Barbarella | Writer
Barbarella was discovered in 2004 when Reader elves happened along her blog, Barbarella’s Pillow Talk. She has been writing her column, Diary of a Diva and Your Week and Welcome To It every week ever since.
Why the name diva? It’s the best thing we could come up with for a dominant woman, control-freak, and socialite who loves to tell it like it is, even though we all know she’s overcompensating for her inherent nerdiness. Barb continues to blog and posts pics on her personal web site, divabarbarella.com.
Latest Blog Entries
Special Screening of Urbanized
Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
Tomorrow night, director Gary Hustwit (Helvetica, Objectified) will ...
Molecular Gastronomy at... Harney Sushi?
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011
When I signed up for a seat at ...
Underground Dining
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011
You hear about pop-up restaurants and underground dining ...
Don't Judge a Restaurant by Its Cover
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011
My father has been trying for years to ...
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Latest Stories
San Diego Events: Urban Chickens, WWE Raw Supershow, Magic Lantern Theater
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
Thursday | 9 APHRODISIACS Set the right mood for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day! Learn about some not-so-commonly known aphrodisiacs such as watermelon, arugula, saffron, and pine nuts and how ...
Divine Beast
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
In 2011 I lost my kick-ass condo and went on anti-anxiety meds that — when combined with stress, financial troubles, moving house, and excessive drinking and dining out — left ...
San Diego Events: Sign Language, Cocktail-Hat Making, High Tech Fair
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
Thursday | 2 CONFLICT San Francisco Zen Buddhist priest and poet Norman Fischer reads from his new book-length poem, “an exploration of conflict within the self — conflict between friends, ...
My Ask of Jane
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
People use jargon because they want to sound smart and credible when in fact they sound profoundly dim-witted and typically can’t be understood, which defeats the purpose of speaking in ...
San Diego Events: William Glen Crooks, Derby Dolls, Cat Fanciers
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
Thursday | 26 JAZZREACH! Center Stage: Performances for Youth continues with a “high-energy interactive program” highlighting the music of jazz greats and an immersive multimedia program featuring jazz compositions from ...
The Pointy Ball Game
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
David and I were waiting for one of the guys behind the desk to find our room reservation on his monitor when his coworker, looking at me, said, “So, are ...
San Diego Events: Genealogical Resources, Vietnamese Lunar New Year, Cirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
Thursday | 19 INTRODUCTION TO GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES If you’re curious about tracking your family genealogy, this workshop is designed for you. Senior archivist at the San Diego History Center Jane ...
Better you
Friday, Jan. 13, 2012
As soon as the sound of David’s retching began to subside, I rushed into the bathroom to get a quick peek into the bowl beneath his crumpled frame. Before he ...
De Profundis, Lamb’s Players, Tribute to Pete Seeger: San Diego Events
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Thursday | 12 DE PROFUNDIS Pianist Catherine Kautsky performs this piece by Frederic Rzewski, inspired by a letter Oscar Wilde wrote to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, in 1895 while ...
Original Lady
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
We huddled by the frosted glass door just inside of the entrance to a man’s home we’d met only 15 minutes before. It had been Shawn’s idea to stash us ...
