I hope that you've had enough to drink. It's going to take courage.

I've been alone a lot since we've moved, exacerbated by the fact that I work from home. Being alone isn't a new state of being for me, but in its new quantity it has become a new state of grace. I don't feel the need to be a piece to fit a puzzle, nor is any role written for me. I'm slowly learning to try to stay out of my own way and avoid the traps I set for myself.

Having followed my husband to the city as he studies at Columbia, I sometimes feel a little like Charlotte in Lost in Translation. I think Hugh Jackman should play Bob.