1. I have a strange fondness for 'lost pet' signs. Of course it always saddens me to see them because I think of worried owners and desperate pets (although poor Ling-Ling has nothing to fear anymore... now that she's lost her head), but beyond that they're like little snapshots into people's lives. Very often they're an exercise in guerilla creativity. Some of them are just plain bizarre like this one over here. I've been thinking about these 'lost' signs for a while now because I'm seriously considering putting one up myself:
LOST
ONE PERFECTLY GOOD LIBIDO
Goes by the name "Kitty". She is our pride and joy, is very playful, and needs to get vigorous exercise most every day. When you see her you will recognize her because you will inexplicably find yourself compelled to do all kinds of strange things to attract her attention. REWARD. Call 555-2214
Do you think that should do the trick?
2. Do you ever do laundry? Do you ever need to fold t-shirts? Do you not fold them and just scrunch them up in a ball because it's too much trouble instead? This video will change your life. Seriously.
3. The following probably won't change you life, but it will provide kinda weirdly relaxing background noise to it. iSerenity offers "ambient sound environments at your desktop for relaxation and solitude" with "31 sound and image environments to choose from, and counting." Featured are Highway Hiatus, Pencil Parade: "Another environment that is good for study or work. When was the last time you picked up a yellow #2 pencil. Try it, you might find its like trip down memory lane (sic). Of course, elementary school memories are tough for some to relive.", Fan Air: "We had several requests for the sound of a fan, so here it is. This ones a little subtle You may have to turn up the volume a bit. Think cool breezes blowing across your face. Pretend your in a bungalow out on the islands with the wash of the window fan lulling you to sleep. Or whatever..."
Or whatever indeed.
November 15, 2007
Randomly Weird Stuff
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Can you make up one for my libido also? Coincidentally she's called Kitten, and has a very playful nature. I can't seem figure out where she got to.
While you're at it you might want to look for my muse as well. Rhian has gone a.w.o.l. on me and has been replaced by some generic milksop. The milksop needs to be fired. I need Rhian back because she at one point actually had some backbone.
I kind of want to know, and kind of don't, why those folks would be so attached to Ling-Ling's head. Clearly Ling-Ling herself isn't ... well ...attached to it.
Uh.
Never mind.
Square1: you can go ahead and copy-paste mine. It's not exactly copyrighted and besides, not terribly original either. I just sincerely want to know where it's gone to, because I just lost yet another relationship along with the libido. Who needs that?
As for the milksop, my guess is when you fire her, then Rhian will come back.
David: I'm guessing a mantelpiece. Or maybe they'll mount it and affix it to their wall. That would be lovely I'm sure. I'm actually curious to know what kind of person would kill a dog and make off with it's head. Did it have diamond grills on it's teeth or what?
Magical t-shirt folding. I'm impressed, but too old to pick up a new folding method. Looks like you have to know a martial art. I'm sure of it. That's ten years of study right there.
The fascinating thing with not being to access the websites you point out is that i have to imagine the stuff just from the words you write - like an old'fashioned radio show or...yeah! a book!
so i sit in the broom closet, imagining the sound of a fan...
very refreshing. that must be why i'm typing with my coat on ; - )
mrvst
oh, and the libido? if you check under the pile of chemicals you've been prescribed, you might find it lurking in the shadows and sulking.
this is why, contrary to what some idiots think, most people i know don't take antidepressants for the thrill of it.
sorry to hear about the loss of kitty. don't worry (ha!) what i mean is she'll be back. i promise.
jwmbrs
Tiv: I knew there had to be a trick there. It just can't be all that easy. Haven't tried it myself though, I must admit. But yeah. Who needs to study martial arts just to lean to fol a t-shirt?
Lee: the meds and I are fighting over my libido in a tug-of-war. As long as it doesn't get torn to shreds, we should be okay. Eventually.
The Engrish dog poster cracked me up!
Here from Michele!
He he! ling-ling make my day, she good dog! too bad for head :-D
I too love these crazy ads. More, please!
technodoll: I have to say when I creating this post I thought there were items on there you might enjoy. Admit it: you've been listening to the desk fan soundtrack all day, right?
No time for a meaningful comment. I gotta find some t-shirts to fold!!
My sister-in-law, a feminist, would fold her husbands t-shirts but would leave them turned inside out. I guess she was trying to give him a put-down-the-seat sort of hint.
colleen: I'm sure that t-shirt thing is rigged somehow. Haven't tried it yet, but it looks like there's some slight of hand there or something. You sister-in-law sounds like quite a number. Did she actually take the time to turn the t-shirts inside out? Cuz if she did... I mean how many ways can you spell passive-aggressive? Next time I make a pasta dish from my bf I'm not cooking the noodles. So there. :-)
I do the same with my husband's tshirts and it is a toilet seat kind of thing. Sometimes he wears them inside out and more amusing, sometimes wears his work polos inside out. Passive agressive? No - I'm not taking the time to TURN them inside out, but cripes I do enough around the house...
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