Louisville is “special” in that from one day to the next, weather can change completely. As in, last March when a massive snowstorm was immediately followed by 70 degree sunshine. As in, a few weeks ago, the high temperatures were close to 90, and now, just a few short weeks later, the lows [...]
Archive for October, 2008
I can barely feel my hands as they are typing this
Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Cute Vet Guy
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Cute Vet Guy,
Ever since getting glasses frames that I actually like, I almost never wear my contacts anymore. I really only wear contacts for special occasions.
I wore my contacts today.
I may have forgotten to give my poor, anxiety-ridden dog the prescribed diazepam he needs in order to not freak out during [...]
How It Went
Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My mom got married on Saturday. People keep asking me “how it went,” and I’m not sure how to answer that question. It went fine. It went much like any other wedding goes, except on a much smaller scale. There were moments which were meant to be romantic, there were moments [...]
Fingernails that shine like justice
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Before today, I had lived out my twenty-five-and-a-half years as a middle-class American female without ever having had a manicure. I am not an especially girly girl. In my teen years, I was too awkward and shy to be brave enough to try getting the hang of all that stuff, and then I [...]
Happy “The Wordy Shipmates” Release Day!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“How’s your book,” my sister asked as I sat reading The Wordy Shipmates.
“Um, awesome. I think Sarah Vowell may be… the best person alive.”
“Well, goodness,” she responded. “How… outstanding.”
Sarah Vowell’s writing, much like “Pushing Daisies,” Amelie, the Stars album “Set Yourself on Fire,” This American Life, and barbecued chicken pizza, is something I [...]
You can’t spell Palin without the letters P-A-I-N
Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the weekend with friends whose political leanings and senses of humor are decidedly similar to my own. Given that the vice presidential debate took place on Thursday evening, and given our shared disgust and disbelief at the reality that is Sarah Palin, we spent a huge amount of time this weekend making [...]
Sadistic nature, revealed
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t think I am wholly a bad person. I genuinely do not want people to suffer, to struggle unnecessarily, or to experience profoundly bad luck. I don’t wish that on anyone. But sometimes… when bad things happen… they’re kind of interesting, aren’t they? Just a little bit?
In March of this year, [...]
Stonewalled
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My mom is getting married in a few months, which means a lot of things for me. One of the things it means is that I somehow had to come up with an acceptable wedding present for my mom and her to-be spouse, which was unfortunate, because I am lousy at coming up with [...]
