Last night we saw Babylon A.D. My primary reason for wanting to see it is because it’s the new Vin Diesel movie, and there hasn’t been one of those in a while. The other reason is that it’s an action/fantasy/sci-fi-esque film which is really the best genre for him to be in. Anyone [...]
Archive for August, 2008
New Vin Diesel
Posted in rambling, tagged babylon a.d., jason statham, movies, vin diesel on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
10 Things you learn about dogs…
Posted in rambling, tagged cats, dogs, house-sitting on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
..when you’re taking care of your friend’s animals.
1. Dogs can’t see in the dark. They will run into large objects in the garage when the lights are off.
2. A dog’s snore might sound like a human’s, so don’t wake up in the middle of the night panicking that an intruder snuck in and [...]
New Job
Posted in Learning to be, tagged jobs, teaching, work, writing on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Next month I will officially end one job and start another, with the little positions of teaching and tutoring caught in between. When I was younger, say in high school, I assumed by this point in my life I’d have a career and know exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. I’m [...]
Tattoos I may get
Posted in 1, tagged buddhism, lotus, tattoos, tibet on August 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lotus. I’d like to get this in a bunch of colors on my shoulder or my back.
Tibetan Buddhist mantra. Either at the top of my spine or on my wrist. It’s “Om Mani Padme Hum.” Throughout Tibet this mantra is found carved onto rocks and on prayer wheels that continually spin. [...]
Identity Crisis
Posted in Learning to be, tagged bgf, moving, nursery, paper, plants, teaching, virginia, writing on August 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Anyone who knows me pretty well also knows that every few months I have an identity crisis. I’m not sure why. Whatever the reason, I go into freak-out mode and start looking for jobs in new fields in new cities, new states, and occasionally new countries (teaching English in Saudi Arabia, anyone?). [...]
A Telephone Conversation with My Sister
Posted in Yaddah yaddah, tagged crazy, family, norman, tank on August 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Me: “Hello?”
Norman: “Hi, Emmy.”
Me: “Hi Norman! How are you?”
N: “Good.” Pause. “How are you?”
M: “Not too bad. How’s work?”
N: “Good.” Pause. “How’s your work?”
M: “Oh, it’s fine. A lot of work, but you know how things get. It’s busy this time of year.”
Pause
M: “Norman, you still there?”
N: [...]
When I Grow Up…
Posted in Learning to be on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve always had this strange desire to be an action movie star. Since that isn’t happening any time soon, I just live vicariously through these:
On Being a Clean, Dirty Hippy: Redux
Posted in Health, Hippi-ness, Learning to be on August 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While I didn’t fail at the hippy experiment completely, I may have slightly cheated. I tried the hair wash, I really did! Sadly, I couldn’t hack it. I fear I’m too vain to really work with a shampoo that doesn’t lather and leaves my hair looking like an 80’s rocker. I [...]
Big Kids
Posted in Yaddah yaddah on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I had lunch with my brother, sister, and her boyfriend/fiancee, and I think for the first time my brother and sister and I actually acted like adults. That is, if I ignore my brother’s comments about never wanting to graduate from college so he doesn’t have to get a real job, my sister’s comments [...]
Hit you back?
Posted in Laugh out loud, tagged funny on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last line is the best…
