That accounts for your breezy manner
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vovatSo, why does AIM auto-login when you specifically tell it NOT to auto-login? One of the Great Mysteries, I guess.
I guess I won't be eating those Chili's leftovers after all. I forgot to put them in the refrigerator last night, so they're probably no good anymore. I think I'm under some kind of curse when it comes to leftovers. Either that, or I'm just a dumbass. I had pizza for breakfast, though, so it wasn't a total loss (although the money I paid for the Chili's food was largely a loss).
My ear seems to be getting worse, unfortunately. I guess it wasn't just filled with water after all. I just hope it heals soon.
As I mentioned in my last post, I finished Phyllis Ann Karr's The Hollyhock Dolls in Oz the other day on the train, and I have a few things to say about it.
I thought this was a very well-written book, even if it was light on plot. My favorite part of it was that it provided some character development for Aunt Em. She and Uncle Henry both come to Oz to live with Dorothy in The Emerald City of Oz, but they're pretty minor characters in the rest of the series. We never even learn their last name, or exactly how they're related to Dorothy. Zeb's statement in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz about his relation to Dorothy pretty much necessitates that Henry is the blood relative, and some people have taken the reference in Emerald City to Henry thinking Dorothy was "merely a dreamer, as her dead mother had been" to mean that Henry is Dorothy's mother's brother, but this is never really confirmed. In Hollyhock Dolls, Henry and Em's last name is Gale, which presumably means that, in Karr's mind, either Henry is Dorothy's father's brother, and Dorothy was born out of wedlock. I've seen the latter suggested before, and while it's not something that would be likely to have been mentioned in a turn-of-the-last-century children's book series, I don't know of any evidence against it. Anyway, in Hollyhock Dolls, we learn about Em's childhood, and how she becomes annoyed with her easy life in Oz.
Another interesting element to the book is that, in some ways, it's a more truly American fairy tale than a lot of other Oz books. Oz has been called "America's fairyland" on numerous occasions, and Hollyhock Dolls includes Native American Brownies and a medicine woman. I also liked the encounters with the Manitas and Goblin Hood, and the return to Dorothy's old house. This has to be at least the third book that uses the idea of the Wicked Witch of the East's spirit haunting the house, though. I know it showed up in Dorothy of Oz, and I believe in one or two of March Laumer's books as well.
On the negative side, several of the characters don't seem to be developed all that well. While the Hollyhock Dolls of the title have their own unique personality traits (for instance, Nell is the most serious, and Topsy the most fun-loving), they're still often difficult to tell apart. And their brownie husbands strike me as being pretty much totally interchangeable. Melon Collie usually gives the impression of just being along for the ride. Still, it's a good book overall. If you're an Oz fan, don't let the fruity-sounding title turn you off from reading it. {g}
But there's more to this post than just Oz. For instance, there's this survey, which I got from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
majellen and rockinlibrarian:
1) When I was a kid, after school I: watched cartoons and read, usually.
2) This one time when I was high: I'd make a pun on the multiple meanings of the word "high," but that's been done, so I won't.
3) The New Pope: is old. And German.
4) I fall asleep easily: when I'm comfortable.
5) I need more: money.
6) I need less: stress.
7) Public toilets are useful for: using, when you need to.
8) The United States should change its name to: Bonerland.
9) My theme song would be: something written specifically for me.
10) Sometimes I think people: are stupid.
11) Prescription drugs are: something I can't afford.
12) I think about sex whenever: six seconds have passed. With the 10% of my brain that I actually use.
13) The middle finger is most useful for: separating us from the cartoon characters.
14) The last time I bought a pair of shoes: was a while ago. I think they were the sneakers I'm currently wearing, which seem to be holding up pretty well.
15) In one month: I'll be one month older.
16) For the last time: "Older" is a song that They Might Be Giants shouldn't bother playing anymore.
17) The last thing I stole: was this survey, if that counts as stealing.
18) If I won the lotto, the first thing I would buy: would depend on how much I won, but would quite possibly be a drink from wherever I cashed in the ticket.
19) When in Rome: don't eat the yellow snow.
20) If only I could get rid of: my ear infection.
21) Your mom: probably won't read this, unless you get her to just to spite me.
22) When I'm on death row my last meal will be: some kind of pasta dish, probably. (It disturbs me that the question says "when," rather than "if," by the way. Am I dooming myself by taking this survey?)
23) The last person who talked to me: wasbethje.
24) I mostly use the internet: for just about everything.
25) When I'm President: I won't be as optimistic as our current President, or a lot of the others we've had. (Hey, yet another "when"! So everyone who takes this survey will be elected President, and later sentenced to death?)
26) I most resemble: nobody I can think of.
27) The word I say too much is: "really."
28) Vegas is great for: its Mafia connections.
29) Michael Jackson: probably DID molest kids, but the latest charges against him were still most likely a scam.
30) The Speed Limit means: very little, except when cops are around.
31) When I die I want my body: eaten by cannibals. No, seriously, I guess cremated, so it doesn't take up a lot of space.
32) If I could go back in time I'd: observe significant historical events.
33) The last time I said "this sucks": was probably pretty recently, but I can't remember for sure.
34) You obviously know me well when: you've heard a considerable amount about Oz without actually wanting to.
35) Tomorrow I will: go to work.
36) I spend too much time: trying to decide what to do next.
37) The last thing I broke: was a snow globe, I think.
Finally, I'd say this quiz result is pretty accurate.
I guess I won't be eating those Chili's leftovers after all. I forgot to put them in the refrigerator last night, so they're probably no good anymore. I think I'm under some kind of curse when it comes to leftovers. Either that, or I'm just a dumbass. I had pizza for breakfast, though, so it wasn't a total loss (although the money I paid for the Chili's food was largely a loss).
My ear seems to be getting worse, unfortunately. I guess it wasn't just filled with water after all. I just hope it heals soon.
As I mentioned in my last post, I finished Phyllis Ann Karr's The Hollyhock Dolls in Oz the other day on the train, and I have a few things to say about it.
I thought this was a very well-written book, even if it was light on plot. My favorite part of it was that it provided some character development for Aunt Em. She and Uncle Henry both come to Oz to live with Dorothy in The Emerald City of Oz, but they're pretty minor characters in the rest of the series. We never even learn their last name, or exactly how they're related to Dorothy. Zeb's statement in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz about his relation to Dorothy pretty much necessitates that Henry is the blood relative, and some people have taken the reference in Emerald City to Henry thinking Dorothy was "merely a dreamer, as her dead mother had been" to mean that Henry is Dorothy's mother's brother, but this is never really confirmed. In Hollyhock Dolls, Henry and Em's last name is Gale, which presumably means that, in Karr's mind, either Henry is Dorothy's father's brother, and Dorothy was born out of wedlock. I've seen the latter suggested before, and while it's not something that would be likely to have been mentioned in a turn-of-the-last-century children's book series, I don't know of any evidence against it. Anyway, in Hollyhock Dolls, we learn about Em's childhood, and how she becomes annoyed with her easy life in Oz.
Another interesting element to the book is that, in some ways, it's a more truly American fairy tale than a lot of other Oz books. Oz has been called "America's fairyland" on numerous occasions, and Hollyhock Dolls includes Native American Brownies and a medicine woman. I also liked the encounters with the Manitas and Goblin Hood, and the return to Dorothy's old house. This has to be at least the third book that uses the idea of the Wicked Witch of the East's spirit haunting the house, though. I know it showed up in Dorothy of Oz, and I believe in one or two of March Laumer's books as well.
On the negative side, several of the characters don't seem to be developed all that well. While the Hollyhock Dolls of the title have their own unique personality traits (for instance, Nell is the most serious, and Topsy the most fun-loving), they're still often difficult to tell apart. And their brownie husbands strike me as being pretty much totally interchangeable. Melon Collie usually gives the impression of just being along for the ride. Still, it's a good book overall. If you're an Oz fan, don't let the fruity-sounding title turn you off from reading it. {g}
But there's more to this post than just Oz. For instance, there's this survey, which I got from
majellen and rockinlibrarian:1) When I was a kid, after school I: watched cartoons and read, usually.
2) This one time when I was high: I'd make a pun on the multiple meanings of the word "high," but that's been done, so I won't.
3) The New Pope: is old. And German.
4) I fall asleep easily: when I'm comfortable.
5) I need more: money.
6) I need less: stress.
7) Public toilets are useful for: using, when you need to.
8) The United States should change its name to: Bonerland.
9) My theme song would be: something written specifically for me.
10) Sometimes I think people: are stupid.
11) Prescription drugs are: something I can't afford.
12) I think about sex whenever: six seconds have passed. With the 10% of my brain that I actually use.
13) The middle finger is most useful for: separating us from the cartoon characters.
14) The last time I bought a pair of shoes: was a while ago. I think they were the sneakers I'm currently wearing, which seem to be holding up pretty well.
15) In one month: I'll be one month older.
16) For the last time: "Older" is a song that They Might Be Giants shouldn't bother playing anymore.
17) The last thing I stole: was this survey, if that counts as stealing.
18) If I won the lotto, the first thing I would buy: would depend on how much I won, but would quite possibly be a drink from wherever I cashed in the ticket.
19) When in Rome: don't eat the yellow snow.
20) If only I could get rid of: my ear infection.
21) Your mom: probably won't read this, unless you get her to just to spite me.
22) When I'm on death row my last meal will be: some kind of pasta dish, probably. (It disturbs me that the question says "when," rather than "if," by the way. Am I dooming myself by taking this survey?)
23) The last person who talked to me: was
bethje.24) I mostly use the internet: for just about everything.
25) When I'm President: I won't be as optimistic as our current President, or a lot of the others we've had. (Hey, yet another "when"! So everyone who takes this survey will be elected President, and later sentenced to death?)
26) I most resemble: nobody I can think of.
27) The word I say too much is: "really."
28) Vegas is great for: its Mafia connections.
29) Michael Jackson: probably DID molest kids, but the latest charges against him were still most likely a scam.
30) The Speed Limit means: very little, except when cops are around.
31) When I die I want my body: eaten by cannibals. No, seriously, I guess cremated, so it doesn't take up a lot of space.
32) If I could go back in time I'd: observe significant historical events.
33) The last time I said "this sucks": was probably pretty recently, but I can't remember for sure.
34) You obviously know me well when: you've heard a considerable amount about Oz without actually wanting to.
35) Tomorrow I will: go to work.
36) I spend too much time: trying to decide what to do next.
37) The last thing I broke: was a snow globe, I think.
Finally, I'd say this quiz result is pretty accurate.
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CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're probably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean you're pretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all isn't that 'the Simpsons' philosophy?--but rudeness for its own sake, 'gross-out' humor and most other things found in a fraternity leave you totally flat. I guess you just have a more cerebral approach than most. You have the perfect mindset for a joke writer or staff writer. Your sense of humor takes the most effort to appreciate, but it's also the best, in my opinion. Also, you probably loved the Office. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/. PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Jon Stewart - Woody Allen - Ricky Gervais |
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