this is bouncing around my thoughts tonight, having underlined it years ago when i read this book, and having reread it recently: “the matter is difficult to put into words. for fear, real fear, such as shakes you to your foundation, such as you feel when you are brought face to face with your mortal [...]
Archive for November, 2008
re:read
Posted in 2008, tagged reread on 29 November 2008 | 3 Comments »
thanksgiving activity.
Posted in 2008, tagged holidays on 27 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
can you find the turkey in this picture? it’s really hard, so you may need to get your family members involved, and it may take your whole thanksgiving break to do so. fair warning. happy day of thanks.
bnd08.
Posted in 2008, tagged daily, nothing on 26 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
does it count as me participating in buy nothing day 2008 if, for the holiday, i am stuck in the elk-hunting capital of the world where nothing is open and/or the store that is open contains things i would never buy, like coffee mugs with moose on them? or, say, the boy buys things for [...]
spontaneous unexplained giggling ensues.
Posted in 2008, tagged quotes on 25 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If wishes and buts were clusters of nuts, we’d all have a bowl of granola. —Mr. Jellineck (via officed)
monday morning ughpdate.
Posted in 2008, tagged monday morning ughpdate on 24 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
- sigh. i am tired. the aftermath: last week i got into my second car accident in as many months, and because it was a big 8 car near-pileup, with me on the end, it’s all my fault, of course. i totaled my parent’s 98 honda civic which is about 2 inches high off [...]
the suggestion.
Posted in 2008, tagged daily on 21 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
my insurance agent emailed me this beauty to be in the running for My Next Car. are you hearing this song in your mind when you see this car? ohhhhh yeah.
the hits…
Posted in 2008, tagged rants on 20 November 2008 | 2 Comments »
just keep on coming. many things in my life are pants* (thank you, british slang) right now, so instead of thinking about them i’m going to look at this picture instead and ignore my life momentarily: definitely not pants. sigh. moment of zen-like pause. can we have a blog that shows me pictures like this [...]
thursday.
Posted in 2008, tagged daily, rants on 20 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
to suit my purposes, i am misquoting oscar wilde: “To lose one car in a car accident may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two smacks of preposterousness.” ugh. i just don’t want to talk about it.
where’s the kids?
Posted in 2008, tagged artsy on 20 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
just looking at this photo makes me really nervous.
apologies.
Posted in 2008, tagged artsy, nothing on 19 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
how could i not post a picture of the MINI-COOPER OSCAR MEYER WIENERMOBILE? i mean, come on. did you notice the license plate saying “LTL LINK”? of course you did. (via)
