Happy<\/b> because:<\/p>\n
— I went out last night and hung out with 5 blurpy Irishmen. There were others at the table, but I was primarily interested in the blurps. They are the kind of men who, no matter what is going in their lives, if you say to them “Hey, how are you?” they will reply jauntily, “Oh, can’t complain, can’t complain.” I could say, “Wow, it looks like someone just chopped off your foot with an axe … does it hurt?” Back would come the jaunty reply, “Oh, can’t complain, can’t complain.” I am strangely charmed by that attitude.<\/p>\n
— I had a phone conversation with Cashel yesterday. He is going to be 7 soon. He reads “4 chapters a day” of Harry Potter. He is now on the 5th book in the series. He told me that he is planning a surprise and wanted me to keep a secret. I was extremely excited. Then he said he had to go, and hung up promptly. Without divulging the secret. I love it because his personality is so HUGE, and his voice, on the phone, sounds soooooo teeeny. So cute!<\/p>\n
— Emily, you will be happy to know that I braved Hollywood Video. Just to see the scene. To evaluate the prospects. And lo and behold – they have completely built out their “classics” section, and they are all videos, not DVDs, and there are so many movies I haven’t seen and want to see that I almost had a heart attack looking at all of the titles. I am so happy!!! I signed up promptly. The first video I rented (which I realize made me look like a JACKASS probably) was the Howard Hawks\/Cary Grant film I Was a Male War Bride<\/i>, which I haven’t yet seen. CAN’T WAIT.<\/p>\n
Unhappy<\/b> because:<\/p>\n
— I have lost electricity in ONE of my rooms. My main room, with my computer, my clock, my stereo, and my TV. My kitchen and bathroom are fine. So … even if I wanted to watch I Was a Male War Bride<\/i> I couldn’t. I may have to drag my TV and VCR into my miniscule kitchen this evening. I thought the loss of power might have something to do with the tail-end of Ivan which whipped through here yesterday. It was like we were in a tropical country. SHEETS of rain, huge thunder, wind driving the rain past my window in horizontal lines … I called the landlord, so hopefully we’ll be back up and filled with electrical power this evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Happy because: — I went out last night and hung out with 5 blurpy Irishmen. There were others at the table, but I was primarily interested in the blurps. They are the kind of men who, no matter what is … Continue reading