Slow drip.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 9:44AM Yeesh. Did you ever have one of those days when you just want to stay in bed and listen to it rain? Quick show of hands. Come on.
Uh-huh. And now, another quick show of hands from anyone who has been able to indulge that want* in the last five years.
Well, it's good to know I'm not alone in the universe.
The worst part is that my dog will be completely insane by noon, because I cannot run her--or me, for that matter. So we'll both be crazy, pacing around like caged tigers. She'll be more like a caged wolf, I suppose. Or a hyena. Yeah, she's goofy like a hyena. And if I really had my choice, I suppose I would be a snow leopard.** Except that was the bad guy in Kung Fu Panda, and although I tend toward crankiness on occasion, I wouldn't consider myself really bad.
In other news, go see Sherlock Holmes. (Good LORD! I've hit a random key on my keyboard and my screen has gone all wonky.) Anyway, it's very entertaining. I swear the director and screenwriter are fans of A Conspiracy of Paper, by David Liss. I swear. (Honestly, I can't even select text with the mouse now.) Bare-knuckle boxing--a favorite of Guy Richey, apparently--a doctor friend with a gambling habit and an unfulfilled romance between the main character and an enigmatic woman. Unfulfilled in this adventure, anyway. But still, a lot of fun, regardless of the inspiration.
Oh, this keyboard thing is very distracting. The letters are shifting around as I type. I'm not joking. What on earth did I do? Why would that keyboard shortcut even exist?? Who would want such a thing???
I can't stand it anymore. I've added a new installment of Brave Front. It's Friday, October 19 now, and Sidney is packing for her trip.
* I'm trying to make "the want" achieve the same status as "the ask," a phrase which irritated me when I worked in non-profit and which I just today saw on a list of the the worst catch-phrases of the decade. Um, yeah; I could have told you that five years ago, and the decade was only half-gone.
** No, Katie, not Hello Kitty. I don't see a lot of brooding coming out of that feline. She's awfully one-dimensional.
Reader Comments (2)
Gah. What IS it with me and dates? I just looked and thought, "Um, no, she hasn't posted another installment ... the last one was posted back in October." <Banging head on keyboard.> I did the same thing with WHOSS, remember?
And remember, this all takes place when you are thirteen years old. Right? ;-)