tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214142712008-08-27T20:38:12.711-05:00Put zee candle beck.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comBlogger674125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-56570261559555118142008-08-27T20:35:00.004-05:002008-08-27T20:38:12.719-05:00Places where the cat could beLucy likes to sleep on a bed of freshly ground hamburger.
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-15679208051176950802008-08-26T19:54:00.005-05:002008-08-26T20:22:16.102-05:00GADFor the past 24 hours I've had some kind of generalized anxiety disorder attack (thanks for that, workplace) . . . so, I bought a camera.
The camera has nothing to do with the generalized anxiety. But it would seem that I have a tendency to buy cameras in times of mental distress.
I'm not replacing my Canon SLR baby. I love my baby so much. If I could knit, I would knit it a sweater.
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-82696634025105435982008-08-23T17:52:00.005-05:002008-08-23T17:56:07.834-05:00MuellerThis morning at what's left of the old airport.
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-38573620071498977452008-08-21T20:32:00.004-05:002008-08-21T21:25:00.522-05:00The learnin' won't takeWith my trip now coming up, I figured it was time to start learning a little Hungarian. I downloaded a learn-Hungarian podcast. First up was "good morning." I totally got that! Then came the next word, to which my response was - what? By the time it got around to "cheers" I was convinced that the Hungarian these podcast people were proposing couldn't possibly be real language and they were Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-82048025369049228072008-08-19T19:21:00.002-05:002008-08-19T19:23:23.459-05:00Save $240On the back of the box there was a picture of the remote control, which featured "alive mode."Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-30447053157792760982008-08-17T18:51:00.010-05:002008-08-17T20:02:16.302-05:00Pretend vacationMy friend was in town the past few days and we went to several new-to-me places. First up was Krause Springs, which is west of Austin. I didn't bring the good camera, and these pictures do it no justice. Krause Springs is a private park with three levels of awesome. At the top is the Krauses' house with a gorgeous butterfly garden. The next level down has a spring-fed swimming pool. The Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-58809524129592310512008-08-14T22:12:00.001-05:002008-08-14T22:14:19.088-05:00Classy babesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-69379855001503618612008-08-12T18:35:00.005-05:002008-08-12T18:44:01.146-05:00Not sure I'm ok with this
The Google Street View of my life, with the exception of where I lived in 1999-2001 which did not get Googled due to a road construction detour.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-55208054304120135562008-08-11T19:07:00.006-05:002008-08-11T20:03:17.301-05:00Panic at the discoUsually I have no trouble leaving work-related thoughts behind when I leave the office. But now we are entering that special special time of year where work becomes all-consuming mayhem. This is the same thing that last year culminated at The Vomitorium. This year it will be in a different city, in a slightly different Vomitorium where instead of having taxidermied cows and a fake Alamo in theLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-53600707465451419222008-08-08T19:07:00.003-05:002008-08-08T19:19:47.055-05:008808So, the Olympic opening ceremony is on. What the hell is going on? There all these men chanting in unison and beating tables. I'm scared!
When will it be the part where there are a lot of cute kids and everyone goes "awwww!" It is now 7:11. I predict cute kids by 7:20.
7:13: Gal covered in Christmas lights on a wire, Muzak
7:15: Cute kids!
Ok, my job here is done.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-40211603937490649202008-08-07T22:19:00.005-05:002008-08-07T22:24:07.512-05:00CoupletHi, Internet. Times is dull. I got nothin' to say. Bye, have a nice day!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-37060048147665793152008-08-04T07:30:00.002-05:002008-08-04T07:31:47.732-05:00Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-21435325097024445592008-08-01T12:28:00.003-05:002008-08-01T12:34:36.426-05:00InfographicLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-9520600998152236892008-07-30T19:40:00.002-05:002008-07-30T20:20:40.291-05:00Attention defecitI resolve to eat more bacon.On Washington DC architecture: "The man drove through the blindingly white maze of the blizzard. He pointed at objects and buildings . . . buildings that Pronek decided to describe in future conversations with whomever was interested in his US impressions as built in a neo-Nazi, neo-classical, or neo-fluffy style." - "Blind Jozef Pronek & Dead Souls," Aleksandar Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-69435404340790285262008-07-28T13:02:00.001-05:002008-07-28T13:07:10.443-05:00How not to decorateThis weekend I went to a friend-of-a-friend's lake house, where I learned that it is possible to decorate and outfit an entire house with Texas-themed items. We ate off of Texas plates and drank out of Texas cups and glasses. To get in the shower, I pushed aside the Texas shower curtain. Used Texas towels (both bath and dish). Turned on fans and lights with Texas fan-pulls. Slept under a Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-34495935151944305772008-07-23T22:14:00.005-05:002008-07-23T22:19:41.008-05:00AtmosphericPictured: Austin, when there's a hurricane in Brownsville (351 miles away).
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-9615614704732794382008-07-22T21:46:00.003-05:002008-07-22T22:00:02.597-05:00iTunes on Sigur Ros"mysterious Icelandic ensemble"
"mysterious musical creatures"
"Icy tones slowly breaking like morning sunlight over the countryside"
"Distant tones that peak out of a winters night just as daylight breaks across the icy terrain"
"Like being chased by a serial killer."
So, in summary, if I'm going to listen to this band I need to be prepared to feel like I'm being chased across the frozen tundra Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-88207217554072733452008-07-20T22:20:00.006-05:002008-07-20T22:32:27.779-05:0066% death and dying
Previously in Only Stories About Death And Dying Get Awards: 2007 Pushcart Prize, and readers respond with their best chemo and dead babies
See also: Divorce and Cancer in the American Short Story 1997-2007Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-60710261303243388312008-07-18T18:47:00.006-05:002008-07-18T20:27:56.733-05:00Zoo SignsFrom: Lisa
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 4:20 PM
To: Cagz
Subject: Eh?
"Born in London in 1970, Tobias Hill has won many awards for his writing and was made the inaugural resident poet at London Zoo in 1998."
So . . . is there a poet habitat at the zoo? Does it have an informational plaque?
-----Original Message-----
From: cagz
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 4:48 PM
To: Lisa
Subject: Re: Eh?
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-49367146204730795322008-07-17T19:40:00.004-05:002008-07-21T20:05:14.763-05:00CloudsI just spent a ridiculous amount of time being mesmerized by worlde, which takes any text you give it and makes pretty clouds featuring the most prominent words. If you are a person who cares about words, I warn you now, it will suck you in and not let you go.
This picture is from a story I started a long time ago that's probably never going to pan out. Despite what the cloud leads you to Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-88453118318336735482008-07-16T21:17:00.006-05:002008-07-16T21:38:23.166-05:00Must. Get. Out.Picture taken exactly one year ago today - which means it has been one year since I had more than two consecutive days off from work. Does this make me a little cranky? Yes. Yes it does.
The trip in this picture can't really be considered a vacation. So technically, I haven't had a vacation since October 2006. Does that make me extra special cranky? Yes.
I would just like to state thatLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-10935819497593297322008-07-15T20:01:00.009-05:002008-07-15T22:23:21.487-05:00Forbidden FruitGuess who came to visit me today? Jehovah's Witnesses. Luckily I wasn't home. They left me some reading material called "Jesus Christ. Who is He?" It's a story about the life of Jesus with some Biblical-era-looking illustrations. Then there's this scene, which is thrown in out of context and without explanation:
So . . . why exactly is the little white girl offering the black man an apple?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-44318604116865130142008-07-14T21:01:00.003-05:002008-07-14T21:08:19.836-05:00Ready, Willing, and Abe L
In this new millennium, we count on our 166 Abe's and 49 Mary's in 38 states, with the assistance of our other 78 members, to carry out our new motto: "Would I might rouse the Lincoln in you all". - Association of Lincoln PresentersLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-44509758584722438182008-07-13T21:48:00.002-05:002008-07-13T21:51:12.246-05:00Pageants"Pageants have taught me to be who I am – and that is healthy and physically fit." – Miss USALisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21414271.post-31400477349221149992008-07-09T19:08:00.015-05:002008-07-09T20:50:46.457-05:00Keep or TossRecently, independently of each other, two of my oldest and closest friends went through boxes of old journals, scrapbooks and letters. They've informed me of documented things I said and did in decades past. Super!
They were faced with the question of what things to keep and what to toss. What retains meaning, what fades so far from memory that why it was kept is a mystery. In high school, Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393026847136973037noreply@blogger.com