my current grammatical pet peeve: using "that" where "who" should be used.
example: "I like people that use good grammar."
"that" refers to things, not people. people require who.

this is seriously bothering me. has been for a couple of weeks. once i noticed that mistake in something i was reading, it's like i'm seeing and hearing it everywhere. it really irritates me. because i am a big, big nerd.

also, i have a bruise on the back of my hand--what a weird place for a bruise--and i have absolutely not a clue how it got there. if anyone may have seen me, say, banging the back of my left hand repeatedly against a table corner, please, let me know.

pumpkin shake.

aww yeah. i'm makin some of these.

creativewritingprompts.com's suggestion for today was to write a list of 15 'simple pleasures.' here's mine, which is neither comprehensive nor in any particular order:

1. big, soaring birds in a blue sky.
2. gooey ice cream cake.
3. noticing the first orange leaves in the fall.
4. listening to a good song really loud.
5. looking at favorite photos.
6. lining up random small toys on top of the computer monitor.
7. freshly washed hair (after it’s dried).
8. when someone says, ‘you look pretty today,’ in a friendly manner.
9. complimenting someone else, especially when they have not complimented you first.
10. coffee. good, strong coffee. mmm coffee.
11. walking around at home in a bathrobe and slippers.
12. trying to put together the pieces of a weird, half-remembered dream.
13. taking a nap, fully clothed, in bed, under all the covers, in the late afternoon.
14. having a celebrity crush (or 10).
15. thinking about what to knit next (ok, I know that one’s not terribly universal).

best quiz yet!

(picture removed because of freaking large size...click here to see it.)

hah!


You are drip coffee. You are practical, business-
like and hands-off, except for when your
'machine' needs 'servicing' and 'cleaning'.


What Kind of Coffee Are You?
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Meathead -- Yummy Halloween Fun!

oh my god, how awesome. so making me wish i knew enough people to invite to a halloween party...

Yahoo! News Photos - Photo Highlight

pretty kitty!

ok i had to edit this a day later, because they obviously changed the picture at that link. it was a very pretty white cat with one green eye and one blue eye. now it's some sort of very frightening animal. wack.

Black Vodka.

not sure how i feel about this yet.

director Elia Kazan = dead.

Althea Gibson, the first black tennis player to win the Wimbledon and U.S. national championships = dead.

actor Donald O'Connor (he was in Singin' in the Rain, one of my favorite childhood movies) = dead.

writer George Plimpton = dead.

plus john ritter, johnny cash, robert palmer...

ok, no kidding now, september has been a BAD month to be a celebrity. they're droppin like flies!

i have been thinking for a few days of what kinds of handmade things i'm going to make for xmas presents this year, and honestly, i am way far too excited about the prospects. i am such a big nerd.

by the way if anyone has any requests for knit items, get em in now. i'm planning out my knitting schedule for the next couple of months.

oh god, i'm a nerd. help me.

also posting this picture from (i think it was) the 'Some Like It Hot' video, because i used to have the same hairdo andy had there. coincidence? mmmmmmaybe.

well they finally mentioned it on msn.com's front page. so there.

i used to love this picture of the power station. i believe i had it hanging on my bedroom wall way back when. ah, memories.

MSN Entertainment - News - Rock Singer Robert Palmer Dies at Age 54

why is this not front-page news? i only heard about it because they mentioned it on duranduran.com. then i had to DIG in msn.com to find it.

ok i realize that robert palmer has not been front-page news in a decade and a half or so. i was being slightly facetious there. but still. i personally am sad. i will listen to power station all weekend in his honor.

Do We Need A New Rat Pack?

a funny and damn right essay. also like when she refers to puff daddy (or whoever he is this month) as 'Scritti PiDiddy.' hehe.

Taste Tricks - scientists are developing a chemical way for things to taste better, based on human dna and something or other. weird shit.

I tashte like Alcohol. Heh. Heh. I taste like beer. I like beer. Buy me a beer. I'm not drunk, I can drink plenty without... What was I saying? Beer. What Flavour Are You?

aaaaaaaahahahahahhahah! hahahahahhah! hooooO! oh boy. good one.

Which solo Morrissey song are you?
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Googlewhacking: The Search for The One True Googlewhack.

it's harder than you'd think it to be...

Bush to World: Drop Dead!

great title. moderately interesting article, but great title.
george w. bush, boy genius at work.

cool stuff.

Alfred Hitchcock mosaics, Leytonstone

i feel so incredibly, menstrually icky today, that i now feel i may forego the knitting tonight and instead go home and lay on the couch and watch Buffy DVDs all night instead. just thought you'd all like to know.
bleh.

i think i'm becoming obsessed with knitting. because i can't wait to get home tonight and knit. i mean. can't. wait. my god, i am such a nerd.

ah, dammit. i totally missed National Talk Like a Pirate Day.

this was an ad on quizilla.com.
it's got to be a joke. right?

a little quiz always makes me feel better.


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What would your Japanese name be? (female)
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sometimes i just get this very uneasy feeling. like i'm forgetting something important that i knew just a minute ago. like something is very, very wrong, but i don't know what. i'm having one of those moments right now. it's bizarre.

pete burns, from dead or alive.

picture 1: then. fairly stunning, i think.

picture 2: now. holy CRAP. i am all for people looking however they want to look, but jesus christ, what's up with those lips? they look painful!

i have been looking at a lot of photo logs online lately--all started with coming upon satan's laundromat about a month ago--and i think i want to do one, too. i've been trying to take more pictures lately. and you know, it would be something to fill up killingjar.org with, since that whole writing-one-story-a-week thing isn't exactly flying.

so bored at work today i could fall off my chair and take a nap on the floor...

Law & Order: Artistic Intent.

also, The Norton Anthology (no, not those books from college lit classes).

and some other 'interesting' paintings.

i just love the human race sometimes.

Gargoyles. very neat photo essay.

how much does sam rockwell resemble a (much) younger gary oldman?





hence, how much of an enormous crush do i have on sam rockwell?

sigh.

a picture that just makes me love america...

as soon as i compose myself (i've been watching the WTC memorial service all morning), i will post some writing about the whole thing, of course.

i'm so freaking sensitive n shit.

BLUE You give your love and friendship unconditionaly. You enjoy long, thoughful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

it's me! but...skinnier, and with better hair.

Pixel Punks Dollmaker.

The Modern Library List of 100 Best English Language Novels of the 20th Century.

i've read (in their entirety, to the best of my recollection...there were some i remember reading only parts of) 6 from "The Board"'s list, 13 from "The Readers"'s list.

i have also read 12 from the St. Mark's Book Shop Additional 100 list...plus several more that have been on my mental "to read" list for a long, long time. this list is so much better than the Modern Library ones...