Happy BlogDay2005

Click above to learn more about the best holiday in August (after 08/08)

I hope I get to make my suggestions, if I can work out my ****** links!

for you language lovers....

Click here for a funny piece in McSweeney's.




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"Painting is an answer to everything, even success." Henri Matisse
I know, Henri, I know. This blog is going through the roof!!!


Guess what I ate for lunch and win $8!
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Verde-mont

posting from Vermont....

highlights of this trip:

canoeing on the Connecticut River
dinner with old neighbors
the Quechee Scottish Festival
a late-nite drumming party and bonfire
my nephew Ezra

pics to follow....

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status: sunburnt
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50￠lemonade

I will post on the Tigers game on Fri soon (preview: it was awesome - thanks ex-roomie, Nicole and Pete for going with me!) till then, here's my other highlight of the weekend -


1. a couple of cute kids squeezing lemons like crazy for me
2. curb-side service
3. what a life!


ps. and the lemonade was darn good :)



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yesterday was Lemonade Day! *shivers*


thanks also for the headcold, ex-roomie....
(I guess it's payback for the flu last spring)
yay- excuse to lay on couch and watch Sopranos
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$$$

yeah!

looks like I got another Spanish tutoring gig today. that'll be my second student at this company and I'm really enjoying working with the first one, so I'm glad...

plus I just took on some complex translation work. plus I just switched my day job to full-time. plus I'll be starting up the kiddie classes again in a few weeks. plus it's time to start researching my thesis.

I'm tired.....

but I'll have $$$! I'm REALLY tired of being a poor grad student.

so this is a good thing.

snorrrrrreeeeee

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daydreaming about.... a nap
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how to attract a girl's attention!

ooooh, baby!!!

I was sitting on my balcony today, talking to BFE, and some people pulled up across the street. I JUST MOVED here, I am trying to FIGURE OUT who all my neighbors are (not be nosy), so I watched as this little family arrived. The dad kept saying jockularly "we're home! we're home now!" like 7 times, so I figured it was some stupid joke and they don't really live there.

as it turns out, I was right, and they left like 10 minutes later. they were apologizing for leaving so soon to a young guy (my neighbor?...) in a t-shirt and scrubs bottoms (my Sherlock Holmesian deduction: he's a med student: what other dork wears their scrubs outside of duty?). he and Jockular Dad stopped to chat on the lawn for a minute, while mom put the kids in the car.

unaware of me sitting there and eavesdropping?..... let's explore further.

MOVE #1:
suddenly, Dr. Scrubs says real loud ".... the BATCHELOR PAD! Ha ha!" and then puts one hand on the car, the other hand slides up his hip (side-of-butt) and lifts his t-shirt out of the way as he "leans forward" (sticks his butt out behind him)

ooooohh!!! single dr. hottie-scrubs !!!!! I drooling!!!! gentleman of the world, please study this manouvre carefully. then you can impress girls with it, too!!!!

MOVE #2:
about 10 minutes after that, another friend shows up (uh-oh, maybe NOT dr. hottie-scrubs, maybe dr. writes-prescriptions-for-his-friends???!!!). the friend is banging on the door and haloa-ing, and then the whole neighborhood rings with: "Brian! BRIANN!! Wait one minute, I'M IN THE SHOWER!!"

whoa!!! I can't believe my luck! this guy gets naked, too!!!! guys, be sure to emphasize to your lady friends that your clothing IS removable!!!!!

I am so lucky to have moved in here!!!!!!!!!!

hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

disclaimer - to be fair to this young Adonis, he does have a great bod. I enjoyed the butt-pointing greatly.

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*Happy Belated Left-handers Day, mom!


mood: still laughing....
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am I a blogger?

Click above for an amusing article (via Cowboy Caleb)

hmmmm.... let's see:

1. Bloggers have too much time on their hands

yes, at certain times of the day. that's how I got started reading blogs.

2. Bloggers do not sleep

fail. if I want to have the cool 2 am postings of other bloggers, I will have to change my settings.

3. Bloggers are not alcoholics

check

4. Bloggers do not reproduce

yikes! check

5. The female of the species like being in the buff

double-check! I need to live in the forest....

6. Bloggers hate publicity but love attention

that sounds familiar....

score: 5/6

I'm a blogger! yay!

well-trained

hahahahahahahahaha!

Bob, you are a real man and a true sweetie-pie! (imagine a 6'3", 250 pound, silver-haired sweetie-pie)

a few days ago, I had a really stupid project dumped on me, and after I did my bit I went in a bad mood to pass it on to Bob. it was after 4:00, and he started with "I don't know if it can be done today..." and I cut him right off and said "It has to go out today, it's for (stinky baby)!" and stomped out. cause I was pissed!

today I ran into him in the hall and I said "I'm sorry for being so crabby before. I was mad at having to work on that project at all." he replied, "Oh, I didn't notice." and then, "Your haircut looks great."

he DIDN'T notice my crabby behavior and DID notice my haircut!!!!!!!?

Bob, you have a black belt in male/female relations! *respect*

hahahahahahahaha!

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*Happy Aloha Day

mood: great! (thanks for hanging with me last night, ex-roomie!)
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blogroll - YEAH!

getting my blogroll up........

setting up a blog is fun but slow.

...or I'm incredibly impatient - ha! I wonder which?


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still sleepy, now seeing flashing lights and unicorns
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De-troit Tigers!

I won tickets at work to go to the Tigers game next Friday!!!!

the seats are supposed to be excellent - I'm so excited! I invited my friend "sunny" Nicole and her husband, who's a fan of the game. Now, I need to find a fourth.... mmmmmm....

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*Happy Alcatraz Day!

feeling: sleeepy.... sooooo.... sleeeeeepy
(5:30 am, you are a harsh mistress)
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Moving in

I love my new apartment! there's plenty of light, wood floors, two balconies, and a big kitchen. I'm on the second floor, so I have views of all the lovely trees in my neighborhood. somehow, it's just the right size for me, each room feels just so. I'm settling in so quickly, I think soon I'll feel like I've been here forever. I almost feel that way already and I haven't even finished unpacking yet! everything I have just goes right into place.

at the end of the work day yesterday, I thought of my place and couldn't wait to get home. I hope I'll always feel that way.

I'll post a photo of my awesome balcony soon.

now all I need is a new, awesome roomie....

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*Happy Birthday, Malika


now drinking: sugary tea
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In the red corner... my BFE

last night, I called my Best Friend Ever and told her to visit my new blog. hi, BFE!!! *waves*

my BFE is the Best BFE in the world. she is sweet and funny and very patient. we've been friends since the second grade. if she weren't so patient, we might not even still be friends, because I've covered a lot of ground, and sometimes, she has chased after me. thanks, BFE.

BFE is an officer and food-safety researcher for the US gov, a mom of two, a loving wife, a caring daughter and a great friend to many people. and when she is in her home-state of Pennsylvania, she is a volunteer fire-fighter, too! how's that for bad-ass?

she's not even 5 feet tall and she can carry a full-grown man down a ladder! (that's on the fire-fighter test)

you rawk, BFE!!! I lurves ya!!!

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*Happy Send an Email Day

mood: calm after the storm
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Happy Birthday to my blog

greetings and welcome!

*fanfair*

join me in celebrating the inauguration of my blog! it's my hope that this blog will give hours of pleasure to you and me. make yourself at home and come back anytime. your comments are always welcome. I hope I'll quickly iron out any kinks for your browsing pleasure.

I decided to start this blog on August 8 because it's one of my favorite days of the year. it's like a personal holiday, I guess. one year, I had a really great day on August 8. since then, not so much, but I still like it. something about all those 8s.

8/8-08..8#88/8.8/-88,8

that reminds me of when I used to be a sub - every kid I ever subbed for knows that 8 is my favorite number (just ask them). it started one boring day with a math lesson. I (like every other elementary sub in the world) would try almost anything to keep the kids focused. when I suddenly gave a kid a sticker for no apparent reason, you could hear the heads whip around.

"why'd you give her a sticker?"

I gave one of those mysterious expressions that teachers give when they have nothing interesting to say.

a bit more attention was given to the upcoming problem. no sticker... no sticker again... the tension.... then - BLAMMO - I dropped a sticker on another kid who answered 8! they started catching on... rapid calculations were made and hand-eye coordination perfected as kids strived to be the first to raise their hands for the problems whose answers were "8" (but not the other ones - ha!) oh, the power of being a teacher!!!.... that was one of the most fun periods that whole week.

it's kind of weird, actually. I've seen kids up to the age of eleven go to great lengths to get a ... sticker. I have seen joy and tears, all over a single piece of candy. just be forewarned, parents, this is what your kids do in school all day.

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*Happy Refrigerator Day
mood: I'm hungry. I thought I would feel a bit more special on the first day of my blog, but... I'm just hungry. (yes, hunger is a mood for me. if you're going to visit my blog, get used to it.)

mood update: Now I've had a snack and I'm looking at my first-evar post and I'm happy, happy to see my little blog. I know it will go through many changes, but I can always remember this day, with one post and my little green template. Happy Birthday, blog.
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new kitty cushion!

I got a new kitty cushion this weekend, and I had just pulled it out of the bag, not even putting up on a chair yet, and the kitties jumped right in!



that's my little one-eared sailor!!!




















awwww.... Maria's licking Eddie. wait.... doesn't Eddie look a little tense? that's because she always starts on the top of his head, then works down to his face, his cheek, then the side of his neck.... then, when she gets a good position - wham! she grabs his jugular! only then does he fight back. I don't know why Eddie puts up with this charade, he's bigger. I guess he's a pacifist.

Maria n' Edi - pix

see the " n' "? that means they are getting along better! Edi got his shots last week and was under the weather for about a day, and Maria actually acted pretty concerned... you know, licking him, and gazing soulfully at me, and so forth. anyway, here are some photos of the cats....



Maria back when she was a skinny, little, just-adopted ex-stray kitty. she's a bit rounder now, but she likes to keep her figure with yoga and step classes.








edi, soon to be aka "the prince," if I know where this is going... and I think I do! I'm looking forward to seeing him get a bit rounder soon, as well. (yes, that is a kung-fu hamster in the background... what of it? it was A GIFT!!!)

THE IDES OF BLOG - REDUX

the IDES OF BLOG are dead, long live the IDES OF BLOG!



IDES OF BLOG REDUX: tha lorider saves you $$$
2006
june - tha lorider saves you $ at weddings
may - tha lorider saves you $ at fuddruckers



old school IDES OF BLOG
2006
april - edible tour of Philly
march - roman blogs
february - pink blogs
january - detroit blogs

2005
december - food blogs
november - (very) short stories
october - knitting blogs
september - art blogs

fressen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here's Ron and Laine, the two young kitchen gods in their abode at fressen!!! they throw down, they drop it like it's hot, they seriously put their foot in it. yeah, it's good..... it's so good, you won't even realize you're eating vegan.... until hours later when you still have incredibly good energy :) yay, vegan. it didn't hurt at all!

and here's the link again, because yes, it's that good!

posted on Nov 3, 2005

awwwwwww!!

maria licked edi's face when we were waking up this morning!!!

(cute) progress!!!

the kitty-cat diaries

I will just put all my kitty posts here, so the non-kitty people can skip.....

Book I: 2005
Pyramus & Thisby
Extra! lorider defeated!!!
awwwwwwww!!
Maria n' Edi - pix!
Edi is now... Eddie!
eddie is the spaz
new kitty cushion

Book II - 2006

missisauga redeemed
eddie dilemma
hope for eddie?
buh-bye eddie



post last updated on Mar 20, 2006

"the sleep-less-est night......" by BRITEW

i too was once shooed out/forcibly removed at pointed incisor by a small but ferocious dog who mercilessly attacked my feet in my sleep. it was guerilla warfare of the animal kingdom - just as i'd start to drift off...he'd strike again and again and again.

despite my love of animals and zenlike personality, i even began to retaliate by thrashing about, smashing pillows on its head and kicking the evil thing with all my might. it was completely impervious to all of my counterstrikes. the night was endless and i started fearing for my toenail polish and then my shoes (sneak attack). as the hours passed, sleeplessness and a rare form of shellshock set in and i began to fear for my very life.

(actually, I think this may be a fragment; I will have to consult the author)

bloggie photo album

*tha 1209 playas:



yours truly... tha lorider!












Best Roommate In The Entire World!™ (aka britew, aka 'the salty side' of brainon)










'anonymous', the roommate stealer! (aka 'the sweet side' of brainon)









Marie et Aaron, les newlyweds!!!
félicitations!!







Olga, my new roomie!
Good girl?......










........or bad girl?
I can't wait to hit the bars with her & find out!









my older 'little' brother Malcolm - the day he grew taller than me!! unfair!!!










my 'little' brother Omari - just graduated from 8th grade!
and our aunt Diane....










my dad. canoeing.

hi dad!!
:)






*tha flickr sets: not yet! soon!



updated June 16, 2006

Toronto!!!

Here come my posts on a terrific city:

Happy Driving Feet Oct 19, 2005
fressen!!!!!!!! Nov 3, 2005





post last updated on Nov 3, 2005