The Letter S

Scream, The

I have an inflated The Scream sitting on my desktop; If you don't completely fill him with air, you can bend his arms and make him do the Macarena. For a while there, he had a wide assortment of faces that could be scotch-taped over his shrieking maw.

Seltzer Water

I recently took a step back and looked at my beverage consumption habits. I was appalled. So I cut back on the sugary sodas (I don't drink Coffee; when I worked for Lockheed, I got in the habit of dropping a can of Dr Pepper in five minutes. This was at 6:30 a.m.). Seltzer Water is my solution (when I remember): all the pop and fizz, with none of the sugar, carbohydrates, or fat.

Sick

The only thing worse than being sick is being sick when you are on vacation. The only thing worse than being sick on vacation is getting the call that you have to work while you are sick and on vacation. Blech. I'm not a good sick person. I tend to work right through it which means I'm sick for twice as long, and miserable to boot.

Slinky

I received an old-fashioned metal slinky as a reward for being a frequent guest at my favorite Chicago hotel, and it was a good thing, too. The green plastic slinky at the Chicago office was always getting removed from my desk. The classic metal slinky was classic in all respects! - well, except for the edge bands they added so you can't poke your eye out. My slinky at work is currently acting like a rolodex; chunks of paper huddle between the loops waiting for my attention.

Smith College

My beloved alma mater, where I learned to set type, saw the most beautiful
piece of pottery that I have ever seen, and gave my life over to the newspaper.
I loved Smith, but remain peeved they decided to discontinue Art 100 - one of the best intro to art history courses in the nation, and certainly more comprehensive and informative than most.

More: my Smith Alumnae WebRing portal

Snapshot

Out of the goodness of my heart and my sheer nobility, you can catch a
experience a vague echo of my daily experience in fascinating text...

More: Snapshot

Snarky

I am frequently snarky.

Snow Days

The worst part about being an adult is that for me, snowdays are no fun anymore. I go ahead and go to work and work all day and drive home and watch people skid and spin, and I don't even have enough snow to build a snowman.

More: Memory: Snow Days

Sushi

Mmm. Sushi. I especially like the tentacled sushi, but I'll try just about anything.