I found a nifty site that showcased even niftier crocheted hyperbolic planes. Of course I needed one of those. Gotta get me one of them. And so I spent the weekend teaching myself to crochet.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Higher Plane
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Doppleganger Daffy
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Ethel's Dilema
I've decided to appropriate a story from my good friend Lucy who had this fascinating discussion with her Spanish class. Lucy is a vegetarian. I'll relinquish this dialogue back to her when she writes her book.
Student: So what do you eat at Thanksgiving if you don't eat meat?
Lucy: I eat everything but the meat.
Student: So you just eat salad?
Lucy: No, I eat everything but the turkey - potatoes, green bean casserole.....
Student: But what if they started making the vegetables out of meat?
: )
Wit from the Boy
For lack of anything interesting happening today - let me fill you in on the wit from BoyChild as we went to investigate our black eyed peas growing in the north forty this summer:
BoyChild: (looks in amazement at all the beans)...."Holy Crap"
Me: (cough...laughs) "Let's not say 'crap' when you start school...okay?"
BoyChild: "But I can say 'Holy Crapazoid, right?"
GirlChild had her very own gem earlier this week when she said, "Mom...FOCUS!"
Monday, January 7, 2008
Evil Christmas Toys
Subject: Barbie Island Princess Karaoke Styling Head
Estimated time of death: 01/07/2008 2:15 pm
Location of death: living room
Room appeared in disarray upon arrival of the first officers at the scene who noted a boy, seemingly unaffected, preoccupied with a Nintendo DS Lite and a small girl, age 4, crying over the remains of the subject.
Toxicology report notes traces of Mabelline ExpressFinish "Pink Shock" nail polish and Dollar Store lipstick found on right cheek and neck.
2 inch battery acid burn runs parallel to spinal column along the back of neck, due in part to blunt force trauma at the base of the skull - maximum of two strikes. Weapon would appear to be wood due to splinters located under the skin (wooden spoon?) Batteries and volume knob have been forcibly removed, no prints on subject. Batteries and knob have not been recovered from crime scene at the time of this report.
Ligature marks indicate strangulation from microphone cord as cause of death.