Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: August 2008

  • This Will Confuse Those Who Don’t Follow the Comments

    As I watched the Olympic opening ceremonies tonight, I paired the name of every country with “Potato.”

  • Telephony

    I had two experiences today with automated phone systems. 1. The Water Company. I had received a letter from Missouri-American Water that my Yearly Backflow Test had not been run and this was my SECOND NOTICE and I should feel great shame when calling them immediately. I called immediately. A machine picked up and said,…

  • Business Leader

    The TeddyJ department went out to lunch today, and instead of stubbornly making my own way back, I decided to follow Friends #3 and To Be Numbered Later. I just turned off my brain and tooled along behind them. In fact I was so brainless I spaced out completely and wound up going entirely the…

  • It Would Appear I Enjoy Having Men Yell at Me

    Remember when I was puzzled about what my very favorite songs all had in common? Well, there is a subset of songs that have one very recognizable feature. I noticed this today, when I switched from “Joe Strummer” by Cowboy Mouth to “Over Under Sideways Down” by the Yardbirds. Here are the lyrics to the…

  • Bowling for Moles

    (Yes, I know I slacked off this weekend. So, I have to make up for it. Two in a day.) TeddyJ loves me so much that he is giving me entertaining things to do on the weekend. And he pays for them! (I love TeddyJ. I would so totally do him. If he really existed.)…

  • Demographic

    Excuse me, Amazon.com? I have a recommendation for you. I recommend you take a tasty bite out of my wobbly white ass.I am tired of seeing “If you liked this, you might want to try …” and “Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought” and “Oh, you are so boring and unoriginal. Just buy this…

  • Birthday Month ’08

    Gary reminded me that it is indeed my Birthday Month again. Start the 31 days of celebration! And lo, what arrived on the second day of the Birthday Month? Sock Zombie! Note the casual way my Sock Zombie reclines. “Hey, baby,” my zombie says, “Check out my tiny wooden skull earring.” Oh, and the photo…