Starter

I love my dad. And he is to the bread of this blog, the yeast. 
This might be a rough start. I swear, the writing will get more polished. But at our Backyard BBQ Reception (a/k/a Chicago Reception), my dad says, "Yeah, maybe she needs a blog!" in his so-obvious-I-should've-done-it-already tone. I said, "I don't have anything to blog about," and he actually looked shocked. Well, first sarcastic, then shocked when he realized I was serious.


I guess that "She Should Write" idea has merit, since even though people have praised my travel emails (back in the dark ages of 2004 before I'd heard of blogs), I seemed to think I wasn't worthy of a blog. I have a life outside the blogosphere, though my love of reading and smart, feminist, romantic, creative women has gotten me lost in the interweb's siren song on several occasions. But I travel, I audition, I read, I sell vegetables - I do things people like to hear about. 
But enough about me resisting being a writer. I don't like pity-parties, and I don't like reading about how people are good writers - Show, don't tell!


So, here goes.


My life now consists of a fledgeling career in theater, the weddings and adventures of my loves ones, and the experiences fostered by recently marrying a British businessman who loves food & music as much as I do. We live in a 5th-floor walk-up in the prettiest neighborhood in Brooklyn, and we are generally cheerful people. I am a tour guide who's interested in nutrition, environmentalism, art, science, politics, and plants, so this blog may well contain entries on all of those things. Possibly even at once.


Most of all, I'm a sharer, so while I will endeavor to keep personal details out, I hope to share things that I find amazing and/or fascinating. For example, currently simmering in my pressure-cooker brain are posts on the Moon Court at the Met (Museum of Art), the relative merits of butter and olive oil, new gadgets in the camera/music/cooking departments, and fracking, in all its forms.


If you're somehow reading this, see you tomorrow.