(Image source) olla podrida sententious gnomic Pirandello Only four things! Either I’ve gotten smarter since Finishing the Hat, or Sondheim has taken pity on his less-educated readers. I’m happy to know the word sententious now. To think I’ve been sententious AND gnomic all my life and didn’t have the right vocabulary with which to […]
A Partial List of Words and Phrases I Had to Look Up While Reading “Finishing the Hat” by Stephen Sondheim
(Image source) uxorious bathetic homiletic explication de mortuis nil nisi bonum compos mentis stultifying sine qua non exegesis interstices mise en scene superannuated This list could also be titled “Words I Look Up Every Six Months, Dagnabbit” or “Words One Never Uses as an Elementary School Teacher.” Can you use them all in one cohesive […]
Good Hair/Bad Hair
I have now reached Stage Four of my Hack ‘n’ Grow Cycle. Yes world, I once again long for flowing long, luxurious hair. After all, I’ve learned so much about hair care, surely this time I could… …wow, the delusion never ends. HOWEVER! This time around, I have a photographic record on my side— and […]
The Ice Cream Man Cometh
In some parts of the country, ice cream trucks don’t run year-round. This means SOME ice cream wagons don’t play Christmas tunes. Have I blown any southwestern minds yet? Here in NM, an ice cream van scoots down my street every afternoon. I never run out to greet it, due to: 1) veganism, yo 2) […]
Links Ahoy!
Can’t tell one Mahler symphony from the next? Help has arrived Six Stages of Owning an Instrument. Truth. Consult the Shakespeare Insult Kit, thou qualling, hell-hated codpiece! Recently, three separate females informed me that another woman disliked them… because they’re just so pretty. I refrained from saying “no, it’s definitely your personality she hates” or […]
Bye Bye, Birdie
Yesterday morning, I spotted an injured bird on my street. Its wings looked fine, but it could only flap for a few feet and seemed to be favoring its right leg. As there are numerous dogs with “big bitey ends” around (one of which was chasing my bike when I noticed the bird), I set […]
PSA: Domestic Violence Awareness Blog Carnival
A few nights ago, I watched Oliver!, the 1968 film version of the West End musical adaptation of Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Sorry, I don’t feel like improving that sentence. Tough it out. ANYWAY, thinking about Bill Sikes naturally reminded me that Tori of Anytime Yoga is putting together a blog carnival for Domestic Violence Awareness […]
Covered: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead
Just today, I learned that the song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead” has its own wikipedia page. Now, I won’t pretend to be interested in that page’s detailed descriptions or scene-setting. But I was COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY floored to learn that this perfectly 60’s cover by The Fifth Estate— — swiped its punchy li’l […]
Somebody’s Getting Married?
I wanted to post this before my little sister’s wedding on Saturday, but as the Janice to her Miss Piggy, I was pretty busy. The wedding/weekend in New Orleans were absolutely glorious, and I’ll round up supporting photos as soon as I can. Until then, sing it if you know it! Can you find the […]
Recent Exchange: Railway Travel
Ms. Mama: “You sure are having a travel-full and wedding-full year after staying put in one place for so long!” Me: “I know! I’m reminding myself to appreciate the adventure and not throw up over the expenses. We may take a train to New Orleans, it’s cheaper— and novel!” Ms. Mama: “Ooooh! Ive always […]