blogging

Summer gig

The Diva has invited me to guest blog this summer over at iDivaMemphis. My regular day for posting is set to be Thursday, but I’ve got clearance to post whenever the mood strikes. So I’m thinking of posting something right now, since my login wasn’t set up in time for me to post Thursday and I’ve had a post about alli in the can* since then. I don’t really think of myself as a diva,…

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the internet is fun

Fun with spam

Once or twice a year, I dip into my Gmail spam filter to see what nonsense has been blocked from my inbox. It’s usually a disappointing jaunt, fraught with messages containing naught but Chinese characters and penis-enlargement patch testimonies, but sometimes you get a gold nugget of absolute random weirdness, and you think, Wow, who gets paid to sit around and string these words together? Because I happen to think that might be somewhat of…

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Memphis

CultureGrits has launched

I love it when people take a creative idea and run with it. Which is why I am smitten with CultureGrits, the new online Memphis culture and arts zine. Their inaugural issue is up, and I’m sure they’re looking for submissions (art, photos, essays, nonfiction, etc.) for the next issue, which posts on June 27. If you’ve got a slice of Memphis to share, e-mail Mz. Mary K and let her know!

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randomosity

Things I’m totally digging right now

1. The new White Stripes album. All you haters can bite me. They’re awesome. 2. Knocked Up. I laughed my ass off. I am having a hard time accepting that Paul Rudd will never be mine. 3. Ignoring the news for three days straight. Seriously, what’s happening out there in the world? Oh wait, nevermind, I don’t care. 4. Cheap German Riesling. I like it sweet and syrupy, like Relax and Funf. I had a…

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randomosity

A meme about sleep is nearly as good as actually sleeping, right?

No, not even close. But it’s a cool meme and I won’t be able to sleep for at least another hour or two, so, yeah. Why not? I stole this from Lesley. It’s Six Weird Things I Do to Go to Sleep or While Sleeping. 1. It’s not weird, but I have to brush my teeth before bed or else I’ll just lie there imagining my teeth rotting, dissolving while I snooze. 2. It’s incredibly…

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Jack

Jack and Sally*

I’ve gone back and forth on the genders, but Phil seems to think the orange cat is a boy (the original assumption), and because he worked at a vet clinic for more than a year, I’m going with his word. So, they’re here, and they’re napping now. At first when I let them out of the carrier, they cowered on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf, behind some knick-knacks. It wasn’t until I fed them…

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