june jubilation

This month, I found something new in my bookshelf:

And had my mind filled with questions that I did not want answers to: 

I went to an amazing Pints for Paws event where all proceeds went to Berkeley Humane: 

I am still completely convinced that there is nothing in this food truck besides rice and bitter melon: 

Good times were had by all: 

I got to see Judy Blume speak at the Bay Area Book Festival: 

And got fancy-ass chocolate: 

And I vowed never to let Nick live this down: 

I had my first soufflé and almost choked to death on powdered sugar: 

I got new glasses: 

And got to see Eddie Izzard in his Force Majeure World Tour:

We were briefly hypnotized: 

We went to The Jelly Belly Factory tour with some friends in our building: 

And visited Chinatown again for more delicious food: 

Addie put up with so much: 

Some art made for Burning Man got featured a few blocks away: 

And we got to enjoy a lovely day outdoors: 

Love wins!: 

And BFF matching bracelets win: 

Twinsies at Pride: 

RAINBOWS FOR EVERYONE!





much love,
hedgie

vignette review

I was recently published in the inaugural issue of The Vignette Review. It is an online literary review that seeks to publish brief, evocative moments in time told through the prism of fiction.

This is my vignette piece, Popcorn: 

"I stared at the frozen screen in the dark room without really seeing it. David had paused the show so he could go make some popcorn. The buttery smell drifted to my seat on the couch and I suddenly thought about Chris. I hadn’t thought about him in years, but suddenly his image came back clearly to me.
       He was my first boyfriend and he broke my heart. As much as a heart can be broken from an agonizing on-and-off relationship junior year of high school. Our first date had been at the movie theaters. I don’t even remember the movie.
       In the dark, he tore each piece of popcorn in half, handing me one part and waiting for me to place it in my mouth before he ate his. At the time, I thought it was romantic. Our fingertips brushing together with each and every kernel. The time and effort he was taking for me was intoxicating. It would be a story I could tell my children. The exact moment I knew I wanted to be with him. But at the same time, I knew how ridiculous it was. Popcorn was never meant to be eaten that way and soon his fingers were tired and my hands were buttery."

Read the rest of the story here.




much love,
hedgie

nick has a mac

It finally happened.
After years of trash talking my laptop and making fun of its lack of a backspace key, Nick has finally succumbed and bought a MacBook.

I just wish I could go back in time and show this to freshman-in-college Nick so I could watch his head explode.





much love,
hedgie

drinking like an author: judy blume edition

Over the weekend, I was able to stop by the Bay Area Book Festival. There, I got to hear Judy Blume speak about her latest book (In the Unlikely Event), her writing process, feminism, and yell "Fuck Ben Stein". So decided to drink in her honor this week.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margarita:

Quote: "Point is, Margaret showed us how to face all of life's big ol' quandaries, from God to boys to bra size. Ninety bucks says when Maggie got to college, she faced an even headier question: how the hell do you make a margarita without a blender?"

Ingredients:
Coarse  salt
Tequila
Lime juice
Triple sec

Steps:
Buy the book.

Review:
Is it even possible to make a bad margarita? I don't think so.





much love,
hedgie