Me, as described by friends, family, strangers, lovers, enemies, and coworkers: I have deep blue eyes, I am a terrible story teller, I am a good cat, I am tall, I have a fascinating mind, I over think things, I have junk in the trunk, I drink too much, I may or may not be able to pull off a sleeve tattoo.
T-minus 3 hours.
I always wait about two weeks too long. I know it’s time when I reach the desperation point, when I’m reaching for the scissors to end the nightmare myself. Then I know it’s time to suck it up again and fork over the 60 bucks or so.
Haircut!
Also
These are real Gouda? I’m very fondue of them?
(The question marks do not indicate an uncertainty in the necessity of the puns, but rather a lack of confidence in the fact that that was really the best I could do.)
Click through.
I have often heard writers say they got into writing because of their love for language. And while I’m not that kind of writer, I appreciate a lovely turn of phrase as much as the next girl. Stringing together language is kind of like video editing (and I am fascinated by them for the same reasons) but with infinitely more possibilities and stories to tell.
However, when it comes to technical or business writing, language often trips me, steals my lunch money, and punches me in the face for good measure. I am leaving work at 7:30, having spent a good 2.5-3 hours on the phone with my esteemed colleague debating the merits of using:
- why vs. how
- if vs. whether
- unclear vs. confusing
- see vs. look
- phrasing vs. wording
I have thought bravely today, and now I am going home.
Some days, this is how I feel.
Spoon - The Beast and Dragon, Adored
Great dominions, they don’t come cheap.
Back in the day, when a certain friend and I were both having slow days at work, we would scour the craigslist missed connections and send each other the choice bits. We even managed to find one for her roommate once (on the theory that there could only have been so many tall Jewish red heads shopping for tomatoes in the Columbia Heights Giant on that given afternoon.) There is something universally stirring about the possibility of someone being able to reclaim their second chance at love. Also, they are frequently hilarious.
This artist picked a few choice ones and made some really gorgeous illustrations of them. Click through for the rest. I kind of want to make a wall collage of them in my room.
But I just drew a pretty convincing radish during a conference call.
Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass
This song has been in my head all weekend since hearing it in a CVS a few days ago. I forgot how much I love it. And how much I love Annie Lennox. And that the video features both John Malkovich and Hugh Laurie.
