Blergh. One would think that having an apartment that stays regularly at 75 degrees would preclude one from getting a cold. One would think. But hell if I haven’t contracted the plague. Not that I’m surprised. Ever since college this is when I get sick. It would be a stressful period of finals and papers […]
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I am perhaps the least Sporty Spice girl ever. Don’t really watch sports, never participated in sports (which I believe has cost the world many unintentionally hi-larious moments), not all that interested in sports. Which is why I am constantly amused at the high ratio of interest to ownership of sports paraphernalia that is always […]
When I moved into this apartment (about four years ago) there were pretty much no other people with wireless connections nearby. And I know this because I desperately tried leaching off any stable connection I could find. And I could never find one. But these days there are around ten at any given time, not […]
I am currently finding a home within my home for some new furniture. Not so exciting, but a bit like a game of Tetris when you have a smallish apartment such as I do. You tend to have to find creative ways to fit everything in so the furniture doesn’t pile up to the top […]
In the past few snow-filled days I have found myself more on the road than not (thanks in no small part to being stuck in a traffic clusterfuck for four hours yesterday) and have noticed that our resident Classic Rawk! radio station has a new billboard ad campaign with such zippy slogans as “Our Lawyer […]
I have some thoughts: One: I haven’t been writing much lately. But I think I totally made up for it with that awesome snowglobe a few posts back. Two: I was driving down Franklin the other day. No, seriously. I was. Anyway. The old Dairy Queen that is now a non-regal frozen treat place was […]
I’ve been chatting back and forth with my erstwhile boss as she has been preparing to depart for warmer climes. California, here she comes. And she’s a big texter. I actually hadn’t really used that feature on my phone until now, so I’ve been taking some time to get used to it. And I can […]
And… we’re into December. Fitting, that. As we’re getting snow dumped on us as I type. I was out driving in it earlier and had forgotten how much fun it can be. There’s something about taking ten minutes to brush all the snow off your car and then slip-sliding down a deserted street that makes […]
Happy Thanksgiving. Or Happy Thursday if you’re not into that sort of thing. I’m off (eventually) to the family events. Which will be… well, same as it ever was. Not much variation at those types of gatherings. I occasionally fantasize about mixing things up a bit. Like going really crazy and wearing jeans or something. […]
So in an attempt to actually follow through with a theme, on my way home today I swore at some passing dick of a motorist and called him an ass knuckle. And after my initial thought (“where the hell did that come from?”) I realized it was another random pairing of words that could be […]
So a few thoughts as we journey into this pit of hellish torture more commonly referred to as the week ahead (it’s gonna be a bad one, folks): • A few weeks ago I saw this completely awesome Lucky Strike cigarette case at a shop by my mom’s house. A little worse for wear but […]
The Hold Steady were in town for a show at the State Theatre on Friday. I have yet to understand the appeal of going to a rock show at the State Theatre. The music is best appreciated in a dark, smoky, crowded bar where you have to dodge the lit cigarette of the drunk guy […]
When I was about seven years old, my mom and dad sat me down out of the blue one day and explained to me that, even though they loved me very very much, they didn’t love each other anymore and so they wouldn’t be living together anymore. I listened very intently, nodded a lot, cried […]
It seems like every time I go in here to write something, it looks different. And why would I want to change the color of my text anyway? And yet it still insists that using the Ctrl key will do useful things like save and publish. I can’t say I concur. I was going grocery […]
So five years ago today, we lost one of the greats: Paul Wellstone, US Senator for Minnesota. He was killed along with his wife, daughter and several staffers when his plane went down near Eveleth, MN. There’s nothing that can be said about him that someone hasn’t already done a much better job. So I […]
My site is currently 150% down down down. Which is a perfect excuse not to work (“but gosh, I can’t send email!”). Random Story: I’m attempting to come up with some new curse words. I was driving home tonight and was watching this car weave violently and haphazardly from lane to lane, nearly clipping a […]
White Castle and New Drive Throughs
So I had assumed that once we moved into our new building, the craziness would die down. No armed robber running around the block after robbing the corner store, no natural disasters and (sadly) no SWAT teaming swarming the building looking for a tenant. But I assumed wrong. I got into work today and as […]
Well I’ll be snookered. I had to install a new browser this weekend, since my installing/uninstalling of various and sundry applications—which were totally totally absolutely 100% legal—appeared to have killed my ability to view Google pages. Other sites, just fine, but no Google. I thought maybe the internet pixies were punishing me for usage of […]
Ah, the after-birthday letdown. I think that’s why I hate them so (birthdays that is). There’s all this build-up and then It’s! Your! Day! And then the day after you go back to be nobody. Except you’re a year older. Ain’t that a gas. I did have a nice birthday, if unexpected. I ended up […]
I’m feeling thankful for the small things today. I’m feeling thankful for the small things today. Happy, Happy Birthday to me. Happy Birthday to me. And to you. Happy Birthday, baby, to me. […]
I don’t know who looks stupider on The World’s Most Smartingest Modelers—the models (they all come off as stupid but some are both stupid and oddly arrogant), the hosts, or me for suffering through it whilst trying to find the next airing of the Rock of Love Reunion. Okay, it’s on mute. Heavenly heavenly silence. […]