The mental health experts would have a field day with this one… Scenario: The dear cat of the house encounters the crazy about 5:30 a.m. and begins running suicides across the house, ending each one by slamming against my bedroom door. Subsequently, I have a vivid, memorable dream that I am attempting to recoup, amongContinue reading “Dream a Little Dream of Me”
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This is August, Y’all
So…the beach photos? They like to drag their feet. Walking in sand, you know, is very slow going. However, this happened: Then I had a brief love affair with a bag of potato chips. Or several. (The relationship may have been polygamous.) Returning, I became an at-home professional in a new “office”: The world ended.Continue reading “This is August, Y’all”
This is August
I’m back.This is me. (This is also an open letter of apology to any human being who encounters me today.) My beverage of the morning is a venti dark roast from Starbucks. Black. Kindly ignore the fact that I haven’t shaved my legs. I moved yesterday. My nose is blue, and I’m not a Smurf,Continue reading “This is August”
In Shakespeare’s Company
I’m sitting in a narrow hallway outside a coffee shop and bookstore called Shakespeare & Company. The door of this coffee/beer/wine/book/cooking supply shop has not one but five Christmas jingle bells hanging from the knob, to be certain the proprietors don’t miss a guest’s approach. (The bells’ effectiveness is undermined somewhat by the fact thatContinue reading “In Shakespeare’s Company”
And the Green Grass Grows
You know it’s time to mow the lawn when two separate lawn services companies, hired by two different neighbors across the street, come to your house by mistake. Within a three-day period. Really. Really. Sorry, aesthetically conscious neighbors. I will get around to it eventually.
February 2, 2012
300…Words
Part of my job this summer has been to write very concise pieces of text about major world events, such as the Cold War, the Renaissance, and the 14th century plague. The average word limit for the job? 300 words. Let’s try that again. Part of my My job this summer has been to writeContinue reading “300…Words”
Coffeeless Conundrum
So, the catch-22 of going a week without coffee is that you have to be awake enough to remember that you’re going a week without coffee. Without Coffee: 1 day 2 hours In other news…This happened: See more Lolcats and funny pictures.
Thursdays
Cryptic story of my life in ten words or less: So many dates, and yet so few. Otherwise known as, fact checking. Forever. And then some.
Movin’ Movin’ Movin’
Contrary to popular opinion, moving is just great. It comes with its own set of fabulous side effects. For example… Moving gives you an indefinite pass on tripping-related humor. The impulse to talk aloud to yourself in a British accent while unpacking increases tenfold after midnight. When you begin giving yourself “real person points” forContinue reading “Movin’ Movin’ Movin’”
Snark on the Side 