"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Distractions, dumb things I have done, Utter Silliness on Mar 13th, 2008
Why St. Edmund is my Favorite Saint (and why I quit academia while I was ahead) St. Edmund. Dudes, what’s not to like? The guy was pious and generous to such an extend that he was sanctifiable (is that even a word?) and my god, did he ever have a colorful martyrdom. Though to be […]
Posted in Distractions, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Utter Silliness, videos on Mar 2nd, 2008
I’ve been considering earworms just lately, because I’ve had one or another of them stuck in my head constantly for the past two weeks or so. It started with Morning Coffee, a sweet, wistful, decade-old Japanese bubblegum pop hit from the first incarnation of the wildly popular and enduring Morning Musume. The song is all […]
Posted in Distractions, Recommendations, Utter Silliness on Feb 22nd, 2008
10. Do you think it is rad to have alcoholism, Ray?” 9. Vlad speaks to Philippe’s mom on the phone “your…voice…it is the seeds of a thousant memories” and “until you are the nudest you are ever being.” 8. Ray offers technical advice upon the laying of the Transatlantic Cable. 7. Beef is too depressed to […]
Posted in Cats, Lists, Photo entries, Utter Silliness, videos, Words I Like on Jan 17th, 2008
1. Confession time! (oh, this is going to be fun!) I sometimes confuse or conflate various celebrities or famous people, because I don’t follow their doings closely and maybe they look kind of alike, or have similar names. For example, I can’t ever keep David Duchovny & George Clooney straight in my mind. Back in […]
Posted in bike commuting, Distractions, dumb things I have done, Oh, for fuck's sake, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Jan 11th, 2008
I’m a nosy piece of work, and I dig other folks’ “what’s in my bag” posts and pictures on Flickr, so I thought I would do my own. Also, I had to clean my bag yesterday (Exxon-style glitter spill), so I figured since everything was out of it, I might as well take a picture […]
Posted in Adventures, biking, Playing With Weather, Utter Silliness on Dec 31st, 2007
1. On Friday night, the usual chaos that is Critical Mass ensued. It was a much smaller and more subdued group than usual…because it was butt-freezingly cold. Actually, it’s been worse at various points recently – it was darn near reasonable Friday night, but reasonable for December in Kansas City is still plenty stinkin’ cold. […]
Posted in Adventures, bike commuting, Distractions, Oh, for fuck's sake, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Dec 27th, 2007
And today I come bearing photographic evidence of the unexpected urban ungulates: Behold! The zoomed-in pictures kind of suck because I had to use my digital zoom which means the image quality suffers. But. Goats! I created a set and called it Goatography. I hope to get some better shots another day.
Posted in Adventures, bike commuting, dumb things I have done, Playing With Weather, Sewing, Utter Silliness on Dec 26th, 2007
This morning was shaping up to suck outrageously. I was about halfway to work, and my back tire blew out. 2″ long rip in one sidewall; you could see daylight all the way through. I tried to boot it with one of those extra-big patches from one of my patch kits, but no dice. In […]
Posted in bike commuting, Photo entries, Utter Silliness, videos on Dec 20th, 2007
This week has been gorgeous in the weather department. Gorgeous for December anyhow. I’ve ridden on my lunch break or extra after work every day so far, and I plan to do the same tomorrow. Being as it has been basically cold and shitty the previous couple of weeks, I had been racking up a […]
Posted in Distractions, Utter Silliness, videos on Dec 11th, 2007
For those of you who are entirely at a loss, perhaps this will clear things up.