I am not a baboon brandishing a stick.

[constance]

It's gotten to the point where I welcome the chance not to talk about Bachelor No. 2 (no, nothing's decided yet; yes, I am completely frustrated and furious and becoming slowly convinced that lots of people are just amusing themselves at my expense). After this week, full of financial paperwork and fedexing and inspections and hemorrhagings of cash, I am just ready to talk about something else before I go to work today.

Like the dreams I had last night. Two were about heaven (and me a flag-waving agnostic!). In one, God is Stephen Tyler--not like Stephen Tyler, but him, circa maybe 1975-80. He rides back to heaven after gigs in a convertible limo with groupies sucking him and Joe Perry off. And in the other, heaven is a giant Quizno's. And I won't even tell you about the other dream. Just revolting.

Or the restaurant where I had dinner, memorably called Fish'n'Pig and replete with the most disturbing decor. If you have never looked at your reflection by staring into a pig's open maw, I tell you that you have never seen yourself truly.

Or the fact that I want you all to read The Kite Runner so I can discuss it with you, because I haven't quite decided how I feel about it.

Or...I don't know. What have you been up to lately?

Comments

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

Arggh. I'm sorry B #2 is still giving you grief. And I'm surprised no one's turned that "your face in a pig's open maw" scene into a jigsaw-cut wood photo op at a fairytale theme park somewhere. ;)

I have read The Kite Runner! Unburden your ambivalence, my child.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

So okay, loved the first part of the book, but thought that once Amir returned to Afghantistan things got a little farfetched and news-at-elevenish. That's not to say I was truly disappointed, because the book had already built up enough goodwill to get me through the end. But still, the book felt divided into two unequal parts.

Also, I felt that Amir's transition from the pretty nasty boy he was to the adult who atoned for his childhood sins wasn't explored enough. Was it guilt that changed him? His emigration? Learning about Hassan, seeing Sohrab? I'm not sure I really get that, and I can speculate, of course, but it doesn't fit together quite right for me.

What did you think of it?

[alkaloid.livejournal.com]

....was God the freaky Quizno's baby in the second one? :-?

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Not God, but the scary baby was there, as were the singing mousy things. :O

[alkaloid.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

The house will be yours. The house will be yours. The house will be yours

[leestone.livejournal.com]

Your whole second paragraph was so excellent I can't stop laughing, and I am in the library too. I don't even know where to begin, it's all too hilarious.

Cammy, my apartment is so wonderful. Forget your real estate woes and come revel in my joy, because it is not complete until you are here to coo over it with me. ♥

Just hang in there. The real estate retards will get it done and you will have your very own beautiful home.

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[tofty.livejournal.com]

PICTURES PLZ KTHX ALSO ADDRESS BECAUSE I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU WILL CALL TOMORROW IF YOU'RE NOT WORKING

I turned in my last effort today. It's either this or nothing, and then another few months while I lick my wounds and build my savings account up again.

Wish me luck?

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[leestone.livejournal.com]

LUCK LUCK A MILLION TIMES LUCK :O I love you!

I think *I* need to call *you* (from my brother's house), because he gets free long-distance and I have only my cell for now--with 100 free roaming minutes a month. -_- And I am roaming here in Ohio 100% of the time. Last month I ended up paying like $17 in overages.

So I must call you posthaste.