Hipster Haiku Friday

The word of the day
To describe this scarf-like trend
Hipster Jihadist
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I can't take credit
Husband thought of that ditty
So clever, ain't he?
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Here's a fun website
"Look at this fucking hipster"
A hipster a day

I Lack Inspiration

Borrowed from BFF:

Things I like, or care about:

1. Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook
   
2. The Dodgers
   
3. Britney Spears
4. Whatever Perez Hilton wants to tell me about
5. Keeping my checkbook balanced and finances in order
   

Things I don't like, or don't care about:

1. Hypocritical Michael Jackson coverage
   
2. "The economy" being the scapegoat for everything
   
3. Twilight - be it in book or movie form
   
4. Going to an endocrinologist
   
5. Finishing my scrapbook
   

Stupid Human Tricks

(note the utter indifference Kiyah has to offer)
MORAL OF THAT STORY: Just because you are willing to do it, doesn't mean your dog will be.

Just to make y'all feel better for my husband, he did get her to leap over the hurdle:

How equestrian of her, no?

Seven, Seven

Happy 40th Anniversary, Moo & Poo.
Lord knows how the two of you made it this far.
Congratulations!

The Yard

This is like the third time we've tried to fix up the yard. Let's see how long this lasts. I relocated my overgrown ficus from the spare room to the back yard. Its leaves are already whitening so I'm not sure the fickle ficus will be happy enough to survive outdoors. And to that I say "Oh well." We chose some hearty looking blue grass and fancy wee trees. In the center, we planted Alstroemeria in honor of my bridesmaids. The Cat really digs all that overgrown grass on the right for her jungle expeditions and nest building so don't judge me. I live to please the pets.

3-Day Weekend Haiku Friday

Sleeping in until
We want to get out of bed
No alarm for us
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Cereal? No way
There's time for bacon and eggs
Leisurely breakfasts
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Taking it easy
No plans, task lists or deadlines
Have a happy fourth!

The Hot House

After reading about the oh-so-tame life of Julie Andrews, I was hungry for a little bit more grit. When HLP moved, she left me a box of books that included The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison by Pete Earley so I chose that as my next read. This book even looked the part with it's cracked spine, its stained pages and the sticker on it that read USED. Earley goes into the prison as a reporter rather than a prisoner from July '87 - July '89 and this book is an excellently written recount of his experience there. He focuses on the warden, a select few inmates and a handful of guards. I have always had a bit of an obsession about prison culture because it is a life so few of us will ever be a part of. I've been a visitor many times but never a prisoner and this book really makes you never want to end up an inmate. And it isn't because of some scare tactic hyperbole - it is simply because there is no way life could be worse than when one is serving time (oftentimes life) behind bars or in "the hole." I recommend this read but it's not for the faint of heart. This book is not holding anything back.