January 2010
13 posts
December 2009
22 posts
Lesson Learned
The dad asks, “Where is the car parked?” The son answers, “Row 22, Section D.” The dad says, “Good job, son.” The son demands, “Give me my $5.” The mom protests, “That is not what I meant when I asked you to remember where we parked the car.”
Window Seat
I keep bracing myself for the impact of Middle Seat’s head on my shoulder. I can smell his scalp.
Relationship Analogy
A game of Jenga.
Gone Bad
I’m eating six day old leftovers. This might not seem remarkable to anyone other than my family. I just thought I’d write it down somewhere.
Relativism
47 degrees feels warm on a Monday when Friday had a high of 27.
Not an Onion Article →
“Applying the panda makeover can be tricky. Juvenile crocs wriggle around making little chirping noises, and some visitors question whether a fresh lick of paint harms the animals. (The aquarium says it uses thinned-down watercolors, which wash off quickly.) Mr. Prasit says painting adult crocodiles can be dangerous. “It takes about three people to hold them down, and once it’s...
In person
The tree at Rockefeller Center seemed rather small to me, the opposite of seeing a celebrity in person. I’ve been considering a tiny tree for the house every time I pass by them on the street. They aren’t in lots out here but bound in twine, leaning up against each other on the side of the road - different ways of keeping captives.
Commute
I’m finally becoming attune to the schedule of the trains and all the things that can cause a delay (police activity, for one). It also means becoming acquainted with a variety of subway performers. The guy with the child’s electric guitar playing along to karaoke versions of classic rock songs. The assumed Peruvian flute player who stands smugly behind an array of CDs. Lately, on my...
Pathological Pie Contest
I often find that I don’t like people that are first introduced to me as being “nice.” “She’s so nice. I love her. Everyone loves her.” The last time I met a girl like this was through my roommate at this, which my other roomate found online today. (It’s weird sometimes to think of all the pictures strangers have of you.) I think it’s because I need...
Oh!
So this is jetlag.