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May 27, 2003
A Whole Bunch of Little Things, All Mixed Up
Too sick to be coherent today - all that running around and getting ready for the wedding and the interview has finally caught up to me. My hands and feet and forehead are freezing cold, I'm clammy and tremble-y and crabby....but, surprisingly, more lovely than ever with the greyish tint to my still-flawless skin...
okay, perhaps the grey is off-putting to some, but I say "Corpse!" on a near-daily basis, just for the fun of it, so ...there.
on to a whole bunch of little things, all mixed up.
1) I was on the bus today, going to meet my sister in suburbia for a day of shopping and catching up and honeymoon-tan-admiring. A woman got on a few stops after me, and proceeded to breast feed her exo-foetus. which was fine - she wasn't hurting anyone, the kid was quiet (as its mouth was full), and I don't think I would have even noticed her if it weren't for the song she was ever-so-quietly humming to herself.
2) the interview last wednesday (thanks for asking about it, Kris!) was a mixed bag. Like most day-long, complicated, committee-driven interviews, there were parts that I think went well, parts I wish I had done better, that sort of thing. I should hear this week, fingers are cramping from being crossed this long. If I get this job, I will be so happy, I'm pretty damned sure I'll be having a party. If I don't get this job, I will be so desperate, I'm pretty damned sure I'll be having a glass of razor blades on ice.
3) just finished reading Stiff : The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. She's brilliant. the book is brilliant. she is respectful, funny, clever, specific, thorough....I'd give you a "real" review, but I'm sick as a dog and I just want you to find it for yourself and say "corpse!" for me.
4) I also finished Dan Savage's brilliant Skipping Towards Gomorrah (my spell check just tried to change that last word to "gonorrhea." Hee!) and I tell you, he makes me proud to be a liberal american. with all the rights and privileges to sin as I please, supported by the constitution, unsupported by your christian tomes. yes, I've been reading a ton of nonfiction, for some reason. and I'm behind on all the fiction that's come out in the last month...time to remedy that with a trip to the library...
5) going to see This American Life: Live in Chicago this weekend. I was going to see it with the man formerly known as Sour Bob, but, as he has a temporary out-of-town job this week/weekend (yay Bob!), I'm unsure who will join me. despite how much I love TAL, it's kind of a tough sell : "it's a live radio show, on stage! oh, come on - at least it's without puppets or black face or harmonica!" Good thing I have my company as bribery...
okay, back to the bath, then to bed with me. talk to you all tomorrow.
Posted by Heather at May 27, 2003 09:38 PM
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Hope you feel better soon! We'll keep our eye out for you at TAL; we're in the fourth row, balcony.
Posted by: Andrew at May 29, 2003 11:49 AM