Tag Archives: voices

Why do we laugh, even when it’s not funny?

Last night I went to the opening of the The Metromaniacs at the Old Globe Theater in Balboa Park. It was amazing. A perfect combination of mischief, mistaken identities, misplaced infatuation, and true love triumphs in early Enlightenment Paris; The Metromaniacs is a non-stop verbal rhyming treat for the ears. Set against the backdrop of […]

Rizzo would be thriving in 2015

There are worse things I could do Than go with a boy or two Even though the neighborhood Thinks I’m trashy and no good I suppose it could be true But there are worse things I could do I recently sat down and rewatched Grease on Netflix. It was a quiet evening, a bit stormy […]

My Best Friend is Getting Married

One week from today one of my dearest friends will be joined together with her love for a lasting partnership that has long been in the making. To say I am filled with joy for her would be an understatement. We met about eight years ago while at grad school – just two American girls […]

In case you missed it, California just took a giant leap forward in voter registration

Voting is one of the most basic and strongest forms of self-expression available to every man and women in this day and age. It allows people to lend their voice to a cause, social movement or the election of their country’s next leader. It is a right that has been fought for and bled over, peacefully protested […]

“Pedicure, pedicure, pedicure!” he shouted at me.

It took me a moment to realize that the man was yelling at me while glaring right at my feet. After having spent an hour at the gym and another cleaning my apartment and finishing up some bills, I had showered and ventured out in search of a casual place for a quiet dinner. It […]

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