Credits given to
Scandinavian Folk and Fairy Tales. Ed. Claire Booss. Crown Books, New York. 1984, pg 52.

Once upon a time there was a parson, who was such a bully, that he screamed out a long way off, when anybody came driving against him in the main road: "Out of the way, out of the way! Here comes the parson himself ( Read more... )

I've been a fan of fantasy novels, but I'm getting tired of the manufacturered CRAP that is getting produced. I just read a Terry Brooks novel. I returned it to the library immediately before I was tempted to curse it, throw it around the room and accidentally into the fire. Given my prior experiences, on my next trip to the library, I was weary ( Read more... )

I find myself gathering ideas about things I'd put in a novel. Eventually I'm going to start writing those ideas down, and at that point I think I'll finally sit down and write the damn book. I'm long overdue to write a lengthy story, and last time I wrote a book it helped to sort out a lot of pent-up emotion. The hardest part is getting the ( Read more... )

I think I finally killed that GODDAM FORSAKEN MOUSE!! Damnit, I just saw him again while typing! Die mousey die!

It's finally warmed up again to 70 degrees here, which is great since my house doesn't have a heater. I recently got free furniture from the neighbors. They were getting rid of a couch and chair to make room for a new couch and chair. Anyway, we tried to fit this couch through a narrow door and back it into my apartment. The problem both of our ( Read more... )

I swear to Zues that my apartment is alive and crawling. Considering I don't take good care of myself, you can only imagine how I take care of my apartment. Everything is fine with it ... until you try to clean it. Once you try to clean the apartment, it fights back with a vengence. Mold in the bathroom, grease in the oven, mice underneath the ( Read more... )

FYI: I don't get worried about a rainstorm until the news starts issueing hail warnings and tornado watches. Now I'm huddled in my apartment ready for the world outside to be ripped apart.

Ok, this has just been ticking me off to no end, so I'd thought I'd rant with a random article. New Hampshire and Iowa are still voting, but the media has basically said Obama has won by a landside. The media bases their claim off a straw poll after the debates for each state. The approximate amount of people who participated in the straw poll is ( Read more... )

The contract:
"[Insert medical PPO here] reserves the right to withhold funds towards unnecessary visits."

What it actually means:
"[Insert medical PPO here] reserves the right to withhold funds towards unneccessary visits. (but we'll take your money anyway)."

Oh, how I love business politics.

Since I obviously can't play the tuba anymore, I bought a new guitar because I can. I bought a low-end kind, about $200 for the entire package, using a thinner-than-typical string. I'm quite happy about it too. It's been hard for me to spend vast amounts of money because I grew learning how to be stingy and manage a meager income, but I believe I ( Read more... )