December 2011
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“It’s dark.
You exhale a fist of memory.
I love you like weathering wood
in a...”
– James L. White, from “Lying in Sadness” in The Salt Ecstasies (via proustitute)
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“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”...”
– A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh (via eternallyinthetardis)
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This is actually really good, yeah.
It is 5:30 in the morning, and I’m totally exhausted, and I can’t fall asleep, and I have to be at family christmas in less than 12 hours, but I am so happy to be home and full of ill-begotten cornish hen.
I also scared the living daylights out of my mom when I got here at some obscene hour of the night and woke her up. That felt good.
Also, her dog has such a small head compared to...
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Things that are making me nervous at 4:30 AM
Two of my favorite people are getting married to their respective significant others sometime next fall, and I am really, really excited for them because I actually think that they are perfect for the folks that they are marrying (does this make sense?), but I’m terrified that I’ll be accepted to work in Antarctica and miss their weddings, and I’m also terrified that I...
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Good time of year to get fat and lazy.
There is a six pound duck thawing in my fridge. I am going to make duck and brunede kartofler for pre-christmas dinner before I head off to Madison. When I get back, roommate and I are going to make puff pastry salmon and steak diane. I also want to make risalamande and risengrød because I miss eating rice-based food for the entire winter a la 2007.
So, I guess maybe I’m a good person to...
Free coffee for life
When I asked if I could take my coffee cup outside if I promised to bring it back, the barista said that was fine. He said that if I threw my hot coffee on a douchebag, I wouldn’t have to bring it back.
“Could I get a free refill then?” I asked.
“A refill?” he said, “you can have free coffee for life if you do that.”
I didn’t.
But I will.
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One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
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Feels good, doesn't it?
Roommate came home last night, handed me an ax, and told me to get rid of the couch downstairs. We spent about an hour destroying the couch and a few shelves with said ax and a massive wrench.
I love where I live.
What the hell, Milwaukee?
So, I’m sitting in the coffee shop, and some dude who i vaguely know and kind of don’t like showed up and decided to just sit next to me and talk to me and interrupt my solitary internet time.
So, now I’m going to go home.
Oh, yeah.
I also got a surprise visit from Spencer and destroyed his spirit with Blatz.
My new life in Milwaukee.
I had a ridiculous weekend, and when Sunday finally rolled around, I was so excited to just go home and sleep after work, but when my roommate got home at 5 in the morning and I was still awake, watching him brush the dog’s teeth, I realized that somewhere along the line, I had gone horribly, horribly wrong. Resigned to my fate, roommate and I decided to hit up a 7 am bar down the road that...
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ATTN, LIT NERDS: Please help please?
I am going to the library some time next week, and I don’t know what to read. Suggest a book, or five?
inscienceandcatgames replied to your post: I am very well adjusted.
i’d rather not talk about what i do while listening to sparklehorse.
If you need to cry, I’ve got two shoulders and can keep a secret.
I am very well adjusted.
Normal adults also spend 45 minutes repairing their $5 slippers with dental floss while listening to Sparklehorse, right?
…right?
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lol?
so, i was going to post a bummer blog last night when my internet connection crapped out, and this morning i decided against it, only to realize that like, half of it posted and just didn’t make any sense.
thanks, tumblr?
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WINTER BIKING. WINTER BIKING!
Now that I’m getting rid of my car, I’ve had to face the sad reality that I am going to be biking this winter. There will be snow, and ice, and cold, and wind, and danger, and blah. So, instead of being bummed out about it, I’ve decided to get really pumped up. I’m gonna get all kinds of sweet shit like, light-weight cold-weather gear, and one of those cute little bike...
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bad news: i still don’t have a (reliable) internet connection at home.
good news: we’re moving upstairs tomorrow, and then we’re getting internet. also, i am selling my car tomorrow.
extra bonus good news: dog and i are snugglin’ on the couch; gonna watch some bad tv together.
