the argus

time to post a new post, well alright. well alright.

i ruined my favorite new sweater by sitting too close to the heater. it is freezing in my drafty shanty of a home. i have to chip the icicles offa the cat's whiskers when i get home from work. unfortunately, our house is made of cinder blocks. we live in the lap of luxury.

reading log for past 1.5 weeks:

1. portnoy's complaint, by philip roth. read in one sitting. good, not great. actually a book stealthily gifted to joe from ben. but i stole it ! har

2. nickel and dimed, barbara ehrenreich. i was searching for the book form of popcorn, light and fluffy, salty, air-popped, chalky white. well, i found it in this disappointing book. boohoo, boohoo, i don't feel bad for you barbara. you think you're cool but you're not ! take that !

3. fast food nation, eric schloss-face. why yes, everyone and their brother has read this. so what ? it is an official selection of the onate high school reader's club. and, really, how could i resist ? great factoids ! seriously, i was reading disgusting factoids to joe about every 10 minutes. i was trying to blow his mind. didn't work. in valley girl voice: "but, seriously, fast food is, like, so, gross!"

4. the feminine mystique, betty friedan. just started this baby. after slogging through 97 introductary chapters, forward march into an in-depth analysis of the great malaise of the housewife! ah, sweet private sphere ! ol' girl.

listening to: buffalo stance, neenah cherry. also: bonnie prince billy, the raconteurs. much anticipating: clap your hands say yeah. not as in love with t.v. on the radio as joe.

cooking: bulgar chili, and 'noodle mountain'.

wearing: americorps uniform.

growing: my hair out.

watching: pan's labyrinth. jeesh. man. i thought this was going to be like alice in wonderland. turns out to be brutally violent. we were covering our eyes and cringing for a good portion of the film. sick! still was good.