yet Mildly Shocking Discovery of his Fetish”

Oh, how nice. Today the “coronavirus task force” had a public meeting, and Mike Pence assured us that the US is really doing well, and look how far we have come. Ohhhhhhh….goooooddddddd……go fuck yourself! Infection rates have never been higher in the US, and it’s because of bullshit like this. This false hope, pretending theContinue reading “Thanks for the reassuring words, Mike Pence”

I had meant to write this as kind of a Fathers Day tribute, but I am a few days late. But whatever, my dad has been dead for years, so he isn’t going to criticize the timing. He actually used to joke that everything I did was on “Tanya Time”, so if there were aContinue reading “My Dad’s Happy Place – Bob Stupak’s VEGAS WORLD, Baby!”

I had a barbecue today. I’d go into more detail but I need to go to bed and want to make this short. But yes, there were several conversations and concerns about how everyone felt about gathering In a touchy setting, and what our comfort levels were regarding covid. One friend opted out because heContinue reading “Oh shit, is that art, or trash?”

Last Friday my VPN connection to my work computer stopped working, and our IT guy said it was simply a matter of my office computer being frozen or turned off. All I needed to do was go in to the office and restart it. Since NY started Phase One reopening today, it is becoming moreContinue reading “OMG, that was so hilarious when I thought I could walk to and fro work from now on!”

There was a peaceful demonstration/vigil for George Floyd at a park a couple of blocks away from me today, so I went and checked it out. Everyone was masked, it was fine. What struck me as interesting was I met up with a few friends and we were talking in the Park after the vigilContinue reading “Protests, and that one time in Tijuana with the cops”

I was curious to see what Memorial Day would look like this year. While of course it is a somber day of remembrance, it’s also pretty much the unofficial opening of summer. In my neighborhood, this means people are out on their stoops barbecuing up a storm. A lot of people in NYC don’t haveContinue reading “Not Your Average Memorial Day”

I’m pretty much over this whole thing. I thought I was MADE for quarantine, as I am lazy. I routinely call off from work for ridiculous excuses that everyone knows are bullshit just so I can stay in bed. And now my dreams have finally come true, I can stay home in bed!. And it’sContinue reading “God, whatever with this quarantine, and the worst injury I ever got”

So, I think this is the week where it all falls apart in the United States. I mean, just completely. It was fucked up before, but now we are just done. A lot of states have opened up, back to business as usual ( or pretty much) I am somewhat surprised to hear from friendsContinue reading “Oh, it’s all going to shit now…”