Category Archives: miscellany

Vanity. I haz it.

Watching Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty while waiting for my spray tan to set and my face mask to dry. I may have a problem.

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Bret Michaels

Look, I loved that Bret Michaels show, Rock of Love. He seems to want to be a good guy, right? OK. Because I’m worried about him.  What with the bleeding brain stem and all.

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Staches in Galapagos

Saturday night was the Stache Bash, the event that caps Mustaches for Kids, a month of dudes growing mustaches for charity. T raised $4K for various school programs, and he was just one of hundreds. It’s a surprisingly powerful way … Continue reading

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Pale-green, fairy mistletoe

I’m full of fish and chips and Guinness. Feeling drowsy, a bit lonely, and a bit Christmassy. It’s an interesting combination, and this poem sort of matches my mood. Mistletoe, by Walter de la Mare Sitting under the mistletoe (Pale-green, … Continue reading

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Meomi!

I’m obsessed with Meomi’s artwork! I just got the Teahouse theme for iGoogle and Gmail and I can’t stop looking at it. Their site, Meomi Cloud House, is really beautifully designed too. Here’s one of the pics from the Teahouse … Continue reading

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When come back, bring pie

Really excited to head out of town for Thanksgiving. I’m having dinner with a bunch of lady friends, all of whom also have dogs, so it’s going to be a good time at DogMomTxgiving08. We’re planning on several types of … Continue reading

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Neiman Marcus wants to brickalize you

What was that about a global economic crisis? For a cool $60,000, Neiman Marcus is offering “His and Hers Life-Size Replicas in LEGO Bricks.” While I give them credit for coining “brickalize,” a pretty fantastic new word with somewhat limited … Continue reading

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