MY 2011 IN MONTH TO MONTH HIGHLIGHTS:
JANUARY: the end of the rock star fantasy
FEBRUARY: most humiliating night of my life
MARCH: my first birthday party!
APRIL: the dating game
for the first time in my life, i actually dated like a normal person; just going out casually on fun dates with NICE guys - rather than intensely crushing on one poor soul for ages, expecting love & marriage then crumbling over the inevitable let-down. so nice to finally just enjoy the playful side of attraction. (there were a few more than these pics and, in particular, a certain independent music producer who made a big impression on me...but i can't find more pics!) another beautiful dating discovery in 2011: THE BLACK MAN! (not sure how that didn't happen before - blame it on growing up in Europe?...whatever. good times....
MAY: becoming a member of the Earth-allujah family
JUNE: back to the bard
JULY: high school reunion - first time in Vegas
Berlin American High School all-graduating-year reunion. My first time in Vegas (I guess we couldn't arrange to meet back in Berlin). I didn't know anyone there, but I still had a blast!
AUGUST: the bridge is over
i stupidly fell back into believing the fantasy that the rock star was my guy. we'd made a pact to meet on the brooklyn bridge 6 months after the nastiness (see February). corny? sure, but it sounded so romantic... of course, he no-showed and i felt like a nincompoop - but it finally knocked some sense into me. Fantasy shattered - reality check! Live in the present with what you've got, not in the fantasy of what may come. Photo credit: Frank Winters
SEPTEMBER: two weddings and a Revolution
busy, world changing month...
OCTOBER: the journey within
therapy can be a beautiful thing... decided to see a male shrink to understand my man-troubles. ...still working on it...
NOVEMBER: CUBA!!!
DECEMBER: the good spirit
usually, i feel this way about holiday decorations... but, this year, was different. i put up garlands, a tree and stuffing stockings with gifts. really felt good. i'm growing up. Photo c/o NBC Chicago
JANUARY: the end of the rock star fantasy
a last fun moment with him when i still thought we were something...
FEBRUARY: most humiliating night of my life
i went to his Valentine's Day dinner concert here, only to find out he was dumping me for his ex - who was there, too. humiliating doesn't even begin to describe how that felt.
photo: myrtleavenue.org
MARCH: my first birthday party!
first time i've ever thrown my own bday party...a gang of friends, ace hotel, lots of booze, good times...
APRIL: the dating game
for the first time in my life, i actually dated like a normal person; just going out casually on fun dates with NICE guys - rather than intensely crushing on one poor soul for ages, expecting love & marriage then crumbling over the inevitable let-down. so nice to finally just enjoy the playful side of attraction. (there were a few more than these pics and, in particular, a certain independent music producer who made a big impression on me...but i can't find more pics!) another beautiful dating discovery in 2011: THE BLACK MAN! (not sure how that didn't happen before - blame it on growing up in Europe?...whatever. good times....
MAY: becoming a member of the Earth-allujah family
joining this activist group led by Rev. Billy gave a home. Earth-allujah!
JUNE: back to the bard
it's not really summer if i'm not costumed up, doing Shakespeare in a park somewhere.
this summer it was A Midsummer Night's Dream. Photos by Ray Schwartz (all rights reserved).
JULY: high school reunion - first time in Vegas
AUGUST: the bridge is over
SEPTEMBER: two weddings and a Revolution
busy, world changing month...
OCTOBER: the journey within
therapy can be a beautiful thing... decided to see a male shrink to understand my man-troubles. ...still working on it...
NOVEMBER: CUBA!!!
trip of a lifetime!
