Packing takes so much effort, especially when you’re trying to scale down the overall amount of stuff you have. I’m just back from many packing-related errands. I’ve had lunch, I’ve played one game of Guess the Dictator or Sit-Com Character, and soon I will shower and go to a bookstore to write. It’s starting to actually look packed here. Enjoy this scene from packland. 
I was lucky to get a chance to “feel and learn” with Becky and Will in their new house tonight. Not only was there Strawberry Pie, there was also inter-species napping!
OK. Best quote EVER from a call-in on the Al Franken Show on Air America:
Bush reminds me of a mean, evil Chauncey Gardener from Being There.
Hee hee! That is so excellent. Being There one of my very favorite movies of all time. Here’s a great description of Chauncey:
Chance is a reclusive, illiterate, passive and simple-minded gardener who is well-groomed, fed on schedule, and dressed in custom-tailored suits. He has lived his whole sheltered life on the walled-in estate of an eccentric millionaire. His only knowledge of the “real” outside world, an encroaching inner-city ghetto area, is through watching television.
Oh hooray for that woman who called in. That was just excellent. I laughed out loud in the library! 😀
I found an interesting review of the Gomez gig on Sunday. It explains why the Thrills played for such a short period of time, and why the crowd wasn’t paying NEARLY enough attention to Gomez. HELLO?!! So you go to a gig, and the band you didn’t go to see is fucking AWESOME… What do you do? You STFU and listen! That’s what. I hate people who go to gigs to be seen or to seem cool. I’m generally there to listen and watch and participate and to have a great time. I have no time for the losers who hang at the bar, trying to pick up chicks. If you’re looking for me, I’ll be right up front, rockin’ and rollin’!!
The other thing that’s funny about this review is the picture of the sound board. For a short time, I was standing on the landing just above this sound board, and I just kept thinking how completey excessive it was, especially for the Thrills’ acoustic set.
A yard sale is a great way to make money while getting rid of clutter. Here are some tips poached from The Onion to make your sale a success:
