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About Me

Expert on everything.

My Interests

My dog, condiments, sewing, playing keyboards, dear husband, reading, striped shirts, television, mustard, household repairs kind of, Pipi the poodle, drinking, bike riding, polka dots, fucking shit up, being in the red hat society, little hercules, Bill Cosby, video games, Shit Sandwich records, gardening and above all else...PIZZA!

I'd like to meet:

Gordon Gartrell.

Music:

Scared of Chaka, Marked Men, Ponys, King Kahn and BBQ seperately AND together, the entire Shit Sandwich catalog, Reigning Sound, Super Furry Animals, Mojave 3, Rip Offs, Slade, Happy Supply, Belle and Sebastian, The Smiths, The M's, Okmoniks, Busy Signals, De La Soul, Erasure, Babyshakes, Submarine races, the shins, dolly parton, final solutions, and absolutely no other bands. This is it. Definitive. There's no turning back. Oh, and fallout boy.

Movies:

all muppet movies, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Amelie, Warriors, Spinal Tap, True Stories, Shaun of the Dead, Big Fish

Television:

I love Television. The appliance, not the band. The band is ok too, but TV is the GREATEST!no, seriously, I watch pretty much every teevee show there is. Ever. Except 24. That shit is wack. AMNESIA? give me a fucking break.

Books:

Lately I've been reading Isabel Allende, John Irving, Augesten Burroughs, Michael Chabon, Irvine Welch, and re-reading Vonnegut. But it's only because I never know what else to read. Please teach me, oh learned ones!

Heroes:

I really really like my parents. And Jim Henson.

My Blog

The most satisfying thing in the world.

I honestly can tell you that the most satisfying thing in the world is to have a box that perfectly fits whatever it is you are shipping. Its a rare but magical moment. Apparently magical enough for...
Posted by norah on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:41:00 PST

Lesson on being a customer 1

Don't ever say "I'll get you later" when it comes to a tip. You don't mean it and if you do, just ask us to break the five or whatever. Its annoying. Also, if you are the fire commissioner of berwy...
Posted by norah on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:49:00 PST

I am so learned

In the last week I have coincidentally learned from my typical sources of higher education (crosswords and Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?) that Snoopy, Odie and Pluto are all beagles. I might believ...
Posted by norah on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:57:00 PST

Damn kids, get off my lawn!

Theeee main reason that I wanted to go into hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to own a house is so I could have a garden. Last year I did a sort of half assed job, but this year I worked real...
Posted by norah on Sat, 19 May 2007 09:13:00 PST

I have an unusual sense of entitlement

I don't know if lazy is the word for it, but it's gotten to where I feel kind of put out if a public bathroom doesn't have pre-foamed soap.
Posted by norah on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:26:00 PST

Best thing I ever saw

Today I saw a pitbull in sunglasses riding in the back of a lowrider truck. Seriously.
Posted by norah on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:31:00 PST

Best thing I ever heard

Last night I worked a Rockabilly show and a guy from the neighborhood was there, just to drink. He asked me in complete seriousness "Hey, did all these people just get out of a play?...
Posted by norah on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:30:00 PST

An open letter to people who only use $1 coins or $2 bills

Dear "Eccentric Money Users",You are annoying. Use normal money like everyone else. No one thinks you are cooler cause you made a special trip to the bank to get 20 bucks worth of 2 dollar bills. ...
Posted by norah on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:10:00 PST

My reoccuring nightmare

Every month or so, I have a dream in which I have to dial 911 and I just can't do it. I either misdial or get it right and something happens where I don't get connected. Over and over and over again....
Posted by norah on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:13:00 PST

Crying Game: This Time Its Ridiculous

Snakes On A Plane. Twice.I don't even deserve to live.
Posted by norah on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:57:00 PST