Archive for August, 2007

Personal Velocity

Ugh. So I watched a random Netflix art movie today. Personal Velocity is what it was called. Allow me to be blunt. I hated it. The acting was pretty good- I am pretty sure it was added to the queue during a Parker Posey search. But the stories being acted are too thin and I [...]

Books for the Book

So I got home today- after a long and trying day of dealing with ugly running shoes and shaping the minds of our young breed~ to discover not one, but two boxes of gift books in the mailbox. Now, what could be nicer?

More Hideous Shoes

Another year, another pair of Adidas Supernova Trail. These shoes have been getting uglier through the years. At first, they were just giant gray and blue boats. Then, for three years they were sleek gray and blue boats. After lulling us into complacency, Adidas introduced the terrible smurf-blue version. Then there was the terrible bright-orange [...]

Fires in Greece

It’s strange that suddenly the Greek president blames the wildfires on terrorists. Just a couple of weeks ago I read in the New York Times how Greek forests lose their protected status if they are burned, so these types of fires tend to be started by developers who want to build on the land. Or [...]

Further Adventures of the RU Parking Pass

Here the parking pass leaves the unauthorized interior of the 4 Runner for the unauthorized floor. (EVERYONE IS SWEATING BULLETS) Violation:09 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A PERMIT OH NO! Another $100 down the drain.

Notes: Also Parked On Grass

This made me laugh, although unrighteously. I mean, illicit parking kills. It KILLS. It just does. I should accept it and repent for my crime to the tune of $100. It is the right thing to do. I mean, I do have a permit. It was displayed on the vehicle. I have never used it [...]

Parking Lot Trap

The *entire* past two days have been like this.

Tourist Traps

Oh god, what could be worse than a Tourist Trap? CNN says that these are the: TOP TEN MOST DISAPPOINTING GLOBAL SIGHTS but I totally don’t agree. Who even writes this stuff? In this case, it sounds like a travel agent who wants to book people on $3,000 flights to Australia instead of the $500 [...]

An Open Letter To the VT Bookstore Regarding Stank, Yelling Worker

Dear Virginia Tech Bookstore Management, Yesterday afternoon I went to the VT bookstore to try to purchase iLife 08. I have been waiting for this software for an entire year, in other words, basically my entire life. As part of my commitment to the environment, I rode my bike. (FORESHADOWING OF MORAL SUPERIORITY) Which meant, [...]

Calligraphy Certified

Yes, that’s right. I am Celtic Calligraphy certified. For all your Certified Calligraphy needs. Mine is the cream one that says “Cymru am byth” which is another example of my woeful ignorance of all things related to the British Isles. This is some kind of Welsh national slogan (I think) meaning something along the lines [...]

Celtic Calligraphy Class

I’m taking a 5 day course on Celtic calligraphy. At the moment I can’t remember at all what time period this “hand” is from- a “hand” is like a font in calligraphy-language. I think it might be from the 6th Century or the 8th Century or the 11th Century or something like that. I don’t [...]

Another Day, Another Fair

Today I met up with the Little Lady at the New River Valley Fair. She’d been there with the other vet students examining sheep before they were allowed to be shown in the sheep-judging contest. The farmers put the sheep in these weird costumes to keep them clean before the judging: Don’t they look like [...]

Happy Belated Birthday

Yesterday Welly was sad and downtrodden, and wouldn’t even eat dinner. I thought she was sick, until I looked at my calendar this morning and saw that yesterday was her 10th birthday. We didn’t even sing to her. No wonder she was sad. So Happy Birthday to Welly.