Archive for November, 2008

I was two the first time I fell off a horse, I got used to it.  Long before I had my own horse, I was around them.  And I think that’s why it never occurred to me to be afraid of them.  I used to watch people who were afraid of them and wonder.  Sure.  [...]


I accidentally left the bathroom door a little bit open while I peed.
Which wouldn’t be so bad if I was at home, but this was at the chocolate shop.
*shakes head*


Not the traditional Thanksgiving, I know. The last few months have been such a whirl. I have too many friends. The beautiful bastards, dragging me out, with their good times and their free drinks and their listening and all that stuff. It’s kept me alive, and now I’m feeling a bit [...]


… have taken him outside to such a bright place, in the midday sun, and asked to face the sun and take off his sunglasses.
But I still think it would be hilarious if we used a photo of him crying for the Employee of the Month display.


“We’re young, and cute as hell,” I said.  “So the whole world is on our side.  For now.  This shit won’t be cute when we’re fifty.”


Mysterious Coworker: I get to make a turkey tomorrow.
Should be exciting.
Valancy Jane: I assume you mean “cook,” not “make.”
Mysterious Coworker:
Valancy Jane: Making a turkey would be hard, glueing all those feathers on.
Mysterious Coworker: Therein lies the excitement.


And then stand back.


Watch this.


“And ………. can I have a bite?”


It ends well.

24Nov08

Sumer – *tugs on waistband*  “Girly, my pants won’t stay on.”
Valancy Jane – “I had that problem all weekend.”
Sumer – “Oh really?”
Valancy Jane – “So my experience says, just go with it.”