inside my car at the car wash
music on
relaxing
feeling that underwater seaweed or giant squid on my hood vibe
yet the highlight
is getting to the end
seeing the ‘theme’ setup in a corner –
captain’s wheel, the bluest water, navigation devices
understanding why it is called
‘the lighthouse’
performance art at its finest and my clean car is merely a bonus
it’s really an immersive sensory art experience on the cheap.
—
“told you. everything sounds better in a car wash.”
-sarah dessen
is it just me,
or is a ‘sloth activity’ book
an oxymoron
and probably incredibly slow and boring?
—
“the kindest word to describe my performance in school was sloth.”
-harrison ford, american actor
white elephant action shot
(not meant to be artsy, more of a testament to my photographic skill level)
enjoyed a holiday party with friends
food, drink, chatter, and fun
white elephant game is always a hilarious part of this event
each and every game is different
and this year certainly did not disappoint!
—
many people participate in secret santa gift exchanges. but others like to take things a step further and plan a white elephant swap. if you aren’t familiar, white elephant is a game in which everyone brings a wrapped present, places it in a pile and draws a number to determine the order in which the participants will select gifts to unwrap. as the game progresses, people have the option to unwrap a new gift or “steal” a previously opened present.
the game can get pretty heated, so naturally it offers a lot of opportunities for twitter humor. see today’s quotes below – a sampling of tweets about this very exciting game –
when having snow tires put on my car
had an early appointment
brought my laptop and a giant coffee
to settle in for an hour and a half or so.
while waiting
i planned to write and read and catch up on things
knowing there is always something going on
with any group of fellow ‘waiters.’
i sat at a high table to make for easy typing
most everyone else sat in the lower, more comfortable chairs
quite soon after my arrival, the ambiance changed.
on the left side in front of me
a woman sat down
in the seat next to the remote control for the tv
meant to help the time pass, amuse, and distract everyone.
she immediately took control of the controller
switching whatever channel had been on
to fox news.
the woman in the family to my right
politely asked if she would mind changing
the channel from fox to something else.
she said yes and all good
in no time
we were all watching baywatch reruns
in high def, on the big screen, 90s music pumping
those red bathing suited beauties
running on the beach, boating, emoting, doing pull-ups, rescues, looking hot, and whatnot
and david hasselhoff, the hoff.
the workers at the tire store desk were mesmerized
some young enough to never have seen it before
some old enough to have had the poster and remembering.
i refilled my coffee
the channel was not changed again
throughout my entire (now 2 hour), wait.
new customers coming in had mixed reactions
what an early holiday surprise!
“of all men’s miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.”
-herodotus
the dentist gave me this bag
when i left her office today
i think she was really happy
that i didn’t cry.
i displayed it proudly.
—
“we do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.”
-joseph heller
notice posted by the sebastian county sheriff’s office as a reminder to drivers (and deer):
We have received a few reports that some deer, for whatever reason, are not using the designated deer crossing areas along our county roads and state highways. If any deer follow our page, please know that we put these signs up at some expense to the taxpayers. We’d appreciate you crossing at the designated areas. To our motoring community, please watch for these deer that are blatantly disobeying the law.
—
“a small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. is there a way i can get reimbursed? please call.”
-dave barry
what exactly happened?
i’m quite sure that it all started out quite fun.
if only whistles could talk.
—
“every time you blow the whistle, half the people are going to be mad at you.”
-ken cuccinelli
this is not me, but we both have eaten our fill (and then some), of candy
before giving what’s left of it to halloween trick-or-treaters tomorrow night.
—
“every time i avoid eating halloween candy, i reward myself by eating halloween candy.”
-author unknown
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art credit: ‘Maltesers’ by Alison Friend
this is the kind of note that we sometimes see at arrival
pinned to a child’s school bag
giving us a heads up about how things are going so far.
i think adults should also be able to wear these as needed
in our lanyards or clipped to our clothing or bags
a simple statement of fact
a quiet warning
when we arrive somewhere
no questions need be asked
just a smile and a nod will do.
—
“i really should come with a warning label.”
-tom upton, american author
my daughter and her family are prepared for pretty much anything that comes their way.
(also noted: she had just given away a lot of it and this is what was left)
keep a wide berth if you are a pirate, clown, space alien, ninja, vampire, monster or….
—
“every time I thought I’ve seen every possible scenario, something else comes up.
you just have to be prepared at every level.”
-chris hansen
I didn't have my glasses on.... 