I called the city today.

I found out how much I owe in outstanding parking tickets.

The lady on the phone shed, for a fleeting second, her civil-service veneer of professionalism and giggled.

The contest? Guess how much. The closest to the actual total wins a batch of toffee. (It mails well)

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I don't think the world is ready for me in a giant scallion costume.

It's made of chicken wire so it's sort of cumbersome to put on, so this picture, for now, will have to do.


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I feel like it's been a while since I've posted anything particularly meaningful here. I feel like I have a lot of random details but not a lot of substance, so, let's see ( Read more... )

One Hundred Things You Can Make Yourself

I thought this was pretty cool.

Why I will never succeed in Corporate America.

So my job involves moving around imaginary quantities of chemical by-products around hundreds of imaginary vessels.

Boss: You can't put those there.
Me: Why?
Boss: Those are O.R. tanks.

Three guesses how I responded.

There's nothing like visiting the Findlay Market on a Saturday morning in the summertime.

Almost worth missing Annie Oakley Days.

I know. I shouldn't have done it. But my mouse accidentally browsed to my favorite torrent site, and before you know it, I had what I thought was a PDF of the new Harry Potter book ( Read more... )

Okay. Uhh... I'm back ( Read more... )

I still have a ton of things to do before I leave. I'm not sure where I should really begin ( Read more... )