People have called Tim Burton quirky, inventive, weird, and a lot of other things. I call him one sick puppy. A sick puppy who has flashes of genius, but a sick puppy nonetheless. “Edward Scissorhands,” “Beetlejuice,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” I really enjoyed; they were black but funny and beautifully done, for the […]
Went to Grandma’s for Christmas dinner, which this year consisted of turkey, prime rib, various kinds of potatoes, squash, corn, and several other good things as well as pecan pie. Walking through the buffet line, we had to choose—prime rib or turkey? mashed potatoes or baked? squash or corn?—before we got to the cranberry sauce, […]
You gotta love the Internet. I Googled “verruca,” because “The Hogfather,” from the eponymous book by Terry Pratchett (whom everyone should read), mentioned the precipitous appearance of a Verruca Gnome and I couldn’t remember what a verruca was; a rather horrid and disgusting, pustulant boil kept coming to mind, but didn’t seem quite right. On […]
I miss Christmas as it was 20 years ago. It’s not much fun anymore and I haven’t much Christmas (or any other kind of) spirit to buoy me through the requirements. Anyway.
I’ve spent the last two weeks working madly on a manuscript for SPIE, which had a Dec. 21 deadline. The editor gave me a […]
Grandma’s truly the family matriarch now. My oldest cousin’s husband, who was Grandma’s age (he was 20 years older than my cousin, who’s about 20 years older than I), died yesterday, so there’s nobody of her generation left now but her. She said tonight that when she’s thinking about people and I come to mind, […]
Dunno if it’s the full moon or the weather, but people have been wildly entertaining today.
Guy ordered what’s called a follow-up letter this a.m., which is sent following a job interview to remind a company that you’re wonderful. Only he doesn’t want a follow-up letter for himself—he’s sent three full pages of copy about a […]
Wowza, wowza! I finished two whole knitting projects that resulted in three finished objects! (One project was a pair of felted socks, so I got twoferone). And since it’s a snowy day and it’s better for my health if I don’t go anywhere, because all the idiots in SUVs who think they’re immune to the […]