Yesterday was one of the best days I’ve had in quite some time. (It would have been better if it hadn’t preceded THIS day, which is one of the worst days I’ve had in quite some time. But I guess life is funny like that.) I spent the day at the Magic Kingdom with my best friends. I discovered Dole Whip for the first time. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOLE WHIP? Pineapple juice topped with pineapple soft-serve. My goodness. I started playing the “Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom”—a totally nerdy interactive card game that turned out to be insanely addictive.
After months of self-medicating with alcohol, the best part of the day was realizing that I can have fun without drinking. And even better was realizing that the people I care about most were right by my side.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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Juvenal, Satires
The best way out is always through.
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Robert Frost, A Servant to Servants
Favorite.
Imagine my delight when this little gem popped up on Pandora.
Punch Brothers - This is the Song. Man, I love Chris Thile.
My advice to writers just starting out? Don’t use semicolons! They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. All they do is suggest you might have gone to college.
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Kurt Vonnegut, At Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007
One of my favorite videos about one of the most fascinating eras in European history. Some people cry at The Lion King, I cry at this. Bleeding-heart liberal.
Came across this gem in my twentieth century history class. Creepy! Awesome! Inspiring!
30 Days. 30 Items.
(09/19/2011-09/29/2011)
Well, purge enthusiasts, it’s been eleven days since my last purge-fession (do you see what I did there?). To make up for my lackluster purging, I’ve decided to do away with some real big ticket items. To make up for lost time, I will cram all of these purges into one, GIANT super-purge. Purge is such a funny word…
First, a custom-built PC that I bought from my mom’s school when they were doing their annual upgrades. It’s in great condition, but I have absolutely no use for it. We all have shiny, new laptops…and I figure someone else could probably get better use out of it than I have (it has been sitting in the closet for at least two years).
Next, a broken full-length mirror. WHY DO I STILL HAVE A BROKEN MIRROR IN MY BEDROOM. Talk about bad luck. Sure does explain a lot.
Stuffed animals that we’ve accumulated along the way. The mushy, sentimental ones can stay, I guess. But the claw machine and “guess my weight” critters GOTTA GO. What use do I have for a bright green, toddler-sized stuffed squirrel?
Hoodies. This is Florida. Hoodies were fun during the winter in the Midwest, but it’s too damn hot for so many hoodies in Florida. I will miss you, fat-concealing, shape-shifting hoodies. I guess now is a good time to start a diet.
Finally, I’m getting rid of a ton of tacky knickknacks that are taking up way too much space: candle holders, picture frames, jewelry boxes, cups, Mardi Gras beads, odds and ends…you know, the stuff that sits in boxes for years JUST so that you can go through it every once in a while and then box it up again.
