No turkey for me
But pass the carrot bread, please.
Happy Thanksgiving!
The week in word news
November 16, 2009 at 9:45 pm (Links, Weird news, Word news)
Apparently, the New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen its word of the year, and it is…’unfriend.’ I’m not sure what I would have chosen, as, um, I tend not to like new words–maybe you’ve noticed? But how about you, readers– what would you have chosen?
Elsewhere (a high school in Massachusetts, to be precise) the word ‘meep’ has been banned.
And that is the latest from the world of words.
Words and phrases I could live without: volume 8– with my very first poll!
November 13, 2009 at 11:58 am (Words I could live without)
Concise book review No. 8: “The House at Riverton”
November 8, 2009 at 8:09 pm (Book reviews)
After I read (and loved) Kate Morton’s second book, “The Forgotten Garden,” I decided to go back and read her first, “The House at Riverton.” “House” is narrated by 99-year-old Grace Bradley, who was a maid at the titular house in the early 1900s. During a party, she witnessed the death of one of the guests; now, 75 years later, a movie is being made about the incident.
To say that “House” doesn’t quite hit the heights of “Garden” is not at all an insult; I liked it very much. Grace, both in the early part of the 20th century and in 1999, is an engaging narrator and the story is suspenseful, with a tragic, haunting denouement.
Thirty ’til thir– No. I can’t say it.
November 6, 2009 at 4:34 am (Me)
In exactly one month from today, I will be…well, no longer in my 20s. Now, I certainly don’t think that 30 is old, but it’s an age at which I feel that things, both personally and professionally, should be more settled than they are for me. And so I have come to think of this birthday as Scary Milestone No. 1™.
Rhetorical poem 2
October 20, 2009 at 2:07 am (Poetry)
If I keep saying
“It’s your loss” often enough
Might I believe it?
My new favorite quote
October 14, 2009 at 4:20 am (Miscellaneous)
“Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever blowing through one’s head.”
~ Mark Twain
So poetic, and, for me, at least, so true.
A limerick, because I’m sick
October 13, 2009 at 10:08 pm (Poetry)
Colds suck*
But it could be worse
And that’s the point**
Of this silly verse
* Probably the worst word you’ll ever #$%^ing see here. ;)
** Also, I hadn’t written in a while.
Words and phrases other people could live without
October 8, 2009 at 2:36 am (Links, Word news)
How could I not post this?http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091007/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_lifestyles_annoying_words
Funnily, I don’t find it all that annoying, but perhaps that’s because I don’t encounter it in Valley Girl-ese.
My walk home
October 7, 2009 at 1:44 am (Poetry)
The sky grows ever darker
The remaining wisps of daylight
Obscured by ancient trees
The soft chirping of insects
Provides ample company
New month, new words and phrases I could live without (volume 7)
October 3, 2009 at 1:48 am (Words I could live without)
~ f-bomb
~ for the win (or FTW)
~ I’m all about
~ It is what it is.
~ live out loud
~ pamper
My ride home
September 30, 2009 at 1:11 am (Poetry)
I stare out the window of the bus
At sunset’s painterly streaks
Of purple and pink
I shiver
Not at the majesty of nature
But at the blasted, blasting air conditioner
On despite the fall chill
Attention: this is not a haiku
September 29, 2009 at 12:54 am (Poetry)
I never did wax poetic about spring (either literally or figuratively), did I? Well, I won’t let the same fate befall my second-favorite season:
The leaves have begun their downward dance
Forming mosaics on the ground
While upward
Float memories:
Of a recipe for cranberry muffins
And a rare New York hurricane
Haiku 5: Ode to sleep
September 27, 2009 at 7:58 pm (Poetry)
I curl up beneath
My warm, soft quilt of patches
Strange dreams fill my head
!,?.
September 24, 2009 at 7:19 pm (Links, Miscellaneous)
Happy National Punctuation Day, fellow grammar geeks! Why not celebrate with some free ice cream?
Haiku 4
September 21, 2009 at 3:00 am (Poetry)
I always forget
And become bewitched by words
Actions are louder
Concise book review No. 7: “The Forgotten Garden”
September 16, 2009 at 2:30 am (Book reviews)
“The Forgotten Garden,” by Kate Morton, is about an Australian woman who, after the passing of her grandmother, Nell, journeys to Cornwall to continue Nell’s search for answers about her heritage. I figured out part of the solution early on, but no matter– I LOVED this book, with its lovely, evocative language and excellently-crafted characters.
Free ice cream!
September 14, 2009 at 9:30 pm (Links, Miscellaneous)
I wanted to spread the word that Cold Stone Creamery is giving away ice cream in exchange for a donation to the Make a Wish Foundation on Thursday, September 24, from 5-8 PM. Further details here. Free ice cream: good. Helping sick kids: better. Thanks to my friend Omawarisan for the information.
Words and phrases I could live without version 6.0: nothing but ‘net
September 9, 2009 at 10:43 am (Words I could live without)
These seem to exist pretty much only in Internet Land…at least so far (cue ominous music):
~ made of win
~ ’shippers
~ squee
…and 3
September 9, 2009 at 9:44 am (Poetry)
A scent on the breeze
Sparks a distant memory
Wondrous is the mind
Haiku 2
September 8, 2009 at 7:36 am (Poetry)
September’s chilled air
And its soft, early shadows
Hint at mysteries
No book for you!
August 23, 2009 at 10:20 pm (Links, Miscellaneous)
(I don’t know why, but while trying to fall asleep, this post came almost fully-formed into my head.)
As a reader/ librarian’s daughter/someone who believes in, you know, personal decisions, I do not look too kindly upon those who would ban books. And, often, the books that come under objection are ones that most of us would see as completely innocuous. I can just imagine (cue dream sequence music):
Innocuous book: “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
Imaginary book-banner: “Rabbits who can speak?! Clearly they’ve made a deal with the devil!”
Innocuous book: “Goodnight, Moon”
Imaginary book-banner: “Saying goodnight to the moon? Obviously a pagan ritual.”
Innocuous book: “The Cat in the Hat”
Imaginary book-banner: “Duh. Everyone knows cats are in league with witches.”
Looking at some of the books on this list of the 100 Most-Frequently Challenged Books from 1990-2000, though, I’m not sure how far-fetched my jokey scenarios are. I’ve read many of these books (my beloved “A Wrinkle in Time” is included), most of them when I was a child, and at least so far, there have been no ill effects.
Feel free (freedom is good!) to share your thoughts/add satirical excoriations of unobjectionable books.
Rhetorical poem
August 17, 2009 at 12:59 pm (Poetry)
Was it time
That passed me by
Or was it I
That passed it?
Concise book reviews No. 5 and No. 6: “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” and “Revenge of the Spellmans”
August 16, 2009 at 8:38 pm (Book reviews)
”Guernsey,” written by Mary Ann Shaffer and her niece Annie Barrows, is an epistolary novel (in the form of letters) about Juliet Ashton, a writer, and her communications with the citizens of Guernsey, a island in the English Channel. Though the story takes place just after World War II, the tone is– for the most part– light and pleasant. I felt the ending was a bit abrupt, though.
“Revenge of the Spellmans,” by Lisa Lutz, is the third in a series of humorous mysteries focusing on Isabel Spellman, P.I., and her family. It was an enjoyable read, as all the books have been, but I thought “Curse of the Spellmans,” the second book, was funnier and had a better mystery.
Words and phrases I could live without: the accidentally-all-apparel (and halfway to double digits!) edition
August 16, 2009 at 4:21 am (Words I could live without)
~ Hollister (See my friend Omawarisan’s post. Actually, check out his whole blog. He’s very funny. :))
~ mom jeans
~ put on your big boy/big girl pants
Table manners
August 16, 2009 at 3:55 am (Poetry)
I am not
Disposable
A paper napkin
To be used
And casually tossed aside
I am smart
And funny and kind
I am cloth
3-2-1 contact
August 12, 2009 at 3:09 am (Miscellaneous)
If for some reason you would like to e-mail me, you may do so at leastlikelytoblog at hotmail dot com. (And remember, no spam en francais!)
In which I am bossy for a good cause
August 6, 2009 at 1:57 am (Miscellaneous)
(I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but I have been extra-special procrastinatory lately (though, as you can see, I did find time to invent a new word :p).)
WordPress has partnered with a company called SocialVibe, through which sponsors donate to various charities. (Click here for complete details.) Now, what am I asking you to do? Just glance over to the sidebar, on the left-hand side of the page, and scroll all the way down, until you see a large rectangular box marked ‘SocialVibe.’ Click on the ‘help now’ button, and, just by clicking, money will be donated to the Whaleman Foundation, which helps whales and dolphins. Thank you!
Turn-back-the-clock Thursday
August 6, 2009 at 1:19 am (Me, Poetry)
A few weeks ago, as I do occasionally, I was looking through a school memory book. It’s full of tests, report cards, drawings, and other assorted things (among them, a literal LOL-inducing letter to then-President Reagan), including a few poems, and since it’s been so poetry-centric around here lately (ahem, when I’ve posted), I thought it would be cute (and hopefully not self-indulgent) to post one of my ‘early works.’ It’s from June 2, 1988; I was just about to turn 8 1/2:
Wendy
Funny, creative, smart
Writing, drawing, walking
Shy
Return to rhyming
July 2, 2009 at 12:55 pm (Poetry)
Every day
I feel sure
I can do more than I did
The day before
And then I wake
And then I find
Nothing has changed
But my mind
Haiku
July 1, 2009 at 12:54 pm (Poetry)
Outside my window
The birds chirp furiously
What are they saying?
Deluged
June 9, 2009 at 11:07 am (Poetry)
Stress flows through me like
Water did the ceilings
But who will clean
Me up?
The bus stop
June 7, 2009 at 5:40 am (Poetry)
Alone, cold
All others have found their way
I see it now
Stand, to be noticed
But remain unseen
And left once more to wait
Concise book review No. 4: “One Good Turn”
June 5, 2009 at 5:15 am (Book reviews)
Though I liked Kate Atkinson’s “One Good Turn,” I didn’t feel that it measured up to either its predecessor “Case Histories” (reviewed here) or its follow-up “When Will There Be Good News?” (reviewed here) For the most part, the characters, the strength of the other books, didn’t feel as rich and deep, and I’d have liked a conclusion that provided more of an explanation for why the preceding events occurred. Nonetheless, I look forward to the next book chronicling the (mis!)adventures of Jackson Brodie.
A word, phrases, live without…you know the drill: part IV
May 31, 2009 at 10:56 am (Words I could live without)
(In case you do not, in fact, know the drill:
http://leastlikelytoblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/words-i-could-live-without/
~ baby bump (You might think, judging by my post titles, that I’d never met an alliteration I didn’t like. Wrong! ;))
~ Book/movie titles containing the phrase “Confessions of a…”
~ jump the shark (Funnily, “jump the shark” long ago…jumped the shark! It’s so meta!)
~ meta ;)
Okay, readers– your turn.
A wonderful town
May 25, 2009 at 5:09 am (Poetry)
Onto the car he steps, red cart in tow
He performs sleight-of-hand
Wide-eyed, we regard
The dove’s fluttering wings
The rabbit’s wiggling nose
Only in New York
Friday fluff
May 22, 2009 at 9:45 am (Commercials, Links)
I can’t help cringing whenever I see this AT&T commercial. I don’t know if it’s the lyrics (Wow, maybe, possibly falling? You sweet talker!) or my general aversion to sap, but I definitely find it wince-worthy. How about you, readers– what commercials make you leap for the mute button?
I can’t even think of a good title
May 18, 2009 at 12:05 am (Miscellaneous)
…
…
…
Yeah. I have writer’s block.
I’m not sure I’ll be able to write for a while
May 14, 2009 at 1:32 am (LOST)
I’m in a post-LOST-season-finale daze. Is it January yet?
Where I’ve been
May 2, 2009 at 12:35 am (Me)
Mostly my bed. And also, for a few hours Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, the E.R., after I briefly passed out. Yeah, I’m sick. And bored (whoever thought sleep would lose its charms?). And feeling rather isolated.
Sorry, all the creativity I currently have went into the poem. You’ll have to settle for this as a title. ;)
April 26, 2009 at 4:28 am (Poetry)
One day
The words will explode
Like fireworks from my mouth
Crackling, vivid
Against the formerly silent sky
Concise book review No. 3: “Case Histories”
April 24, 2009 at 6:31 am (Book reviews)
I liked Jackson Brodie, the main character in Kate Atkinson’s “When Will There Be Good News?” so much that I decided to go back and read the two previous books featuring him, of which “Case Histories” is the first.
Much like “When…,” “Case Histories” focuses on intertwining stories of crime; though the coincidences bothered me a bit, I ultimately decided that I liked the “we’re all connected”-ness of them. Also as with “When…,” the characterizations shone – Atkinson is so good at capturing humanness. I also admire her ability to alternate between humor– I literally laughed out on several occasions– and heartache– I also cried on several occasions.
I did leave the book with some unanswered questions–or maybe, more accurately, things I’d liked to have seen explored further– but, even more than that, I left with a sense of hope.
Feel-good Friday
April 24, 2009 at 5:06 am (Links, Non-Mets baseball)
I think even those of you who aren’t baseball fans will smile at this story.
Weird (news) Wednesday weturns…er, returns ;)
April 22, 2009 at 9:41 pm (Links, Weird news)
I actually rather love this idea. :)
…Happy Earth Day to you
April 22, 2009 at 9:16 pm (Pictures)
Tulips--my favorite flowers--outside my building
You say it’s your Earth Day…
April 22, 2009 at 4:19 am (Miscellaneous, Ponderings)
I consider myself to live a pretty ecologically kind life – I’m a vegetarian, I use and wear only vegan, non-animal-tested products, I don’t own a car, I use my own bag when shopping, etc. (I don’t mention these things to be preachy or self-righteous– just for illustrative purposes.) So you’d think I’d be a huge proponent of Earth Day–and in theory, I guess I am. It’s just… shouldn’t we be aware of our impact every day? Do people who aren’t typically environmentally-focused observe the day? If they do, does it have a long-term impact on their behavior? I don’t mean for these questions to be rhetorical– I’m really curious. What are your thoughts and experiences regarding Earth Day?
Thank you!
April 22, 2009 at 2:21 am (Miscellaneous)
As I mentioned, I enjoy writing for its (and my) own sake, but it’s always nice to have other people interested in what you have to say, too. So I was extremely gratified to see that I had a jaw-dropping 865* (!) views yesterday (with most visitors coming from here)– and I just wanted to say thank you, and I hope you’ll stick around!
*I know that the map thingy (yes, I prefer ‘thingy’ to ‘widget’ ;)) currently says that there were 403 views, but their counting period seems to be different than WordPress’s. Just wanted to let you know I’m not padding my totals. ;)
The proliferation of poetry proceeds
April 20, 2009 at 8:51 pm (Poetry)
I shiver in the late-April cold
The mist tickles my nose
Strokes my forehead
Dots my ears
Home now
I sit in the dark
Listening to the rain pat the windows
And smile
W.o.w. (Wendy on writing)
April 20, 2009 at 2:34 am (Me)
With all the poems I’ve posted lately, you might think me a long-time poet, but honestly, I have never written as much poetry as I have here, not even at the height of my creative-writing period (a.k.a. elementary school/early junior high). In fact, I haven’t done this much writing, period, since then. I’m pleased to settle back into this long-neglected, but still comfortable, space.
Returning to my writerly ways is, I think, beneficial for me. I’m someone who’s not very comfortable revealing her innermost thoughts, and while you can see that I haven’t done much of that here, the fact that I’m letting little bits and pieces peek through is a good thing, as is the joy I find in, as I like to say, ‘crafting sentences.’
I can too write non-rhyming poems!
April 20, 2009 at 1:10 am (Poetry)
The shadows whisper
Swirl and dance
Enveloping me in their hushed glow
Time for another installment of “Insomniac Poetry Theater”
April 19, 2009 at 6:41 am (Poetry)
What’s French for ‘blog spam’?
April 16, 2009 at 11:46 pm (Miscellaneous)
Monsieurs,
I appreciate your thinking of me. I really do. But I’m afraid that right now isn’t the best time for me to purchase your wares, even at your undoubtedly tres bien prices. Perhaps when the economy is a bit better, or I grow a male appendage. Merci beaucoup!
Words (and a phrase) I could live without: now it’s a trilogy!
April 16, 2009 at 7:53 pm (Words I could live without)
Hello, my name is…
April 14, 2009 at 8:44 pm (Me)
As I mentioned way back in my first post, I am a very private person, and so, to this point, I’ve maintained my anonymity. But since I’ve now posted a picture of myself, I thought it rather silly to not share my name as well. So, hi; I’m Wendy. Okay, readers: now your turn to introduce yourselves.
Opening Day at NewShea (or, See how much my photography skills have improved?)
April 14, 2009 at 3:15 am (Mets, Pictures)
Yes, it's a garbage can. But it's a CUTE garbage can.
OMG! It's me!
Gag-me Sheffield
April 3, 2009 at 7:11 pm (Links, Mets)
As a general rule, I am rarely critical of the Mets. However, when they sign a steroid-abusing egotist, as they did today, all bets are off. Ugh.
Almost April already
March 30, 2009 at 1:29 am (Poetry)
It’s a cliche
To say
But time flies
Flies
Away
And when I can’t sleep/I often mentally compose/Sometimes poetry/Sometimes prose
March 23, 2009 at 5:12 am (Poetry)
“Ah!” said she
As she arose
Reflecting on the simple pleasure
Of breathing through one’s nose
(See previous post for explanation.)
What’s that, socks?
March 20, 2009 at 10:11 am (Miscellaneous, Pictures)
Yes, spring is, at long last, here. I was all set to wax poetic about it, but I was struck last night by a bad cold, and now I rather feel as if my head is filled with wax. So, maybe in a few days, when I’m feeling better. And it isn’t snowing.
The first sign of spring
March 16, 2009 at 12:40 am (Miscellaneous)
I was about a block from home when I heard it. My ears twitched, catlike, and I smiled. It wasn’t a robin, nor the CRACK! of bat against ball, but it signaled the coming season all the same. This is what I heard:
So get your short-sleeved shirts ready, because spring is (unofficially) here. :)
Words I could live without: the exciting sequel (Now with a bonus phrase!)
March 13, 2009 at 5:30 am (Words I could live without)
~ ____ is the new ____
~ fanboy/-girl
Also see:
Words (and a phrase) I could live without: now it’s a trilogy!
They make envelopes, don’t they?
March 13, 2009 at 5:15 am (Me)
I’m not sure why, exactly, but I’ve been thinking lately that I would like to receive a letter. An honest-to-goodness, handwritten-on-actual-paper, letter. I guess I’ve just been in a nostalgic mood recently. Even my subconscious has gotten into the act– I had two separate dreams last week about people I haven’t seen since elementary school!
Snow day!
March 2, 2009 at 9:26 pm (Miscellaneous)
Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I was desperate for a day off; after all, I was just on vacation the week before last. But New York City schools never close (the last time, according to the news, was in 2004), so I thought that this occasion should be commemorated, recorded in black and white (or blue-gray and ecru ;)).
Concise book review No. 2: “When Will There Be Good News?”
March 1, 2009 at 2:44 am (Book reviews)
Well, “When Will There Be Good News?” is certainly a most apropos title. The story is a bleak one– a multiple murder occurs in the first few pages (don’t worry, that’s not a spoiler)– but thanks to likable, fully human characters, rarely a depressing one. In fact, I feel that the story is almost secondary– the characters make the book.
You’re a kitty!
February 25, 2009 at 12:40 am (Cats, Pictures)
Meet Shira. Her interests include licking fingers, drinking from the sink, and, most of all, her stuffed toy seahorses.
My inaugural photo post (new camera edition)!
February 25, 2009 at 12:10 am (Pictures, Politics)
I first saw this outside my building on, appropriately, Inauguration Day. I was charmed by it, filled with the optimism and renewed pride that whoever embedded it in the earth must have felt. I immediately knew that this would be one of my first pictures.
Words I could live without
February 22, 2009 at 8:20 pm (Words I could live without)
I love words. Love weaving them into sentences, love crosswords and other such puzzles. But I could live without seeing or hearing these words again:
~bromance
~cougar (and I don’t mean the animal)
~tweens (especially in reference to Sasha Obama. She’s seven–a little girl!)
Feel free to add words you could live without in the comments, and also check out:
Words I could live without: the exciting sequel (Now with a bonus phrase!)
Words (and a phrase) I could live without: now it’s a trilogy!
Young and restless
February 21, 2009 at 3:16 am (Me)
(No, I’m not talking about a TV show, for once. ;))
I was literally restless Thursday night into Friday– I absolutely could not sleep. I finally got a few hours’ worth in the late afternoon/early evening (I had this week off, luckily), but not only did my sleeplessness torpedo my plans for yesterday, it seems determined to continue to wreak havoc, as I am still awake, head a-pounding.
But that’s not what this post is about. Over the past few years, I’ve just had these periods of restlessness, of feeling that there was something I should be doing, something new I should be seeing. Maybe photography will prove to be the something.
(Hmm–I guess sleep-deprivation makes me let down my privacy shield a bit. :))
Friday fun
February 20, 2009 at 2:17 pm (Links, Miscellaneous, Weird news)
~Vote for the weirdest book title of the year! Let me know what you chose– personally, I went for “Curbside Consultation of the Colon.” Uh, as strangest title, that is.
~ I am not a big movie person. Yes, TV, as you’ve no doubt gleaned, is my preferred form of moving-image entertainment. But I love a good worst list. This one is about the worst sequels of all time– in one man’s opinion, anyway.
~ This is why it pays to know a foreign language.
Mets musings and more
February 19, 2009 at 12:53 am (Links, Mets, Miscellaneous)
~Shea Stadium is officially gone. I went by there Monday to see what was left and to see the progress of NewShea, and upon seeing that just a bit of the right field stands remained, I actually got a little choked up. Unfortunately, I hadn’t yet gotten my camera, and I didn’t realize that I wouldn’t have another chance to capture the remains of the Shea.
~Now I have my camera.
~This sounds like a great charity.
Tuesday tidbits
February 10, 2009 at 1:42 am (Links, Non-Mets baseball, Politics)
~It’s nice to have a president who can pronounce ‘nuclear.’ I’m just saying.
~A-Rod admitted his steroid use. Is he telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth? I have my doubts. And if “honesty,” as he stated over and over again, is so important, then, uh, why wasn’t he honest until he had to be? And if “this is [his] fault,” then why is he acting like it’s Selena Roberts’s?
(With apologies to Andy Rooney)
February 7, 2009 at 5:21 pm (Ponderings)
Did you ever notice that if you’re trying not to think about something (or someone, for that matter), references to it (them) are seemingly everywhere?
No, really. Did you?
The drama never ends…
February 7, 2009 at 12:34 pm (Links, Non-Mets baseball)
Report: A-Rod tested positive for steroids in ‘03
I’m rather curious to see what punny headlines will grace the papers tomorrow. (“A-nabolic” was the first thing that came to my mind.)
(A-ddendum: A rather uninspiring collection: A-Roid, A-Fraud, A-R*d. Come on, guys (gals?), you can do better than that!)
Manny musings
February 4, 2009 at 4:33 am (Links, Mets, Non-Mets baseball)
Report: Manny rejects Dodgers’ $25M
You know, I wish that the Dodgers and Giants would reject him already. “25 million isn’t enough? Okay. Guess you’ll have to find something else to do from April through October, then. I hear embroidery is fun.”
I’m not sure it would have an impact on him, though. Worse, it would mean that the Manny-to-Mets speculation/pleading would never end. (Million Manny March?!)
Weird (news) Wednesday
February 4, 2009 at 3:43 am (Links, Weird news)
This headline was too amusing to go unposted: Traveler nabbed with pigeons in pants
(I also liked the part about the undeclared eggplant. :D)
Commercial critiques part 2: the good (or, at least, the better)
February 2, 2009 at 4:50 am (Commercials, Links)
Cutest: Budweiser: Clydesdale plays fetch
The ending is funny… Teleflora.com: Box of Flowers
The ending isn’t particularly funny…but the rest is pretty amusing: Hulu: Alec Baldwin
Most clever: Monster.com: Moose
Most heartstring-tugging: Budweiser: Clydesdale generations
Most visually creative: Coca Cola: Bugs; Coca-Cola: Strangers
Would have been most clever if not for the koala-punching: Careerbuilder.com: It’s time
Commercial critiques part 1: the bad
February 2, 2009 at 3:44 am (Commercials, Links)
Whew! I’ve finally finished watching the Super Bowl ads (instead of doing something sensible, like, you know, sleeping ;)). Here are my ‘awards’ (click on the name of the commercial to watch it):
Creepiest: SoBe: NFL Ballerinas
Dumbest: Doritos: Lucky Day; Pepsi: MacGruber
Most likely to make intelligent women cringe: GoDaddy.com: Enhanced
Most likely to make me feel like I need to shower (in other words, ickiest): Taco Bell: Smooth Moves
Most likely to make me turn down the volume: Hyundai: Global Domination
Most pretentious (faux-pretentious?): Heineken: Vanguard
Most “wow” inducing: Cash4Gold.com (Addendum: Looks like Cash4Gold has bigger problems than cheesy commercials.)
Sunday stuff
February 1, 2009 at 10:33 pm (Links, Me, Mets, Non-LOST TV)
~What does the Super Bowl mean to me? That it’s almost time for spring training! (Although I do have to admit that I’m entertained by my neighbor’s intermittent cries of “It’s a miracle!” and the like. :D)
~So, ABC deems Wipeout Bowl 1: Cheerleaders vs. Couch Potatoes worthy of airtime, but not the last three episodes of Pushing Daisies?
~For some reason, I am unable to post a blogroll, so I’ll mention my new favorite website (mentalfloss.com) here. Trivia quizzes and fascinating facts? How did I not know about this before a couple of months ago?!
And with that, I am going to go eat vegetable lasagna.
Is Ms. Hawking Daniel’s mother? How does Ben know her? What is Sun up to? How much do I love Hurley? Vincent!
January 22, 2009 at 2:21 am (LOST)
(LOST is back. :))
A new day
January 21, 2009 at 8:04 pm (Me, Politics)
Unlike many my age (29), I wasn’t for Obama from the start– I voted for Hillary in the primary. But I unhesitatingly voted for him in November, and when he won, I felt as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, one I hadn’t even known was there.
As for my newly acquired weight (see my last post), I’m still filled with unease when I think about it. But whereas Monday and into yesterday it was the whole book, now it’s been reduced to a subplot.
In which I cryptically explain my last comment
January 20, 2009 at 5:12 am (Me)
I got some bad news yesterday. News that could impact my future, though that possibility has barely dented my consciousness. I can’t reconcile my new reality with the way I’ve always viewed myself, and attempting to is consuming my thoughts.
Concise book review No. 1: “The Thirteenth Tale”
January 20, 2009 at 2:07 am (Book reviews)
The book: Diane Setterfield’s “The Thirteenth Tale,” a story of mysteries and secrets (two of my favorite things to read about), and filled with engaging characters (including a narrator I identified with more than a little). But what I think will stick with me most was how atmospheric it was. Just thinking about it now, two days after I finished it, I feel as if I am on the moors, shrouded in darkness.
To be started later, on my way to work: Kate Atkinson’s “When Will There Be Good News?” When indeed, Kate.
Get a hobby!
January 18, 2009 at 8:10 pm (Me)
I’ve thought for a while now about getting into photography. I have an artistic streak that I rarely indulge, but whenever I do, I’m reminded of how much I enjoy creating something.
Now I just have to get a camera– you know, a non-high-tech one. ;)
(It’s funny ’cause it’s true. ;))
January 15, 2009 at 3:54 am (Cats, Links)
From xkcd.com via Cute Overload.
I’m a liar
January 15, 2009 at 3:53 am (Me)
The fact that these words are coming out of my fingers (well, not literally, though that would be kind of cool) and appearing before your eyes officially makes me not the least likely person to blog. Truth be told, this isn’t even my first attempt at blogging. (Gasp!) But I am a rather unlikely candidate for bloghood:
1) I am a very private person. (Sorry, no salacious revelations here. I am not a salacious kind of girl. :))
2) I kind of hate the word blog. (Don’t even get me started on ‘vlog.’ Shudder.)
3) I really question if anyone particularly cares that I love toast or that it smelled like Flintstones vitamins in the first floor hallway of my building last week. (Though I do, and it did.)
4) I got my first– and only– cell phone three years ago. I don’t I.M. You won’t find me on Facebook or MySpace, and I just don’t get Twitter. What I’m saying is, I’m not going to win the Miss High Tech pageant any time soon.
So why am I doing this? I guess the main reason is that, at heart, I’m a writer.
