Spent the afternoon watching the "In Search of..." mini-marathon while writing cover letters. Even caught the infamous Sasquatch episode. [Insert Tenacious D quip here.] Prolonged my amusement by jotting so inspired haikus fight club style.

( I am Jack's irreverent lack of poetic sincerity )

I remembered what I forgot. The planitarium coreographed a laser-light show to "OK Computer." So if you're ever paranoid and depressed, and yet want a night on the town, I know where to go.

Completely forgot what I was going to include in this entry. Am glancing thoughtfully around trying to activate the schema.

Ooh, Fresh Air Weekend is on.

I think I need to talk about la chupacabra a little bit more today. I haven't quite met my quota.

Kids are so bizarre.

Caspar: Narnia's so cool.
Some random kid: What's Narnia?
Caspar: Narnia business.

I have great skeins of customized wool (hand-dyed, of course).

I also have a new book bag made of recycled vintage suitcoats and lined with satin. Tight.

I listened to "Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk this Christmas" on repeat while baking Christmas cookies tonight. Thoroughly enjoyable. Just because it's Christmas doesn't mean people don't get laid-off, tie one on, and disappoint their children ( Read more... )

Yesterday at Grandma Judy's her neighbors, Betty and Daryl, the sweetest little old people you'll ever come across, gave everyone either a hand-crocheted doily made by Betty (mine is mint green) or a box of homemade cookies baked by Daryl. They don't have any money, but they make sure to give everyone a gift every year, even though we're not ( Read more... )

I wrote my last undergraduate paper today. It was a 2 page observation report. Perhaps the moment might have been more profound had I not been surrounded by whining Sophomores while contemplating it warm from the printer ( Read more... )

I just read a Seamus Heaney poem in praise of Sloe Gin. Am thirsty. A year or so ago I remember dad buying Sloe Gin and sitting around getting a little tipsy listening to NPR. Family bonding time ( Read more... )