can we all just agree that arm warmers are totally exciting?

i shall wear them tomorrow. yes.

can we all just agree that the return of self-indulgent bruise blogging is long overdue?

with special thanks to bruise photographer and nerve damage speculation expert brother bear. who should come back and visit as soon as possible. (seriously dude, it was fantastic.) also, in case you were curious, they're getting darker and darker by the day. and the swelling's going down too.

update: it should be noted that this is TEN WHOLE DAYS after the crash!

can we all just agree that footnotes are totally fabulous?

oh my gosh, i had forgotten how much i love love love a footnote!1 i haven't really used them much2 since i finished my thesis awhile ago, but i'm writing an article right now and using them and i am happy as a clam!3 seriously!


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1 a lot, in case you hadn't picked that up yet.
2 okay, i have used them a little bit. but not a lot.
3 even though i can't figure out how to make the numbers above superscript. well, okay, i probably could, but i really need to just write this article instead, unfortunately.

can we all just agree that beyonce's "irreplaceable" is a great song, ¿pero que es mejor en español?

porque es cierto. los estoy escuchando mucho, y a uds. los recomendiera.

can we all just agree that paying bills can be kind of nice sometimes?

because, and only because, if you play your cards right, you can put two stickers on every envelope! hooray for self-adhesive stamps and free sticky address labels! yes.

can we all just agree that this is a good idea?

"i'm just done with crazy people." -jq

amen!

can we all just agree that bicycle crashes aren't very cool?

i totally wiped out tonight turning left through a major intersection. i was wearing a helmet, gloves, and my brand new kneewarmers, and i was really glad about all of those. i skinned my hand, bloodied my knees, banged my chin (i'm going to have the kind of facial bruising that makes strangers wonder if i am a victim of relationship violence), and hit my head real good. my bike is fine, but it and i both flew a bit. but i was with a good friend, and then another good friend came to get us in his station wagon and then fed us dinner. but it was still kind of lame.

when i took off my kneewarmers (which somehow miraculously didn't tear even though my knees did), there was a bunch of skin stuck to one of them! gross!

can we all just agree that knee warmers are spectacular?

seriously! my knees are so warm! and the rest of my legs too! winter bicycling just got warmer! hooray!

can we all just agree that these are excellent spam senders?

"menses j. madam," and "tinkled p. flophouse"?

can we all just agree that the brother is hilarious?

for a lot of reasons, but most recently because he said this,

"oh, it's robber-barontastic!"

that is all.

can we all just agree that labels are kind of exciting?

especially if you nerdily enjoy categorizing things, but can we further agree that it's a real bummer that you can't use exclamation points? because i really want to make a label that says "food!"

so, if you would, please try to imagine that the posts labeled "food" actually read "food!" thank you.

can we all just agree that this is ridiculous?

can we all just agree that this is an amusing spam title?

it is from "beaver," and the title is "goddamned forklift."

that is all.

can we all just agree that new bikes are really exciting?

!!!

can we all just agree that a totally sweet long between the wheels bike polo goal is something to smile about?

yee-haw! my lifetime count is up to four now! and seriously, you should have seen that shot! it was rad!

can we all just agree that it is perfectly delightful to learn that someone came to your bloguito by searching for "teleportation technology"?

can we all just agree that having to list the contents of packages you're mailing overseas is kind of a bummer?

because then, if the recipient isn't careful, he or she can find out what you're sending before they open it up. major bummer!

can we all just agree that it's rad to realize that you can fit into kids' shoes?

yeah! i totally can!

can we all just agree that this is an excellent set of lyrics?

so the eels released a demo preview of a song entitled "somebody loves you" awhile ago, and it's a pretty solid song. here is one of my favorite parts*:

"this nagging malaise / is more than a phase
it feels like a job / but no boss ever pays
you to lay there / and think how you'll die
then tears start to well in your eye."

i hope that you get a chance to listen to this song. you might want to go here to download the free mp3. i would also recommend downloading "i'm going to stop pretending that i didn't break your heart" too; it's pretty phenomenal. and i will write about it another day.

*okay, perhaps the fourth line is a little less fantastic (maybe a little junior high OMG I MUST RHYME THIS!), but the other three are so rad that they more than make up for it. also, i briefly contemplated leaving it out, but since i was singing it in my mind while writing it, it just seemed dishonest to leave it out. but seriously, this man is a brilliant songwriter and musician. and he puts on a fantastic live show. please try to go see the eels if you get the chance. you won't regret it. and if you do, you can send me an email and let me know.

goodnight!

¿podemos estar de acuerdos que quesadillas son fantásticas?

pero con guacamole, ¿son superfantásticas? ¡sí!

can we all just agree that this, too, is interesting spam?

it is called, "re: brillian" and it reads, "door is a drinking parlor by the name of Dust on Your Tonsils. I can"

indeed.

can we all just agree that my blogday is an exciting day indeed?

today is my blogday! yes, 365 days ago, i had some things to say about making mix cds. (today, i find myself with similar concerns, if you were curious.) so, um, thanks for reading, and extra thanks for commenting, and extra extra thanks for sending me email, and i hope you like it. it's cool if you don't; i am still enjoying myself and i think that's the point, but if you do, all the better. stay warm! and happy blogday to me!

can we all just agree that the get up kids' "mass pike" is an excellent song to which to feel a little bit sorry for yourself?

cool.

can we all just agree that there is a lot to say about scrubbing the shower?

because there is. my most recent adventures in shower cleaning involved a disturbing discovery: in addition to forming unholy alliances with the hairballs in the drain, as previously discussed, the soap has also begun conspiring with the shower mold! there are a few lines of grout that are covered with soap, from the windowsill to the edge of the tub, and while i was scrubbing the soap away, all the while thinking about how easy and pleasant it was to gently wash away soap, i realized that there was crazy black mold growing underneath it!

yes, underneath it! it was thicker and scarier and more aggressive-looking than the rest of the mold! and rather than being intimidated or even killed by soap, it just lives beneath it! in a symbiotic relationship! yikes!

can we all just agree that colin hays' "i just don't think i'll ever get over you" is an amazing song?

i'm not totally crazy about all the verses, but this song captures something that is at once beautiful and tragic. ah yes and something to which i can relate! oh, little heart.