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June 2004 ArchiveWednesday, June 30, 2004DoofusI like to think I'm all smart and cool. And then yesterday I think I spent a good chunk of the day walking around Chicago with my middle shirt button unbuttoned. Between my chesty self and wearing a backpack, I don't do well with button down shirt that are unaided by safety pins closing the gaps. I was unsafe being one safety pin short. After a consulting meeting (one on one, not big group), I went to a clothing store. Perused the goods, went into the dressing room. Peekaboo! Really all anyone saw was my black bra and the top of my belly. Much more silly than saucy. That must be why that CTA guy said hello to me... Doofus points = +50 Then later at the library I was heading towards the elevator to go down to checkout. As I headed towards the elevator button, I was fishing my library card out of my wallet. Nearly ran into the marble wall. Doofus points = +10 posted on 6/30/2004 09:29:54 AM Sunday, June 27, 2004 Happy Birthday, Mom! posted on 6/27/2004 11:42:02 AM Saturday, June 26, 2004Yella BelliedI just got home from a good day of wandering around with friends. But I had a caffiene withdrawl headache twisting my brain. Ouch. I walked into my apartment. Peed. Took off my walking around clothes and changed into comfier clothes. I put on a big yellow shirt, and bright yellow linen pants. I poked around the box of fruits and veggies from my CSA. Pulled out a banana. Halfway through eating it, I looked down and realized I was a giant banana eating a banana. posted on 6/26/2004 05:08:12 PM Friday, June 25, 2004It's decided - my local grocery store is the human equivalent to the Land of Misfit Toys.posted on 6/25/2004 05:52:45 PM Wednesday, June 16, 2004Animal LogicIn Champaign this weekend, Dan was telling us about a border collie that knows 200 words - i.e. 200 different toys and their names.* Not too shabby. Dan said, "Next thing you know, we'll find out they're playing poker when we're not looking." I want to know what breed cheats. I say never trust a pug. And those dachshunds look innocent, but they know how to bluff. * The article has one of my favorite German words in it - Zitrone (Lemon) posted on 6/16/2004 09:15:24 AM Friday, June 11, 2004Busy. Busy. Insanely Busy.Recovering from a head cold where I've created copious amount of snot. Amazing. Effie fell off the wall - some folks will know what that means. My apartment is officially being rules by the laws of entropy. But I am now toddling off to Champaign-Urbana to visit friends! posted on 6/11/2004 06:54:34 PM Saturday, June 05, 2004Noguchi Philatelic!I am beside myself. It should be said the small things can make me very happy. I am so beside myself. In May, the USPS issued Isamu Noguchi stamps! I am elated! Overjoyed! Giddy! I needed stamps. I ha-ha-hate the antique toys stamps. They make me shudder with their ugliness. I went on the site to buy 100 stamps and lo and behold - new Noguchi stamps! Noguchi is definitely in my top 5 favorite sculptors category. I've even been to his snazzy museum in NY. Hooray! Beautiful postage! My refined tastes will be represented on the upper right corner of my correspondence! posted on 6/5/2004 09:16:10 AM Tuesday, June 01, 2004True LoveI hate to admit it, but I'm in love with a store. I know it's very unlike me. But it's true. I've been doing some serious armchair traveling in between all the work going on (thus the infrequent posts) and on my internet wanders, I found a blog post from a woman who was giddy that she was in Chicago and finally able to go to The Savvy Traveller. Huh. That made me reconsider my first impression having walked by but never entered, that it was small and precious. Last week, I found myself nearby and popped in. It was only 15 minutes before closing, so all I could do was quickly survey the landscape. Wowsa. A bajillion guidebooks and maps and all sort of travel accessories. I've determined that one of my fetishes is travel accessories. I am a freakishly light packer, so I love having exactly the right bag or piece of luggage for the job. Books cover every corner of the globe. You could wallpaper a huge house with all of the maps. Lots of travel gagets like bags that fold up into nothing, fast-drying undies and tiny binoculars. I made it out alive and with one book - the aforementioned "No Sex on the Bus". Today, I wandered back in and looked around more. Still very much impressed. Today, I got a rail map of Europe and "Rite of Passage" an anthology of travel stories of folks backpacking around Europe. Daydream fodder for the big, fat trip I'll take someday. More to say, but I have got to get early shuteye. Off to a hotel near O'hare for two days of graphic facilitation. Always early, early mornings for that. Early isn't my forte. G'night! posted on 6/1/2004 10:37:53 PM |
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