January 2011
Oh what the hell, I might as well “blog” again. →
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Turns out, I'm a slut for that "Buy now with...
On the plus side, I will never find myself in the dire situation of lacking immediate access to the (almost) complete works of Ernest Hemingway or Dorothy Allison or Kurt Vonnegut or Toni Morrison.
On the minus side, haha SHIT we’ve still gotta make rent.
Haha.
“We want the government to hang people who promote homosexuality, not for the...”
– editor of tabloid that published names, photos, and addresses of gay Ugandans next to the words ‘Hang Them,’ making oh-so-sharp ethical distinctions following the bludgeoning murder of David Kato, unfathomably brave gay activist.
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“‘Probably disemboweled by a ninja’ is sufficient.”
– favorite line from Transamerica so far.
This is a fact:
Twitter saved my marriage.
Thank you, Twitter.
Everybody, take pity on my husband.
Not only is he stuck with me, every day, in this redneck ghetto house while we struggle to launch this ridiculous business, but also, every few weeks, I get it in my head to play Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark 2 or 3 times in a row, belting out each decades-memorized line in my slightly off-key fashion, for all I’m worth.
Great. Caesar’s. Ghost. If I had a wife who did that,...
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Why, that's scandalous TO THE BUZZARDS!
Just in case I ever do succeed in getting the fuck out of the South, I ought to acknowledge one thing I dearly love about this place: How as a lady, one can get away with referring to a broad spectrum of persons as “honey,” “sugar,” and “darlin.”
Also, I must never forget the rich variety of colloquialisms inherited from my coaltown hillbilly and...
After a marathon book packaging session, I get a...
For instance: in reviewing a packing slip, matching its final item to a book of plays, I was inspired to howl, to an empty room at 2:40 in the morning, “I JUST CHECKED OFF CHEKHOV!”
I’m… somewhat sleep-deprived.
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Just when my foulness of mood peaked with me...
Beagle smooches.
What do you mean, "waiting for my waterproof...
“Bore an eerie resemblance to the second Director of Homeland Security under...”
– Psychiatrist #2, from an as yet untitled work in progress.
Most people who buy waterproof notebooks have...
I bought this not for conservation work in rainforests, serving in the military and/or for fighting fires, but because my pain is such that I practically live in the bathtub. Hahasob.
(Still, though! Waterproof notebook!)
Amazon.com: “Rite in the Rain” Field-Flex Memo Book
Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook →
Hunted desperately for an ebook version of Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook. Those hopes were dashed: To date, no such edition (i.e. Kindle or Google Books) exists.
But then, found this: a “website created as an experiment in online collaborative reading,” digitized, in its entirety, by the publisher (hey, HarperCollins! I really love you for this!) at no cost to the...
“I’m accepting the idea that I will one day, unintentionally, unfollow someone at...”
– Oh, how I love this girl.
shoesonwrong: The Ambien Walrus edited this, TJ, so give me twelve hours before you go grammar nuts and rip this post a new asshole.
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WTF is a Ricky Gervais?
Did you know?
Wish lists on Amazon —designated as private— may still be viewed by anyone with a Kindle registered to your account, including your Nancy Drew-reading 10 year old?
Haha!
Anyway, vibrators.
In case anyone was wondering
“Belched up Lyrica” is only slightly less hideous, as sensations go, than “prednisone stuck in one’s throat.”
"HESTER PRYNNE IS MY HOMEGIRL."
I may have to get that on coffee cups, T-shirts, bumper stickers, subway graffiti, and/or tattoos.
Amazon.com: The Cleveland Clinic Guide to... →
Hey, (U.S.) Fibro Folks. Just noticed the Kindle version of this book is presently listed as free on Amazon (no Kindle necessary; can be read entirely on PC).
I’d already been reading the print version; it’s a good, current “Fibro 101” type of text - highly recommended.
Paging Dr. House/armchair physicians everywhere
Is it stupid to ask the Internet for advice on one’s medical condition(s)? Yeah.
However, is it also stupid to go for years upon years, from (actual!) doctor to doctor, without ever getting clear answers to one’s questions; without significant relief of disabling symptoms, and so forth? Well, duh.
A thousand monkeys can consult Google or Wikipedia or DiagnosisPro.com or whatever, and come up...
Angel statue blamed for fatal crash at Haigslea |... →
Something something “angel of death.” :(
Observation
While one can goose a beagle (with likely results to include the hilarious puckering of said beagle’s bubble-butt, and, if you are lucky, the issuing of an extended beagle-grunt), I do not recommend that one beagle a goose.
Sure - one’s beagle will be delighted, but the goose may get very angry.
I hear.
BRB, subscribing to all the blogs I can find...
Shit, this could take all day.
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Word on the street is, I'm gonna start prefacing...
Word to your mother!
Yo!
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I know one is not supposed to make overly...
[and, no matter that I’m two weeks late to this, among many other parties…]
I think… I have at least a 50% shot at successfully pulling this off.
In 2011, I will be, at least to some measurable degree… less pathetic than I was in 2010!!!!
WELL WHATEVER, A GIRL CAN DREAM, OKAY?! OKAY.
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UPDATE: Already, I am making progress! Without need of anyone’s tactfully...