// good thing i’m finished in the garden… the national weather services has issued the following: 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED…
Category: general
// returned books to the library. ran an errand. back in time for supper (leftovers). back to gardening… before it starts to rain…
scumblr: beverlyhasablog: Oh my gosh this is amazing. My music sound so much clearer. Edit: This doesn’t sound too great with my heavier songs. The sound blurs together a bit. jayrobinson: If you’re look for the perfect setting for your iTunes Equalizer, look no further. Set it to Manual to calibrate, then “Make Preset…” once you’re done. db +3, +6, +9, +7, +6, +5, +7, +9, +11, +8 db
// kidlinger tells me he wants to eat at burgermeister everynight… maybe even forever…
// the retro playboy themed découpage table top at burgermeister is tame compared to page 69 of the recent j. crew catalog…
// burgermeister has découpage table tops of old magazine pages & clippings… somehow we found the only table with a retro playboy theme…
// she says, want to eat at burgermeister (http://www.burgermeisters.com/)? yes, now serving wedge beer (http://www.wedgebrewing.com/)…
accismus
noun • /ak-SIZ-muhs/ • Feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it.
From Greek ἀκκισμός, ‘coyness, affectation’.
Example: ‘A woman uses no figure of eloquence — her own, at most, excepted — so often as that of accismus.’ Jean Paul Richter; Levana (translation); 1889.
try using this word in a sentence without sounding erudite…
// thars sumptin, idunno, nostalgic? bout eatin lunch at a place playin ol’time country music ‘bout desperados & do cowboys go t’heaven…
// today that waiter calls me buddy… read the rest of the on going fiddlin pig saga
It’s 10:30 and my co-workers just realized that I’m here. I’ve been here since 9 and one of them came into my office and said “oh, you’re here. How long have you been here?”
That’s a good feeling.
oh, in know that feeling… though, for me, sometimes it’s mid afternoon before they realize i’m in the office… happy, happy, joy, joy… & pass me another beer…
// just got flipped off by a complete stranger while i ate special a at the guad… welcome to america’s happiest city… fugitaboutit…
// that being said… i think i’ll head off to lunch with the biggest book of poetry i can find within reach…
// ‘Ferlinghetti, as a Navy commander, had been at Nagasaki…’ (http://newdirectionspoetry.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/citizen-and-poet/)
// i love the smell of spreadsheets in the morning…
// after a weekend diet from sns, i’ve plugged into the matrix… i’ve missed so much & yet i’ve missed so little…
// it’s raining… pouring, actually… really pouring… with thunder & lightning…
// did i mention the waitress at fiddlin pig did not call me ‘honey’ or ‘darlin?’ today she called me ‘baby…’ yes, i’ll have another coke…
dentiloquy
noun • speech through gritted teeth
// a line from pound comes to mind, ‘you ought rather to rule than serve…’ in context it has many meanings… i’m still unpacking them…
// coworker just dropped off a stack of books by cynthia rylant for the kidlingers… the illustrations are great…
Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.
Lemony Snicket (via hibernate) (via somethingchanged)
// is it possible to have meaningful, lasting friendships with coworkers…
Coffeehouse Junkie 