Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: December 2022

  • TV – Hooked Again

    When we had cable the TV was on all day, usually on some muted news station. Then in the evenings something was usually being taped for later. Now that we have the fiber streaming service, the TV is almost never on, unless there is breaking news like election coverage or a sports game. Why? Because…

  • Covid Vaccine Eight / Not

    I was listening to health officials urge the populace to get their boosters, and it occurred to me that I might be overdue for my next booster. And I am, by over a month. Remember the days when I went the earliest day possible? And here I am overdue. I think my natural need to…

  • Rewriting the Novel: Chapters 1 and 2

    Well, this this latest version of Jerry’s novel launches by letting you know all about all the characters, and frankly I can’t tell who the main character is anymore. And really, I don’t know which is better: getting a fifty-page long textbook on oil derricks in chapter six or thirty-five pages at the start. What…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 12/8

    This is the seascape: Here we go: (I am going to paint the clouds, i was just concerned the underdrawing would show through.)

  • I Swear This is the Last Wig Post

    I found a wig that looks pretty much like the hair I had in my senior photo. (Another way to view things is to say “In my senior photo I look like I am wearing a wig.” I choose not to see things that way.) This is me in the wig. I call it Senior.…

  • Home Repairs

    Gary’s car search has come at a bad time, because it has been a month after Dave died and I had already re-earmarked the money I set aside for Dave into long-delayed home improvement projects. The back door. Do you know they make exterior doors out of fiberglass now, so they don’t rust and rot?…

  • Bolt Hunt

    Last Friday I arranged work so that Gary and I could go buy the car Gary has finally decided on: a Chevy Bolt. (Not a Volt, Volts were an embarrassment, caught fire, etc..) Another all-electric, but this one has better range. These were his conditions: It can not benefit Elon Musk in any way. No…

  • Roof

    I was appalled at the quote I got for a new roof, so I delayed it until I saw the water stain on the ceiling of the master bedroom. I called them right away. The next step was to pick a shingle color. The receptionist gave me an address that matched my request for “the…

  • More Fun with Gary

    Sometimes I leave the Favorite Wig, Chimera 2.o, in the bathroom, where it startles Gary. He complained about it one too many times.

  • KFC

    Almost five years ago we were in New Orleans, and I ate the most decadent thing I’ve ever had: the beignet fries at Monty’s. From their Facebook: Now KFC has decided the time for nation-wide decadence has come, and they have introduced “Funnel-cake fries.” From the web page: They are actually at the KFC at…