The point of view cannon was a MacGuffin inserted into the plot of the movie version of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Ruckus though this caused amongst die hard H2G2 fans who felt the movie bastardized the book’s original message that we should each cultivate an independent, inquisitive worldview in favor of a Disneyfied [...]
I tried logging in to Facebook just now. I was unable to get in. A while back I canceled my real life Facebook account because I got sick of being annoyed by their constant bad calls on privacy. I didn’t miss the noise: Jimmy likes In-N-Out! Zippy likes that Jimmy likes In-N-Out! Duh, people. Everybody [...]
I had terrible insomnia a few months ago. It went away due to a couple of things, namely going to the gym religiously, working on my headspace, having a nice Christmas break, and, as an absolute last resort, Ambien. It’s back. Oh, insomnia, you heartless bastard. I thought I told you not to come around [...]
The local fancy-schmancy athletic wear shop has free yoga classes every Sunday morning, taught by instructors from a local studio. I go sometimes, and it’s hit and miss because the teachers rotate and when you have an open drop-in format, sometimes it’s crowded and sometimes it’s not. Thanks to New Years’ resolutions, gyms are always [...]
When I’m worried I crochet. Like, when I’m really super stressed out (as I am now), I crochet the way Lady MacBeth washes her hands. I’m stressed out. OUT DAMNED SPOT! Right now the spot is a probable tumor in my sweet, beautiful kitteh Ripley. I am not ready to lose her, and seeing her [...]
Tonight is the darkest, longest night of the year. And how. I’ve got family drama — the bad kind that leaves messy scars. Ripley has a strange hematoma and the vet is checking to find out whether or not it’s been caused by tumors. My brother’s apartment burned down, and he lost everything. My sister’s [...]
Two weeks ago Loki got a big sister. He seemed so lonely while we were off conquering Vega-5 and enslaving its native sentients as makers of rocking leather boots, so we carefully evaluated the prime specimen for the job and found this lovely freckled redhead: We named her Ripley for her no-nonsense attitude and the [...]
