January 2009
8 posts
IN YOUR FACE, Jon & Kate plus 8! →
Jan 27th
Erica, the Grand Poobah of Pasta
Having just recently reaqcuired cable television, I have had the distinct pleasure of sitting on my ass doing nothing in the past few weeks; namely, returning to analyze ridiculous television advertisements and the constant portrayals of moms in their mid 30’s wearing hoodies and khakis with short, flippy-out hair cuts. This is significant because television happens to be a major factor in...
Jan 26th
Elizabeth Alexander recieved her Ph.D in...
PRAISE SONG FOR THE DAY Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair. Someone is trying...
Jan 20th
Man.
Sometimes the ephemeral calm of a Friday at 4:30 is the best part of the whole week.
Jan 16th
"The bible says we all live in cities we did not... →
-Mayor Nutter on WHYY’s “This I Believe” program about choosing a life of public service
Jan 12th
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Jan 7th
"hate" is only one syllable.
Sipes: what are you doing? write me a haiku
me: Waiting for a truck
me: To bring me my liquor chest
me: Teetotalers be damned
Sipes: I think it's funny
Sipes: when people write haikus but
Sipes: get the structure wrong
me: Ehrm, how did I get
me: The structure wrong because I
me: Am sure it was right
Sipes: tee tot a lers is
me: Tee-tot-lerz
Sipes: you runed my haiku Anne
Sipes: I wasn't done
me: "I wasn't done" is missing a syllable.
Sipes: I hate you
me: Er, that's missing two, if you're starting a new one.
Jan 7th
for me, on carlisle street again.
from Crush & Lovely via.
Jan 5th
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