Posts by hamblog
juvenile and surreal fair moments
That sticker on my t-shirt says “squeeze me.” Troy, Turquoise, Jeff. Myopic avocado. And it only gets stupider here. Thanks, Ventura County Fair. You know how much I love you.
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Yikes! I bought a car! One of the many to-dos on my bulky to-do list was removed today, thank you very much. My elderly Saturn was quietly but firmly telling me that its life was coming to an end, what with every indicator light flashing every time I turned the key in the ignition. Not…
Read Morethings that confuse me
fantasy football where those pants went the multi-decade trend of absurdly baggy/lowriding pants on men math toddlers burning man why julie thought that one thing was funny the phrase “pulling one’s punches” most plotlines of “mission impossible” these times
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I’ve been rewatching Mad Men on Netflix. Of course, I enjoy the sets and the clothes and the hair and the yadda yadda. However, a short scene (above) between Don and Sally got me excited to my core. Don fixes a midnight snack of canned corned beef hash, fried in a pan, with an overeasy…
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So. Team Breakfast Club did its thing at the championship games in LA. And we didn’t win. We weren’t crushed, exactly; it could’ve been anyone’s game. Personally, I screwed up a critical answer in a hail-mary, double-or nothing round (Chattanooga is not the capitol of Tennessee, numbnut); I also suspected a picture of an athlete…
Read Moreseabreeze is right
I did actually make it to the Ventura County Fair yesterday. My friend Troy, who bought a full Fair pass (August 3-14), feels compelled to attend every moment when he is not at work. I borrowed a pass from Troy’s less-Fair-obsessed roommate, and we hit it. As long as one remembers one’s “bundle up for…
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The view, right now, from my office. It is a grey and gloomy day; I am somewhat grateful for the weather, as it makes the temperature in this room bearable. But it’s Monday, it’s grey and gloomy and I’m not at the Fair!
Read Moreautumnal bliss
Here’s a photo set of same-sex couples getting married in New York. It made me weep a slightly bittersweet tear or two. Why isn’t my state doing what is right? Look at all this love! How can this not be right? Anyway. I’ve been down that road before. And besides, the bittersweet got washed away…
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Wow, remember the days when I would post only when I wanted to, and when I did, they were well thought out and entertaining posts? And people would comment and everyone had fun? Like this post about my exciting experience with a ticket, and the DMV, and the massive bureaucratic detangling with the help of…
Read Morea short summer memory
I was perhaps 11 years old — old enough to be allowed to go to the movies with friends unsupervised. After watching one of the Voyage of Sinbad movies (most likely), my friend Paige (most likely) and I were killing time in the parking lot, waiting for my mom to pick us up. We had…
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