Lovely, charming, and relatable. Living in a large city is So Freeing after experiencing a rural bubble. A word of advice, however, from the roadmaps on this crusty old bartender's legs: support hose. You can thank me later.
Bay Area refugee living in rural northern Nevada….here. Jeeze, what a rich description of the urban experience contrasted with Marin county. I left the South Bay for 1986 Denver living in a loft by the river, freezing my ass off but having a real neighborhood bar with the vibe that you described. Thanks! And…nice painting.
Even for the most extroverted of us, it's still quite daunting to move cross country. And you've survived doing it 3 times! Glad to see that this last time paid off for you in personal contentment and a sense of community, Cintra. You deserve to be happy.
I took a moment from the burst of energy in this vituperative tale to look into the eyes Cintra chooses to share on her icon. The lips gloriously persed around the tip of her smoke-holder... It brings back vividly that energy she radiates, the raw sensuial nature of her power and caustic elegance. I wish we had been lovers back then. It was a treat to just share that proximity in tie and space!
from halfway across the world, these recent posts about your new life have been making me feel like i might actually be on the way of a new, better life at some point as well. i want the shining moments with total strangers more than anything! i suppose it's something you slowly figure out how to get. thank you for the hope, Cintra!
Making fun of Marin is low hanging fruit. Marin has been a punchline since 1978 when NBC released the “documentary” “I want it all now.” and Serial was releases on TV, but Marin has been eclipsed in ridiculousness Silicon Balley.
Cintra writes:
"This was the elusive, ineffable thing I had been missing, all those years — shining moments with total strangers."
Cintra has done it again:
Lovely, charming, and relatable. Living in a large city is So Freeing after experiencing a rural bubble. A word of advice, however, from the roadmaps on this crusty old bartender's legs: support hose. You can thank me later.
You're gonna run that town in six months, tops
Hahahaha! I agree!
Lovely. The change has done you good.
Bay Area refugee living in rural northern Nevada….here. Jeeze, what a rich description of the urban experience contrasted with Marin county. I left the South Bay for 1986 Denver living in a loft by the river, freezing my ass off but having a real neighborhood bar with the vibe that you described. Thanks! And…nice painting.
Even for the most extroverted of us, it's still quite daunting to move cross country. And you've survived doing it 3 times! Glad to see that this last time paid off for you in personal contentment and a sense of community, Cintra. You deserve to be happy.
This is diamond-sharp. Thank you.
What a lovely reply.
So goddam good it makes me think, under the right circumstances, a wine bar might not actually be such a bad place to be.
So glad you're out of fucking Marin.
You are so cool.
Oxo
I took a moment from the burst of energy in this vituperative tale to look into the eyes Cintra chooses to share on her icon. The lips gloriously persed around the tip of her smoke-holder... It brings back vividly that energy she radiates, the raw sensuial nature of her power and caustic elegance. I wish we had been lovers back then. It was a treat to just share that proximity in tie and space!
Wow! Almost enough to get me out of my apartment.
They need u on 60 minutes as the New n Better version of what ANDY ROONEY was doing.....Cuz this is Artistry, right??
from halfway across the world, these recent posts about your new life have been making me feel like i might actually be on the way of a new, better life at some point as well. i want the shining moments with total strangers more than anything! i suppose it's something you slowly figure out how to get. thank you for the hope, Cintra!
This is super ! Send it to "the New Yorker" and to the NY Times -start a bidding war.
Making fun of Marin is low hanging fruit. Marin has been a punchline since 1978 when NBC released the “documentary” “I want it all now.” and Serial was releases on TV, but Marin has been eclipsed in ridiculousness Silicon Balley.
And yet, can one ever really mock Marin enough? I ponder…💭