Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Is the Human Body Masochistic by Nature?
How else to explain the following?
1. Been chewing since I was a child yet I still occasionally chomp down on my lip and/or tongue.
2. Shaved for years but still manage to cut myself.
3. My brain knows that cabinet door over my head is open but still decides to raise up and bonk my skull. Thanks [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
A Bad Equation
Two cups o’coffee
+
An empty stomach
+
Bicycle commute
+
Queensborough Bridge
+
Warm temps
=
Sweaty and nauseous trip to work this morning.
Thankfully both the sweat and nausea were short lived and I was able to get on with my day.
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
Quote of the Day (3)
“I don’t like peas, and I’m glad I don’t like them, because if I liked them I would eat them and I hate them.”
Quentin Crisp - The Celluloid Closet
*E* and I watched it last night and I thought that quote was hilarious. The Celluloid Closet is a marvelous documentary, based on the book, about the [...]
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Monday, June 11th, 2007
Landscaping Options in Collioure, France
Collioure is a gorgeous little seaside town on the Mediterranean that I visited on my recent trip to France. Flowers were in abundance as you can see below.
Small
Medium
and Large!
or you can have it all.
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007
Quote of the Day (2)
“What’s that movie with Sigourney Weaver and the alien? Oh yeah, Alien.”
Modesty prevents me from revealing whether this was uttered by *E* or me but we had a good laugh over it nonetheless. In our defense, we had just woken up.
On a related note, these are my two favorite quotes from the sequel, Aliens:
Hudson: That’s [...]
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Friday, June 8th, 2007
What’s Ruining My Hearing?
Here’s a couple that I’m listening to these days.
Datarock “Datarock”
Total summer fun album plus a tribute song to Laurie Anderson, what’s not to like? Sort of a cross between LCD Soundsystem’s first album with a healthy dose of Scissor Sisters.
Favorite Tracks
“Computer Camp Love”
“The New Song”
“Fa Fa Fa”
The Chemical Brothers “We Are the Night”
This one’s for [...]
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Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Would You Like Some Whine?
ALL-ER-GY!!
ALL-ER-GY!!*
They are driving me NUTS this year! Ever since I got back from vacation, it’s been all itchy eyes, runny nose, and an occasional coughing fit. This is new to me because I certainly don’t remember it happening last year. I suppose the smart thing would be to take some allergy pills but I’m not [...]
