voncookie | May 30, 2008
As a knitter, I love knit-alongs. I think they’re great. And there’s a Yahoo! group that has fabulous patterns and has been much fun to, well, knit along with. Yeah, I objected to some of the religious-themed dishcloths, but c’mon, they’re dishcloths, who says they need to be secular? Who says they need to be [...]
voncookie | May 30, 2008
Today’s Samba King is a tired Samba King. For once he has very little to say, here at a quarter after 7 in the morning. He goes about his business, not talking to me, for once. He rubs his eyes repeatedly. The Samba King is still tired from Carnaval, where he samba’d his way up [...]
voncookie | May 29, 2008
I fell asleep listening to the Giants – DBacks game, and it manifested in my dreams. When I drifted off the Giants were up 11 to 3, i.e. it would have been pretty hard for the DBacks to make a big ol’ comeback. But I woke up about a half hour ago all stressed out [...]
voncookie | May 28, 2008
And so after several days of trying in vain to relax, I’ve decided to jump back into the Diss, and I’ve made a decision that it will be Ch4 that receives my attentions for the next few weeks. Ch4 is going to be a total bitch, but I can’t let that dissuade me from attacking [...]
voncookie | May 27, 2008
Tossing and turning. My stomach is tossing and turning. My heart is thumping and churning. My brain spins me right and left, unquiet. No reason for this. No reason except that my dissertation is not yet finished. No reason except that I should be done by now. No reason except that I’d be lucky to [...]
voncookie | May 26, 2008
A vast undertaking, I know. I live in a studio apartment that’s veritably bursting at the seams, but can’t afford 1) anything bigger, or even 2) to move at all. The answer? Suck it up and PURGE. I f-ing hate purging. But if I don’t learn how to purge, I’ll end up with my grandmother’s [...]
voncookie | May 24, 2008
I’m going to the R.E.M. concert at Big U’s outdoor theater next week with TooBeaut, who hasn’t ever really listened to R.E.M. As a public service, I volunteered to make him a sort of R.E.M. primer, a “best of”, of sorts, spanning the 26 years between “Murmur” and “Accelerate” (an album that I think might [...]
voncookie | May 24, 2008
As if in protest to my wandering eye, my beloved car, Edgar, decided to throw a hissy fit at the mechanic for his 150K service. A hissy fit to the tune of, like, 8 billion gajillion dollars. All I can say is, I hope the mechanics did a good job (you know it’s bad when [...]
voncookie | May 22, 2008
I saw something tonight at Big Chain Bookstore that made me giggle. It was a stack on the Remainder table (aka, the “Bargain Book” table) of the hardcover edition of The Bridges of Madison County. What made me laugh was the fact that that book came out sometime around 1995, when I was working at [...]
voncookie | May 22, 2008
So here it is: the long-awaited end to the semester. In one hour I have my final meeting whereupon I will turn in my final grades for the course I taught this semester (which was honestly the most fun I’ve had teaching a course in *years*). And then I’ll go home and probably pass out, [...]
voncookie | May 22, 2008
Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve been very ill since Tuesday—some strange migraine that had me feeling constantly dizzy and required some heavy medication administered via I.V. in order to get it under control. This illness has delayed me in the process of putting the cap on the semester. Today I have to finish [...]
voncookie | May 19, 2008
Confession: I spent $10.00 on a Sandalwood-smelling candle at Longs last night. I know I’m not supposed to buy anything new—I’m taking this seriously, I’ve even deleted my 1-Click Settings off Amazon—but shadowy sandalwood goodness was calling my name, and I thought, eh, 10 bucks, big dif. But this is what it’s all about, really. [...]
voncookie | May 19, 2008
The Samba King will not rest until I say yes to Carnaval. He has described his costume to me in great detail. He has said “Ojalá que puedas” at least 10 times in one conversation; He has said even more “Me encantaría que fueras”. In other words, laying on more guilt than a Long Island [...]
voncookie | May 18, 2008
First off, let me say that I love my car. Love him love him love him. I’ve had him since 1995, he’s my first car, and he’s been great. Let me introduce you to my faithful Honda Civic, Edgar Methuselah. (The “Methuselah” is there because he has to live 900 years… or at least get [...]
voncookie | May 17, 2008
I got about 4 hours of sleep, which really is not much, but I’m up and I’m ready to reread my chapter, with not just a little bit of fear and trepidation. I *think* that what I wrote is good, but one never really knows until one rereads, and does a little editing. The thing [...]
