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“Shame and Eternal Shame, Nothing but Shame!”

Henry V.  Act IV, Scene v, Line 12.
So, this is what SBC, Michigan and Ohio State were really up to back in October.
The logo on windbreakers, on the schools’ websites, on the coaches’ TV talk shows, on headsets.  The logo everywhere in Ohio State’s stadium.  "But oh!" the Athletic Director exclaims, "Never on Michigan Stadium!  [...]

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Woe – “It’s Like the Feeling You’d Get if the Super Bowl Were Preempted by Antiques Roadshow.”

Whoa!  Thanks to the every-witty "Daria" for the title.
My cause for woe?  I received the Nonmember e-TrueBlue alumni newsletter from the University of Michigan today.  It didn’t even come on a Friday like it’s supposed to!  I guess this is the way the Alumni Association is trying to tell me that I’m not special anymore, [...]

Filed under: Lacking a Muse - Generalities

Hacking Cough, Laughing Woman

I sit here, listening to Rob Thomas’ "New York City Christmas" over and over again (I just love you, Rob!) and reading the Celeb Dreams thread on FameTracker.  I can’t stop giggling at the thread.  If there were people around, they’d swear my Diet Coke was spiked with tequila.
It’s weird, though – I still have [...]

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Classic Gems

My mother, bless her heart, has some classic gems in her everyday speech that my siblings and I cherish because they’re so, well, damn funny.  For instance (and please imagine that this is all being said in Spanish):
Situation 1: We’re approaching an intersection and, just when we think we’ll make it, it suddenly turns yellow [...]

Filed under: Family Gal

Bah Humbug!

It’s Christmas at WordNerd’s house.  I’m not feeling it that much, though.
The tree is up and running.  The new fireplace mantle is nearly complete, and soon it will be decorated with lace, unlit candles and a Nativity scene.  The names have been drawn and the frustrated season of shopping for just the right thing begins.  [...]

Filed under: Lacking a Muse - Generalities

Just Pissy

There are two reasons why I am annoyed today:
1) My parents have been treating me like a child – literally.  They have actually done the voice they’re supposed to use on a two-year-old.  Imagine "Aww, do you weally want to have a cookie?" done in Spanish.  Never mind that I was the one making the [...]

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“O Sleep, O Gentle Sleep, Nature’s Soft Nurse!”

I have not frighted sleep, though.  Henry IV for those of you wondering.
Last night, after having fallen asleep and thinking that I was still awake, I had a dream in which a large, hairy spider crawled across my pillow towards my face.  I bolted upright in bed, fumbled for the light switch, then stared at [...]

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“And Monarchs to Behold the Swelling Scene . . .”

If you want a reason as to why this page is named as it is (I can almost hear you cursing as you discover this isn’t a resource for Henry V), go here.
If you want to see what I’ve written on the Prologue on this webpage, go here (but don’t lift it, just take it [...]

Filed under: The Word Geek Lives

The Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts

They look delicious, if I do say so myself.  And I do say so.
Can you tell I have nothing to say and that it’s been a busy couple of days at work?  No?  Well, now you know!
ETA 10:14 pm: Yeah, they’re delicious.  Period.  No bones about it.

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Rose Bowl Bound – Ugh

Michigan lost to Ohio State.  Yay!  (Without resorting to being sponsor-whores!)
Wisconsin lost to Iowa.  Idiots!
Now Michigan’s going to the Rose Bowl.  Boo!  I hate the attention lavished on the Tournament of Roses, and I especially hate the shirts and sweaters that M-Den and Steve and Barry’s crank out right around New Year’s Day.  It’s really [...]

Filed under: Lacking a Muse - Generalities