Sometimes things bloom in their own time.

It's been nearly three years since I moved to California. My striped Barbados lily made the cross-country road trip with me, resilient but dormant.

And now, for the first time, it's finally in bloom.

Beauty, it turns out, is always worth the wait.

Happy National Poetry Month! Here's an infographic I created with every active poetry hotline I could find in the U.S. Give 'em a try when you're in the mood for a poem.

Mozzi the cat watches over me.

"It's not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache." --Dr. Frank N. Furter

West Hollywood fire fighters occasionally run drills using the apartment building where I live. It's kind of alarming when they first show up. But I'm not complaining.