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Fri 18 May, 2012

Let?s suffer together So my brain is fried. I’m barely functioning. I cracked a God Emperor of Dune: My Own Private Idaho joke. But even with all that, I still finished all the things. I finished the gala tickets, I organized the signage printing schedule, I reviewed the programme, the Burtynsky print, all the Casson prints. I sent the reports that needed sending, all the eblasts are done, I got quotes on everything from tiki bar banners to vinyl cling, and fueled it all with anger, diet coke, and discount sushi. I came home, cleaned up the cat stuff, washed the dishes, and now I’m going to escape into...

Wed 16 May, 2012

salut maman

The trouble is Dear Salutmaman, The trouble is I am supposed to be either prepping for the class I'm about to teach, or studying Spanish for my lesson tonight. Not writing. Which I'd like to do, but shouldn't. Perhaps soon. I just wanted to let you know I was thinking about you and writing here. Hope you're well, Bird Written with the help of a thousand monkeys...

Tue 15 May, 2012

A Running Commentary

No big deal I am all about streamlining, which is why I brush my teeth while going to the bathroom each morning. I never know how long I am going to be sitting there, so why not kill two birds with one stone and get multiple duties (I considered typing "doodies" just then) done at the same time? I mean, if I am at all honest I will admit that it is only a matter of time before I start leaving the toilet seat up so that I no longer have to fill up the dogs' water bowl. Don't give me that look. It is a big bowl. It is heavy when it is full. Plus, toilet water isn't so bad. It is the same as tap water, it ...

Sat 05 May, 2012

Barbarella Psychadella

Academic developments! Personal life developments! Cake developments! It has been a busy couple of months. Many developments! 1. Academic! I was very unexpectedly awarded a fancy fellowship, which means that a) I don’t have to teach next year and b) I will FINISH my dissertation next year. This is wonderful, but also daunting, because the job market remains a disaster, and because I really enjoy some of the little material perks of being a student (mainly the cheap bus pass, to be honest), but I am also feeling ready to move on to the next adventure. And getting this fellowship has made me feel so much more optimistic about whatever that next adventure m...

Fri 04 May, 2012

HEAÐ ШIÐE OÞEП

The Natural Order of Things Today I walked behind a couple who could lead a heterosexual pride parade. The young man had broad shoulders, a thick neck, a lantern jaw, and was literally carrying a hardhat. The young woman had perky breasts, a thin waist, child-bearing hips, and an ass that jiggled sweet nothings in my ear. Of course my genes desired the woman, but my head acknowledged: this is how it's supposed to be. The uber-male gets the uber-female. They deserve each other. No matter how much we may wish our "inner beauty" caused arousal, or channel our resentment into deconstructing gender, the natural order of attr...

Wed 04 April, 2012

Somebody To Love

Family Ties I got to spend last week in Windsor and Harrow visiting my family. Originally me and my sister were supposed to go dress shopping in Detroit with my grandma the first day there. We knew she was scared of Detroit but had no idea how much. She tried to talk us into staying in Windsor and when that failed refused to go with us. So we spent the day shopping, just the two of us. Shopping for us is mostly looking at stuff though. So after 5 hours in the US we had spent a total of $40 between us. Whoo! The border guard gave us a weird look when a Diet Dr. Pepper was the highlight of our purchases. Go...

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Sun 20 February, 2011

small potatoes

Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?...

Sun 02 May, 2010

PinkandGreen

Getting Hitched! Clear Sept. 4th on your Calendars So Regan and I went to Stratford for the weekend and after watching a smoke-monster filled play complete with rose-bush-headed dancers and smoking Jackalopes, we decided to get hitched.He was all like "marry me or the Jackalope will get you":And I was all like "Ok, geeze, relax":And then he's like "yeah ok" and I'm like "Are you SURE because this is what you'll be getting for the rest of your life":And Tudor was like "Guys please stop trying to impale each other with my pitchfork; p.s. I have a knife and grapes":And then we were like "Yeah, ok, I guess we sort of like each other":And that dear...

Tue 30 March, 2010

Beemouse Laboratories

Putting things to rest In 2007-2008 I did a sketching project. I decided I would do a sketch a day for an entire year and post it to my flickr account publicly, whether I was proud of the sketch or not. I thought this would be good for me. In the past couple weeks, I’ve been feeling anxious about a lot of the drawings I have online. I’m not sure exactly what prompted this anxiety. I suspect that what happened is that some part of my brain feels that many of the themes that were coming out in the drawings need to be laid to rest. A lot of the drawings are about feeling sick (from lupus), having mi...

Mon 04 January, 2010

Staring on the Edge of Safe

Number 1 of ?09 I am a dumb, and somehow when I did my top albums/songs of ’09 post, I forgot to include my very favourite track of the year. But that’s ok, because now it gets a special post all its own. And it deserves it, because it is by far the best jam of the year. It is “A New Error” by Moderat. ...

Sat 04 April, 2009

Karn-a-copia

a little somethin' If we never speak again, you will always be a part of me. For the better. Mostly.I miss you and think of you still.With love.caption: shooting stars...