
Sunday, November 30, 2008
aw.
Mother: I don't know about that...
Eight-year-old girl (seriously): It's not like we're going to share popcorn!
--Upper West Side
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
yeah, yeah, so maybe I read ALL of Twilight today, so what?
Vampire? you sure? that looks like RABIES to me.
There are many, Gomez-Alonso reports in the study. For starters, not only people, but dogs, wolves, and bats -- animals traditionally associated with vampires -- can be infected with the rabies virus. Because the virus affects the limbic system, part of the brain that influences aggressive and sexual behavior, people with rabies tend to be aggressive, may attempt to bite others, and are "hypersexual," he writes. Since rabies also affects the hypothalamus, part of the brain that controls sleep, many patients suffer from insomnia, and are up and about in the middle of the night.
Rabies causes hypersensitivity to strong stimuli, as well, so patients are often repelled by light, by bright things -- such as mirrors, and by strong odors -- including the smell of garlic. Rabies victims may vomit blood, Gomez-Alonso explains. And since the disease causes hydrophobia, or aversion to water, they do not swallow their saliva, which can froth at their mouths, flecked with blood.
The disease can also cause facial spasms, in which the lips jerk back over the teeth, in an animal-like snarl.
Natasha, you may be not allowed to click on that link.
I originally was going to post his "These Streets"
but this is one of my all time favorite happy songs. And it's awesome with his brogue.
Daydream - Paolo Nutini
PS he's kinda cute
Hallelujah
Girl #2: I know! Jesus was Moses. Duh.
-Times Square
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
I haven't seen Star Wars but
'OK, I'll bite,' I said. 'Why?' And he said: 'Because ... there's no underwear in space.'
He said it with such conviction. Like he had been to space and looked around and he didn't see any bras or panties anywhere.
He explained. 'You go into space and you become weightless. Then your body expands but your bra doesn't, so you get strangled by your own underwear.'
I think that this would make for a fantastic obituary. I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra."
My favorite part is when he implies that a horse would be better then Dick Cheney
A Few Words in Defense of Our Country - Randy Newman
It's okay to be scared.

Today's thing:
I ate lunch by myself at a restaurant.
I've never been able to eat alone before.
I actually rather enjoyed it.
I think it's the first time in years that
I've let myself just think.
Also,
I think this old man blessed me. As I
walked by him he repeated the same
three syllables over and over and
then he grasped my shoulder. I was
a little freaked out so I just kept
walking. but it was a friendly grasp,
for sure.