HI IT’S FUN TO HAVE A NEW BLOG IM DAN AND I LVOE WRITING!! I HOPE Y’ALL LIKE THE BLOG IT’S GREAT TO HAVE A BLOG I’M GOING TO WRITE ABOUT ALLM SORTS OF THING LIKE BOYS AND STUFF LOL!!!!

In 1994, I found an unlabeled mix tape buried under the passenger seat of my car and named it “The Other Mix I Made For Casey.” Casey was — and continues to be — a dear friend and one of my favorite people on the planet, and we discovered that our relationship was able to…

Dear drivers of Southern California: The exit to Ventura Blvd. off the 405 North is closed. It has been closed since June, and will not be reopened until September. Look closer. There’s a sign a full three miles before the (closed, by the way) exit that reads, in no uncertain terms, “VENTURA BLVD. EXIT CLOSED.”…

Thank you, Canada. Canada, I’ll keep you posted on how the whole boyfriend search is going.

During Christmas and summer breaks all through college, I worked in the house of a former chorus teacher, sorting and organizing his collection of over a hundred thousand vintage opera records. Said job might not have been the most carefree or intellectually stimulating way to spend what was supposed to be a reckless youth, but…

Not posting on a blog for a while sure makes you rusty! Here are some entries I actually started on and then, just as abruptly, stopped. And for that…you are welcome. The pitch: What It Was Like For Two Months In New York The thesis: It was busy and it was effing hot. Reason I…

Dear friends of Pamie: Someday I will come up from the deep, choking waters that have engulfed me and tell you all how I am doing and what is going on in my insane life. But for now? Instead of that? Spam. We’re pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Monica! The…

Inbox: empty. First time in…ever. Just the words “This folder is currently empty,” accompanied by a big, fat zero. It will last nine seconds. Seriously, I am the picture of humming efficiency. You want something out of me, get me when I should be at my least organized. I overcompensate so much I think I…

I have several embarrassing admissions about today, each one more vending-machine-related than the last. First: it is now after 5PM in New York, and, other than the yogurt and the cup of coffee I had for breakfast at 9:30 this morning, everything I ate today has been from the vending machine located about sixteen steps…

So I’ve just been recruited back to New York for ten weeks. I am thrilled about the work opportunity and incredibly excited to spend some time with my New York friends, whose tear-streaked faces, seen on my last visit, proved to me that they just can’t function when I’m not there. Poor darlings. For those…