Archive for October, 2004

Battle of the hands

Wednesday, October 27th, 2004

WILCO IS AMAZING LIVE! What a great show.
And deafening. Not so much the band as the mad clappers on either side of me.
My best friend has the most astonishing clap. She’s a clapper with the ability to make people’s ears bleed. It’s like a sonic boom. And she is, by far, the loudest clapper I’ve […]

Giddy girl

Monday, October 25th, 2004

One more day until…WILCO!

WebMD is the greatest thing ever!

Monday, October 25th, 2004

I have spent much of my time over the past several days perusing the WebMD site in an effort to bypass all of the wasted time and effort that inevitably accompanies medical diagnoses. At least in my experience, the only two exceptions to the incredibly long timeframe were meningitis and appendicitis. So, in my self-diagnosing, […]

Confessions of a juvenile delinquent

Friday, October 22nd, 2004

My godson is getting feisty. Last night, I watched as his mom made him the “hot dogs, WITH KETCHUP!” he had requested. This did not sit well with him as he had changed his mind and decided he’d rather have her entertain him in the living room. On her third attempt to explain that it […]

If there’s a heaven…I hope they serve snacks

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

In honor of my grandmother, who was born on October 18, here are my top 3 memories:
1) When I was a kid I struggled with my stride. I was pigeon-toed. I wish there were a more medical sounding term for it but if there is someone doesn’t want people to know about it. Obviously, someone […]

The State of Affairs

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

Today I leave for a family wedding.
It’s in another state.
It’s in his state.
I’m in a state.