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Latest from Planet Luna...
I guess I shouldn't be surprised given her previous behavior around hummus, but the Weirdest Cat in the Universe also likes chickpeas. I had a can draining in the sink, and she stuck her head in and got one in her mouth. She then dropped it on the floor, stalked it for awhile, and ate it. I'm now trying to encourage her to groom the top of her ( Read more... ) -
Just thought I'd mention
The new showerhead WORKS. Those of you who have witnessed my previous home "improvement" projects would have just cause to doubt the mere installation of the showerhead as proof of my mad plumbing skillz. -
Feeling very Bob Vila...
I bought a new, low-flow showerhead the other day, only to find that the old showerhead, which was installed sometime during the Cretaceous Period, was rusted onto the pipes. I have long maintained that it is people like me who keep plumbers and handymen in business, and was just about ready to contact the landlord about sending someone over. Then ( Read more... ) -
My students' trains stopped in Stepford on Friday...
With due credit to the writers of "Eli Stone" for inspiring the title. (If you haven't watched it yet, do ( Read more... ) -
The cherry on the sundae of my day...
Yesterday I was on cloud nine by the end of the day, for reasons both professional and personal, and then two things happened ( Read more... ) -
P.S. It's the end of the world as we know it
So I wanted to know what band originally did one of the songs that was performed tonight and went to the American Idol website to find out. I didn't find the information, but I did find an advertisement for a book they are selling - I am not making this up - "Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul ( Read more... ) -
I see drunk people...
....and I'm not even working at Jersey Boys ( Read more... ) -
Never trust an eighth grader on who won an Oscar...
If I didn't at least know which movies were nominated, I might've believed my student when she told me that "The Bourne Ultimatum" won Best Picture instead of Sound Editing or whatever-the-heck it won. Because SHE sure was convinced ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: A Favorite Poem
"The December of My Springs" by Nikki Giovanni
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Philosopher" by Edna St. Vincent Millay -
Stupid people update...
My health insurance app. is missing in action, but the DOE person was kind enough to tell me how to download the forms, which I did, and then had to haul ass out in the rain to find somewhere to fax it to them.
On the upside, I am now officially DONE with stupid people. At least until I have to go deal with the patrons.
I'm going back to bed now