Ok, so, a couple of weeks ago, I posted a vídeo by The Village People, and promised an explanation, and promptly forgot to follow through. Well, here we go ( Read more... )

I was told this today at lunch by a coworker, who is herself Desi. I'm not sure if it was intended as a compliment, or simply an observation. We went to Layal, a Persian restaurant near work ( Read more... )

So, I'm sick again. Every time I display the faintest hint of illness, The Maternal Unit begins a chorus of "Have you started taking the Cold-Eeze yet?" For those of you unacquainted, Cold-Eeze is a little lozenge loaded up with zinc, which many claim to be a fantastic immune system booster. It's never really done anything for me, but I take it ( Read more... )

So, my friend mentioned playing word games, and something popped into my head.

I never did end up writing about my trip to California in Septober, but I did write up some bullets so that whenever I did want to, I could.

On Friday night that trip, Ian, Momo, Joey and I sat around playing Taboo! for part of the night. At first, Joey and Momo were ( Read more... )

The other day, a song popped into my head, though I hadn't heard it in some time. I recalled the following conversation, which took place several months ago when I was relating the tale of my trip to Japan to my dear friend The Kitty:Sfida: "We were talking about something rather unimportant, maybe what we were going to do for dinner or something, ( Read more... )

Heard at the Academy in La Porte:

女子店員１： "Why are you leaning on me?"
女子店員２： "I'm trying to read my text message. Something about Fallopian tubes."

Well, I have my darling car back. Holy road noise, Batman! Those extra ten millimeters of tire tread make all the difference in the world ( Read more... )

I happen to like eel. Not terribly friendly creatures, and usually ill-tempered, so I don't usually feel too bad about eating them. That's convenient, because eel is delicious ( Read more... )

Also, I now have a new Zen QuoteTM (Warning: Some Wikipedia links may not be entirely worksafe):

Monica: "So, Zen, how was the Folsom Street Fair?"
Zen: "It was great; there was lots of nudity. Nick, I got you something..." [pulls out what appears to be a set of alligator clips] "...a set of nipple clamps."
Sfida: "... ... ...Thanks? Um...wow. Oh ( Read more... )

Last night, went to Mixers and Elixirs; basically, the Houston Museum of Natural Science plus food, music, and alcohol. The museum is fun, but it's even more fun with a glass of wine in your hand.

In the Hall of Shiny Things, there is an amethyst geode big enough to be a throne, and roughly the right shape for one. I think an amethyst geode throne ( Read more... )