Category Archives: do-it-yourself

ADULT TOYS

Posted on February 3, 2024 by xaviertrevino

I ran into a streak of work the last half of January, and realized I’d have some extra money. Not a whole lot, as Charley Varrick once said, but more than I was expecting to have. A windfall, you might … Continue reading →

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RAINING ON MY HEAD

Posted on June 28, 2018 by xaviertrevino

I awoke this morning to the sound of raindrops pattering on the bedroom air conditioner. The patter was punctuated by distant rumbles of thunder. The bedroom was still pretty dark at almost 8, which is why I hadn’t woken up … Continue reading →

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BACK TO WORK

Posted on February 27, 2018 by xaviertrevino

    Exactly four years ago this month I was suspended from the job I’d held for seventeen years. It was actually three different jobs, porter, doorman, handyman then doorman again but all at the same place, 144 West 86th … Continue reading →

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THE MYSTERIES OF EVAPORATOR FANS

Posted on February 1, 2018 by xaviertrevino

  This October, late in the month I was sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV one evening when I heard a loud buzzing sound coming from somewhere. The sound was familiar in a way, but a … Continue reading →

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