Hodgepodge Bloggery

I don't like the way Ning takes my haikus and runs them all into one line. THAT IS NOT A HAIKU! So, you have to go over to Vox for Thursday haikus now.

OK, so technically, I'm back up to six, but two of them are my Mom's! Sure, I talk to them from time to time, but I don't think they "talk back" in any sort of meaningful way. And yes, I give them special treats occasionally. SO what? Sure, I pick them up and kiss their little noses. And, OK, yes, I sometimes make up songs with their names or nicknames to the tune of Christmas songs, alright? JEEZ!

So here's what I wrote.

This Christmas, I'd like to have just one thing: I'd like my boss to wear a bell so that I can hear her when she walks into my cube. It's not much to ask, and it's totally doable (unlike world peach, which, let's face it, isn't likely).

Every time she shows up, it's right when I've just clicked on CNN. (I has to has mah news!) There's no time to minimize the window, either. I can see her eyes flick to the CNN screen and back to me repeatedly. I know what she's thinking. "You slacker. You waster… Continue

The persistence of moo-mory
impossible itch
Dali or Dalai am I?

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Today is the PC Hardware final. As you know, the lab final was a disaster. I've got an A on all the labs and other tests, but this one is iffy.

See, I have this condition. I don't know if we've discussed it before, but I have to get As. It's my parents fault, really—not because they pushed me, but because they believed in me. Talk about you're wacky revers-reverse psychology. Those are some sneaky parents!

"You can do it if you put your mind to it."

ARGH! Now I have no choice but to get the b… Continue