A conversation late last night / early this morning with Big Boy and LR over ice cream, cheese rings and coke brought about this nugget of wisdom / crap ( Read more... )

[Written at the Johannesburg airport, back-dated in Singapore ( Read more... )

It took a couple of Michio Kaku videos on youtube, a full night's rest, ranting to MS, JM, JK, SS, NP and other women, breakfast and a couple of ciggy breaks to finally calm down after watching "The Labyrinth of the Butterfly" last night. I was prepared for it because The Turtle told me about two years ago that the play (and the book that it was ( Read more... )

Grabbed off pa3k12 over at multiply because I'm killing time and self-involved.

1. Do you like cheese?
Yes. All sorts but the gorgonzola the best.

2. Are you a chain smoker?
Trying not to be -- well, has not been for the last three weeks.

3. Your favorite song?Toss up between "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones and "Life on Mars" by David ( Read more... )

Tali, the 6-year-old I was hanging out with in Johannesburg taught me this Barney song ( Read more... )

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1. What worries you ( Read more... )

One of the things I am very sure that I learned from Velma was how to matte lipstick. I was about 9 years old, and matte lipsticks were not so readily available then -- especially because the 1980's was all about glossy lips ( Read more... )

I've finally decided which Szymborska lines to commit to. There were too many to choose from. But her Travel Elegy just spoke to me last week, for some reason. So here goes:


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So a late night conversation with the Monkey Master. I was waxing (almost) lyrical about peanut butter and why it's one of the best things in the world. So the following (paraphrased) conversation ensues ( Read more... )

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My current desktop:


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