Great gig
I had a great time last night performing at Uncommon Ground Cafe. Neal Alger and I did one set to an audience of fans AND people who had no idea who I was and just stayed because they liked the music. I had a lot of fun. If anyone would like a CD recording of the...
The Republican National Convention: The Protests
(This post references an article by Rick Perlstein that appeared in the Village Voice on August 24th, "Get Mad. Act Out. Re-elect George Bush") Okay, back to the controversial stuff (and to bait my friend, Lon). Here's what I'm currently thinking about protestors at...
“Losing the Cow“
So now that I've achieved my goal weight (after 18 months of effort) and can actually present myself as a thin person, how do I maintain it? Well, the first major hurdle was cleared when I made it through my 20 year high school reunion weekend without putting any of...
Now share my posts with others
There's a new feature on my blog: those little envelopes that appear at the bottom of each post, next to the "posted by Regina" line. They allow you to email a link of the post to someone else.
H.S. Reunion: The Dance
Last Saturday w/ Arun, Kristy & Eric (photo by Judy) In honor of my 20 year high school reunion last Saturday in Walnut Creek, California, my mother pulled out my old Las Lomas yearbooks from 1980-1984. On Thursday and Friday, I thumbed through them, but could only...
H.S. Reunion: Sophomore Year
Sophomore year: 1981 I was fifteen in the fall of 1981. During my sophomore year I began performing in the school musicals, settled into my lunchtime routine with Suzanne Besag, Laura Pratt, Kim Wightman, Dana Santos and Luceen Kayaian, and began getting attention...
High School Reunion: Lunchtime
Whenever people try to reconstruct an event to find out what went wrong, they go back to the beginning. So it often is with a life. When it goes wrong or at least skews off in a very different direction, people go back to the beginning, the roots, how it all started....
My 20-Year High School Reunion
I graduated in 1984 from Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. My 20 year reunion is in two days. Yes, that explains part of the weightloss obsession. I figure if I'm going to walk in there without husband, children, house or even a divorce, then I'd...
Somebody STOP me…
I did it! I did it! Today I finally hit my goal weight: 123 pounds (I'm only 5'2"). It's three pounds from my former 120 goal, but I'm stopping now. Why? Because I've noticed that I'm getting quite slender on top, including in the chest area. Whoops! Debra Messing...
Oh, Boys! Dating Suggestions
The Chicago Reader has recently launched its online dating service, called the Chicago Reader Matches. It's free until August 25th, so women, go there now if you're interested (you'll understand why I leave men out of this invitation in a moment). I think their...
I’ve plateau-ed again!
Things were going so well: I was losing weight (as described in my "Weightlost" post) and I was getting rid of the ten pounds my doctor suggested I lose after my last annual physical exam. But now I've stalled again with five pounds to go. Dammit. It's like Zeno's...
Street Performing
Street performing, also called "busking," seems to be part of paying ones dues as a musician. My friend Lon asks about my summer plans to do some street performing and thus gauge interest in my original music. To answer his question, I have done some street performing...