Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I got Schmapped!
This photo I took of a wiggly pooch named Pop Tart frolicking in Inman Park got picked for the Atlanta Schmap. So, hooray for me.
04:50 AM CST [Link] [1 Confession]
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
what's the worst thing about Jingle Jugs?
a. Disembodied lady parts mounted trophy-style ("it's the Trophy Rack He's Always Wanted!")?
b. Animatronic?
c. Singing?
d. One version plays "Titties and Beer"?
e. One version plays a prerecorded breast cancer message?
f. "A second re-recordable chip allows the user to record a message of his or her own choice, such as a favorite song, your favorite team's fight song, a romantic message, a political commentary . . . all to which the Jugs will dance and move in synch"?
g. Everything?
05:39 AM CST [Link] [1 Confession]
Monday, June 16, 2008
some good news finally
Hooray for all the happy people in love!
Alas, there will always be assholes in the world:
Just hours before the ruling went into effect, a conservative legal group asked a Sacramento court to order the California agency that oversees marriages to stop issuing gender-neutral marriage licenses.
Gary Kreep of the San Diego County-based United States Justice Foundation said his group filed a petition on behalf of five county supervisors from Yuba, Stanislaus, Nevada and Sutter counties. The petition argues the state Department of Public Health failed to hold legally required public hearings on the licenses and claims legislators must amend state marriage laws before the licenses are valid.
Seriously? Gary Kreep? Does he hang out with Mike Jagoff and Bob Shitstain? Because he should.
08:47 PM CST [Link] [Confess]
in other news
If only they could play this over and over like the Jeremiah Wright footage.
05:36 PM CST [Link] [1 Confession]
Thursday, June 12, 2008
alas
Jim and his mom in (slightly) happier times.
Jim's mom died yesterday afternoon after a brief but brave battle with cancer. Her diagnosis came late (stage four, metastasized to other organs) and her decline was swift and terrible. But she was strong throughout and maintained her sense of humor. We miss her. If you had ever met her, you would miss her too. She was tough and sassy and crafty -- the kind of lady you would totally dig. I totally dug her.
We are all very sad. Think happy thoughts for us, if you would be so kind.
08:10 AM CST [Link] [9 Confessions]
Friday, June 6, 2008
random ten, because I don't know what else to do
Worst week ever. What the fuck kind of insurance company only provides 10 days of hospice care? What happens if there's a day 11?
Anyway, here's what iTunes coughed up while I was fretting this morning:
Skullcrusher Mountain -- Jonathan Coulton
Arse-huggin' Pants -- Spiderbait
It's Gonna Rain -- Violent Femmes
Say No Go -- De La Soul
Bang! Bang! -- le Tigre
Sick of Myself -- Matthew Sweet
Shrinking Violet -- Bishop Allen
Gangsters -- the Specials
Broken Face -- the Pixies
Mean-eyed Cat -- Johnny Cash
05:25 AM CST [Link] [2 Confessions]
Monday, May 26, 2008
learning new tricks
1. Jim is driving.
In our nine years together, he's driven exactly once -- he had to get us back from Michigan in '99 because I got food poisoning at my cousin's wedding. But now he's going to be taking care of his mom on his own for the rest of the week, so he's been doing some test driving of her car (under my skillful guidance) back and forth to the nursing facility. He was pretty tense about it, but he's a natural behind the wheel. I predict that by tomorrow, he'll be cruising along, getting a driver tan on his left arm, cranking the Zeppelin.
2. I am knitting.
I've never done this before. My craftiness has always been more of the glitter-n-glue variety -- I've never really attempted the fabric arts. But I've got a lot more long-ass bus rides to Peoria in my future, and I've been wanting something portable to both occupy my time and give me a sense of accomplishment, so I asked my crafty sister-in-law to teach me how to knit. (She knows a thing or two about knitting -- her "8-ball Tea Cozy" pattern is in the Stitch 'N Bitch Nation book.) She found a copy of La Biblia for me at the Peoria Goodwill, set me up with a skein of acrylic (for practicing) and a couple of needles, and showed me how to knit.
I dig it. I am very slow and still have to think through the four steps -- in through the front door, run around the back, out through the window, off jumps Jack -- but I'm getting the hang of it. It's all I can think about right now, actually. I love learning new skills!
3. I like ice cream.
I've been lactose intolerant for most of my life, so I haven't really had ice cream since my teens. I've learned to live without it, and I've never really missed it. (Frozen yogurt is not a problem for me, for some reason.) I used to keep Lactaid pills on hand, but they would expire before I used them up, so I just quit buying them and learned to deal. No big whoop.
Or so I thought. One of the big (or only) things to do in Peoria is get soft-serve treats from Emo's. The opening of Emo's every spring is an event of such import in this town that the local TV stations send news crews to cover it. And Jim's mom lives a block from Emo's. So I've been gulping Lactaid pills and snarfing down caramel sundaes and chocolate-vanilla swirl cones with alarming frequency. It is so good, but it is not good. I was much happier believing I could not eat ice cream. Damn you, Emo!
Which leads me to....
4. I'm going to start riding my bike.
My bike's been in storage for eight years, but a couple weeks ago I got it tuned up and bought a new lock and helmet. My goal is to ride at least three times a week before work all summer long, as my gym has been shut down until its new location opens in August or September.
I used to ride a lot when I lived in Oak Park, but I've been way too freaked out by the horrifying bike accidents of friends and acquaintances the past few years to ride in the city. But, hey, thousands of people ride in Chicago every day and don't get maimed or killed, so I figure it's time to toughen up. Cautiously.
So, what's new with you?
07:25 AM CST [Link] [7 Confessions]
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