by Havi Brooks | Jul 19, 2009 | stuff I think about
Personal ads! They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Ever since I posted the first one asking my perfect house to find me, which...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 16, 2009 | stuff I think about
I sincerely hope not. That would suck. Especially since I’m a vegetarian. Especially since tomorrow is the Friday Chicken and I’m certainly not sacrificing that one. Okay. This is not really a post. This is really more just a sustained kvetching session...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 29, 2009 | stuff I think about
Confession: my obsession with writing personal ads for things that no one would ever write a personal ad for is spinning slightly out of control. First I wrote a personal ad for my ideal home… which is how I came to live at Hoppy House. Hoppy House! I love Hoppy...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 16, 2009 | stuff I think about
There’s a dry cleaning place in downtown Portland with this sign on its door: “If you are unemployed and need an outfit cleaned, we will clean it for you for free.” The idea isn’t unique, but that doesn’t matter. It’s still a...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 4, 2009 | my personal practice, stuff I think about
Note: I am on my emergency vacation. This is a piece I wrote a few months ago and never did anything with. Waiting for the right window, I guess. Maybe it’s today. Sometimes I think there are wormholes in memory. Back doors. The other day I had a flash of...
by Havi Brooks | May 24, 2009 | stuff I think about
Observation number one: Having a moth fly into your ear and not be able to get out is quite unpleasant. Observation number two: But what’s so much more unpleasant is not knowing that it’s a moth and thinking you have gone crazy. Completely and irrevocably....
