General
Perfect strangers?
Am I the only one who’s always imagined that Baz Luhrmann looks like Balki Bartokomous? Because of this, I have a warm place in my heart for Luhrmann’s movies, even the bad ones. You can picture him walking down the red carpet at the Moulin Rouge premiere and pausing to do the dance of joy. … Continue reading
Yesterday
Gene opens the freezer and immediately closes it again, making a weird part-amused and part-horrified exhalation which I have never heard him make before. I open the freezer, where Michele has deposited a can of coffee her mom didn’t want. On the can, Michele has thoughtfully taped a picture of dreamboat Rob Pattinson. “He’s everywhere,” … Continue reading
Bar fights in my sleep
Why do I have all these scabs on my knuckles all the time? Do I go out and get into bar fights in my sleep? Can’t tie myself to the bed before sleeping because no bedposts. A problem.
Rats
Last night, walking down Powell Street, I saw an enormous rat on the sidewalk. He was peacefully weaving in between the commuters, sniffling around a lamppost like it was a quiet Sunday morning. How desperate does a sewer rat need to be to come out in search of food amongst all those people? I guess … Continue reading
Die with a T
I lost a little weight on our trip, god knows how, and since then have been indulging in a diet rich in salads and lean meats rather than my previous diet of cheese, chocolate and bread. I’m curious to know whether I can get back down to the weight I was when I started high … Continue reading
“The world has changed, and we must change with it.”
Yes we can! Except sometimes the camera catches him from the side or the back and I still think, “Wait, who’s that kid? Why are we watching him?” But then he turns around and I go, “Oh yeah, President!” It’s going to take some time to get used to someone this young being in charge. … Continue reading
Synergy
I recently watched the Buffy episode where she runs around singing the Village People song “Macho Man.” And then today I saw this homeless guy standing on his head on the corner and he was singing “Macho Man.” I love these days where everything comes together so beautifully.
And I said “What about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?” She said “I think that I remember the film.”
Actually, Michele said “What about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?” We all concurred, kinda remembering the film, and so that is what Finer Things read this month. Photo lovers, knock yourselves out.
Visiting Warwick Castle
To get to the parking lot from Warwick Castle, you walk a quiet footpath enclosed in green and the occasional peacock. Walking this path, we were following two little English boys of about seven years old. They walked close together, obviously with the sense that they were the only people in the world. “I don’t … Continue reading
Christmas in Oxfordshire
Gene: One of my friends really likes this wine. Me: Whom? [blinks] Wait, I can’t say ‘whom’ there. Graham: No, certainly not. ‘Whom’ is the accusative case. Me: But that’s how one ought to address one’s boyfriend. In the accusative. Example: WHOM YOU BEEN JEEPIN’ WITH, BOYFRIEND? The grammar queen. Aw yeah.