My first night in Amsterdam... excerpt from my book |
I was so exhausted from night train after night train that I was actually happy to be on one that arrived at a decent hour. Or so we thought 9 p.m. was a decent hour. Amsterdam was pac...
Posted by bali bound on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:19:00 PST |
Do you really want to know? |
I love taking stony bike rides on my pink cruiser. I didn't believe in love at first sight until this year. I love when it's cloudy and grey and the sky meshes into the ocean. Someti...
Posted by bali bound on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:47:00 PST |
Making it count |
Making it count
I literally watched a man's entire life change in seconds today. His motorcycle skidded right in front of my car and hit the curb. It seemed like the damage would be minor ...
Posted by bali bound on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:21:00 PST |
Rants from Amsterdam |
I sat on the balcony facing Leidsestraat all night long, writing and smoking. Smoking and writing. One feeds the other. It was flowing like it hasn't in awhile. I am so inspired by a...
Posted by bali bound on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:08:00 PST |
Waiting for my ruca |
I hope that you will have some way of reading this, since I don't know when I will talk to you or see you again. I hate that you were yanked from my life so abruptly and from everyone's for that...
Posted by bali bound on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:30:00 PST |
The evil bruise |
I have the worst bruise on my arm right now. It's a week old and people still comment like they've never seen something so horrible. Except for my boss... her comment was "That bruise is s...
Posted by bali bound on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:10:00 PST |
A life cut short |
Today is the anniversary of the death of one of my best friends in the whole word. A man I was so connected to, he was like my brother, my soulmate, my best friend. I believe in never havi...
Posted by bali bound on Sun, 28 May 2006 11:05:00 PST |
The puke chronicles - ugly name, I know |
I puked all the way to work this morning. I hate the word 'puke', but when you're regurgitating in a plastic bag while driving on the 405, there is really no better word. I prefer 'throw u...
Posted by bali bound on Fri, 12 May 2006 01:17:00 PST |
Driving in the hood |
I got a flat tire down in the hood the other day. Yeah, close to the crack house, but not close enough to ask them for help. Not that I wanted their help, of course. The whole situat...
Posted by bali bound on Wed, 10 May 2006 03:25:00 PST |
The crack house was going off |
I drive by this crack house on La Brea every day on my way to and from work. Day or night there's always at least one dealer sitting on the front steps, making deals, guarding their territory, c...
Posted by bali bound on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:58:00 PST |
