As I was driving home from work today, they announced on NPR that Heath Ledger had been found dead. Probably suicide. What a fucking shame. Celebrity death is strange territory. It’s not a new idea that our society deifies and vilifies celebrities, nor that we presume to know something about them as people. So when […]
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for the book
“I threw up my chicken noodle soup today. Not the chicken. I digested the chicken. Just the noodles.” -Natalie, 7
Read more...about damn time
I finally officially quit both my jobs! I’m gonna miss a lot of my co-workers, but I’m relieved to be moving on. I still haven’t had to face the scary boss yet, but I met with the second-in-command, and she was very sympathetic and understanding. Dad’s flying in the first weekend of February, and then we’re […]
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I’d do Michael Cera in a heartbeat. EDIT: AND he’s Canadian. ————————Now playing: Tegan & Sara – Call It Offvia FoxyTunes
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Back in Madison. Work tomorrow. Showing the apartment to a potential subletter on Thursday. Fingers crossed tightly that I’ll be back down south for good before the end of the month.
Read more...chocolat
I swear this isn’t just an excuse to post a picture of Johnny Depp. Or, as my dad has taken to calling him “our homeboy.” [Maybe me and Johnny will both be in Owensboro together, visiting our grandparents? Johnny, call me, we’ll carpool.] I made chocolate candies tonight! I made truffles, raspberry filled chocolates, little […]
Read more...it’s the biddell, bitches
PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA!!!!!At the risk of sounding like someone who consistently posts about tv shows, I heart PR Canada. For the record, I also heart regular-style Project Runway as well. In fact, the cast of this year’s American Project Runway is totally one of my favorites. But those Canadians really do it for me. I […]
Read more...bird flu
I’m the first to admit that I’m a total hypochondriac, but I woke up this morning after having slept for 13 HOURS. I don’t think I’ve slept that much since 9th grade. I just got over a cold from earlier this week, and yesterday I was feeling fine. But then this morning, after my intensely […]
Read more...ice storms make me bitchy, evidently
Saturday night and Madison is quickly being covered in ice. I was supposed to work today— first at WARF and then later tonight at RENT at the Overture Center, but it’s pretty hazardous outside. I went into work this morning before the snow started, and within 2 hours about an inch and a half of […]
Read more...beowulf hurt my face
Just got back from Beowulf. Honestly, it wasn’t bad. Pretty true to the story—as I remember reading it in 10th grade anyway. Seamus Heaney did a relatively recent new translation that I’ve been meaning to read for awhile now, but I digress. I’d say if you are going to see it, it’s worth seeing it […]
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