"you don't have to let the world know that I watch this show..." - SWSRN

(She-Who-Shall-Remain-Nameless)

So it turns out I did used to blog about the Bachelor. Buried deep in the archives there are a couple postings about this terrible show. I mean it when I say that, too.

I have 2 things to say about this season:

1) Somehow I'm having a hard time stomaching that a kid is part of the show. I mean, I know people come with kids a lot of the time, I just feel kids shouldn't be misused in dating....you can give your opinion too, although I don't know that it will matter much.

2) ABC doesn't come in on our TV. The reception's terrible. So I was under the assumption that I couldn't watch it, and that was probably best for all involved. Then I was informed last night by SWSRN that I could of course, download the episodes and watch them the day after they air. Thank you, ABC.

"Why do they need a cell phone? There are 92 phones in the school." - Mr. Lowrey

"...What is so important that they need to call another 15 year old?"

Chalk is hilarious. And probably the most inspirational teacher movie I've ever seen. Forget Morgan Freeman, forget Michelle Pfieffer, forget what's her name, that L.A. Erin chick, this one is the real deal. Almost as good as Season 4 of the Wire. And actually, in it's own category, just as good.

we walk into that which we cannot see - elizabeth alexander

i loved this poem, I've been ruminating over it every day since tuesday, and my favorite line from it might be:



"What if the mightiest word is love..."





Here's to love* in 2009.



As Alexander says, love "beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance."

love and money g-chats

k8: Celestial Seasonings Wisdom: "Familiar acts are beautiful through love." --Percy Bysshe Shelley

evs: ♫ "Contrary to the belief of many, the goal of the economy is not job creation. Jobs can be a sign of a healthy economy, as a high energy level can be a sign of a healthy body. But just as unhealthy substances can artificially give the addict that burst of energy that has nothing to do with health, artificially created jobs just exacerbate our problems." - Ron Paul

and

IJM


bickle: Tape Songs by The Kills = Yes.

van: who wants to make decisions for me?

"squirrels are generally clever and persistent animals" - wikipedia

Last week at Gretzky's, anytime the upstairs apt took a shower, water would start leaking onto our bathroom floor. Not just a small amount, mind you. Both bath rugs and the towel we laid down were sopping. It wasn't a waterfall, either, which might have been marginally more exciting. Instead, it came from the crack between the tub and the floor. Kind of disturbing.

Turns out that our good landlord* found some squirrels making mischief. They crawled in through the attic and down among the pipes by the bathtub. They had been merrily gnawing on the pipes, probably since October. This clearly caused some problems.

I have never been a fan of squirrels.

My sincere dislike of them was cemented my freshman year of college, when I was walking past a garbage can by the library, blissfully thinking about some boy I had classes with. A brown furry creature propelled itself out of said garbage can with some sort of moldy wadded up paper in its mouth. Apparently it couldn't see beyond what was in its mouth, and it propelled itself about 4 inches away from my left foot. I stopped, screeched dramatically, and my heart started racing. The squirrel hustled off into some bushes nearby. I'm sure the whole episode made some passers-by laugh. It made me very annoyed at squirrels, and my annoyance has simply continued to this day.

But now the bathroom is fixed and the house is sealed up nice and tight in hopes of squirrel prevention.

*We have a very nice landlord who is extremely responsive and helpful. We are fans.