April 2011
118 posts
March 2011
50 posts
“Destination Moon” - Dinah Washington
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C'mere, you guys!
Can you believe I got a hundred faves on something?! I know, you guys are mostly more famous than me. But, still. It was cool to wake up to that.
Okay, I’ll see you later in homeroom.
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WatchDefinitely a Vein Deoxygenated blood heading back to the heart. Pardon me for getting heavy for a moment. I’ve been thinking a lot about existence and why it is that I’ve been compulsively writing and what it is that I hope to achieve. Wrists are so fragile. All this writing has brought back some of the tendonitis that used to plague me about fifteen years ago. Non-ergonomic sitting,...
Working on a rejoiner for when in-person strangers ask me what’s so interesting on my phone:
My smart, funny friends who don’t need me for content.
My reflection.
Not you.
Other people.
Your mom.
Nothing.
Habitat for Humanity.
Thumbscrews.
Milton’s prose.
Gender roles.
Aluminum siding.
Bees.
My dying [relative].
Cancer of the prick.
Permanent...
Chi fan, hao le ma?
It means “Have you eaten?” (Literally: “Eat meal, good [past] [question]?”) It’s what one Chinese person says to another by way of greeting. Foreigners get the old ni hao because that’s what they expect. For the first time, today, a local said “Chi fan, hao le ma?” to me. The cloudy-eyed old smiler at the place where I get my daily ping (bottle) of...
“The Denial Twist” - The White...
flapjacksblog asked: What is your favorite cartoon character?
“Square in a Social Circle”
Ladies...
Here’s something I love about Shanghai:
My Dutch friend has a friend who owns a giraffe ranch in Texas. I don’t think I’m even four degrees away from anyone anymore. Bacon must know the giraffe-ranch lady.
March 16, 2011
Came home to celebrate having taught my first class in Photoshop today. My first class ever. It was a really good feeling. I think I’m actually very good at it. So, I have this glow of a new skill discovered…
Here’s the order of the day:
Baja picks me up. We go to the Hongqiao community center, we set up, there are a couple of gaffes (the cable won’t fit my laptop, my...
How would my heart not be captured by someone who, carrying a McDonald’s bag, goes into a sit-down breakfast place and orders a plate of bacon? Well, all I can say is that my heart would never not be captured that way.
Anagrams of my full name
emersunn:
kukkurovaca:
dielaughing:
Adores A Hemp Mojo
A Hoes Damper Mojo
A Semaphored Mojo
A Majordomo Sheep
And my all-time personal favorite,
Homemade Jar Oops
An anagram of my full name: “An anal-sex-sore lecher hid.”
I win.
I get Mom Jeans Pleasure from my full name at the Internet Anagram Server. Runners up: Julep Semen Aromas, Rum Seems Jalapeno, and my new nom de plume:...
Take the Geek test! →
lefauxfrog:
dresspants:
farkette:
28.59779% - Total Geek
42.25092% - Major Geek (Worst. Geek Test. Ever.)
41.14391% - Major Geek.
But much less geeky than dresspants, thank God.
46.30996% - Super Geek! :D
“The Air Near My Fingers” - The White...