Alpha (or Omega?) with Miss Emma
In Better Days
< < Alpha and Omega, a/k/a The Cocteau Twins (we lost one of them this weekend to swim bladder disease)
Say Goodnight, Persephone
Persephone was always one of my favorite of the Greek goddesses (along with Psyche & Athena), and today, the Autumnal Equinox, is the day when witches perform rites in her honor.
Anniversary
Every year I have less to say about what happened here five years ago, and while Oliver Stone and others are having their say, I just want to thank the people who are actually doing remarkable things trying to keep us safe.
Unusually Pasty Lube
Neil Gaiman cracks me up with this blog post about terrorism and toothpaste.
Meme of Fours
A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
baker’s assistant, writing tutor, NYPIRG canvasser, professional assistant
B) 4 movies I would watch over and over:
Raiders of the Lost Ark, A Room With a View, Sherlock Jr., and the last one I’m leaving blank because I really don’t like movies very much.
C) Three places I have lived:
Brooklyn, NY – Manhattan, NY – San Francisco, CA
D) Four TV shows I love to watch:
The Twilight Zone, House, Gilmore Girls, Frasier
E) Four places I have been on vacation
Paris & London, Singapore, Burma, New Orleans
F) Favorite foods:
stuffed cabbage, chocolate cake, spaghetti (in nearly any form, but especially in white clam sauce, cinnamon toast
G) Four websites you visit daily
wiki, amazon, the animal rescue site, myfooddiary.com
H) Four places I would like to be right now:
Mandalay, the house we went to this past Labor Day weekend, in bed, Hawaii
Sunday, April 27th 2036…
…is the death date the Spark death test gave me. That’s 66 years old. This one at least asked if you smoke or not, have unprotected sex or not, drive the speed limit or not.
In Res Mortua
| You Will Die at Age 76 |
 You’re pretty average when it comes to how you live…And how you’ll die as well. |
I don’t usually take these, but this one I find nearly useful. You know, so I can schedule stuff I want to get in before my expected end. Granted, I could be surprised either way, but having at least an estimate works for a control freak like me.
Best Spam Subject Line of the Day:
Insincerity Whaling
Happy Birthday, Maurice!
To my friend and former roomie, a very happy we’re-not-saying-how-old birthday!