Monthly Archives: January 2007
Odontologists study teeth
I’m reading a book I bought at the library sale this weekend. The book is translated from Danish, and one part reads: “He was bitter that it was the forensic odontologists and not him who were the big stars…” In pencil, a previous owner has neatly crossed out that “him” and in a spidery cursive … Continue reading
I change the dictionary
Words that should not exist anymore: aggregate optimize premium Words that should exist from now on: struggly pinkle twile
Watching Beauty and the Beast with the Lad, who was forced into it despite manly objections
“Be Our Guest” Number Me: You know, if I had an entire cast of singing, dancing flatware to charm and impress people with, I could make beautiful young girls fall in love with me too. Beast shows Belle the library Lad: [in falsetto] Oh, the books are so beautiful! Can I start organizing them right … Continue reading
Aftermath
Our house after New Year’s Eve, as viewed by: Prince Humperdink and Count Rugen Prince: Someone has been beaten by a bottle of rum. The loser ran off alone and the winner was put in the pantry without a lid. Rugen: Shall we track them both? Prince: The hangover is nothing. Only the bottle matters. … Continue reading