Ok, now I’ve been scared into blogging on a more regular basis. Consider it the equivalent of huddling with the posse while viewing a horror movie. What frightens me so? The following Google search phrases that led folks to my blog: “maitri matrimonial,” “clip da ashley tidal” and “nathan shroyer wife.”
What the … clip da ashley tidal? Jigga who? I don’t get it.
The metabolism has slowed down to a steady hum, enough to wonder whether the North Korean nuclear fiasco is the Republicans’ idea of an October surprise, but not sufficient to research or attract much attention to it.
In other news:
* The Katrina Cottage has won Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards’ People’s Design Award (hat tip, Jonah). Cottage plans and materials are available at Lowe’s or Home Depot – one of those stores I used to hide out in until everyone in the five-parish area moved there as well.
* “Even covered in girl-training ooze, I never completely submitted. I never bought all the way into anything, that gratitude was enough or any payment at all, that I could get to myself later or that this service was my Self.” This is part of an excellent post by the GB herself, which voices some of my own opinions about the studied importance of a male figure in a girl-child’s life.
* Read Voices of New Orleans, if you do not already. They’re somber, educated and entertaining, and David and Colleen are good writers.
* Learn more about the Citizen’s Road Home Action Team at the Road Home wiki. If anyone is willing to help out with additional compilation and parsing of history, facts, statistics and paperwork surrounding the Road Home program, please contact Alan Gutierrez at ThinkNOLA.
It’s cold, I’m wearing a sweater and the air-conditioning is still on in this building. What, does your father own Entergy? Wait …
P.S. Speaking of horror movies, Constantine was most certainly not scary. Someone needs their C.S.A. creds checked for casting Tilda Swinton as Gabriel, but major recognition to Gavin Rossdale (yes, Bush lead singer, Gwen Stefani’s hubby, etc.) for shedding his rockstar gear and emerging as a very posh Balthazar.
