Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: November 2018

  • Make This for Me: Pie Crust Edition

    Well, it is almost Pie Season. It is so hard for me to make a decent pie crust. I thought it would be easier because Gary isn’t involved any more (“NO THAT’S WRONG TOO MUCH / TOO LITTLE NO”). But, no, and I think the issue is simply how humans make pie crusts. You have…

  • Elevator

    The other day at work, five women got into the elevator, followed by one man. He had said “ladies first,” as is encouraged by the company. Seriously, gender-based elevator access was discussed in my orientation. They do it because the company wants to be polite, and genteel, and because ovaries are magic. He then said…

  • Oil painting progress

    So I’ve gone from making copies and following walkthroughs to painting from “life” (if you call a stuffed monkey “life”). Chickens – This was a copy of a painting. The original was square, and my canvas was a rectangle, so I had to add a bonus baby chicken. I didn’t have a baby chicken in…

  • Tire Store

    Sometimes Gary has anxiety, and the only way he knows how to ease his anxiety is to purchase something, and every winter that purchase is tires. I thought he bought a whole new set of tires every year, but when we were at the tire store I found that it’s only two tires a year.…

  • Keeping up with the Neighbors

    Remember how I was proud of our stone wall that was made from actual stone? Seriously, look what the neighbors two doors over have done. “We see your stones, and we raise you BOULDERS.” I am … crushed.

  • Small Uprising of The People

    Gary and I have been waiting to take to the streets. We are prepared: the instant Mueller is fired we will drop what we are doing and run downtown to protest. Well, the day after Sessions was fired, Rachel Maddow told us the Time Is Now, or rather the Time Is the Next Day right…

  • Grapes

    Last year, after watching a cute video of a baby raccoon eating grapes, I took some loose grapes and strew them on top of the Big Pile O’ Decaying Nuts and Dog Food where the raccoons eat. No interest. None. This year, Gary saw the same video and noticed the grapes were still on the…

  • Guster at Delmar Hall

    The Guster concert at Delmar Hall was remarkable. And of course, even though they did not play my favorite song, I still enjoyed it greatly.

  • Podcasts

    Well, it would seem having the perfect music to exercise by wears thin after one week. Instead, I’ve been exercising on the indoor bike while listening to podcasts. I haven’t heard any podcasts other than Serial, which I loved. I binged Serial over a weekend. I compiled a list of all the best podcasts. I…

  • Stuff vs Vacations

    I know that I tell myself that the memory of a vacation lasts longer than any material thing you would have spent that money on. I know my memories of Paris will endure longer than a remodeled kitchen will be in style. However, I must say I don’t think of Paris multiple times a day,…