Whoa. It's now March 9, 2009 and I am realizing this is WAY out of date. I will update soon -- promise!

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And this is my blog.

AREN'T YOU TOTALLY INTRIGUED ALREADY? WHEW!

I started this blog in 2005, under the guise that I would be using it to write about my weight loss efforts. And if you've been following along, you'll know that the only proper response to hearing that is HAHAHAHA.

It's not that I haven't made some noteworthy attempts at losing weight, because I have. I have also had the opportunity to write some funny weight-related posts, like the one that featured this beauty...



...but when I realized that the weight loss wasn't so much "happening" in any consistent way, I decided to just blog about my life in general. (If you visit the Archives page, you'll see I have succeeded.). So now sometimes I write about serious things, but mostly I write about times I make a fool out of myself, because everyone's always like, WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW.

Anyway.

I know that when I start reading someone's blog, I find myself scanning it, trying to figure out the gist of who they are. Because I'm nosy. I mean, the important stuff -- is this person funny? smart? interesting? worth reading? -- that all gets answered in the blog posts themselves. But all that other context-y stuff, that's usually kind of hard to figure out. (ex: "Gosh, this blogger is really funny. I wonder if the author is a guy. And single. And hot. Where can I find this out?? HEY HOTTIE MCFUNNY BLOG, ARE YOU AVAILABLE????")

(Uh, not that I only read blogs of men, but um. Right.)

My point is that I thought I'd just save you the trouble of wondering these things about me. Because see how nice I am? Also it saves me the trouble of trying to write an actual good bio, the way all those professionals do.

Instead, I present to you (la la laaaa) random bullet points! Ta da!

• First things first. Yes; I am incredibly sexy. For a 30-something woman who is divorced and living alone with two cats. Mee-yow. Ooh, and just to sweeten the pot, I have weight issues (see above) and my hobbies include knitting. HOT!
  
  
• I grew up in Connecticut in a big, falling-apart farmhouse that was not unlike a zoo. My parents raised me and my two younger sisters with lots of love and animals and games and fun, but only parts of my childhood were idyllic. Many pieces were broken, too. As a point of reference, we were not raised with any religion at all. Unless by "religion" you mean "bourbon" in which case I say hallelujah, amen.
  
  
• Following my divorce and like, the worst summer EVER, I moved from Connecticut to San Francisco in October of 2001. I feel like I have been having a torrid love affair with the city ever since.
  
  
• I fall a lot. And spill. And trip. I am always bruised. (True story: as I was driving to work this morning, I noticed that I had managed to get a glop of toothpaste on my pant leg, just under my knee. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? I don't know. It just...does.) My friend refers to this as my "breezy elegance." I am trying to embrace it.
  
  
• I write, although selectively, about the crazy bunch of people who touch my life: from friends to family to my "urban family" to coworkers to boyfriends to ex-boyfriends and near-strangers and my invisible internet friends. Generally, I try not to invade anyone's privacy too much, or post pictures that others might consider humiliating...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ..unless, you know, absolutely necessary.
  
  
• Given how much I spill and trip and make a complete ass out of myself, it may be hard for you to believe that I have an actual job. You are not wrong to be concerned. Still, I like to think that I bring "fun" to my workplace. And actually, I am very happy to say that I am the Marketing & Events Manager for BlogHer. Instead of getting fired for having a blog -- a la "getting Dooced" -- it sort of worked the other way around. (Is that getting "ReDooced?" Hmmm.)
  
  
• Not only do I have a job, but I actually also have a boyfriend. (Do not ask; I do not know. Karma? Magic? ) He's cute and funny. His name is Peter, but he goes by "Ish" because of this.
  

There are also like, a million things I should probably also mention, but I don't know how to prioritize them. So oh well. Maybe you will have to read the blog after all. Muahahaha.

Or you could just ask.

But just because you read this much (wow!), I have posted some pictures below for your enjoyment.

Happy reading, and thanks for stopping by!

-k


I grew up in Norwalk, CT. In this house:

I have two younger sisters (featured circa 1984):


Foreshadowing a life as a super-sexy knitter, in high school, I was a super-sexy member of the marching band. My senior year, I was even the drum major:


Then I thought I grew up, so I got married:


I was wrong about the grown-up thing, so I reverted. I moved to San Francisco. Now, I live like I'm in my early 20s. Sometimes people take pictures of me when I've been drinking:


I like martinis:


The end!