"Even before choosing Chicago as the ideal city, the sisters had lengthy debates about what to call their next brothel....Inspiration finally hit, and they turned the 'ly' into 'leigh', just like Sir Walter Raleigh....And one of America's bawdiest idioms was born.

'I have always considered their choice of their professional name to be a marvelous ( Read more... )

Me:  "I remember how I learned about the origin of the phrase "OK" from an old Mickey Mouse episode.  There was an Indian Chief whose name was always shortened to OK and he was known as one of the few trustworthy Indians, so saying 'OK' was a sign of good faith"
Cat:  "Really?  I heard a different story.  About President Jackson and he wrote OK on a ( Read more... )

"My attitude towards anybody's sexual persuasion is this: without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"  --  Frank Zappa

Kat: i cry a lot less now
Ryan: its good for you!
Kat: you say that, yet you rarely cry?
Ryan: yeah.  people know its bad to smoke but they do it anyway; i cant make myself cry

First sentence of first entry of the month and last sentence of last entry of the month, supposedly sums up the year.

2006: A Year in Review

January
Apparently it no longer matters what time I go to sleep, I will wake up at 2 or 3pm.
But I still love my kitty cat to bits

February
I really wish that Loyola would reimburse me al-fucking-ready.
In ( Read more... )

"'We could've made a pie or something, but your little peach-throwing tantrum put an end to that,' he said.  'And by the way, it may be a little premature, but I told that Greg guy I was your boyfriend.'
I paused.  'You know how to make pie?'"   --pg 38, God-Shaped Hole

"My life was ruled by my fears.  I am afraid of everything.  Fear of being alone ( Read more... )

Greg: I've noticed that you and Kinna are very...correct about your words.
Me: Do you mean "particular"?
Greg: Exactly.

"The psychologist offered absolutely no direction to any of our conversations. I would talk for about twenty minutes straight and then she would say, "Yes, and how do you FEEL about that ( Read more... )