Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: August 2011

  • Blink182

    The last band was My Chemical Romance. Limited vocabulary, that’s what mom would say.

  • Caught these lights mid- strobe

  • You know what they have in the box seats at Verizon amphitheater?

    Air. It’s 95 with a breeze.

  • Free drinks in the VIP box

    Fuck anything but VIP. We have a special bathroom too. When Blink 182 comes on I’ll post our view.

  • Memory

    Why do I choke every time on the words to the Star Spangled Banner, but I can still sing all the words to the Fish Cheer by Country Joe and the Fish after hearing it five times in a row in High School? Why do I still remember the characters on Days of Our Lives…

  • Weeds

    The weather was lovely this evening. A lovely evening to kill plants. I have let the back yard just make its own mistakes all this summer, and I learned these two things: 1. Chameleon plant will take over everything if I pull up the Creeping Charlie. 2. If there are decorative cement block stepping stones…

  • An Actual Conversation at Our House Tonight

    “Ellen!” “What?” “Did you eat your truffles yet?” “I just got them! I just got them an HOUR ago!” “I got those truffles especially for you.” “I ATE one. Come on!” “I got them because they were small. But the thing is, they don’t have any preservatives because they’re hand-made, so either you’ll -“ “GOD!…

  • This is Going to be More Involved than the Series 7 Test

    It was working out to be a fine weekend. It was getting cooler, I got lots of sleep, and adventured to cafes unknown. We had an O’Fallon adventure. Two O’Fallon shoutouts: BabyCakes. Wee little cupcakes with three parts each: the cupcake, the frosting, and the surprise inside. We got five, ate two, and froze three.…

  • Big House Dream Revelation

    Previously in Life in the Big House: Gary has a recurring dream in which he lives in a very big house. I don’t know what provokes these dreams, but I am documenting them. We woke up today after, I swear to you, fourteen hours of sleep, and Gary rolled over to say he had a…

  • Aha! I Knew There was a Catch to This!

    A few months back, sister-in-law Karen told Gary that my name showed up on a site she knew of, www.showmemoney.com. It’s for Missourians (“showme,” get it?) who have unclaimed property waiting for them. All you need initially is the name, but then the real person must get in there and sign up and wait and…