a small miscellany

1. I am experiencing an unusual amount of anxiety around writing my current thingie. Why is this? Why haven't I had this problem before? It's really weird. Not to worry, I am writing anyway. I am writing and then getting agitated and fretful and then writing some more.

2. In my work mail today, of all things: a flyer for the release of "The American Silent Horror Collection" from Kino. I kinda want. Also, Battleship Potemkin.

3. All is quiet on the Western front. Not too quiet. Just right quiet.

two more memes for Meme Week

(or was Meme Week last week? I've lost track!)

Seven quirky things-slash-habits about me:


1. I am scared of wild rodents, especially mice and squirrels. I am also scared of dogs when I can't see the people they're associated with.

2. I am acutely phone shy. It's easier for me to answer the phone than to make a call, but both are hard. Nonetheless, I have worked as both a phone psychic and a phone sex worker, and I volunteered to make sales calls for Black Books in order to get over my hang-up.

3. I am also pee shy. Nonetheless, I always crack the bathroom door for the cats.

4. If I can get away with eating with my fingers, I do.

5. I have a strong need for body symmetry. I am always adjusting the fit of my shoes, or pinching one side of my body to match the other side's sensations.

6. I have never broken a bone.

7. I fidget. A lot. People worry that I am agitated, nervous, or angry, but I just can't keep still.

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Unappealing but truthful personal ad:

Short-tempered, cranky, irritable genderbent woman with high standards and peculiar sexual kinks seeks fuckbuddies who don't require a lot of time, attention, or emotional commitment, because, you see, I'm already involved with two live-in lovers, among other people, and I have a very active social schedule besides. I don't like loud clubs or bars and I don't drink (alcohol or coffee), smoke, or do illegal drugs. In fact I can be a bit of a homebody as well as a straightedge. I don't like to argue and yet I am opinionated enough that I seem to get into a lot of heated discussions anyway; I guess I'm not good at keeping my mouth shut. My tongue is as sharp as my intellect. I probably know more than you do. Also, you should be aware that I am fat and that I don't shave my body hair but I do shave my facial hair.

(did I miss anything?)

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In other news, I want to dress like a pirate, but not talk like one. Somebody needs to buy me a three-cornered hat and some navy surplus. (I blame Adam Ant, btw.)