Getup: In Defense of Culottes

  In the late nineties, wide-legged pants were all the rage, and I proudly wore JNCOs, bell bottoms, and cargo pants before the Era of the Skinny Jean took hold. I never thought that I would be ever again …

Getup: The One Featuring My Dog

    The weirdest thing happened on Monday, January 1st: I woke up and my hair, which had previously just barely grazed my shoulders, had grown to resemble Alanis Morisette in the Thank You music video overnight. 2018 is already …

Getup: LA Crewneck

  It is New Year’s Eve here at Getup Blog HQ, and I am waiting for Alex to get home so we can order our favorite pizza and eat ourselves into 2018.  Will we make it to midnight before …

PNW Road Trip: Santa Rosa

We took a three-week road trip around the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2017, and I am recounting our trip in a series of blog posts. You can read the previous posts here:  Ashland,  Portland,  Bellingham,  Vancouver,  Seattle,  Kalaloch,  Pacific City,  Eureka, The Lost Coast   …

Getup: Cold and Cooler

  I am not feeling my usual, pithy self today. Currently writing this from behind a Dayquil fog as I endure the second day of a nasty cold. If the pile of tissues in the trashcan beside me could …