They tell me San Diego is gorgeous, and I’ll have to take their word for it, because on my recent work conference I only saw glimpses of America’s Finest City. I was there for the 2009 IACUC Conference and I tried really hard to keep my head down and network as little as possible. I […]
Read more...Author: Katie
five days in three parts
Part One – I just can’t listen to Elliott Smith the way I used to. It was spring break last week [EDIT: last week –ish] for Adam and Chelsea and they drove all the way down from Madison, WI to Louisville to waste it with me. They arrived just after I got home from work […]
Read more...yep, that was me
I’ve been to a lot of concerts over the past few weeks, most recently Ryan Adams with the Cardinals last night at the Palace. Considering the last time Ryan Adams played Louisville, he wore a shower cap under his hoodie and never acknowledged the audience, last night could be considered an improvement, but damn that […]
Read more...why we go to Joe’s
It all began innocently enough. Matt’s little brother Greg was turning 22, and so (as if we needed an excuse) we all met at Joe’s for drinks. There was pool, there were shots, there was some Cupid Shuffling. Things didn’t really start to get interesting though, until the boys went to the patio to bum […]
Read more...what I think about giving up stuff for Lent
I think giving up stuff for Lent is stupid. It’s not that I don’t value life changes and sacrifice, and I mean no disrespect to Catholics—it’s really to the secular community that I’m referring. If you’re a practicing Catholic and got up this morning to have some ashes rubbed on your forehead, carry on. But […]
Read more...moxie
I ain’t got it. There are times in my life when I feel confident and self-assured, but that certain je ne sais quoi that pushes one over the edge into moxie territory is missing from my repertoire. I mean, I’m not afraid of confrontation. I was raised Southern (borderline redneck) and being confrontational is hardwired […]
Read more...getting it out of my system: a letter to [Tom Daschle]
Dear [Tom], I realize this is my third open letter in two days, but I felt compelled to write and tell you how—-Ahh, fuck it. I give up. EDIT: [Caroline Kennedy, Rod Blagojevich, Nancy Killefer, Timothy Geithner, January weather in Kentucky]
Read more...I’m such a baby
I cry easily. Extremely easily. And it’s not just when I’m sad. Any kind of emotion—sad, happy, angry, scared, embarrassed, proud—I reach a breaking point, get overwhelmed and the floodgates open. It’s taken me a long time to realize this about myself and that it’s almost entirely out of my control. I’ve got a pretty […]
Read more...why isn’t facebook in the blogspot dictionary?
I went back to work on Tuesday, the swelling having (mostly) given way to a bright greenish-yellow bruise just over my left jaw bone and extending a bit onto my neck. I’ve never seen a bruise quite this color before—like some kind of exotic fungus—and to have it on my face was doubly enjoyable. There […]
Read more...my vinyl and a question about garbage
Several months ago when my dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas, without thinking, I blurted out: “a stereo system!” Not that I didn’t. I’ve wanted a nice stereo system, with speakers and a receiver and all for a long time now. No self-respecting music lover should have to listen to music out of […]
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