a life more illustrated

Anuptaphobia

2009-08-11T16:33:00.002-04:00

Fear of falling from high places - Climacophobia

Fear of stairs or climbing stairs - Bathophobia

And the ever popular....

anuptaphobia

- fear of staying single

Review

2009-08-10T11:50:00.001-04:00

What nice things she said. I hope I don't have to meet these people - they would be so disappointed.

They'd be expecting Kathy Bates and end up with Norman Bates.

(In response to Mish Mosh New York's entry about A Life More Illustrated)

Buffalo

2009-07-29T10:39:00.002-04:00

I printed your blog and put it on my bulletin board. It is next to a picture of a dodo bird and a buffalo (when Arlene & I went out, we came upon a yard with a stuffed buffalo and I talked about it for days so she finally had to put a picture up).

Recession

2009-07-28T17:30:00.001-04:00

If, when I was your age, someone had told me I'd one day be shopping at a thrift store,

I would have laughed in their face and slapped them with my glove.

What a long, strange trip.

Vacation

2009-07-27T17:53:00.000-04:00

I've taken a vacation day to shampoo my carpets.

Friday

2009-07-24T07:00:00.000-04:00

My mother said this to me one Friday. She spent the whole Thursday before thinking it was actually Friday, when of course it was Thursday. Understand? She was one step ahead, etc. But if you read the quote without that bit of context, I think it's remarkably insightful and somewhat... chilling? We see Friday as the savior of the weary work week. When really, it's just... well, I'll let you do the rest of the thinking for yourself.

Life

2009-07-23T09:08:00.000-04:00

Life is what you make of it, and I am making a banana loaf and enjoying a fine bottle of d'oro.

Up-do

2009-07-22T12:15:00.003-04:00

Yesterday the cafeteria lady was wearing what must have

been a very pretty up-do over the week-end. However, it looked

a little smushed under her hairnet. I think she still felt pretty.

List

2009-07-21T10:35:00.000-04:00

How much does a show cost in NYC? How about:

-A load of wash?

-A red bull?

-McDonalds (or would you even know)?

-A bottle of wine?

-Dinner out?

-Getting into a club?

Which leads me to ask... did you ever do ecstasy?

Marie Antoinette

2009-07-20T08:00:00.000-04:00

I must go fold my third load of laundry and prepare for the workday that lies ahead. I wonder how Marie Antoinette prepared for the same type of day?

Pride

2009-07-13T09:32:00.001-04:00

My gay friend hooked up with someone at Pride Fest. I'm very jealous - I mean HAPPY for her.

Twitter

2009-07-12T12:27:00.000-04:00

Maybe it's about time I get a Twitter. But what would I Twitter? "I'm at Target"?

Death

2009-06-23T11:46:00.001-04:00

We got an e-mail yesterday asking us to contribute to a donation for a fellow employee. She's been on disability for 2 months. She has under 2 years to live, but no one will talk out loud about the fact that she's d-y-i-n-g. It's all innuendos - very hush, hush. She was cheerful, a little mischievous and sometimes a little pesky. She was the first person here who made me feel 'at home' in my new job. She was here one day and the next thing we knew, she was having her spleen removed. I think about how awful it must be for her - she has grandchildren and children she's leaving behind. But then I think she's really been very lucky to have those children and she's been to Ireland and led a very active life. So who knows if checking out early is really a bad thing? I wonder if she's afraid. Depressed? Does she even know the prognosis? And who the hell is going to take her place? And why do we have to spend so much of our life working?

She's often in a pair of dark knit slacks with a sweatshirt from Ireland or one that says, 'Ask Me About My Grandchildren.' Maybe now she's wearing one that says 'Don't Ask Me How I'm Doing. I'm Dying'.