south of the loop

Productivity

Things I have done this week:

- Worked.

- Worked overtime.

- Spent far too many hours cross-eyed over football (soccer) stats. Latin American football leagues have jumped the shark.

- Learned what a crazy bumblefuck used to rule Turkmenistan (he banned lip-syncing and recorded music at weddings, and he used the country’s gas moolah to commission a monumental golden statue of himself that revolves so that it always faces the sun).

- Watched Legally Blonde. Twice.

- Had a small plastic container thrown at me by a homeless person.

- Made and ate buttermilk pancakes for dinner (which I think are not part of my new year’s resolutions, but were delicious anyways).

- Have gotten no mail thus far. I think sometimes we might actually live in Italy. We get our mail when our carrier feels like delivering it.

- Procrastinated anything which requires effort or thought (such as real blog posts, several which are already half-written; at least one essay, which I started several months ago; a handful of phone calls I need to make; and two items of clothing I need to return).

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current book: The Crystal Frontier by Carlos Fuentes. Honestly? I have no idea yet what I think of it. It’s a series of nine unrelated stories, and I go from love to hate within a single story. I’m trying to stay open-minded, as I’m only three or four stories in. The most interesting one so far involved a man who is served a multi-course dinner by a genie, each course being accompanied by a different woman.

current music: I’m going to try to catch Margot and the Nuclear So-and-So’s tomorrow night at Schuba’s. And I’m dying to listen to John’s Best of 2006 Mix, which looks amazing. (It will have to wait until my eyes uncross from soccer stats). I did listen to the Carrie Underwood song last night, though, just out of curiosity. It sounds like an old Reba McEntire song.

current socks: Light turquoise with 50s-style pinup girls.

Posted 10 January 2007

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  1. Comment by jaq on 11 January 2007 10:22 am

    can football “jump the shark”
    i thought that phrase
    only related to teevee shows…
    or is it being pulled into
    general vernacular?

    also?
    poor little rabbit.

  2. Comment by lmb on 11 January 2007 11:25 am

    According to the almighty wikipedia, “jump the shark” has indeed entered the general vernacular!

  3. Comment by Julie on 11 January 2007 5:48 pm

    Speaking of productivity, you neglected to add “finish Christmas cards.” I received an especially cute post-Christmas card to perk up my otherwise absolutely shite-y holiday. ;)

  4. Comment by lmb on 11 January 2007 5:56 pm

    I was sort of too embarrassed to mention them. They’re practically Valentine’s Day cards by now…

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