O Facebook, How I Poke Thee

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Girl's Eye View, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

O, Facebook. How I love thee. How to count the ways? I could write a poem with all the two-letter words I’ve acquired in my vocabulary. I could recount the number of hours and days filled with nothingness before Facebook ...

I’m Ready for My Close-up, Mr. DeMille

Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, I took a Personal Hygiene Day and headed to the salon. In my normal life, these days are a necessity, not a luxury, for upkeep: repairing chipped nail polish, an unsightly blemish, unibrow, e.g. Only, I’m in Nantucket, which ...

Summer House Guest Stress: Here today, Here tomorrow

Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Uncategorized | No Comments »

My parents, though otherwise tastemakers of the highest regard, have an inordinate amount of quote-bearing accent pillows. “If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother” is my favorite. “You never know how many friends you have ‘til you have a ...

Scrabulicious

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity | 1 Comment »

Yesterday I had a rude awakening from my Facebook-induced delusion that I was good at games. I should have known better, since my childhood was plagued by maddening run-ins with the Pfeifers, my Mensa-certified, gaming relatives on my mother’s side, ...

ACKtivity

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in ACKtivity, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Every summer I promise myself that I’m going to be ACKtive here on Nantucket. My typical, lamely out-of-reach goals include: 1) Run daily at Sanford Farm (never gonna happen) 2) Ride my bike to Sconset (even once!) 3) Take advantage of the offerings ...