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July 21, 2008
March 22, 2008
Spring is in the air.
Note to self: When ordering take out from Surin, never order the coconut soup. It only comes in one size, and that size is seven gallons.Having no family-related Easter plans this weekend (i.e. no traveling) and in the spirit of the season, I’m spending this gorgeous day in my sweatbox of a room cleaning instead of hammocking the day away in the cool breeze. Laundry and vacuuming are easy enough, but I’ve also decided to tackle the Great Closet Organization of ‘08. I’m a bit of a pack rat, so every tiny item that’s fallen into my possession since high school is unceremoniously crammed into random boxes in my closet. The list, maestro:
event tickets, shoes purchased from Target worn once before being permanently shelved for giving me blisters, unused pillows and lamps, various power cords for electronic devices, the crappy 8-year-old PC I used in college, CD-R spindles loaded with music mixes and hard drive back ups, plastic kids’ meal toys, art supplies, unworn boy-cut shirts from work, piles upon piles of unsorted mail and shoe boxes filled with whatever (photographs, VHS tapes, winter accessories.)
It wasn’t such a hassle until roommate’s boyfriend moved in and annexed the spare closet downstairs. At least seven purple rubbermaid boxes and a dozen assorted shoe boxes in various levels of capacity are occupying all the precious walking space in my walk-in closet. The pack rat comment and mention of Spring cleaning might lead you to assume a mass exodus of crap, but to the contrary: this is a mission of consolidation. Sure, some things will go, like the ripped-beyond-repair jeans and magazine scraps from my collage phase. Most of it, however, gets a, “Well, maybe one day…” approving nod before being sorted into the designated, categorized storage container.
The pile of unsorted mail is patiently waiting on the coffee table to be filed while the sheets dry, but I am sorely unprepared for this. I need to charge my iPod and make a Coke Zero run. 5 months ago
February 20, 2008
Adventures in Cookery
The other night, I got the urge to make kebabs. Or kabobs. Que Bubs.
So I did. The pork was a little chewy. Next time: tenderize meat.
Tonight, I was struck with another food dilemma. What do you do when you have lots of leftover chicken, pasta, carrots and celery? Why, make chicken noodle soup, of course! Heavy on the bouillion for flavor. No salt needed!
Next time: Use egg noodles instead of semolina pasta.
January 2, 2008
What’s the most ironic thing you can do on the coldest day ever? That’s right. Burn your tongue.
With the wind chill, the temperature dropped as low as 7 degrees today, though it hovered around 17 degrees throughout most of the day. I made the genius decision to keep a lunch appointment with my friend John and walked three blocks to the restaurant in the freezing, breezy weather. Walking to my car after work, I made my next genius decision to pick up some soup for dinner. I guess I wasn’t paying enough attention to it simmering on the stove as I was nuking the wet dog food for my poor little pupcicle because when I put the first spoonful in my mouth, it seared my tongue like a piece of beef.
The silver lining here is that I didn’t burn the roof of my mouth which, to me, is intensely worse. It’s like a sore, shiny speed bump behind your teeth. Nothing gets me down like mouth ick. 7 months ago
With the wind chill, the temperature dropped as low as 7 degrees today, though it hovered around 17 degrees throughout most of the day. I made the genius decision to keep a lunch appointment with my friend John and walked three blocks to the restaurant in the freezing, breezy weather. Walking to my car after work, I made my next genius decision to pick up some soup for dinner. I guess I wasn’t paying enough attention to it simmering on the stove as I was nuking the wet dog food for my poor little pupcicle because when I put the first spoonful in my mouth, it seared my tongue like a piece of beef.
The silver lining here is that I didn’t burn the roof of my mouth which, to me, is intensely worse. It’s like a sore, shiny speed bump behind your teeth. Nothing gets me down like mouth ick. 7 months ago
December 26, 2007
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December 12, 2007
Something very wrong with world.
Paris Hilton got to attend the Led Zeppelin reunion show Monday. What a waste.
On the other hand, they’re playing a second reunion show in New York sometime next year. If anyone has hook ups for tickets to Madison Square Garden, please advise on when I can begin sucking up.
8 months ago
December 4, 2007
Lists and Plans
Occasionally I have been known to purchase a lottery ticket. This typically doesn’t occur until the jackpot reaches almost triple digits, but as I had some cash on me last night at the gas station, I got five quick picks for the MegaMillions $82 million drawing tonight.Occasionally, I have also been known to daydream about what I would do with those millions, particularly when caught in nasty bouts of Atlanta traffic and even more particularly when I pass a MegaMillions billboard while inching down I-75. These fantasies sustain my sanity during those potentially high-stress situations and also clue me a little in on what my actual dreams are. I’ve never been one to have long-term goals, but lately my million-dollar dreams has tended toward only one goal (aside from the requisite real estate, travel and additional dog criteria).
I’d open an animation studio.
Locations, staff size and character design/target audiences have varied in the past, but lately it’s been 1. A renovated warehouse in Atlanta, 2. large-ish staff, as the studio will be working on multiple properties for multiple licensors, and 3. I’m thinking something along the format of Rocky & Bullwinkle where the main characters comprise the majority of a serialized cartoon, broken up by 2- or 3-minute self-contained shorts, a rotating slate of mini-cartoons and live-action skits. I have folks in mind I’d be working with, the industry legends who’d stop by and tell me what huge fans they are and even the amount of creative meddling from the licensor(s).
I’ll write later in the week how this ticket pans out for me. And if things go the way I plan, I’ll also post details about the “Name My Animation Studio” contest I’ll be running. 8 months ago
October 31, 2007
Chowder
A little love for my network…
This Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:30p, Cartoon Network is premiering one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in a long while. “Chowder” is the brainchild of a writer/storyboarder named C.H. Greenblatt whose credits include Spongebob Squarepants and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The show has a rich, textured feel to it, superb comic timing and lovable, well-rounded characters that won’t make parents nervous.
I would love it if all you folks out there in Lizfanland would tune in, or at least set your TiVo. I think the show will have a wide appeal despite a young target audience. If you don’t believe me, check out an episode here: www.chowdercartoon.com
And as a bonus, here’s a picture of me in a Chowder hat:
