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I’m very nearly 38, overweight, and temporarily single. Not, like, buying new underwear and low-cut tops single, but, like, eating microwaveable food while hovering over the sink musing over Valentine’s Day prospects single. So here are my thoughts. I have no desire to meet anyone, mind you; my date of the last
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Whether we want to admit it to ourselves or not, the grilled cheese sandwich was likely one of the first loves for most American children. Yes, parents rank up there as well. But grilled cheese sandwiches — with their gooey cheese center and their crispy, warm toasted exterior — stand
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You’ve got to love Frida Kahlo — if not for her art, then for her outrageous sense of style and her superhuman courage. “Frida Kahlo: Images of an Icon” at the Tacoma Art Museum is not so much about Kahlo the artist as it is about Kahlo the woman. There are
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Comedy hasn't evolved much since the glory days of ventriloquist and puppet. Every so often, there's a Gallagher smashing watermelons or a musical funnyman like Jack Black, but for the most part, comedy is a dude on a stage with a microphone, plodding through a joke-punch line-new joke routine. Boring! Well,
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The friendly and low-key artist’s reception for Desiree Flerchinger, held at Syren Lounge, showcased a range of art — some pieces were loaded with symbolism; some were loaded with whimsy, and some were just loaded with talent. But then the vibe shifted, and the party had to move to a
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When it comes to Valentine’s Day, I know for a fact that Tina Turner said it best: “What’s love got to do with it?” For some reason, I’ve been jinxed on this holiday every year of my life. Each of the boyfriends I’ve had refused to celebrate it, so I’ve never actually
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A white dress, a lacy veil, something old, new, borrowed and blue. Me? I’ve never been interested in any of that kind of crap. As a youngin’, when most other girls were envisioning their princess day and the perfect wedding, I was busy playing competitive sports. I wasn’t forming opinions on whether to
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THE BAND Eastern-Euro stew The campy fun of old European cabaret and the hip style of today\'s music puree together at the Vagabond Opera show at Jazzbones this weekend as a Portland ensemble makes a debut of Bohemian Operatic Eastern-Euro Cabaret on Friday, Feb. 9. The performance will include songs in 10
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Anyone who’s ever caught wicked air knows that if your wheels are turning but you can’t get off the ground what you really need is a ramp. For the last three years, Tacoma artists have learned to fly using a particularly steep ramp known as RampArt. Tracing backward the paths
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Wild and crazy play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile," a comedy by Steve Martin about a fictional meeting of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, plays at the Midnight Sun. [Midnight Sun, through Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, $7-$15, 113 N. Columbia St., Olympia, 360.754.7114, www.buyolympia.com/events] Diary dialogue A play to watch and discuss opens
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It seems only proper that I would be writing about love and relationships on the weekend of my ninth anniversary to the little woman. Only married people would understand when I say that it feels like we have been married forever and just a day all at the same time.
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There’s no need to spike your chicken soup with a tab of ecstasy; sexy gateway foods are plentiful. Some are simply more inviting than others. The following five-course meal could theoretically keep you up all night. Open a bottle of champagne and have a glass. Slice a large tomato and
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Certain tastes and smells take me back to a specific time in my life, sometimes even when I don't want to go there. I dropped by Indochine — downtown Tacoma’s trip to exotic Asia with a lounge whose masterful design creates a sophisticated space with colorful changing lights, sleek lines
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Il Fiasco's tiramisu I was sitting at Il Fiasco’s bar next to an elderly couple who, I must say, were having quite a time sipping wine. The old guy next to me was a character and clearly all his wife could handle. While perusing the dessert menu the guy came
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Aphrodite’s Salon in Puyallup sits on top of the Dairy Queen, a seemingly odd location to get movie star glam. But the names are kind of related. The Dairy Queen is the queen of milk, and Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love, borne from a sea of foam
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Hanging at the South Hill Mall with a couple of my friends, I witnessed the most ridiculous minidress. Maybe it was the dreadful polka dots or the big puffy shoulders, but it was hideous. The girl wore a pair of fishnet leggings and flat ballerina shoes with the minidress. Did
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Mild-mannered Boeing employee by day, poster child for vampire-with-attitude look by night, Theresa Wiles shows her attitude with clothes and accessories almost exclusively from Hot Topic. The boots are an exception, coming from Broadway in Seattle, while the piercing came from a spot a little closer to home, a shop called
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This Wednesday is Valentine's Day, the most romantic and stressful time of year for men. Poor guys. I don't envy you. This is the day you dread all year — trying to figure out what to do, what not to say, how to dress, and where to go. So here
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The lovely and talented singer/songwriter and pianist Jana Losey from New York will make three appearances in Tacoma this week as part of her West Coast tour in support of her new album, Bittersweet. Losey and her accompanist Melanie Peters will make their first stop at Buzzard's CDs & Video
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Leave that box of chocolates to Forrest Gump to give out for Valentine’s Day — He was a simpleton, and you’re not. Being the savvy T-town shopper you are, you know the best ways to give that most decadent of treats synonymous with love. Or maybe you don’t, because you’re
