Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: February 2021

  • 2000 a Week

    According to Gary, the car mechanic asked Gary how far he drove a week. Gary answered, “Two thousand miles.” I am not good with math, but even I knew this was wrong, and I questioned him. This tells you all you need to know about Gary: he argued with me, doubled down on it, questioned…

  • Buffer

    My brother said one of his physical therapists had recommended using a car buffer on his back for his pain. It sounds odd, but it seems this Ryobi buffer is just the ticket for any big muscle pain. It’s heated and the oscillation gives a good massage. Dave raved about it so much that I…

  • Bumped Again

    Well, maybe not “bumped” again, given that I’m really just clarifying the definitions of the vaccination tiers. It seems that in Missouri: Do I want to know how they split that hair? I’m imagining the debate. “We’ve invested lots of time installing those kidneys: those people can’t die. Those auto-immune people are already just running…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 2/5

    This week the peonies went from this: … to this: Just details on the right. Really subtle. And I noticed I skipped entire flowers, so they had to be whited in. The dog bank went from this:.. to this: I was really surprised at how “off” my first sketch was.

  • Virus Mental State

    I’m perplexed by these virus mutations. I heard an explanation that we are getting more mutations because the virus has ‘realized’ that to survive it needs to stop killing its hosts. It needs to be more like the common cold: more transmission, less death. Now, I understand natural selection: the moth that blends in with…

  • New Decor

    Friend #2 was out and about in The World, and spied something she thought I might like. She sent me a photo, and I mulled it over, and called the store the next time they were open. I made the actual purchase over the phone, and only had to step two paces in to the…

  • Amazon Delivery

    Usually this is how Amazon deliveries are at my house: It’s almost always Gary who has ordered the treat, and usually it isn’t a treat for me, so my role in this dance is to do steps 1-3. It’s such a habit now that I do it even when Gary’s not around. The other day…