I’m back in New York, arriving on the red eye this morning. Here’s the state of the sweater when I left San Francisco. I just need one more arm. Or I could wear it asymmetrically, I guess.

I hate NPR.
Let me say right off that I know this is a controversial statement and that many many many people love NPR. In fact, the hilarious site Stuff White People Like devoted an entire post to How Much White People Love NPR. My father, a non-white person, loves NPR, and I grew up in [...]

My dad was at the hospital yesterday for exploratory surgery  (they’re still not sure what disease is causing his tumors), so I ended up spending a lot of time at San Francisco’s Japantown, wandering the dollar stores and eating udon. (Japantown is a few blocks away from the hospital.) And of course, going to Kinokuniya. [...]

Okay, I know everyone is sick of the whole shallow coverage of Michelle Obama versus Carla Bruni fracas and/or thinks that this is the wrong economic moment to focus on fashion,  but I am loving the fashion coverage. I think they both look great. I like Carla Bruni’s ’60s bourgeoisie-in-Dior look–she’s straight out of a [...]

Here’s the shawlette so far–it’s a good traveling project because it’s easy and portable. 
In other news, I saw I Love You, Man, which I kept calling P.S. I Love You, Man, and it was hilarious. I highly recommend it. I think my friend was sort of horrified that I laughed through the whole thing–I think [...]