I still can’t get Elliott out of my head. Wish I was in NY today, as they are having a memorial service for him in Tompkins Square Park at 5 PM. I haven’t met anyone in Seattle that feels as strongly about his music as I do. I know they are out there…I just haven’t [...]

I found this entry about Elliott Smith on Margaret Cho’s blog. Although I don’t agree with everything she says or feels here, I’m especially drawn to the second paragraph. This particular part really sums up how I’m feeling: “But maybe your unhappiness was what we loved about you, so that our love was a constant [...]

One of the greatest singer/songwriters in our lifetime has committed suicide. Elliott, I miss you already. It just doesn’t seem possible, yet I knew it was coming. I’m at a loss for words.

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” – E.B. White

Tonight I’m missing Christian. There are moments I feel lost without him. Wish he was here listening to Elliott with me.

Living with Christian again Lazy afternoons in Union Square park Apple Cider Doughnuts The good sections of the Sunday New York Times…delivered on Saturday! ALL bars have a no-smoking policy: my contacts love this new law People watching Vegetarian Dim Sum: yam & ginger soup, sweet & salty balls, treasure boxes Crazy subway riders Celebrity [...]

Sister’s Zorba sandwich made with focaccia bread, feta cheese, roasted eggplant, and olive tapenade Elliott Bay Book Company and Bailey/Coy Books Playing board games (Gloddy’s not a big fan) Cedar?s on Brooklyn: excellent mango lassie and paneer tikka masala Amazing Thai food Cinerama: what better way to see a movie Book groups The Stranger Lipstick [...]

My book group bumped into Steve Pool at the Uptown Cafe on Wednesday night. You have no idea how excited I was to see him in person! Whenever there’s a local election with no candidates to my liking, I always write in Steve Pool. I bet he IS as nice as he appears on TV.