"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Costumes and disguises, Distractions, Recommendations on Jan 11th, 2010
I’ve been keeping a blog sporadically since 2002, which is a plenty long time, though sometimes it seems like I’ve kept one for much longer. Back in the day, I used to post on this message board called Hissyfit quite a lot, and sometimes I’ll think, “I know I blogged about that some while back,†[…]
Posted in Distractions, Words I Like on Jan 8th, 2010
You know those crinkly, tissue-paper toilet seat covers you get in a lot of public restrooms? I once worked with a woman who called them “butt doilies.†Another woman I knew called them “butt gaskets.†Considering that adding the word “butt†to just about anything instantly makes it funny, and considering that I’m unnaturally enamored […]
Posted in Distractions, videos on Jan 4th, 2010
The Onion (dot com) is an interesting institution. It’s spoof news has grown pretty formulaic and tired over the years, but other features, notably the AV Club keep me coming back. And I’ll pretty much tune in for updates from irrepressible, feckless, hapless Jim Anchower and dimwitted, chocolate-and-cat-loving, delusional Jean Teasdale (though I admit this […]
Posted in Cats, Distractions, dumb things I have done, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Dec 13th, 2009
Too bad if you didn’t. For a bit of context. I don’t know why, but when I lay on my stomach to read, Griswald seems to think that it is a great idea to curl up on my butt. I suppose it is a warm, soft cushion, and cats are magnetically drawn to anything that […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Distractions, Utter Silliness on Dec 5th, 2009
I irrationally adore (and detest) many things. One of my irrational favorites is a deep and abiding love of the number 9. I tell you that in my book, 9 is the best number. It’s square and tidy. It’s made up of three, three times, and three is my next favorite number. When you multiply […]
Posted in Distractions, dumb things I have done, Utter Silliness on Dec 3rd, 2009
So, if you’re delicate and gross-outable, then you should totally stop reading NOW. Seriously, I’m warning you, I’m really gonna talk about boogers and snot in just a second. /warning Okay, so I’m going to sound like not only a disgusting 5-year-old, but also like a total stoner. Did you ever wonder if snot has […]
Posted in Distractions, Family, nostalgia, Recommendations, videos on Nov 27th, 2009
I just got a movie recommendation from my Dad: The Long Long Trailer,” which opened in 1954 featuring the beloved Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz team, a 1954 Mercury convertible, and a really big travel trailer. Dad has been laid up for the past month following rotator-cuff surgery; he’s currently banned from using his right arm, so […]
Posted in Distractions on Nov 17th, 2009
I just about don’t know what to do with myself! The Lincoln Park Trixie Society is apparently poised to make its triumphant return to the Internet. About freakin’ time, ladies! For those of you who are scratching your heads and wondering what foolishness I’m obsessing about now, I’ll give it to you straight-and-dirty. The Lincoln […]
Posted in Distractions, Utter Silliness on Nov 16th, 2009
And I’m not counting the fact that I can’t sing for shit. The five reasons I can’t and won’t do Karaoke are that basically, the only songs I know well enough to sing are: 1. meant to be sung horribly 2. really annoying 3. socially inappropriate 4. too obscure to be on a Karaoke playlist […]
Posted in Distractions, Utter Silliness, videos on Nov 15th, 2009
I’ll be back later on to write up the Chariot races, but in the meantime, please enjoy one of my new favorite videos on the entire Internet: It’s kind of like the old Hamster Dance, but better. With ferrets! And Weezer(ish). For comparison. And now, I’m off, to go be a productive member of society. […]