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Thursday, September 30, 2004 ... the wild ...... the weird ... ... the whimsical ... ... the wife. ... Honest.
posted by Alexis at 10:43 PM Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Comics superhero (thought voice):"The day you are born is the day you begin to die." So live like there's no tomorrow, true believers!
posted by Alexis at 10:51 PM Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Makati City. Passed through a 5-star hotel one day.Went to the little boys room. As I washed my hands, two proper gentlemen, perhaps in their mid 50s, walked in. Parting their fancy suits, they traded intimate business stories, joshed about in their booming bourgeoisie voices as they relieved their bladders, in sputters, for what seemed like an eternity. But their zesty urinary repartee were constantly punctuated by gas of gastronomic origins. They zipped their flies, fastened their Armani suits, and stormed out of the room the same way they came in. Their voices, and then some, continued to linger in the air even as I turned the faucet off. Mildly amused, I reached for a stick of cigarette and was about to light it. But I thought better. Death by methane. Cheeky bastards.
posted by Alexis at 9:44 PM Courtesy of Discovery Channel. The lowly humming bird flaps its wings at a steady rate of 200 beats per second. Wicked.
posted by Alexis at 9:17 PM This one's a contribution from an Art Director kumpare who, one day, taking a breather from his usual staple of crossword puzzles, mused: There's a cheaper way to get to the US. Simply hoist an air balloon comfortably above the ground. And, as the earth rotates, just wait for the US to come by. Voila! Brilliant.
posted by Alexis at 9:00 PM Pluto is a dog. Goofy is a dog. Is Pluto just dumb or is it Goofy's a canine genius? ----------- How'd they get to print those innocuous little 'ems' on M&Ms? ----------- Heard of mooncakes? Ever wonder how those watermelon seeds got in there? ----------- A one-liter bottle of Pop-cola costs 9 bucks. A liter of bottled water costs 12 bucks. What do they put in Pop-cola that makes it remarkably cheaper than bottled water? ----------- Housefly IN a car. Car takes off. Will the housefly get creamed and go splat on the windshield as the car accelerates to, say, 50 MPH? Nope. Is the poor, trapped housefly flying as fast as the car? ----------- Go figure ...
posted by Alexis at 8:45 PM I do not dread old age, knowing that when the time comes my mobility would've been diminished by rheumatism, I would be gripping a mouse on my right hand, surfing the net, playing my favorite game, and just being plain ole grumpy gramps. Wow. What a way to go.
posted by Alexis at 11:34 AM Wednesday, September 22, 2004 One day, took a lift. The elevator ascended in bullet-time, fancy schmancy for "slo mo". Feeling slightly claustrophobic, my eyes fell to the floor. Manufacturer: "Schindler". Hehe ... Schindler's Lift.------- Another day. Another elevator. Bumped into an old acquaintance. Exchanged a few, mandatory pleasantries. Yeah, including the weather. Lift door closes, revealing a finely polished metal finish. Reflective is the word. And as we swapped pleasantries, she looked at her mirror image, incessantly bouncing the edges of her one-length hair, patting down the usual everyman creases of her coat, and not once did she look at me, not even a glance. I thought it was rude. Vanity. Narcissism. It was leaking out of her skin pores, not even her fairly thick make-up could contain. Haven't heard from her since. Must be sashaying in front of a mirror somewhere. ------- Elevators exert their own gravity. Some stronger than others. Feel it upon entry. That irresistible force that pulls you to the wall. Those occupants who find themselves in the middle, feel inexplicably ... disadvantaged.
posted by Alexis at 8:09 PM Journals. I used to keep track of the goings on in my life, down to the most minute detail. No pretensions. No artificial flavoring. I don't know where those journals are anymore. Must've kept some landfill denizens warm on cold nights. Net paranoia notwithstanding, I suppose here's something a tad more permanent, the versatility of binary numbers. I could imagine this blog space I occupy now outliving me, floating in a sea of 1s and 0s. Hehe. Freaky.
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