Archive for May, 2009

Charts and diagrams make everything better

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

So here is a chart showing days of the week, starting with M for Monday which was May 19. No, 18. Sorry. A normal level of human suburbanite happiness is indicated for your reference.

Oh and R = Thursday and U = Sunday because I like labels to have the same number of letters so the [...]

Ah, Internet! At last we are alone…

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

It’s been nearly two weeks since I’ve had any quiet minutes for internetting. Quiet alone minutes, like other kinds of minutes, are mainly available nights and weekends. They do not roll over. If you don’t enjoy them by the end of any given day, that is too bad. You missed your chance to unfrazzle yourself.
The [...]

To Graham’s future spouse: things you should know

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

I’m not saying don’t marry him, unless you are some kind of grumpy whore, I’m just saying that it is good to know things. Before you get married.
1. HE CAN DO IT BY HIMSELF. I don’t have it in me to think about how that might impact a romantic situation with you but seriously, don’t [...]

Strategies

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

I needed to make an important phone call. It was important enough for level 5 meanness. I declared that I would have FIVE MINUTES with no fighting, disasters, interruptions, drink requests, questions, and/or demands that I help build a dirigible out of this poster tube and the last of our tinfoil. Five. Minutes.
When I returned, [...]

We are not a codfish.

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Nicolaus is in love with Mary Poppins. Not the movie but the actual lady herself, Mary Poppins. It’s that bag. How does she do that? We only saw 20 minutes of the movie and my goodness he spent the rest of the evening pretending to pull large things out of very small containers. Every time [...]