Monthly Archives: October 2009

T-Rex and the Hedgehogs

I didn’t make these because I have neither the talent nor the patience (although I do have the vocabulary). They were made for me in exchange for a copy of Twitter Wit. Clearly, I got the better end of the bargain. Click on the photo for more details.

Appropriate

I like cute and clever Halloween decorations. I do not like giant spiders and straight-up gore. But I also hate cloyingly precious decorations, so I am predictably difficult to please. I like this ghost/flamingo trio a lot though.

Learn from my mistakes.

Trust your instinct to stay home when you wake up with an exceptionally bad headache and nausea. Do not, instead, drive the 20 miles to work like a chump. Be at least grateful that you get to the office at 7 when very few people are there. Do not work in an office that makes [...]

What Gourd Is This?

There’s going to be something referred to as “Pumpkin Caroling” at work on Friday. My immediate thought is that some well-meaning headcases will gather together and perkily sing modified Christmas carols to a pyramid of pumpkins, but who knows. I’m torn. I want to see this; I want to run away in fear. I mean, [...]

Cleared for landing

Hill…

Courtesy of Carla Rey.

Restaurant is a tricky word.