Category: daily drivel
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a yard sale
And on the eighth day they awoke, and the morning from the dawn unto noon they spent amidst the harvest of their home, threshing the grain from the chaff, and the woman of the house did ask unto the man: “How much for the novelty candles, d’you think?” And the man answereth: “I dunno. A… Read.
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Pony
Just checking for length. Thought it felt a lot longer. Read.
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strategy
we talked about stra — a couple we talked about stra — you know, a couple talked about strategy but they’re with us all the way they’re with us all the way I mean I just want because you know the fake news the fake news Read.
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lots of coffee
Okay, I’m awake way too early again. What the hell? I went to bed when I usually do, about nine-thirty. B was already asleep. I turned out the lights and fell asleep right away. Didn’t even have to read myself asleep. My body was tired and my head was settled and I just drifted away.… Read.
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so many different
We would make a great deal with the United Kingdom because they have product that we like. I mean, they have a lot of great product. They make phenomenal things, you know, and you have different names. You can say, “England.” You can say, “U.K.” You can say, “United Kingdom.” So many different, you know.… Read.
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the longest
Awake quite early this morning; the clock by my bed said 3:00. It doesn’t say AM or PM, you’re just supposed to know. Monkey-brain kicked in at 3:02. Couldn’t stop thinking about stupid stuff. Stopped trying at 3:40 and rolled out of bed. The cat is tapping at the door now, so I’m off to… Read.
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upgrade
The computer I use at work is a laptop that was shat from the arsehole of an IBM factory back in 2009, give or take a couple years. It worked okay when I was hired at the DOT but has been getting noticeably slower over the last year or two. My muscle memory even started… Read.
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trickle
It’s been raining quietly all night, which is usually a comforting sound that lulls me to sleep and keeps me there, but my biological alarm clock began to ring at three-thirty this morning and the most pleasant trickling rain wouldn’t override it, so out of bed I got. Somehow, there is still snow on the… Read.
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ringer
One of my previous employers made me exercise three times a week. I would literally be violating a federal law if I didn’t exercise as directed. Think about that when you’re complaining about all the things your boss makes you do. Sometimes I was allowed to exercise on my own. If the weather was good,… Read.
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peeved
Is there one thing people do practically all the time, a small, insignificant thing that really shouldn’t bother you but, even so, makes you clench your teeth to keep yourself from screaming, “STOP DOING THAT! IT’S WRONG! WHERE’D YOU LEARN TO DO IT THAT WAY?” For me, it’s when people say “reason why,” as in,… Read.
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