Archives: July, 2006

kat — July 25, 2006, 9:52 am

I hate boys today

If you’re a boy, might I suggest avoiding me until at least tomorrow.
jinkies1973: Men suck.
Adam: Why’s that?
jinkies1973: Well, I could give a long litany of reasons, but, most recently, the two from last night come to mind.
Adam: Two guys? One night? Hmmm…
jinkies1973: Oh, get your mind out of the gutter. This is stuff of […]

kat — July 20, 2006, 10:03 am

more anger about the Middle East

This time not from Syrians or Hezbollah supporters on CNN, but from little ol’ me.
What was Israel thinking?
I’m sorry that Hezbollah kidnapped two of your soldiers. That’s absolutely shitty. I agree. But, bombing the infrastructure of a delicate democracy and killing 300 civilians in return? Talk about your overreaction. Let’s just take a good, solid […]

kat — July 18, 2006, 10:11 am

things that get stuck in my head and then play on a loop

Last week, I had Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” on the brain. I’d find myself singing it in my truck, in my cube at work, at the grocery store. I once even belted out vocally at the Target, much to the surprise of other patrons of the summer clothing clearance rack.
Today, for some reason, that has […]

kat — July 14, 2006, 12:17 pm

signing bonus

I’m always amazed at what slips by quietly in the news. There may be blazing headlines about the latest Tom Cruise curiousity—be that his scientology or his Suri—but anything complicated and political is just wasted on the masses.
Take, for example, the recent exposure of President Bush’s abuse of the signing statement. There’s no sex in […]

kat — July 10, 2006, 12:17 pm

overheard

jinkies1973: I have my lavafront condo in Hell all picked out.
John: May as well have fun on the way there, eh?
jinkies1973: As my friend Lael always wisely says in his wisely Mennonite way: “You gotta live like you wanna live, baby.”
John: No argument there.
jinkies1973: He’s ghetto Mennonite, but he still retains the Mennonite wisdom.
John: If […]