Madison Weather Update: It is 4:23 PM, nearly pitch dark outside and freezing rain. I haven’t seen pure daylight in nearly a week, without the usual dirty gray cloud filter. I’d go play in the snow in my backyard, except that the thin layer of melty snow barely conceals the neighbor’s dog turds (just underneath [...]
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Schartner Updates
Posted in Madison, musings, Uncategorized, tagged beef stew recipe, bread dough recipe, cooking, madison Weather, Winter on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Zootalk: Treasures in Soundbites.
Posted in musings, Uncategorized, tagged Animals, deer, duck, eavesdropping, hot chocolate, lion, meerkat, movies, musings, popcorn, Zoo, Zootalk on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Example 1) You’re enjoying a nice afternoon at the zoo. You are near the a) lion exhibit. As you gaze at this majestic beast looking docile as Mr. Mittens, and you overhear a nearby woman say “Oooh, I wouldn’t want to clean his litterbox!” b) deer/meerkat/seagull(?) enclosure and “Oh look Nathaniel, it’s Bambi/Timone/Skuttle!” an obnoxious [...]
TASA Fashion Show
Posted in musings, Uncategorized, tagged amelia earhart, Art, aviation, beauty, chat, cosmetics, fashion, fashion design, fashion show, Frida Kahlo, goggles, Madison, Make Up, musings, Undergrad, University on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just had a consultation with student fashion designers about the upcoming fashion show at Memorial Union. I’m doing make up on the models for this event, and I’m nervous and excited. I’m excited because the designers asked for, among other things, looks inspired by Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, “Vaudeville Circus,” and an untold number [...]
Birth of a Blog
Posted in musings, Uncategorized, tagged friends, musings on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m feeling a little sparkly today, which is the perfect time to start a blog. Things I’ve noticed today: It’s difficult to scrub out one’s bellybutton with a natural loofah I can’t do anything with my hair without looking like the lesbian mother of an honor roll student Clothes are way more fun when you [...]
