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Spring Fever
What I want to know is, what is it about April that brings the raging gunmen out of hibernation? -
I have just witnessed a man ask for directions.
A cute old but disoriented man jumped out of the SUV at a red light one lane over and just about suffocated the Mercedes convertible driver in front of me with an unfolded map. Serves him right for leaving the top down in 50-degree April. The convertible driver waved his arms around a bit before the old man retracted back to his vehicle ( Read more... ) -
So it goes.
I'm uncharacteristically saddened by Kurt Vonnegut's death. I feel like such an intellectual for the solemn, poetic ache in my otherwise jaded heart. And then I remember that I found out through a web comic, and that erases any previous feelings of smugness ( Read more... ) -
Fate, can you hear me? It's Stubby.
It wasn't enough to work 'til 7 last night, sleep like crap, and disappointingly draw the conclusion not to go to Des Moines this weekend. No, the real punishment came in stubbing my big toe on the shower door and bleeding a pint. Since when is I-35 less dangerous than my bathroom? -
A standoff. Clint Eastood style.
My dad has requested I pay him a $20 "fine" for a (dry) mess he discovered in the trunk of my car while replacing a back light for me. I have instead offered to pay him $40 for services rendered and call it a day. -
I have a Jinglewand and I know how to use it
One of my favorite by-products of visitors - an excuse to do stuff, especially stuff you haven't allowed yourself to check out on your own! A late-ish thanks to thinkpink55 for opening up my eyes to more cool stuff right in front of my nose.
Case-in-point 1: Nu Look Consignment. Omigod, what a find! Not since Des Moines' Bargain Basket have I stumbled upon ( Read more... ) -
I'm goin' to Wichita
In honor of having such a great week and the impending 'Winter Storm of the Century,' I'm gonna sit here the rest of the night drinking my 89-cent Archer Farms mineral water and create a Snowed'n'07 mix on iTunes.
