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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
New (to me) Yiddishm "From Hunger" meaning "out of desperation". Anyone heard this before?
I've heard it. It was common amongst the beat era comedians like Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl, and became a part of beat parlance.
"That job writing obits for the Post was strictly from hunger."
I'm kinda obsessing over yiddishms at the moment. But it's from constantly watching Northern Exposure, so it's about decade old stuff.
In other news, I have productively finished all my good easy small tasks and now have a choice between tackling the whole office reorg/massive filing project or calling the IRS.
Happy Birthday Beverly!
In a -wow time really DOES fly sort of thing- can it be an entire year since David wished you a happy natal day by indicating that he was making a Beverly shrine filled with interesting seasonal and Beverly themed items?
Well, I'm contnuing the tradition. Happiest of happies to you.
eta: in my own, timey-wimey defense, I didn't actaully skim past the altar reference upthread. I openned my comment window to make my bday wish, then wandered off for much longer than I realized before actually posting. eep. Time waits for no poster.
Also, you can get the songs that Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene sing on Pushing Daisies off of iTunes. So if you need their version of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" it's available.
Only if you buy the whole album, though.
And should I be disturbed that Kristin's version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" queued up and I remembered Every. Stinkin' Word. even though it's been oh, TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS since I was in Grease and it wasn't even my part?
Yet I couldn't remember that Nate had afterschool math tutoring today.
Sheesh.
Man, I'm still bummed about the Gardner Museum. (Which Jonathan Richman immortalized in his song "The Fenway.")
Daley is holding a press conference at my office on Monday.
I have had 4 calls about late bills at work today. All of these are regular buills that people are refusing to sign off on, but I am the one who has to take th ecalls. SO OVER IT.
The greatest Art Heists
The Wellington story is cool. Although I don't know whether to believe it since the Monet information (which is probably the most famous heist in there besides "La Joconde" and "The Scream") is totally wrong.
Happy Birthday Beverly!
In mememe news, I just got word from my DH that Franny is getting sick again, which means I need to cancel my last class of the day. Oy! I am at a bit of a loss as I had a LOT to cover with the students today, but oh well. Kids come first.
I think I dreamed about Grease last night. I had a lot of dreams, and they were very strange.