mimi smartypants
Seriously, though: what's with the penguins?
allegro, andante, allegro assai
Today I was thinking about Greenland. Fifty bucks says that you don't know a whole lot about Greenland. I realized I didn't know much about Greenland either, so I decided to educate myself. Here, I share the light of my newfound knowledge with the huddled masses. Renaissance Mimi!This page is mostly about tourism (!) in […]
if ye would not be martyred slaves of time
It's my birthday and I'm full of maki rolls and Japanese beer. (Hey Angelbutt, join me in the perfect cheer: Go sushi, it's your birthday, etc.) What more could a girl ask for?I may as well come clean and admit that I'm 30 years old today. Now all you teenage boys can quit fantasizing about […]
don't mourn, organize
Will wonders never cease, I've gone and done it. I'm leaving my beloved Filofax in the dust and now own a silver Visor Edge. After a few weeks of playing with various handhelds (sounds dirty but it's not), I picked the Handspring because it had the largest screen. It's going to take a while before […]
treetops listen and children glisten
My holiday bender continues apace. I'm on a strict diet of martinis and Christmas cookies (doctor's orders) until 2002. Kicked things off last Friday with him at Delilah's, the only bar in town that has the correct light level (read: suitable for spelunking), with a lot of beer and a jabbermouth good time. As much […]
squeak boop buzz
Hello all. Microwave ovens are designed to cook food and NOT for scientific experiments. I thought you might need reminding.I remember getting our first microwave and nuking one marshmallow after another…marshmallows are mostly air so they puff up to an impressive size before collapsing into goo. It's a fact.Technology and me have a funny history. […]
like an erratic firecracker
Here's a cute, if simplistic, article about volcanoes and the center of the earth. According to this, humans have never dug deeper than five miles. This is unacceptable. With today's technology, we should be able to get all the way to the core! So what if it's dangerous! Just a little hole! Just a tiny […]
by the dawnzer's lee light
TWO OF THE MANY EXAMPLES OF WHY I AM A BAD PERSONby mimi smartypants1. I hate the national anthem. Oh no! Gasp! In this time of tragedy (subtle shout-out to Anna, heh heh), how dare I find fault with something about this wonderful land of ours! Quickly, detain me for months and then try me […]
wee little entry
It's difficult to update from home, because even though the AT&T Broadband/Excite.com debacle is supposedly fixed, my connection still seems to crap out on a random schedule. It's difficult to update from work, because the powers that be want me to perform the tasks spelled out in my job description. (So unfair!) It's difficult to […]
links for breakfast, links for lunch, and a sensible dinner
I had high tea at the Drake Hotel with my mother a few days ago. I appreciate the Drake for its history and all, but it's very hard on the eyes. The chandeliers, the swirly patterned carpets. The gold leaf. The marble, the cherubs, the gilt. The trompe l'oeil ceiling effect. The frightening Chicago Mag […]
24-hour diner of doom
I just blazed through (less than 24 hours) a book I liked quite a bit and thus shall recommend here: About the Author. It didn't change my life or anything, but it was a real page-turner, and darkly funny, and it has tons of plot, which is rare these days in literary fiction (not that […]
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