"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Adventures, Distractions, Photo entries on Jul 9th, 2009
We met up with Dr. Greg & his daughter Kayla in Parkville today and rode the river back to Kansas City. Greg had recently acquired a sweet vintage aluminum canoe and was itching to get it out on the river, and I’d been stoked about spending some more time on the Mighty Mo after the […]
Posted in Distractions on Jul 2nd, 2009
Well, let’s face it. I’m a little low on brain power lately. I’m up to my elbows getting stuff together for the Eeeewww! Boy Cooties! race and I’m just a space-case anyway, so I’m going to link to two of the funniest, disgustingest stories I’ve read online and let you guys laugh and get grossed […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, bike commuting, Distractions, Lists, Ruby the Dog, Well I'll Be Darned on Jun 13th, 2009
Just some little bits and pieces of thoughts of late: The other night when I was coming home from work, I had one of those absolutely glorious and magical rides that just makes you happy to be alive and pedalling. It has been surprisingly cool and rainy lately and there’s quite a lot of marshy […]
Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, beer and/or homebrewing, Distractions, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Lists, Other Bike Stuff, Trashboat Shenanigans, Work/career (vague as to avoid doocing) on Jun 5th, 2009
Yep, it’s gonna be one of those days and one of these entries. 1. They’ve been playing some butt-ass-awful music at work lately. Like worse than usual, and usual appears to be Adult-Contemporary Hits of the 1980s and ’90s. The recent streak of aural atrocities however, really has me scratching my head. Are they trying […]
Posted in Cats, Distractions, Family, Utter Silliness on May 7th, 2009
This entry is mainly for my sister’s amusement, though I am sure other folks will enjoy the adventures of Maru, a Scottish Fold cat from Japan. You can watch videos of Maru in bouncey, pouncey action, too. Maru is a round-faced, round-eyed, stocky mostly-grey-tabby cat who reminds me of Boda, my sister’s glorious oaf of […]
Posted in Distractions, Fashion, Grocery Store Lady Fashion Check, meta on Apr 16th, 2009
I think I’m going to start a new section on my blog. I won’t be doing it every day, but sometimes, I think I am going to do a quick inventory of my “fashion point” for the day. The main inspiration of this project is the Japanese Street Fashion magazine Fruits. Whenever they photograph a […]
Posted in Distractions on Apr 5th, 2009
Bagheera is a total doofus. I know you have to just believe me on this one, but he is a total goonberry, and I’ve taken to calling him Bungle-Butt. He’s the bumbliest puppy, because his feet are so huge and he’s not in full control of them, and he’s just got a kind of dopey […]
Posted in Distractions, videos on Mar 21st, 2009
So for some reason, The Coasters’ big hit “Yakkity Yak” was stuck in my head from when I woke up this morning. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cHB3Rbz1OI] It’s awfully catchy, and I think most of us get that whole “parents just don’t understand” bit, having lived through adolescence in its due season. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-cnq8dAw7E] “Charlie Brown” is another by The […]
Posted in Distractions, videos on Mar 3rd, 2009
I was poking about on YouTube today and came across this promoted video for how to make a hinamatsuri diorama poster. They’re displayed on March 3 for the annual Girls’ Festival. (for the Boys’ Festival, decorated carp-shaped banners are made and flown). I recall learning about both the Boys’ and Girls’ festivals from books when […]
Posted in Distractions, Party, Ruby the Dog on Feb 25th, 2009
When all of the dogs are horizontal, you know that a good time has been had by all. Apparently, we were on the ground floor of a trend amongst our social circle of taking in abandoned puppies. Our friends Julie & Tracey took in a stray Rottweiler/GSD pup about two weeks ago. His name is […]