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city kitty

These are the days of miracle and wonder

About Me

The Wizard of Oz to the Tin Man:
"As for you, my galvanized friend, you want a heart. You don't know how lucky you are not to have one. Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."

The Tin Man in response:
"But I still want one."

My Interests

Plants and birds and rocks and things. Shaking a tail feather. Kitty cats. Knitting socks, crocheting fripperies and useful items, deconstructing my band t-shirts, trying to make clothes to fit my lumpy bumpy personality. Sensuality, sexuality, smooching, spooning, snogging. Balancing health and hedonism. Keeping the summer alive. Recent pursuits: yoga classes with Kareena, redecorating my almost-beachfront digs (alas, so far I've stripped more old paint than applied new), learning my way around domestic relations law well enough to undo my golden blunder sans attorney, searching for a non-toxic job at something resembling a grownup salary (I'm being made redundant, as the British say, at the end of 2007).

I'd like to meet:

The man in the moon.

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Music:

Yes. Oh, yes.

Movies:

Pretty much any 60s movie with a dance scene or a cheesy drug freakout scene. Jacques Tati's Playtime. Mary Poppins. Blue Velvet. Kill Bill. Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead. Hold the chick flicks... I don't go to movies much these days, and when I do it's usually alone, but if you want me to go to one with you, I might.

Television:

I'm more likely to have the radio on, at least as long as WLUW is still broadcasting in its present form. What you might catch me watching, or what might be on while I'm doing something else: Animal Planet, VH1 when something cool is on, Adult Swim on Sunday nights, Cops reruns, maybe Comedy Central or something with skateboarders or surfers.

Books:

Would you like to recommend one? I was a bookworm from preschool to well into (what passes for my) adulthood, but lately I only seem to read when I want to learn something.

Heroes:

Anyone who helps, heals or educates. The guy who does this .

My Blog

Can she bake a cherry pie?

Why, yes, she can....
Posted by city kitty on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:02:00 PST

Who is this octocentenarian and why is he following me?

On the menu at the former Loyola Gold Coast Dogs, now the Pita Grill......
Posted by city kitty on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:28:00 PST

Random act of crochet

I've heard that this sort of thing was beginning to appear around the city, but this is the first one I've seen.  Site: the signpost at the Sheridan and Pratt southbound bus stop.I might be moved...
Posted by city kitty on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:29:00 PST

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Sunday, August 26, 2007, at the Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest in RPWATDH.  My apologies to the Reptoids, but when you played on Saturday I forgot to bring what will henceforth be referred to in le bl...
Posted by city kitty on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:52:00 PST

Song of the day: to whom it may concern... "I Had To Tell You"

This will no doubt sound insane, but in the highly improbable event that someone was deliberately directing some positive energy/kind thoughts/love mojo in my direction around noonish yesterday (as I ...
Posted by city kitty on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:17:00 PST

Extensively updated and profusely illustrated

Yes, no posts for awhile.  Sometimes Mercury gives me a kick in the pants with those talaria of his, sometimes he's off on another errand.  And with a summer as brief and precious as Chicago...
Posted by city kitty on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:27:00 PST

What not to drink

No, I don't know if this libation features an actual insect, and I have no intention of finding out.  If you, however, are so inclined, the establishment displaying this alluring sign is the Marq...
Posted by city kitty on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:27:00 PST

Song of the day

Not a typical selection for me, I suppose, but the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International played their remarkable African highlife version of it last night at the Charleston and it's their versi...
Posted by city kitty on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:47:00 PST

Picture pages, picture pages, lots of fun with picture pages...

Well, I was going to bore your pants off with a lengthy blog about the Weekend of Too Many Bands just past, and it's not that I don't want to see you with your pants off, it's just that it's already t...
Posted by city kitty on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:29:00 PST

Song of the day (the Fairlight revisited)

I see the people working and see it working for them, And so I want to join in, but then I find it hurts me. Some say that knowledge is something sat in your lap Some say that knowledge is ...
Posted by city kitty on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:34:00 PST