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I am mildly wistful that I do not have any friends named Bun. And Bun makes me think of Vietnamese street food, like a good bowl of bún thịt nướng. Which reminds me that I don't have any bún, either. This makes me a little sad, and hungry. Hmm. Perhaps I shall repair to my favorite Vietnamese restaurant, order some bún thịt nướng and inquire if anyone is named Bun. Oh, and contemplate my good fortune (perhaps) that I am not plagued by dingbat doppelgangers.
Commented Nov 30, 2012 on Doppelganger Double Down at Missives from the Birdcage
Doppelganger Double Down
I have had a plague of doppelgangers. For years, going back to when I lived in New York and everyone thought I was someone named Zoe. Then there are the phone doppelgangers. There are alumni doppelgangers. I have my army of dingbat doppelgangers, who never seem to learn. And they still don't. I ...
What a nice trip, on the balance, don't you think? From asshats to happy kitteh, it had much to rejoice over :)
Commented Aug 13, 2011 on Florid.... at Missives from the Birdcage
Florid....
It's been a busy summer. No, really. Busy. Stupid busy. So we went on a road trip. To Florida! First night plan: camping in Georgia, right on the Florida border. Plan scrapped when the skies opened up. Instead, we watched a giant puddle swallow cars from the safety of the Days Inn lobby in Sta...
When Deborah Harry sings the word "Rapturrrre..." yeah, well then I start to believe it.
But not in a Harold Camping sort of way :)
Commented May 22, 2011 on Now he only eats guitars at Missives from the Birdcage
Now he only eats guitars
Today's theme song, brought to you by Harold Camping, wingnut and numeroligist extraordinaire! His group put up a billboard on I-95 south of town a few months ago, so I've been thinking about the end of the world soundtrack.... Of course, I've been wondering what to do about next year with tha...
(facepalm)
Maybe that comes from parents who are too sacred? lazy? to really explain how things really work in the natural world? that it is easier to just scare the bejeebers out of the kids by fiat instead of dosing it with common sense?
Ai yi yi...soon, they will be wearing hazmat suits as the new school uniforms.
Commented May 1, 2011 on Through the tall grass, darkly at Missives from the Birdcage
Through the tall grass, darkly
I spend a lot of time in elementary schools for work. Occasionally frustrating, most of the time it's pretty entertaining listening to small children attempt to make sense of the world with incomplete knowledge and not-completely-baked reasoning skills. I'm often told that wool comes from wolves...
Wow! That was an epic tale, I laughed, I cried, I cringed. I've yet to see a big scale opera, so I don't know much about the protocol...BUT I do know that Raisinettes or anything in a crinkly bag, do not belong in the theater!
Hope you are feeling better!
Commented Apr 13, 2011 on A Night at the Opera and other things at Missives from the Birdcage
A Night at the Opera and other things
So, I had kind of a difficult week. I woke up last weekend not feeling well. I chalked it up to allergies (something I never suffered in New England, New York, Europe, or Asia, until moving to the Mid-Atlantic) and began muddling through the ickiness of not feeling well. A week and a half later ...
Duuuuuude...computers are overrated. Hey, did you say 'mouse'? (pounce)
Commented Jan 26, 2011 on Kitteh! at Missives from the Birdcage
Kitteh!
Most mornings I get up early, after Mr. Tibbs has walked up and down the bed, made some adorable noises, sat on my head, and, in extreme cases, attacked my feet. I get up and make myself coffee and feed him, which makes him quite happy. Then he generally insists that it is time to read my email....
I tried that a few times, and the one writer that I got the most was David Foster Wallace. I also got Ernest Hemingway, and...Stephenie Meyer (of Eclipse fame). Go figure!
Sorry to hear of the sick, hope Mr. P is feeling better!
Commented Jan 24, 2011 on Lovecraft at Missives from the Birdcage
Lovecraft
Sooooo.... my friend meanlouise posted on her blog a meme, with the caveat that she doesn't usually go in for memes. Neither do I, but it was about writing, and I kinda go in for that, sooooo.... There's a text analyzer that you can drop some of your writing into and it tells you who you write l...
Way back in my younger days in Portsmouth, VA, I had a Kentucky long rifle (from a kit) that used black powder. On one or two New Year celebrations I brought it out (with parental permission and supervision) and fired off a few rounds, lots of BOOM! and pyrotechnics, sort of like a giant, hand-held firecracker...but without bullets, powder only. Because firing off bullets at random in an urban setting is just plain stupid.
The laws of gravity aren't suspended because its a celebration. Those rounds have to come down somewhere. Hey, maybe this is a good time to consider roofing shingles made out of Kevlar!
Commented Jan 1, 2011 on Shoot the moon at Missives from the Birdcage
Shoot the moon
Or the year. Shooting something, in any case. Mr. P and I watched a movie at home (Bride with the White Hair, because nothing says Happy New Year like a crazy Hong Kong kung fu movie) and then read til we fell asleep (because we are party animals like that). We had no real plans to ring in the n...
You are concerned with months? Sissy.
I laugh at these 'months' and call the clock a silly thing...for now...
Commented Oct 21, 2010 on full plate at Missives from the Birdcage
full plate
So busy lately. Lots and lots going on to the point where this week, twice, I was totally confused about what month it was. Being so busy I still haven't had a chance to go through the pictures from the road trip that Mr. P and I made this summer. In, uhm, July. Which, if I do now have my mont...
Happy Anniversary! I do hope you get the quality time with the hubs! (sans donuts).
BTW, that you used the phrase 'goat rodeo'? Makes you way cool in my book :)
Commented Oct 8, 2010 on Anniversary! And things that kind of suck at Missives from the Birdcage
Anniversary! And things that kind of suck
Today is our anniversary, and I am soooo happy to have the super awesome Mr. P in my life, and to have had him as a husband for three years. Has it already been three years?! I can't even remember life in the pre-Mr. P period, and that's just fine. Here are things that, today, came to my attenti...
Maybe his situation is that his marker ran out of ink before he could finish his sign.
Beyond that, I'm stumped.
Commented Sep 24, 2010 on The Situation at Missives from the Birdcage
The Situation
Yesterday on my way home I sat at an intersection not far from the Lee bridge, waiting for the light to change. There was a young man at the intersection holding up a sign. Richmond is a car-centric place. It makes me feel a bit like a Jersey commuter whose only interaction with homeless people ...
Good on ya, mate, for the shelving! That sounds like my 5-Year Plan for the People's Reorganization of My House.
And may I say I'm tickled that someone in the now has posted about THX-1138! So cool I may have to indulge in some Netflix...
Commented Sep 21, 2010 on Flicker in the dark at Missives from the Birdcage
Flicker in the dark
One of the reasons why I jumped to Vox when it was beta was that I could add books and movies and music to my blog, both as libraries and integrated into my posts. If there is a comparable way to do this in typepad, I have not found it. I can make a book list (and have), but it isn't really a l...
Bíodh turas maith agus sábháilte, Jennifer!
(Have a good and safe trip) :)
Commented Sep 16, 2010 on Comforting at Missives from the Birdcage
Comforting
So. Recently I embarked on a journey outside of my comfort zone. A potentially long journey outside of my comfort zone. And when I say outside of my comfort zone, I mean more like a multi-year space journey to another galaxy. We all have spaces that are familiar and comforting and put us at ease...
I for one had a great time. It very nice to meet you and Phil, and the photo plates were amazing! I have my eye on one of them, will have to see if my wallet will cooperate.
Still puzzling over that goth art, though :)
Commented Sep 14, 2010 on Go with the Flow at Missives from the Birdcage
Go with the Flow
Mr. P's opening was Saturday night, and things went pretty well. He gave an artist talk and there were quite a few people there with lots of questions and interest in the process, the project, and the work. Two pieces sold at the opening-- my favorite piece, and his favorite, so how do you lik...
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