Archive for November 2011
call of doody
Oh, yes, it’s a poop post. I really do try to refrain from discussing poop here. Most of the time. But not now! So I got into my car right after a run a couple days ago and it was pretty evident right away, from the smell, that I had stepped in dog poo. My…
Read Morei grudgingly admit
…that maybe it’s a good idea for a little walk. I admit it’s pretty nice day. Maybe someone would say kind of perfect. And I kind of like this sign, even though I don’t really want to think about wine right now. And even though I don’t go much for religiony stuff, our mission is…
Read Morecontagion corn dehydration madness. plus: snow pants.
I will not and cannot officially draw a parallel between anyone I know and the hungover Ann Perkins from Parks and Recreation: She woke up in snow pants! This episode features some silly drunkenness and then some aftermath hangover hilarity. I happened to watch this particular episode very recently, which was appropriate for no reason…
Read Moremy (imaginary) hero
I was vaguely aware that I tripped and fell while I was wading in the surf. The warm, foamy ocean enveloped me like a cocoon. I could breathe perfectly well, but was aware that I should probably try to get up. I could not. Just then, I could see my friend Tony run towards me…
Read Moreseveral enjoyable photos from my flickr photostream
My brother-in-law last Christmas. Excellent dog, 2010. Fair in the woods, 2003. Dave, 2010. Napping clones, 2009. Becky and Liz with their “cool” faces at the wedding, 2006. Rules, rules, rules. 2008. Sleeping student at UCSB, 2007. Sad congested robot, 2008.
Read Morethe machines are against me
I’m aware of my whining this week here in this space. I have been a little bit stressed out and blue and things just aren’t going the way I want them to go. There’s no giant crisis, it’s just been hard to be me this week. So, here’s more whinepost. Let’s try to get this…
Read Morethe most dangerous game
Thanks to the lack of wi-fi during the New York leg of my vacation, I have used way more data on my iPhone’s plan than usual. Currently, I am at a little over 94% with four days to go in my billing cycle. I will incur annoying fees every 200MB I go over, so this…
Read Morelet’s table this discussion! ha hahahaha
Behind the brochures, across from the steam tables. Again. I seem to attend a lot of Conferences (and am a member of countless Coalitions, Committees, and Clans). More often than not, I set up and staff the (dreaded) Resource Table. I kind of have it down — tape down the banner, tablecloth on top, fan…
Read Moreproject curmudgeon
Boring Curmudgeon Topic A: Weather That’s quite a palette of weather, no? Not quite as dramatic as the transition on the east coast last week from picture-perfect warm fall weather to the first recorded October snow in umpteen years, but c’mon, we’re in crappy, mild, we-complain-too-much Southern California. Besides, today’s weather report fails to show…
Read Moredesaturated me; or: an old photo of your grandma.
This is sort of a costume tutorial (sort of) for a desaturated, or black and white photo, costume. I had been kicking around this idea for a while. I had seen a photo, long ago, of two people — one dressed in shades of red, one in blue. Their makeup and clothes were carefully toned…
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