H.E. and I shopped at Target today for some household items. As we went down the aisle of trash cans and laundry baskets, we pointed out the various styles… April: Oh, look! I love how they make them curve now, to accomodate the shape of a person’s hip. [Demonstrates by holding a basket at her side, edge on her hip.] H.E.: Do you need a laundry basket? April: Nah. I have at least two of them at home. [Notices another…
I have this obsession. Every time H.E. and I go out to lunch, we get the L.A. Times, and I turn to a section, to a number puzzle called Sudoku. I’ve been playing Sudoku for a long while now, and I usually solve it pretty quickly—whether they rate it Gentle or Diabolical and so long as I’m not distracted by TV or conversation. It’s actually not that hard, and I’m insanely addicted to it. Apparently, though, I’m not alone. I…
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Copyright belongs to someone else, and I will reveal who owns it once the blanks have been correctly filled. I’m so miserable. I’m full of angst. Pierced my nose, got three tattoos, To [blank] I’m giving thanks, yeah. No one understands me, And I ain’t got no job. [Blank] helped me grow my goatee. Now I’m a total slob. Yeah, I’m a total slacker. I owe it all to [blank]. I got nothin’ else to…
For a year now I’ve been drawing pictures in my weblog calendar, little messages for the sharp of eye. It gave me a writing schedule, a higher purpose, a secret delight. In the beginning the calendar picture was the only thing to seek, but as the year progressed I added more—hidden messages, humble gifts. I love that some people have sought and found them. It’s like we’re sharing a secret and exchanging knowing looks. Except… now I feel like my…
Some of you are expecting an Easter Egg today, but I’m empty. Empty, I tell you. Consider this post a MacGuffin, a total blank of little importance, in my giant Easter Egg hunt. I wanted to post a link to the advice goddess because I’d read one of her pieces in the paper the other day. Some woman wrote that she was in no way romantically interested in her husband but instead had the hots for Frodo Baggins. I wanted…