Mimi Smartypants's Blog

good morning, wordpress

I got out the boxes and the packing tape and moved to mimismartypants.com. (more)

elaborate murder attempt

THAT'S SOME MIGHTY FINE DOCTORING

Last week, LT hit a bump and went over the handlebars of his bike, and damn that human reflex that makes us throw our hands out when falling, because he hurt his wrist quite badly. After a week spent in some crappy Walgreen's brace, he went to urgent (more)

building a tractor in the basement

I had a dream that I lived on a hippie commune and it was really shitty and sexist. I mostly washed dishes and had sex with different bearded freaks, many of whom were jealous and who would tell me not to have so much sex with Bearded Freak X or whatever. I have never woken up happier to be in a mon (more)

a designated center of excellence

1. Oh dear! Look how shriveled! Let this be a warning to you.

2. After LT closed up his office and took a proper job, we inherited all the office plants. That's fine with me because I like houseplants. But (more)

too violent, too humiliating

Bonjour! Happy Thursday! I am weirdly pleased with myself today. Hopefully that does not mean that I am cruising for a karmic bruising. I am pleased with my appearance, even though I am wearing short sleeves (omg, ARMS!) I am pleased with my no-makeup face, and ready to pledge my unswerving devotion (more)

leaving Vermont

NOT THE PITTS

The first weekend in May my job sends me to Pittsburgh, and if anyone out there wants to hook me up with the usual things I look for in foreign cities (beer, Ms. Pac-Man, comic book stores) that would be just fine. For some reason I am busier on this trip than on many others and (more)

kick that stool right out from under you

DON'T BLAME ME

If this weblog entry does not shimmer with literary pithiness, it is because I never took the class.

THEY CALLED IT SOMETHING ELSE BACK THEN

Just got in a fight with a silly person about whether the delig (more)

sir it seems you may lack employment

COMPULSIVE, REPETITIVE

Recent downloads, mostly golden oldies, that I just want to hear over and over and over:

Deerhunter, "Nothing Ever Happened." Particularly the last two minutes or so, after the vocals stop and it gets properly rhythmic and shoegazer.
Northern State, "Sucka Mofo. (more)

other guy sleeping at the Hyatt

THE ENUMERATED DOLDRUMS

1. Nora's class is having all these goofy themed days to end the year, related to the alphabet because kids like strict order and holidays and 1:1 ratios, and today was H. They were supposed to wear hats and Nora picked a plastic novelty Viking helmet that I probab (more)

shape of a rocket ship

MASQUERADING AS A DEEP THOUGHT

One of the most infuriating phrases in history has to be "You'll understand when you're older." It was infuriating then because MOTHER HOW DARE YOU. It is infuriating now because I am older, and I kind of do understand. Grrr it's just a carnival of (more)