admin | January 3, 2010
My only one today is to get the Christmas tree undecorated and back in its box. Thus will begin an 11-month mourning period by certain kitties of my acquaintance. 365 Movies Movie 3 The Man Who Laughs (1928) Not rated Runtime: 110 minutes Written by Victor Hugo (novel), J. Grubb Alexander (adaptation) Directed by Paul [...]
admin | December 25, 2009
Or, Why I Love Peter Ustinov With A Love That Will Never Die. This is a clip from a movie that is traditional in our family, We’re No Angels. It’s about 3 convicts on Devil’s Island near the end of the 19th century, and how they fall in with a good-hearted family on Christmas Eve. [...]
admin | December 24, 2009
This is similar to what happens in my house every year, although the cats are not chasing chipmunks, but each other. From McSweeney’s, Letters to Santa written by Shakespeare characters. Got some lovely fat snowmens and Bonus!Ewan! from Gayla yesterday — thank you! Today’s quote — “It’s Christmas Eve day! Both an eve and a [...]
admin | December 23, 2009
I fully intended to send out Christmas cards this year, even if I had to resort to recycled ones from previous years. However, the Post Office frowns on recycled stamps, so the snail mail cards ain’t gonna happen this year. However, please accept this thing I made last night as my holiday greeting to you [...]
admin | December 22, 2009
I gots more cards! Yay! Fat Santa and Christmas cookies to put on my fridge from Karita, and a sore-looking angel from Onci. Thanks, ladies! What’s In My Head Today? Yesterday’s quote was from The Simpsons. Today’s quote – “This is one Santa who’s going out the front door.”
admin | December 21, 2009
It was 38F when I got up this morning. I realize that’s practically balmy for some of you, but for us down here, it’s effin’ cold. Some highlights from my weekend: Saturday morning, the phone rings. Me: Hello? Collection agency dude, from India or Pakistan: Hello, is this mumble-mumble? Me: What? CAD: Is this mumble-mumble? [...]
admin | December 19, 2009
Which I received in the mail yesterday from Wyn and Alex, respectively. I think I startled a couple of my neighbors hanging out near the mailboxes by saying (rather loudly) “Alex! Yay!” when I pulled the first envelope out. Can’t mistake that lovely, sprawling script. Thank you, my lovelies! And in that same spirit – [...]
admin | December 18, 2009
“Where you think you at, bitch? Hogwarts?” In other news, I got a Christmas card from Inya! Yay! It’s beautiful, but I’m afraid some of the doodads didn’t survive the sorting machine intact. It’s still beautiful.
admin | December 15, 2009
Then perhaps the Millennium Falcon bed might work. (Pictured Princess Leia not included.) On a somewhat related note: What’s In My Head Today? The Whos never sounded like this Yesterday’s quote was from Pushing Daisies. Today’s quote – “It’s your Millennium Falcon, you and Chewbacca can do whatever you want. Me and Princess Leia will [...]
admin | December 11, 2009
Mildmay, hiding under the Christmas tree: hee hee hee Zonker, walking by: la la la Mildmay, pouncing: YAAAAAHHH!!! Zonker: grawk! punch punch slap Mildmay, fleeing back to hidey spot: EEEEeeeee Christmas tree: crash tinkle clatter Me: KNOCK IT OFF Zonker, in hot pursuit: die! slap punch spit Mildmay: ack! slap slap cower Christmas tree: oh [...]
