So yesterday was the launch of DOWNWARD DOG and (I think) it was a spectacular success. Meaning, that I really have no idea what one is supposed to happen during the launch of an eBook.  It’s not something I’ve any cinematic references for or that frankly –– even though I know tons of authors –...

It really is a Numbers Game in the world of the Interwebs, since all kinds of algorithms kick in re: Amazon etc. and w/all aspects of online promotion. But I’ve also found it’s true in everything, particularly wherever and whenever I have to reach out into the world of STRANGERS to promote and ...

This weekend, I remembered once again just how much more refined one’s sense of time becomes during the editing process. Film captures images at 24 frames per second, and my editor and cinematographer and I spent hours shaving off 4 frames (or a 1/6 of a second) or adding 2 (or 1/12 of a second) and ...

Yesterday, Belle and I moved into our amazing digs for May and the little dog immediately found her place in the sun. So many metaphors –– from all my filming experiences over the weekend, to finding the spotlight as I launch into major promotional mode for the new book –– but just so thrilled to be settle...

Woke up at 4 a.m. –– a surprisingly good night of sleep considering that I dropped Belle off last night with Kate, her pre-guardian before Daniel and Lana (FYI, Kate is spectacular and her parents even raise labs as guide dogs so she is more than well qualified for a night of Belle-sitting) –– all to catch...

So tonight I broke my 21 day juice fast with a cucumber. And I felt guilty. Guilty of eating. Of course it was necessary since it would be quite impractical to have continued while in Mexico, lugging a juicer and Vitamix into a different country. And it may also be unnecessary in general in that I’m ...

I needed to swing by H&M today to get a few things for my Cancun trip –– like white t-shirts etc. –– and in the pile of things I bought, I realized the clerk had forgotten to remove one of the security dye tags they have to discourage shoplifters. The thing is that it’s an $9.95 t-shirt –– and my...

I’ve been packing on multiple levels today –– out of the cottage in San Francisco and into storage, for Cancun, for Mexico, and then back to San Francisco –– and suddenly it became beyond obvious that I needed some new luggage. I’ve been obsessed with the DASH products from the Brookstone since...

So today, on Easter Sunday, I decided it was time to finally remove my beloved live Christmas tree from my wonderful garden. I loved this tree so much –– as did all the neighbors and those who could see it –– but perhaps 3 months after the fact, it’s time to take it down. Since it was kept outside, i...