Neurotic Owl

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

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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

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

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

We went to the zoo.

This one’s either super cute or super offensive, so we’ll see what the greater voice of the internets has to say.  Or we would, if more than three people ever COMMENTED. … Continue reading

September 30, 2014 · 2 Comments

Kitty video!

I’m still sick, as you’ll be able to tell if you follow the link to Charlie’s Mice Bucket Challenge video, but I figured those who don’t know me on Facebook … Continue reading

September 6, 2014 · 1 Comment

Nope.

I have cartoons cued but I’m feeling extra sick today — like sweaty whenever I stay on my feet for long and just exhausted — and I’m just trying to … Continue reading

September 5, 2014 · Leave a comment