there is something i forgot, earlier. a new feature to the blog called “the most important thing i learned this week.” which i meant to do on sunday. now remember, not every teacher is Buddha, not every lesson is the path to enlightenment, and not every story has a moral. sometimes, some weeks, all you can handle are the simple lessons. the little things. you know? i’m not depak chopra, here. so don’t put that kind of pressure on me. i can’t handle it man!
as is evidence by this week’s lesson. but if you have ever read “the mezzanine” by nicholson baker, you will know how happy this little lesson made me. this lesson falls under the category of “helpful hints.” i like drinking with straws. maybe i’m orally fixated, i don’t know. however, i also sometimes drink soda from a can. you can’t use a straw with soda pop in a can, cuz it floats up and out of the can. unless you refrain from the 2nd half of the opening procedure, when flipping the little ring on the can of soda pop. leave the ring over the opening usually reserved for your mouth, do not push it back out of the way, and stick the straw through the hole of the ring! it stays put! genius! got that from my coworker molly. and if she had been at work today, i would have thanked her.
Daily Archives: October 14, 2002
baby elephant walk
i went to the zoo this weekend, with evildeb and baby maggie. and i think i may not be the best person for zoos. or maybe it’s just my mood. but they make me kinda sad. the bunnies in the “family farm” made me downright mad. they just had bunnies in a hutch. and one of them was a grey mini rex, looked a lot like the B. but i don’t understand why the chickens deserve a place to romp and play and be free range, when the bunnies don’t. they just have to sit there, in boxes. for the rest of their lives. i may start a campaign to build a new “rabbit habitat.”
most of the animals were hiding, as is typical whenever i am there. we weren’t there very long, and come to think of it, i saw absolutely zero big cats. and they are my favorite. but i did see the baby elephant, hansa. i have to say, we have a kick ass “elephant habitat,” at our zoo. apparently we love the elephants. just not the bunnies.
but the most shocking events of the weekend had nothing to do with the zoo. i did the weirdest thing. no, i did not go out saturday night. get real. i’m still me. i cleaned. happily, and with malicious intent to accomplish something. i reorganized the desk. which isn’t really cleaning, i like doing that. but vacuumed the house, i cleaned up and organized the cd’s. i took books to the Half Price Books to sell, i did 4 loads of laundry… it kept going on like this. throughout the weekend. it was pretty scary. i think it freaked pru out.
you’d think with that kind of productivity, over the weekend, i’d start monday with a happy and enthusiastic heart. but i’m in a poopy mood. however, at the same time, i’ve already accomplished the few things i had on my checklist. i only put a few things, because since i’ve come back from my time off, i have not been working at my full potential. i’ve been getting about half as much as normal done. maybe i’m back up to my normal speed? i don’t know. i’m still not in a good mood.