From the December 10th window on the Trader Joe's advent calendar:


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I saw this meme over in alba_ny 's journal and morbid curiosity killed the cat.
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Prop 2, which ensures chickens the right to engage in basic life activities such as stretching their wings, passed yesterday by an impressive margin.

Prop 8, which detracts from human beings' rights to engage in the basic life activity of falling in love, also passed.

Californians are willing to pay-and tolerate some risk to the state's ( Read more... )

Obama =  Yes We Did!  :D

Prop 8 = Oh No, They Didn't!!!  :(

Unless anything really drastic changes after I pass out momentarily, I fear Prop 8 has all but passed. Here's hoping it gets tossed out as unconstitutional.

Some of you may fondly recall the infamous Chinese Takeout Sweater that I witnessed at Goodwill some 8 months ago. At Goodwill last night, I found the pants to go with the outfit.

Unlike the last item, these do not appear to be the handiwork of some frustrated lonely homemaker. In fact, they're made by Old Navy. I presume they are pajama pants.


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I'm over at SAM's place tonight, and about twenty minutes ago I was sitting on his couch browsing the net when I heard someone quietly turning the doorknob trying to open the door to his apartment. At 2:00 fucking AM! Thankfully the lock was turned. SAM is sometimes lax about locking the door with the deadbolt and I'm always nagging him about it. ( Read more... )

Yesterday SAM and I were having brunch at one of our favorite breakfast cafes in his neighborhood. Throughout the course of the meal, I noticed a number of behaviors that I found to be at least a bit odd. From the top...

1. I nearly always remove my glasses when I sit down to eat. As soon as she showed up she wagged her finger and clucked at me to ( Read more... )

While browsing at Goodwill yesterday, I found the Chinese Takeout Sweater. It was so astonishing that I went back this morning to take a photograph of it. (If anyone wants to help me photoshop the evil rack reflection away, please feel free.)

As far as I can tell this is homemade. It cannot be otherwise. Those rice grains on the plate are ( Read more... )

Dairy, granola, and 3-bean chili all in the same day?