Summers in SF are great. Sure it can be a bit chilly (how do you tell an SF tourist in July? He’s wearing shorts and a $40 ‘Fog City’ pink hoodie he just bought...
Category: Schadenfreude
Dara. Ever The Forbidden Fruit.
A story gets better the more you tell it. I have this blog because, if I didn’t share all the sad, strange, unbelievably unlucky things that happened to me… well my life would just...
The Truth of Twenty Five
I didn’t just turn 25. I’ve been here for about six months. But I think it’s taken that long to fully appreciate what this age means. There are so many things that I thought...
The Perks of Being a Late Bloomer
Being a late bloomer can cause many varieties of strife and angst in a young person’s life. Whether you were brace-face, lanky, nerdy, awkward, or anything in-between, the cruelties of childhood and puberty can...
About A Boy
2013 hasn’t been a banner year in the love department* for little ol’ Dara. It’s been sucky for other reasons to, but lately I’ve been thinking about the love part. Being confronted with the...
Through the Fire, Through The Pain (It’s not as dramatic as it sounds)
I awoke slowly from a Vicodin-induced comatose state. The sun was shining brightly into the living room; it was about three in the afternoon. There was an 11-pound dog sitting on my chest, and...
