Bloggy
I wish…
wealth were measured by USB cables
Day dreams, at night
Tonight I'd like to be in northern Vietnam, riding a burnt-orange Moped, listening to Jamiroquai, and repeating the Spanish word for microwave (microondas).
I’ve never read the Bible…
but I know that a fiery Hell can't be real because Hell would be a humid environment, not fire and gemstone
the rain on the plains
Illinois is a good place to plant rice or be a duck
no pin-up girl
Yesterday, I got clotheslined by a clothesline. It was frustrating, and also satisfying.
a sign of heaven
Not sure what this sign is asking, but I suggest you don't admit to anything
Suggestion for new Illinois state motto:
Attn readers:
You can now pre-order my book, "The Grass Is Always Greener When It's Not Covered In This G-Damned Snow", anywhere that unfinished projects are sold. MSRP $35
when you voted for global warming…
but all you got was climate change
Overheard today
Q: "How was it?" A: "10 out of 10. No, it was better -- 100 out of 100!"
When you need to check in with gorgeousness
but you're stuck in Illinois, head to Wilmette, for the most beautiful building in the entire Western hemisphere The Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette is an intricate concrete masterpiece with thoughtful details that reflect oneness for...
whoever called Chicago “my kind of town”,
definitely didn't say it during winter It's So Cold in Chicago That the Rail Company Is Lighting the Tracks on Fire ghting Its Tracks on Fire
Golden Girls
You know you're getting old when you go to a party and everyone brings their slippers -- I'm lucky to have old friends to grow even older with
If I should die
with my "song still in my heart" or words left unsaid or books left unread, I could live with that. But if I died with frequent flyer miles unused, I would puke.
an introvert’s revision of Oscar Wilde’s quote
"The only thing worse than being talked about is being talked to."
Living in winter weather
is like being under house arrest for a crime you didn’t commit
I can never be a socialite
In 2012, I thought of becoming a socialite, but they lose me at "social". That was 40 pounds ago. Now they lose me at "lite"
Incredible edible
I didn't know that edible glitter existed. I've been eating boring mashed potatoes in a matte finish
again with the rain
Daylight Saving Time in Illinois means an extra hour of rain
When is Halloween?
Overheard this conversation between a mom and daughter in a store...Daughter: "Can you believe they already have Halloween stuff out?"Mom: "Halloween is right around the corner"Daughter (excited): "Oh, good, I can get my costume...
An idea = Metric months
I think it's polite for a month to have 31 days. But it'd be great to have metric months that were a standard length.