All In
Here’s what happened. I sat down in my hair stylist’s chair to get a much needed haircut and as she draped me in forest green plastic (and I, looking in the mirror, thought, “hey, forest-green plastic is not a horrible look on me”), she asked, “Is there anything new?” The first thing that popped into […]
Read MoreWhat I Need Right Now
A haircut. A hug, or two, or ten. A new pair of yoga pants. A sign. A healthy shot of audacious confidence. An agent who absolutely believes in me. A finished manuscript to give to the agent who absolutely believes in me. (I’m SUPER close.) A vacation. A compassionate, soulful Republican to explain the right […]
Read More1/96th of a day
So, besides hugging the whole world in February, I’ve also committed to writing 15 minutes every day. You can read all about it here, but the impetus behind my deciding to do it was this: I can spare 15 minutes a day. We all can. Even the most high-powered, globe-trotting, insanely busy among us can […]
Read MoreShakin’ your groove things
I don’t usually summarize the results of my surveys of sublime silliness. They’re just fun – we all get out on the ZS dance floor and shake our groove things. No analysis necessary. But since Mondays are when I talk about the love project, and since our last survey was about love, and since I’m developing some very […]
Read MoreThe Love Survey of Sublime Silliness
I’ve been thinking so much lately. It must be your turn to think. I have LOVE questions… When was the last time you gave a six-second hug? What is the best makeout song of all time? If you and I shared a piece of cheesecake, what kind would it be, and what would we talk […]
Read MoreLove IS in the air
My love project is one month old, and I think (fear, wildly hope) I’ve given birth to a giant. There are so many cool things in the works, and I’m scribbling more ideas (yours and mine) all the time. I’m in the process of creating a j’s Love Project page to try and keep track […]
Read MoreMy NOT-To-Do List
Yay! It’s free-play day! That’s how I’ve come to think of my Wednesday posts. On Mondays I write about my Love Project. On Fridays I make the Friday List. and Wednesdays? They’re for tetherball! Or, you know, the bloggy equivalent. I get to play whatever I want, and today it’s the NOT-To-Do list. I got […]
Read MoreLove DOES
On last week’s Friday List, I included the story tweeted by Annie Q. Syed about a couple she met on the subway celebrating their 69th wedding anniversary. Her account of their meeting is touching and funny and sweet and inspiring. At one point, the husband, asked why so many relationships fail these days, says, “You […]
Read MoreI’m Glad You Asked
I think the question is misguided. I always have. It’s not even really what we want to know about a person, is it? What we want to know is what interests them. What makes them feel alive, passionate, energized, driven. If that’s their job, great! If not, who cares how they earn a salary? Here’s […]
Read MoreThat Thing You Do
One very cool thing about my Love Project is that I think about love. A lot. Obsessively, actually. I watch people interact and I calculate their love factor. (A j-theory I’m just beginning to work out. Stay tuned.) I analyze the love in song lyrics, ponder the symbols of love in our culture, marvel at our capacity […]
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