Nov 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
i need a new hat and scarf, because mine are missing. is EVERYTHING missing in my life? yes. there’s this poem by elizabeth bennet that i studied in college when i took a poetry class, about losing things, let’s see if i can find it online here really quickly: no, i...
Nov 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
on “sex & the city” tonight, carrie was complaining that the relationship she was in (with that kind of cute guy from “northern exposure,” except he sort of annoys me somehow in a way that i can’t explain and i can’t even say exactly what...
Nov 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
i was listening to NPR on the way home tonight, and they were talking about how many MILLIONS of pairs of scissors have been confiscated at airports. MILLIONS and MILLIONS. they mentioned other things that had also been seized, including screwdrivers and CHAINSAWS....
Nov 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
i’ve been having computer issues, that’s why i haven’t written in a couple of days. it feels like forever since i last wrote. many many things have been happening. the most significant is that it got SO COLD this evening that i’ve decided to just stay inside till...
Nov 26, 2005 | Uncategorized
I started thanksgiving feeling thankful because the red-tailed hawk, Mani, had finally been found. Some cretin stole him from the zoo, thinking he needed to “be free.” But the hawk has grown up in captivity, and being free meant being dead, probably, because the hawk...
Nov 24, 2005 | Uncategorized
no, not really, i’m not going to share with you my many bitter disappointments, i don’t want you to start your thanksgiving with lots of sobbing and stuff. i didn’t win any money. oh well. would i have REALLY been happy? yes, of course i would have. delirious with...
Nov 23, 2005 | Uncategorized
i was checking my statistics for the website just now, and there’s this thing that’s a “links from external page” which lists…all the links from other places. mostly it’s a bunch of seedy place, the ones that are trying to put spam on my comments....
Nov 23, 2005 | Uncategorized
they should have that offical title for the day b4 thanksgiving, because that’s what it is. me, personally, i don’t have to do any cooking whatsoever. actually, i love to cook, but because i was feeling so sick, all i was in charge of was baking a pumpkin pie, which...
Nov 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
i haven’t called the wienerdoggians back yet. sorry. i actually haven’t called anybody, really. sorry. i haven’t written anything at all on here since thursday night. sorry. again. but why do i have to be the one who is sorry all the time? i have my reasons for not...
Nov 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
yesterday at lunch (was it just yesterday? i’m starting to lose track of the days of the week now, surely it’s a sign of greater difficulties in my life), i was sitting at panera with P. (Phred) eating some delicious portabella garlic bisque, which i heartily...
Nov 16, 2005 | Uncategorized
here’s the direct link to that article i wrote about the pirates of the caribbean movie – it’s in the column called “grace’s goodies,” and it’s way at the very bottom because it’s the first one i wrote. but you can just clink on this link and read...
Nov 16, 2005 | Uncategorized
this was my main goal for the evening – TURN OUT THE LIGHTS BY 10 P.M. it is now 10:53. how am i not able to even do this one little simple thing? i have no control over my fingers. they just keep typing, independently of me. i took an antihistimine that makes...
Nov 16, 2005 | Uncategorized
29 degrees last time i heard. i bought two pairs of gloves, because they came in pairs of two, and they were very cheap, which is good, because i lose gloves almost as much as i lose/break my handsfree phone things. one pair is white, the other, black. i already lost...
Nov 15, 2005 | Uncategorized
ok, it’s after MIDNIGHT, and i’m fiercely battling a cold that i WILL NOT LET TAKE OVER ME, and i should be sleeping, but i took an antihistimine about 10 minutes ago and i’m waiting for it to make me sleepy, and i HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS: DON’T GIVE YOUR BABY...
Nov 12, 2005 | Uncategorized
i love the library. is there a way i could make a living hanging out at the library, looking stuff up, reading books? no, i know it’s not possible. just like it’s not possible to make any money going camping. i don’t know if/when i’ll go camping again, except i do...
Nov 12, 2005 | Uncategorized
today i took shortie and giz (mom and dad’s very lovable pekinese, in case you haven’t been KEEPING UP) for a car ride. shortie and giz are so enthusiastic – i just had to say “car ride” and they went crazy, barking and running around, and they leapt...
Nov 10, 2005 | Uncategorized
i just got my hair re-blonded. i told somebody right before i did it that i’m doing it, of course, because BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN. and indeed they do. more fun, i’m having BUCKETS of fun right this very minute. because i’m more blonde. perhaps next time i’ll go for...
Nov 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
ok, really just the one reader. but THANKS for the e-mail, secret reader, that was a great start to my day! maybe my secret reader will come to my show and bring 499 friends and relatives. i know i don’t have 499 friends and relatives. i have plenty of acquaintances....
Nov 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
i wrote about the cabin concerts, and printed them out and took them around to the cardologist and the weiner dog. so you can pick one up and read it if you live here in spfld. if not, well, that’s just one more reason to visit our fair and fabulous city. plus, if you...
Nov 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
erica was driving down walnut street today, and the governor, who is a runner, ran right out in front of her car and she almost hit him. we agreed that if she’d made contact, state workers would have another holiday. why wouldn’t the governor look both ways b4...
Nov 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
it’s DUCK BLOOD soup, not DUCKSBLOOD SOUP, as i previously stated. i looked up recipes, and it seems that the soup is also popular in Poland. Hmm, i wonder if there are other odd recipes that are popular in two such different countries. here’s how one of the recipes...
Nov 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
see, i knew there were many other important things i wanted to tell you, but i forgot. i’ve been up writing for a while now, and i think i should probably just turn out the light, but i had to add these couple of things. FIRST, on my first day back here, i went to the...
Nov 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
there was a thing on npr this evening about the upcoming pandemic in which all of us are going to DIE before winter is over, which is why i just ate four pieces of chocolate, about what they’re doing in vietnam to try to stave off the flu pandemic. i believe they said...
Oct 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
this afternoon we went on a tour of the coors brewery, since we’re right here in golden, colorado, home of coors beer. i don’t like beer. i was unenthusiastic about going on a brewery tour. but it was surprisingly fun. i took quite a few photos, and i liked the smell...
Oct 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
here is the cutest puppy in the world: and here is the cutest halloween baby ever: it was supposed to SNOW here in denver last night, but it didn’t. whew. instead, it’s a beautiful sunny morning, although only about 40 degrees. i’m seriuously contemplating running,...
Oct 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
everybody is sitting around now, full of mediocre mexican food. three of us are typing on our computers. i keep pointing out how odd it is that we sit here together, not talking, typing away, but nobody listens. casa bonita was very fun. it was also kind of surreal,...
Oct 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
jerri is very, very funny, eating-wise. i mean, she’s a funny person, she makes me laugh anyway, but the things she likes to eat, or, more specifically, the things she doesn’t like, cracks me up. she does like chocolate. and she likes chocolate chips. but she doesn’t...
Oct 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
the reason we’re going to CASA BONITA is because it was on south park. the tv show. craig, the rocket scientist who is now here, loves south park. so that’s why we’re going. jerri is still watching me type. i’m glad she’s not normally sitting here watching me type,...
Oct 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
here is where we’re going tonight: Casa Bonita! it’s some crazy mexican restaurant that has CLIFF DIVERS. gold and silver mines. an ANGRY GORILLA. flame jugglers. and a GOVERNOR’S MANSION. hmm. i’m a little dubious, especially about the governor’s mansion. why would...
Oct 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
here i am in a big huge house. earlier today a child was visiting, and there are two children living here, and it was very very busy. and loud. lots of activity. i understand why children need so much sleep; it’s because when they’re awake, they’re bouncing off the...
