Pledge Drive Endorphins

I volunteer to answer phones for my local public radio station in large part because their coffee is better than what I have at home. Also, answering phones at NPR pledge drives is AWESOME. I can't think of a single thing to do at 6:30 in the morning that is more exciting and inspiring. Not a single thing.
(I'm a grad student, so I can sleep anytime.)

I love NPR. http://www.npr.org/

Squirrels incite violence

It's on tree rodents! The squirrels have dug one hole too many in my oregano and I have had it! I'm 'bout to unleash a whole world of hurt on those mean spirited, pouffy-tailed, rat-faced, OCD, plant munching varmints. (When I say "hurt," I mean mental anguish, not physical pain. I'm a squirrel hater, not a squirrel mutilator.)

Never before in nature has such a perfect combo of cute and diabolical been achieved.

London: Réservez, s'il vous plaît

London's calling and we've been slow to get our plans in order. Fab finally accepted the daunting task of finding us a hotel for our upcoming stay in the British capital. He really had no choice in the matter, what with me having absolutely no patience for that sort of thing. I would have settled on the first or second hotel that presented. But not Fab.

The Ghosts of Homeowners Past: A Rant

We are still new to the neighborhood, but enough about the Randalls* already!

Let's not mention those people again.

Carl: How do I love thee?

Though our first encounter four years ago was definitely not love at first sight, my feelings for Carl have morphed from bitterness and resentment to true love always. He took one look at me and told me I was a flat-footed, swayback, knock-kneed, humpback, scoliotic, double jointed Gumby person - and that was only the beginning.

Much like love, physical therapy hurts.

Ggffg?!?

Fab has been trying hard to cough up a lung for the last week now. In my usual loving, supportive way, I shoved as much Ny-Quil in his face as I could and went to sleep in the guest room.

I am sure he will feel better when he sees this post.

Wanted: Dissertation Ghostwriter

I convinced Fab (and myself) that we should pay $4.99 to "rent" the film Young Adult from iTunes last weekend on that grounds that it would be funnier than The Descendants.

Tragic, not comic.