weapons of massdistraction

As though I weren’t sufficiently embarrassed by walking around all day with a burn mark on my cheek (self-inflicted this morning while I was using the curling iron), I nearly inflicted sudden death upon my person this afternoon. Whilst eating leftovers at my desk. My co-workers took notice when I started making sounds far [...]

I’m going to have to re-think my relationship with the Nicollet Mall. For some time now I’ve been eating my lunch at my desk, more often than not. It’s not some oddball agoraphobia. No, it’s a product of my environment. In my feast or famine workplace, I’m often too busy to leave my desk [...]

I’ve already pointed out today’s holiday, so I guess I should make mention of that other thing. No, not the new Buffy episode (though it promises to be a funny one). That other deal. The thing that cannot be escaped. It’s in the news everywhere. Even being closely followed in the UK. Yep, I [...]

No it’s not from Beetlejuice. Or a Nicolas Cage movie. Or some Evil Dead version of Office Space. The Office of the Dead is the liturgy read at mass each November 2nd, which is All Souls’ Day. It’s also known as Day of the Dead, not to be confused with the unfortunate George Romero [...]

I’ve always been something of a freak magnet. But I can’t let that stop me from going out and about, now can I? Earlier I decided to wander a bit over my lunch break, to prevent myself from nodding off at my desk. Went through the skyway to check out the new movie theater [...]