"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Car Drama and trauma, Cars as a hobby, Holidailies 2012, Recommendations on Dec 27th, 2012
the famous DX, a photo by Meetzorp on Flickr. The 1.5 litre 1988 Honda Civic DX has enough pickup through the lower range of gears that I can get annoyed at other drivers for being slow on the takeoff. In fact, it is just sprightly enough that I can combine impatience and enjoyment in almost […]
Posted in Dumpster Diving, Fashion, Holidailies 2012, Weird as Hell on Dec 23rd, 2012
Here is the other horrible dress I rescued out of a trash heap. It is in such great condition and it is such an excellent example of the fashion of a very specific point in time (very early 1980s) that I had to keep it. It may be ass ugly. It may be a color […]
Posted in Costumes and disguises, dumb things I have done, Dumpster Diving, Fashion, Holidailies 2012, Utter Silliness, Well I'll Be Darned on Dec 22nd, 2012
This dress. I own it. I have worn it in public. I found it in an enormous trash heap under a bridge in the West Bottoms. I think that pretty much says it all. Oh, not quite. Actually, I have another, worse dress, but in order to spin out this Holidailies thing, you have to […]
Posted in Delight, Food & Snacks, Holidailies 2012, Recommendations, Shopping, Well I'll Be Darned on Dec 21st, 2012
This is a box of Taylor’s of Harrogate Earl Grey Tea. By anybody’s standards, this is a pretty damn good box of tea. I got it at the corner shop for $3, which is seriously a steal. At The Better Cheddar down on the Plaza, Taylor’s clocks in at $9 for a box of 50 […]
Posted in Beastlies, Cats, Holidailies 2012, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Dec 20th, 2012
Hadn’t realized what was printed on the bag until after I’d finished cleaning the cat-boxes…
Posted in Holidailies 2012, Oh, for fuck's sake, Weird as Hell on Dec 18th, 2012
Yes, yes, I have fallen down on my Holidailies duties. I’ve got my first heavy-duty cold in about two years and have taken to a hot bath and been coughing up my lungs since last you heard from me. In fact I am coughing myself stupid as I type, but besides from my rebellious lungs, […]
Posted in Hair issues, Holidailies 2012, meh, nostalgia, Photo entries on Dec 13th, 2012
Well, hell. I’m getting that mid-winter hairdo restlessness once again. Right now, my hair is just about jaw length. Basically, it is like this, but with bangs, and brown instead of red. This is an old picture, but I can’t be bothered to take a new one, so imagination will have to suffice. I am […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Food & Snacks, Holidailies 2012 on Dec 12th, 2012
So, the other day I posted this: which the astute among you might recognise as an old Tupperware box full of cookies shaped like pine trees. They are, in fact, a modified version of Neva’s Sugar Cookies, flavored with peppermint essence and run through the Mirro Cookie Press. Before I continue, I’d like to provide […]
Posted in Delight, Distractions, Holidailies 2012, Utter Silliness on Dec 11th, 2012
Alternatively, it seems Antonia of “Yet Another Blooming Blog” wrote up a useful how-to. Sort of. Given the right mood and equipment, this can be remarkably effective: As you can see, it results in complete gratification for at least one participant.
Posted in Food & Snacks, Holidailies 2012, Photo entries, Ruby the Dog, videos on Dec 9th, 2012
Well, I completely forgot about logging in and posting anything yesterday. Pretty much this is what the bulk of my day consisted of. Pressure-cooking beans. Then Joel and I went out to dinner, came back home, and watched Smokey And The Bandit, which Joel had borrowed from the library. Today, I began the annual holiday […]