Neurotic Owl

flapping vaguely downward through clouds of uncertainty on wings of existential dread

Tag Archives: anachronisms

And now for something completely random.

There was a logic chain here, but I can’t remember where it started — I just know that it ended with my requesting unicorns riding sharks, and then somebody (I … Continue reading →

November 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

And needs a fainting couch.

I don’t recall where I picked up ‘neurasthenic’ — doubtless a Victorian novel of some description, since it wasn’t one of the many ways I died playing Oregon Trail.  Typhoid, … Continue reading →

November 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

And he’s okay.

He cuts down trees, he wears high heels, he goes to the lavatory (to stress cry), On Wednesdays he goes shopping and has buttered scones for tea!

October 24, 2014 · Leave a comment

As long as she doesn’t try to snort it, we’re okay.

. . . because snorting pixie stix leads to pain and colourful snot.  Kids, learn from the lessons of the 80s — the sugar dust goes in the mouth, not … Continue reading →

October 20, 2014 · Leave a comment

Cue the extreme Gallagher fans.

I can’t help but think that I’m going to get shit for this from some huge Gallagher fans who strongly object to my referring to him as a prop comic, … Continue reading →

October 15, 2014 · 1 Comment

When I was little, my black Skipper doll was Artemis, so this is sort of a lateral move.

Also, Doctor Barbie was Aphrodite or Hera as needed; Ethiopian Princess Barbie was Demeter; and that same Skipper doubled up as Persephone.  Jem played all of the male gods because … Continue reading →

October 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

The final panda! Like the final countdown, but fuzzy. And reddish. And adorable.

October 9, 2014 · Leave a comment

Even moar pandas. . . that aren’t pandas. Darn my punctilious nature.

  They trained them with a stick with a red ball on the end — touch the ball, get a treat.  Was that already obvious?

October 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

He’s going to grow trees in Israel.

Isn’t it good to know, when we were collecting tzedakah in those little blue & white tin boxes, that it was going to help red pandas plant trees with adorable … Continue reading →

October 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

MOAR PANDAS! (except not technically pandas)

You should expect to be deluged with these all week, after which he may or may not ever reappear.  I got a little carried away the day of the zoo … Continue reading →

October 6, 2014 · Leave a comment