Dear readers (all four of you):
I'm sure that at some point or other you have wondered where the title of this blog came from. Probably, the idea of a face-as-seat has made you uncomfortable. Well, wonder and squirm no longer! Here is the tale of the seat-face bandit.
I was riding my bike down Halsted one night last September. I stopped at a red light. The street was eerily quiet. Suddenly, I heard a gruff voice out of the darkness: "I wish that seat was my face." The light turned green. I pedaled away furiously, skeeved and amused.
And that, friends, is my story. OK, it's not much of a story. So why title my blog after it? Because it is the funniest thing that has happened to me since I moved here to Chicago.
Fondly,
Mary Cait
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ankle update...
I can walk fine, but it still hurts to point my toe.
My ballet career is ruined. RUINED!
My ballet career is ruined. RUINED!
Guaranteed to knock you off that high horse!
MSNBC seems hell bent on making me feel like a failure at age 23...
First, they gush about the 10-year-old music prodigy who "was opening for bands like Tony! Toni! Tone!, superstar Keyshia Cole, The Ohio Players and more" at the age of 9, and then "at 10, she was playing the Apollo in New York." She plays the piano, bass, drums and lead guitar, all, even though she "is just now learning to read music." She also "self-published a book of her own poetry." Apparently, this child already has a voice as powerful as a middle-aged motown diva's.
Then, they profile a 10-year-old college sophomore who is not only a genius (obviously), but also seems like a really nice kid, from the quotes in the article. He says, “There’s 6.5 billion people on this earth, and every one is smart in his or her own way.” How adorable is that? AND he used both gender pronouns. What a cutie.
And the icing on the "self-compare and despair" cake is the 19-year-old college professor. The writer of this article takes particular delight in the fact that this young woman can't legally drink with her colleagues. Oh, and of course, she plays the clarinet at a professional level. She's been playing with orchestras since she was 11, and she has played with Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. Of course.
To be fair, they do give props to the AARP set, too. There's the
man who graduated high school at the age of 90, and the 73-year-old college basketball player. So there's still hope for the rest of us... kinda.
First, they gush about the 10-year-old music prodigy who "was opening for bands like Tony! Toni! Tone!, superstar Keyshia Cole, The Ohio Players and more" at the age of 9, and then "at 10, she was playing the Apollo in New York." She plays the piano, bass, drums and lead guitar, all, even though she "is just now learning to read music." She also "self-published a book of her own poetry." Apparently, this child already has a voice as powerful as a middle-aged motown diva's.
Then, they profile a 10-year-old college sophomore who is not only a genius (obviously), but also seems like a really nice kid, from the quotes in the article. He says, “There’s 6.5 billion people on this earth, and every one is smart in his or her own way.” How adorable is that? AND he used both gender pronouns. What a cutie.
And the icing on the "self-compare and despair" cake is the 19-year-old college professor. The writer of this article takes particular delight in the fact that this young woman can't legally drink with her colleagues. Oh, and of course, she plays the clarinet at a professional level. She's been playing with orchestras since she was 11, and she has played with Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. Of course.
To be fair, they do give props to the AARP set, too. There's the
man who graduated high school at the age of 90, and the 73-year-old college basketball player. So there's still hope for the rest of us... kinda.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Vagina-Kidney!
Just so you know... a woman recently donated a kidney to her niece, and the doctors removed it through her vagina. Yeah. Whoa.
Donor kidney removed via vagina [BBC Health]
Vaginal Innard Course [Slate]
Donor kidney removed via vagina [BBC Health]
Vaginal Innard Course [Slate]
Ouchies.
Well, I feel silly.
This morning, I stepped off a curb and directly onto the side of my foot. Yow. After sitting on the curb for a bit and waving away the kind inquiries of passers by--seriously, people are so nice here!--I limped back to my office. Man, it's great working around a bunch of doctors and nurses! Lil, the nurse, wrapped my ankle for me, and even re-wrapped it later when I had to change the ice. Plus, all my co-workers were really concerned, which was nice.
So now I'm laying on the couch with my foot up, watchin' Colbert. I was supposed to meet with Lisa for sketchiness tonight, but my dad told me I had to RICE: Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate. Sorry, Lisa! Boh!
I'm gonna go do the RICE thing.
This morning, I stepped off a curb and directly onto the side of my foot. Yow. After sitting on the curb for a bit and waving away the kind inquiries of passers by--seriously, people are so nice here!--I limped back to my office. Man, it's great working around a bunch of doctors and nurses! Lil, the nurse, wrapped my ankle for me, and even re-wrapped it later when I had to change the ice. Plus, all my co-workers were really concerned, which was nice.
So now I'm laying on the couch with my foot up, watchin' Colbert. I was supposed to meet with Lisa for sketchiness tonight, but my dad told me I had to RICE: Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate. Sorry, Lisa! Boh!
I'm gonna go do the RICE thing.
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