I didn't much care for that Eve Ensler play I went to. The audience had to have been at least 90% female. I was uncomfortable. I found the bulk of the subject matter extremely depressing and, needless to say, I didn't laugh in the "right" places. In addition, I was feeling down before I even entered the theater so I'm afraid the whole experience ( Read more... )

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I turned on the radio this morning and learned that today is International Town Criers' Day. We of the guild of St. Blaise should make an effort to celebrate this glorious occasion next year.

I had a great adventure last weekend. Nine of us caravaned (hooray for radio communication!) up to the El Dorado National Forest near Lake Tahoe and spent the ( Read more... )

I know it's been a while since I last updated this thing, but I think all of you managed to endure the absence quite well. Kudos ( Read more... )

The following rambling passage is based solely on my observations. If you have any real knowledge in the area of kinesiology or push-ups as a form of strengthening and toning arms, please let me know what I ought to be doing. I'd really appreciate it ( Read more... )

Still no word on the newspaper job... but some silly quiz writer seems to think I'm a capable editor...
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I stumbled through my door this morning severely sleep-deprived and reeking of cigar smoke. Needless to say, I believe in starting the week right. I fed my cats and threw myself into bed around 10am.
At 11 my phone rang. I picked it up (why doesn't it ever occur to me to just let it ring?) and heard myself let out a groggy, rasping "hello?"

"Hi, is ( Read more... )

Yesterday my mother's boyfriend of nine or so years was forcibly removed from her home. Having had to live with them for over two years while I was in high school, I can attest to the fact that he was a slimy waste of space. He'd been unemployed for the past 6 years and my mother (who is very sick, both physically and mentally) had been supporting ( Read more... )

I have an iPod I'd like to be able to use with my car stereo and I'm trying to decide which device to buy. Those cassette tape adapters won't work for me, as my car's cassette player is too sensitive. I went to apple.com and found the Griffin iTrip FM transmitter for $34.95 and the Monster iCar Play wireless FM transmitter for $69.

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I learned something this past weekend ( Read more... )