Ennui

Posted by on Nov 7, 2008 in dish | 1 comment One of our Canadian friends sent me a link to a touching children’s book, so of course I had to visit. True to form, Mr. Sarcasm had directed me to an online version of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, an abecedarium only a Goth could love. It’s also one of my sister’s favorite books–she’s an Eeyore anyway, so I’d bought her a copy for Christmas...
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Staying Young

Posted by on Oct 5, 2008 in dish | 3 comments Happy B-Day to me! Normally birthdays involve lots of soul-searching and whatnot, but I think the best advice for staying young is courtesy of baseball’s legendary Satchel Paige:Avoid fried meats, which angry up the blood.If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.Keep your juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.Go very gently on the vices, such...
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Meme From Hell

Posted by on Oct 5, 2008 in dish | 3 comments Dara over at Slave to Romance is dead meat. I spent all day with her in a workshop yesterday, and she didn’t say she’d tagged me for this meme! (Okay, not really dead meat, since she is so very nice, but paybacks may be in order.) Here we go, the longest meme in the world:1. What is your occupation? Teacher, writer, mom, Chief Cook and Bottlewasher2. What color are your socks right...
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Ouch!!

Posted by on Aug 13, 2008 in dish | 4 comments Today was the big go-to-the-Convention-Center-for-some-learnin’ day (aka “Professional Development Day”). These are all-day extravaganzas with breakout sessions and usually a vendor exhibit with all manner of educational items for sale. Not that anyone has any money to buy anything in this lean year, but there you go.So I’m strolling the booths when I get accosted by a...
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Hack ‘n Slash

Posted by on Jun 12, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Gettin’ tough with the bad haircolor. Most of it’s gone now, thanks to a major haircut. Let’s just say the nape of my neck is seeing daylight for the first time in yeeeeeeeears. Short on the neck, longer in the front, a little more height on the crown. We’ll see how the curls react with less weight on them. I’ve got about an inch or so of old, tired medium golden...
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