barrington99@gmail.com Just to let you know I’m still out here–The semester is slowing, coming to a close. I turned in a writing portfolio for a fiction class on Friday, and took the language proficiency test yesterday, in Spanish. I pretty much just winged it–and think it went okay, we’ll see. Took the rest of the day … Read more
A friend sent me these pics…each amazing in its own way. This one looks like one of those bad ceramic figurines you can order from the Sunday newspaper supplement The best one, though it accents one’s hand wrinkles in a way I’m not entirely comfortable with: Has this person had a portion her fingers amputated? … Read more
But what? I have a few things on my mind, but they are not so bloggy. Part of it might be this:I love you my friends here in Tallahassee, and am happy to have you read my blog, but now that you read my blog, I don’t feel the cushion of anonymity…Like when I lived … Read more
Mostly I am pissed off because I am too exhausted and busy lately to be very pissed off about much. When I selected the topic, I had numerous rants in mind. I wanted the following to be long and involved: 1) When you send a book “book rate”–now called media mail from the post office– … Read more
So there used to be this website that had a kind of virtual Magic 8 Ball on it. You typed in your question, hit enter, and inside the 8-Ball graphic would come the answer: “Outlook is good,” “Not likely,” etc. Today I stopped by the site, and found this. I used to work for Mattel … Read more
It’s Saturday and the clock is ticking. I have three very distinct things that all need to be accomplished by Sunday night, each of which could easily take all of hte time from now to then, and each requiring an entirely different mindset. 1) Clean house for house guest arriving Monday. I can’t take the … Read more
Large or small, we do not quibble over degrees of pissed-off-ness. Now’s the time to get it off your chest. As always, if you are not a member of the growing circle of bloggers, but you have something to say, just drop a comment, and I will create a link to your pissed-off post!
This week’s blog topic was chosen by Sandra. If you are a reader who would like to post on a week’s topic, simply leave a comment, and we will provide a link.1) My first notion of intercourse: In the first grade I lived in an old colonial house, with rather old fixtures, some of which … Read more
Paul has asked me to send a big thank you to everyone who took the time to look at and vote for this year’s Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker candidates! Like Peter O’Toole at the Oscars, I have to report that Paul did not come home with the big prize. Unlike Peter O’Toole, however, his happy circumstance … Read more
I have a friend who once told me that she really hated verb + name movies and book titles…like “Regarding Henry,” “Chasing Amy,” etc. (She could think of a bunch, I find I am at a loss). I guess she wouldn’t really like the title of this post. Anyway, I digress. We have an excellent … Read more