Sophrosyne

I’m here. I’ve arrived. It’s 10pm and everyone’s been asleep for an hour....

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:58 -0500

I’m here. I’ve arrived. It’s 10pm and everyone’s been asleep for an hour. There’s a crab cake in my belly, and I’m content.

I’m sitting in the same bed that I’ve sat in for 23 years when i visit my grandmother. The sheets have maybe changed once. The quilt is the same, the mattress is the same, the decor is the same. My parents have moved house 4 going on 5 times, but my grandparents’ home in Silver Spring has been a constant in my life all throughout.

I can honestly call this place my home.

The air is a combination of Yankee Candle tea lights, stale faded cigarette smoke, dust and cat hair.

The linens are scratchy, faded and thin; the mattress has a divot, and if I move 3 inches, I’ll fall right off; I will have the deepest, most peaceful night’s sleep in three months.

I’m back home, and I can’t stop smiling.

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:23:15 -0500

In one hour:

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:51:31 -0500

I’ll finally be out of work! I’m getting in a car airport-bound! I’m going to arrive at the airport! I’m going to waltz through security because I printed off my boarding pass already and only have a carry-on bag! I’m gonna fly to Washington DC! I’m going to eat a crabcake! I’m going to play with my grandmother’s 2 new kittens!

NBC has full episodes of "Quantum Leap" online, SIGH.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:13:49 -0500

NBC has full episodes of "Quantum Leap" online, SIGH.:

(via inothernews)

Brother Cavil and Captain Archer helping people. Love it.

Yesterday's scene: an epilogue.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:57:00 -0500

So remember the woman who didn’t pay to get into the museum yesterday on account of not having any money on the sabbath?

She returned today! Yes, she paid for yesterday, but then did not pay for today (Sunday mornings is a free-will donation time, so she decided not to charge herself). She went into the gift shop, bought 1 post card, and subsequently left it in the shop before leaving the museum.

Not 10 minutes went by when I received a phone call. She wanted her postcard over-nighted “UPS, Fedex or something” so that she could show her class tomorrow after lunch. She was getting on a train, and would not be able to retrieve the post card. We apparently have to rectify her mistake.

This is madness!

Idea that came to mind last night

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:36:50 -0500

while watching Moulin Rouge for the umpteen billionth time:

“they should re-make this. Keep Ewan McGregor and replace Nicole Kidman with Amy Adams.”

inothernews: Christopher Plummer plays Leo Tolstoy in Michael...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:33:10 -0500

inothernews:

Christopher Plummer plays Leo Tolstoy in Michael Hoffman’s “Last Station,” about the author in his old age. (Photo: Stephan Rabold/Sony Pictures Classics via the New York Times; h/t to faithandbegorrah)

And to think I was just watching same actor last night playing a one-eyed Klingon.

Mind you, a one-eyed klingon who loved Shakespeare…and Tolstoy HATED the Bard. This is what happens when matter and anti-matter collide. They create an Austrian navy captain who sings Edelweiss…

"Appearing with me on Venture Bros tonight: Patton Oswalt, @hodgman, Seth Green, Brendon Small...."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:12:07 -0500

“Appearing with me on Venture Bros tonight: Patton Oswalt, @hodgman, Seth Green, Brendon Small. It’s like a nerd Ocean’s 11.”

- James Urbaniak’s Twitter. Oh my god, tonight is going to kick so much ass.

"Can you tell me where I can find the Coronation of the Virgin?"

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:13:00 -0500

File under quotes that sound silly when not in a museum.

Things I need to remember: YOU ARE ONLY OUT OF TOWN FOR 4 DAYS....

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:38:00 -0500

Things I need to remember:

YOU ARE ONLY OUT OF TOWN FOR 4 DAYS. This array of clothes on the floor is my current “take” pile which needs to be heavily reduced.

"we’ll bring a crabcake sandwich to the airport when we pick you up"

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:26:40 -0500

“we’ll bring a crabcake sandwich to the airport when we pick you up”

- BEST text message to get from my parents.

Finally figured out how I sliced open my hand: it’s my new...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:56:01 -0500

Finally figured out how I sliced open my hand: it’s my new laptop! The macbook pro’s snazzy little unibody is fucking sharp.

I really need to be supervised...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:20:12 -0500

when left to my own devices I open a bottle of white wine, watch Moulin Rouge, make ultimate mac* and bake a chicken leg.

*ultimate mac is taking a box of Annies and adding whatever leftover cheese you have in the fridge (in tonight’s loner recipe, we have muenster, pecorino, swiss, and a dollop of brie).

One day I will write a song:

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:34:49 -0500

“M&Ms with a PB&J Chaser.”

It will be a power ballad devoted to those Americans out there who slept in too late, didn’t have enough time to grab breakfast or coffee, and are pulling a brunch out of their ass as best as they can.

And you have to admit, the name “M&Ms with a PB&J Chaser” is pretty badass, and less complicated than any of Brand New’s song titles.

To the crazy parent talking to me for the last 15 minutes...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:21:09 -0500

I will not let you borrow my glasses for you to make your son try on. I don’t care if “they’re film-directors’ glasses” and your son is a F.A.V applicant. YOU ARE WEIRD.

Something that makes me laugh

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:07:00 -0500

the over-confident kid who brings her massive art portfolio to a preliminary admissions info session at RISD solely to intimidate the other parents and kids.

Dude, you’re gonna have to lug that thing across campus for the walking tour…

OH MY GOD

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:53:56 -0500

Spending time with my grandparents means one awesome thing:

we will most likely be going to an Olive Garden for dinner this week.

Question from a Gentile:

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:00 -0500

Hello all, just curious about obeying the sabbath.

I’m wondering about peoples’ impression on where exactly the line is drawn; my co-worker at the other side of the museum just spoke with a woman who explained the following scenario: she is obeying the sabbath, and thus did not bring any money with her. Therefore, she would like to go into the museum for free. The odd bit: she came with a friend (who drove the both of them). The friend paid.

I guess I’m more puzzled by her demand that we bend policy of charging a fee, when I would think the inherent nature of obeying sabbath is to rest and not engage in activities where the very structure is built upon the exchange of money.

What’re your thoughts?

This is a Maryland Blue Crab. I will be eating A TON of these in...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:06 -0500

This is a Maryland Blue Crab.

I will be eating A TON of these in 48 hours, and will be bringing some back to RI at the conclusion of my stay in the DC area. Homer, if you’re reading this, our time apart will bear such delicious crabby fruit.

To Do List: Day before my Thanksgiving break flight

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:17:20 -0500

1) Pack 4 days worth of clothes.

2) Clean out fridge.

3) Thorough cleaning of the litter box.

4) Take out garbage.

5) Do all dishes.

6) Tidy around the house for the cat-sitter.

7) Vacuum.

8) Swallow sadness as Homer meows and judges me with that “I know you’re leaving me” look.