The second time I read it out loud, I couldn't stop thinking of Dr. Seuss.
On my third try, I sounded inebriated.
On my fourth, I realized that "susurrous" isn't really my kind of word.
And so I switched to "thrum," which is much more Ver-friendly.
I've been working on the one paragraph for a few weeks now, and I'm only now noticing that I've never used these particular words in a story before: the aforementioned "thrum," but then also, "shards," "chess," "lover," and—I think—"blood."
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Trip to Ranch 99 resulting in happiness in the form of...1 box Philippine mangoes
2 packs Orientex pork lumpia
1 large bottle Maggi
1 bottle peanut oil in which to fry Orientex pork lumpia
2 packs fat ol' snap peas
2 pineapples
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I spent part of this afternoon paper screening 10 applicants to fill the position of Principal at R & V's school, and I am in stupified awe over some of the things that showed up in Statements of Qualifications and Letters of Recommendation. Such as..."I really do like people." To which I say, "Wha?!"
and
"She spends endless amounts of time thinking of ways to improve student achievement." To which I say, "Um, so do I. That doesn't mean I can be a freaking school principal.
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Many thanks to Sunny for providing me with ten minutes of wholesome Internet fun via The Face Transformer. Like Sunny, my transformation into a white person was sooooo disturbing. More disturbing, even, than when I morphed into an ape. I should also mention that I do not make a pleasant-looking West Asian. The comic book versions were much easier to deal with. Allow me to present...Modigliani Ver:
Mucha Ver:
Manga Ver:
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I'm going to eat some ice cream now. Vanilla sprinkled with granola and chocolate chips and chunks of the aforementioned mango and pineapple.You're so jealous.
1 comment:
I'll send you white Sunny if you send me white Ver -- but I'm all the way in the Philippines and I don't have my jpg files on my laptop.
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