In an effort to regain her love for NYC, my BFF Lemon has recently made a huge effort to step outside of her comfort zone and try new things, from joining kickball, football and volleyball teams to enrolling in trapeze school. I’ve taken a cue and done the same in the past year, though maybe [...]
Confronting My Fears (or How a Shark Tried to Play Finsie)
August 27, 2008 By 11 Comments
So we’ve established I’m the tiniest bit afraid of SHARKS. That said, did you think you would ever in a million years see this? No? You’re not the only one! You see, after Holly (also afraid of all finned things) and I had completed our first day of check-out dives in the Bahamas, we were [...]
Bahama Mamas
August 20, 2008 By 24 Comments
I never had much desire to visit the Bahamas. I mean, I was here back in 1991 on a Disney Big Red Boat cruise, but that hardly counts, right? I just sort of envisioned the whole country being one giant, tacky Spring Break destination like Panama City (apologies to my PCB native friend Alison), or [...]
Fish Out of Water
August 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I fear you’re going to have to live with me blogging about my new obsession, my new favorite easy travel destination, my secret Bahamian diet, and the like for weeks to come (sorry in advance), but Holly and I just arrived back in San Francisco after 13+ hours of flying and a pretty exhausting, albeit [...]
Under the Sea
August 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Have I mentioned before how DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE OCEAN I AM? And um, really all forms of water? It’s so severe, actually, that I avoid swimming pool drains at all cost (blame that on the 90′s screamfest Pirahnas), won’t go in a pool alone, and then often keep my head above water, as if [...]
