A short note on the true crime genre.

[gendered language intentional.]

Part of the appeal of the idea of serial killers is tidiness. Assign an unsolved murder to a serial killer--most especially, a theoretical serial killer--and, among other things, you narrow the band of violence. It's contained within the parameters of one man's madness. You don't have to think about how there's yet another man out there who's gotten away with the murder of yet another woman. About how suddenly more sinister the entire culture feels if it isn't just one or two or a handful of diligent practitioners to blame.

Q&A Answers

Well, now I know why we haven't had a q&a around here in forever. Twin FAQ to follow soon...


1. Has the Vanessa Selbst profile appeared yet? Will you post a link when it does?

As far as I know, it has not appeared online or in the magazine (Curve) yet. If it appears online, I will post a link. If it appears in print, I will also note it.


2. Have you ever felt jaded, sexually? that's where I'm at, of late, and while I accept it, I wonder if I should be doing something to change it.

Yes, but only mildly. Generally it has dissipated on its own accord, so I don't sweat it. Nowadays, I am too tired to be jaded :)

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Anyone free tomorrow daytime and want to hang out with some cute twins and their mom? Drop me a line.

In other news

1. Simone was beatboxing over breakfast this morning. I kid you not.

2. I don't write about everything I cook here, obviously. Sometimes it's not particularly noteworthy for any reason--something I've made a zillion times before and turned out exactly as anticipated, usually. Tonight, however, I made a black bean soup with apples (that's what those black beans were for), and I'm very pleased with the results. I forgot to make the greens to go with, though. We had cornbread instead.

3. My landlord e-mailed us this evening to suggest we check out the big-ass spider living below our bathroom window before he relocates it. I think we chose our housing situation well.