Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: June 2012

  • “And Richard Cory, one calm summer night … “

    … well no, I’m not going to put a bullet in my head, but I have been irrationally glum given my excellent circumstances. No amount of kits can cheer me up, not even this guy with his little pink tongue, not even three on one tree. Look how big my babies are getting! All I…

  • Take Your Kids To Work Day 2012

    I saw my boss’ boss and my boss’ boss’ boss sit down at the end of our lunch table, with their children. Guess how long it took me to introduce an inappropriate topic into the conversation? Libby guessed 18 seconds. Does she think it takes me 18 seconds to think: Oh no! Boss’ boss! And…

  • Seriously, Weather?

    Look at this forecast for tomorrow. Tropical Heavy Rain Debby gets a name. I say we start naming Heat Waves. Heat Wave Antonio. Heat Wave Almanzo. Heat Wave Adam. The local station says Heat Wave Andrew will actually reach 108. I think we need CNN coverage with Anderson Cooper (Heat Wave Anderson) standing in the…

  • Ah! That’s What I Need

    Shortly before Dad died, he and Mom were talking about Mom retiring. He was an old hand at the retirement game, and he told her, “Every day, do two things: get dressed and have something to look forward to.” I need to follow that advice. Well, not the first part. I don’t think anyone needs…

  • I’m So Excited to See Sorkin-Porn Back on the TV

    Remember that one episode of The West Wing when President Barlett “solved” Social Security behind the scenes in a secret bipartisan assignation? it was porn. Aaron Sorkin took the spotty ugly government and made it porn. So now, he’s taken breaking news and pornified that too. I just watched The Newsroom. I heard some journalists…

  • Dessert number two

    The mousse might have had raw egg whites so I didn’t eat it.

  • It is impossible to capture the butterfly house in a photo

    Picture this, times 10 thousand, swarming you. Very shady and damp, by the way. I’d say it’s 85.

  • This is not a good temperature to visit a glass house.

    Doing it anyway.

  • Mousse or buttercream frosting? Hmph.

    And those are almond macaroons. Hmph, again.

  • Live blogging the self-date

    So glad I didn’t come to AG’s for dinner. Last night I made a better burger. This burger was overpatted. Tsk. The TeddyJ pork belly was better than this as well. They may redeem themselves with the chocolate mousse. We shall see.