Since the Clothes Horse asked so nicely, I’ll recount the story of how I once caught a bat. Once upon a time, I was an English teacher in Michoacán, Mexico. My school was once a house, and its many bedrooms were converted into classrooms. In the eaves of the courtyard lived some bats. A lot [...]
I woke up this morning when Kurt sat next to me on the bed. “I read your post,” he said. “Where’s the mouse?” “She’s hiding.” “Where is the mouse?” “She’s in a safe place until you and I can discuss how having a mouse as a fifth pet is a totally awesome idea.” Kurt is [...]
Sifl the cat had been making some weird noises and batting at something behind the bean bag. I assumed he was up to his usual hijinks, which is being the weirdest (and also sweetest) cat ever. But then I noticed a tail. Hanging out of his mouth. Sifl catches the occasional mouse. I know it’s all part of the [...]
But not Alaska. No matter though. Yesterday I decided that despite the lack of daffodils and spring weather, I was going out for a walk. In the summer I’m a great walker, but in the winter I mostly stay inside and sleep. This is silly though, as walking in the winter in Alaska has one [...]
I know I’m about three years behind, but I finally saw Marie Antoinette. I’d resisted seeing it because I am not a Kirsten Dunst fan. She’s cute and all, but I’m not a fan of her acting abilities. But I finally decided to see it, and to my complete and utter surprise, I loved it. [...]
Remember how I said I’d never seen anybody dressed up “Alaskan style”? Well now I have. Kurt and I went out to a restaurant/karaoke bar last night (I sang “Te aviso, te anuncio” by Shakira, FYI), and I saw a girl there rocking a full-on, fluffy fur hat and fur boots. Hat AND boots. Doing the Electric [...]
You are killing me. You are taunting me with your Fall 2009 ready-to-wear. Case in point: I want this dress more than I want world peace. I want to wear it with granny boots and a straw hat and frolic in a meadow and milk cows and gather blackberries in a wicker basket. Because I totally [...]
Ya’ll warned me, and you were right: I miss bread. I also had to do a lot of thinking about what I really meant by bread. Did this mean no pancakes until Easter? No cake? No cookies? Ultimately I decided on no sliced bread and no rolls, which meant no croissant today. Boo. I wrote [...]
Hey, look who finally learned how to use Polyvore! Hot Librarian2 – by andreastaats on Polyvore.com I applied for a job as an assistant librarian, and obviously if I get the job I need to look the part. Too bad I can’t afford anything on my little collage. I worked at the library when I lived in [...]
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, which means that it’s time to stop living like this: and start living like this gal: Lent was never part of my life until I lived in Mexico, where I kind of didn’t have a choice. You couldn’t find a taco anywhere on Fridays. The main topic of conversation in February and [...]