Carnal Zen is my forum to explore all the ideas, contradictions, religions and credit card bills that pepper my life.
I used to spend my Sundays in dread, knowing Monday meant complaining clients and long conference calls. It was a dissapointing way to spend the day of rest.
Last night, on the last eve of my vacation, I dreamt of work. My brain was not dreading the return, simply preparing, organizing thoughts and today I admit - [...]
my birthday party to be precise. While I neglect my readers and this blog, know that it is because I am celebrating life surrounded by delicious friends, devoted family and the fragrant California air. I’ll be home next week, but woke up this morning thinking about potential as I launch into this next decade of [...]
It’s the unanswerable call of distress. I stand at the other side of it searching for something more comforting to say than ”I don’t know”. A dull ache comes with failure.
Catholics don’t practice sitting Shiv’ah (the Jewish tradition of seven days of family mourning after a funeral while visitors pay their respects). After the funeral, we stopped at the Italian bakery, my brother, [...]
When is the last time you allowed yourself to tumble down a hill? Laugh without volume control? Walk in the rain? I don’t want to write your run-of-the mill, we’ve-all-heard-it-before, stop-and-smell-the roses post. I just want you to take a moment, with eyes closed and remember the feeling.
My favorite part of girls’ nights out is [...]
I am not much of a “big venue” concert goer. There are exceptions for phenomenal performers like U2 or when a free ticket makes it’s way to me. Generally I believe sound quality is better on my iPod or cd and unless you drop top dollar for front row - you wind up watching the show [...]