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Beta blues

Apparently I wasn’t on the randomly selected short list of bloggers to be included in the Blogger beta upgrade. The list of new features is impressive enough. Looks like categories will finally be an option (as opposed to just manual Technorati tagging), and there are more flexible layout options (that won’t be of much use to me since I don’t use a default template). I also see that they’ve added password protection, though I’m not…

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Every paragraph in this post starts with ‘I’

I’m a disaster. I am late and usually unprepared. I rush and look around at various surfaces in my apartment to make sure I’ve not forgotten anything I need. I carry around the tackiest hot pink multi-pocketed bag you’ve ever seen, and it’s stocked with everything I would ever need if I got stranded on the side of the road somewhere. I often spill things on myself just enough to totally ruin a good shirt.…

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Bashed

I got out last night and met some pajama mafia members at a shindig organized by Serrabee, who has kindly posted a list of the attendees and a quote by yours truly that tells you, really, everything you need to know about me. I spent most of my time there talking to SB and ML, mostly about random observations and pop culture and stuff. I’d had three drinks, so I’m 82 percent sure I said…

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Oh. Your. God.

“Everybody’s a jerk. You, me, this jerk.” This Bender costume is awesome, and it’s got me thinking ’bout Halloween (though not quite to the admirable degree of Mz. Jag, who is gearing up to throw the crunkest — yes, I said crunkest — H’ween party ever) and possibly maybe dressing up this year perhaps. (Possibly maybe perhaps not, as I’ll probably be working on Halloween night. But it’s fun to dream.) Last year’s H’ween night…

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It puts the lotion in the basket

Today I smelled like grapefruit. What an odd thing to go around smelling like fruit when you haven’t touched any real fruit in days, maybe even weeks. I can’t even tell you the last time I handled a real grapefruit; I’m actually sort of repulsed by the things. Just thinking about them makes the little salivary glands in my jaw squirt. How unladylike! Though I do admire their color. I’ll tell you the (not-so-secret) secret.…

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Calling all pet-loving design wonks

My pal and professional animal advocate Cheryl needs some help coming up with a cool T-shirt design for the upcoming Celebration Pet Day: If anyone knows anything about graphic design, and would love to help out the Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association, I’d REALLY appreciate it. We’d just love it to say Celebration Pet Day, have SBCHA somewhere on it, and a cool logo. Even if you just have ideas about a design, I’d love to…

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A movie or two, Chinese food, and more band memories

• Talladega Nights was awesome. I was cracking up the entire time. Will Ferrell is such a frigging funny man and the rest of the cast was fantastic. I love me some Jane Lynch and John C. Reilly. And I second J.R.’s emotion that Gary Cole is a national treasure. And what about those precious children, especially the younger one, spewing out dirty words for my entertainment? Hilarious. “Well if it isn’t our mangy, transient…

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News of the … pretty normal, actually

Like I mentioned a bit ago, there’s interesting stuff all over the news tonight. Uno: Two strip club owners are fighting over the right to use “Platinum” in their club names. The owner of Platinum Plus is suing the pants off (okay, probably not) a guy who is opening a club named Platinum Doll. The Platinum Plus owner apparently doesn’t want the Platinum Doll to mooch off of PP’s prestigious standing in the community. Dos:…

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