Cupids, and Pixies, and Nessie, Oh MY!

Just sitting here at the coffee shop, brain completely melted from sifting through and coding qualitative interviews that mean nothing to me in terms of a dissertation. Just pays the bills. For awhile, I was able to half-ass listen to a convo about various poets, making me wish I was back in the English department--sigh. The choices we make...

Now the tie to my literary past is gone, and I am left with nothing but thoughts of mythical creatures: gorgyles, leprechauns, slykicks, unicorns, big headed babies. This came about because next to me, there are three people sitting abreast on a couch drinking nothing, saying nothing, and simply staring at a sleeping baby with a look of prozaced bliss on their faces. Seriously, they look like Medusa sneaked up behind them and turned them to stone with this look on their face. I'm ok with it and all, but you're taking up a couch, dude. Then again, I'm taking up a table writing about them, so I guess I'd better get back to coding. At least I'm drinking coffee!

I've got another refill coming on my coffee, or I'd just leave. Please, gods above, grant me something interesting to watch or talk to.

Gorgyles!

I worked from home today but took a little day trip to the Bayou City Art Festival and spent a day's earnings. Still, I couldn't pass up this fantastic picture (hit Paris and look for Lunch in Paris) of 2 gargoyles devouring the Eiffel Tower atop Notre Dame Cathedral. It's aptly titled Lunch in Paris, and he personalized the back for me.

The thing is, though, that I was completely infected by the damn Warrior! I honestly could not say the freakin word, gargoyles. In fact, even now as I type, I keep thinking I'm typing it wrong and that the word is gorgyles. OMG, I'm Warriorlexic now!

I even had to apologize to the artist and tried to explain that I'm not an idiot and actually have a Masters in English and am just messed up because of the show. He, having not seen the show, put on a good face and said, "Um, yeah, like a bad song stuck in your head." UGH! Stupid Warrior!

Anyway, he actually took it on Old School film, and you can even see the writing from the negative on the top of the photo, which makes me happy.

And in case you think I was just playing hookey from work, I actually went shopping and picked up a few plush seder dinner sets for the Passover teaching this weekend, and trust me, there will be much work for the Crankster this evening. But for now, off for a little Italian food and a martini!