shiny aliens with stamps on their shoes

[ashtabulafish]

Okay, I'm being sort of a bad employee right now, but I'm all tired and fuzzy so hopefully the writingness will help me think better and I will become Superworker. As it stands I can't seem to tell "Shipping & Handling" from "Property & Casualty" so perhaps it's for the best

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[gypsycineaste]

It just occured to me that I never found out which book you read "Ashtabula" in. Was it Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions?

[ashtabulafish]

I had to think about it, but yes, I guess I must have! I believe it was the town he called the "asshole of the universe" (or was it country?), right? I remember because when I first read it in high school I thought "how could a place with such a great name be the asshole?" and all my friends were convinced that it should have been some place in New Jersey instead, but who am I to quarrel with the great Vonnegut?
...You'd know better than I. Did that piss you off, or was it cool that your town was mentioned?

[gypsycineaste]

hmmm, "The asshole of the universe"...It's an apt description of Ashtabula, but the only thing 'Breakfast of Champions' says about it is, "I had bought a pair of sunglasses at a holiday inn outside of Ashtabula, Ohio, where I spent the night before." Ashtabula is also mentioned in Kerouac's 'On the Road' and my personal favorite Ashtabula reference is in Bob Dylan's, 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go'.

P.S. I saw Vonnegut speak at Case last year, and it was amazing. The man is genius.

[ashtabulafish]

Oops. Sorry, I remember now. I don't remember what he did call the asshole but it doesn't matter. Funny, I googled "Ashtabula" and "Vonnegut" to check and got some article that misquoted it. So someone else got it wrong too.
I definitely remember the mention in On the Road, but I haven't read it in so long. But I really really gotta give that Dylan song another listen. I love all those guys.
You're so lucky you got to see him speak! What did he talk about?
The closest I've come to him is actually pretty close (he has a house on Long Island and my aunt's ex walks his dogs or something while he's away, and I've seen the house but he wasn't in it) but I'd sure trade that to hear him talk.

owen with curly hair = hot

[happiesachi]

elbow back! haha
if it only happened once (aka isolated event) i wouldn't worrie too much ,but if it keeps happening...maybe like...switch sides...or...be violent...or...whine...or...wear head pads...or just pads all over your body so no matter where he hits, it won't affect you...(i'm kidding) is it obvious? yeah...i know....

Re: owen with curly hair = hot

[ashtabulafish]

Hmm, well I tried whining but he just whined back, being half asleep. I think I should make myself a giant protective pillow! But then I'd be too comfy and never get up... Crap. Damn boys.