Today I went to one of the several cemeteries near where I work (in Mid-City), the Jewish cemetery. I was interested that there were some folks laid to rest there that originally hailed from Kingston, Jamaica. I cannot remember the surname now though. (too much work using up brain cells this afternoon I guess.)
I also went to the Katrina memorial and ate my lunch there. Is that sacrilegious? I wanted to eat it in one of the cemeteries but I didn't see any benches and I KNEW it wasn't cool to eat my lunch atop someone's coffin.
Beverly, there was a NYT Modern Love column a few months ago by a woman who had donated an egg for her brother and his partner -- or possibly she even carried the baby herself? I can't recall, and the NYT site isn't letting me into stuff I can usually access today, so I can't doublecheck. But if you can get to it, I'm fairly sure this story is the one I'm thinking of.
I KNEW it wasn't cool to eat my lunch atop someone's coffin
My New Orleans relatives were totally chill about stuff like that.
The live ones, I mean.
This picture is making me dizzy
And he wants the next one to be upside down! I'm not sure serving coffee in a place that would make a lot of people slightly nauseous is the smartest idea.
Where is he getting financing for that in this economy?
Timelies all!
We have the annual retreat with the folklore society this weekend, so I need to pack. Haven't prepared any songs, so I'll mostly be listening. That's fine with me.
I didn't realize that some people thought that roller derby was all fakey and staged.
Banked track vs. flat track. Banked Track is old school roller derby and it was/is fakey, staged and like the WWF. That's what we get around the corner at Kezar Pavilion. Flat Track is the newer roller derby leagues, with punk rock girls and cool tats, and it's not staged.
And I hope no one thinks that WWE isn't really hard and athletic, despite being staged.
We do know people are stupid.
And I hope no one thinks that WWE isn't really hard and athletic, despite being staged.
Yeah, it's pretty easy to separate a shoulder when you're flying off the top turnbuckle.
