Quick Notes over Quick Oats

Gotta grow with my soul sisters, gotta roll with the possibilities and shape them into histories we can be proud of.

Speaking of possibilities and soul sisters--

--the one and only Christina Aguilera with Herbie Hancock in "A Song for You" from Possibilities.

Oh Nonsensicalifornia! I love that Christina's initials are C.A. just like California's.

*eyes roll* ... I know I know

Captain's log, supplemental: there's nonsensical in the accidental.

Form a mental picture.
(Is it residential? The open sea?)
would you describe it and
please sing it to me?

please

I love these Saturday mornings with Billie, Ella, Etta, Dinah, Nina, Aretha, Peggy, Bessie, Louis, Sam, Otis, Miles, Marvin, Al, Stevie,

"climbing up the stairs..."

In real/concrete Nonsensicalifornia, my microwave says "GOOD" when it is done.  I think my last microwave said "END."  What about you?

I think when I'm done, what I say is "Bye!" or "See you!" If I said "end" instead? No, that's beyond nonsense.

And I've had this song "Laputa" stuck in my head for two months:

"graphite to paper, a saga-born, and hand drawn artisan dreamer...
...Miyazaki frontier"

Yeah it's cool. And Castle in the Sky too obviously.

Okay END

Being an Editor

In a couple streams, 
on a couple teams... 

one thing I love: 
I’m an editor. 
Give me a text 
and I’ll make it better. 

We'll make it meaningful, 
make it clear. 
We’ll catch their ear. 

Need a little content? 
I’ll make it appear. 

Content to supplement, 
to turbocharge the core— 
They’ll carry it around. 
They’ll come back for more. 

I’ll turn a phrase
at any stage. 

I’ll listen to them 
and watch— 
they’ll turn the page.

War Cry

Oh oh and another fave song this year--

So You Know

Shamir is in my head today.  I am loving this beat for my post-lunch-break, shoulder-dancing work groove (oh but explicit content warning if you car)e.

I'm so excited to see my family this week!  

Merry, merry Christmas!
Katie

A happy day. An A.

I have to brag--I have to say: I got an A!

This latest class I took, Studies in Dramatic Literature, was tricky for me to balance with work and my cats and my health/life/man. I'm sure you knew that already by my silence lately punctuated by posts saying essentially that.

I thought it would be a B because there are really two levels of an A, and I wasn't sure I got either. Level 1 is exceptionality. Not only doing the work and showing up on time, but also absorbing the content deeply. Some literature demands lots of time, and I didn't have that this semester, but I guess my best was enough. Again.

It's nice to feel recognized for hard work.

Predictive text thought I was trying to type hard worm? Haha sill.

This morning a radio story made me tear up with the happiness of the holiday spirit:

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/371647099/norads-santa-tracker-began-with-a-typo-and-a-good-sport

Cat Mama Phrases

Things I say to the cats:

Cats!
I wish I had a cuddle cat.
Kitty kitty?
Cuuuuuute CUTE!
Treats!
Do you wanna play?
LaserCats?
I love you, my cat.
Hey, Funny.
Hey baby Cute Cute.
You sill.
Is that cozy? Do you like it?
Do you want your foods?
Treats!
Fresh water?
No cats on the table! Get down. Down. Get down.
Stop it.
Girls! Knock it off.
Heyyyy leave her alone!
Cool it. Cool it down.
Be nice to your sister.
Cuddle cuddle cute cute.
Are you mad? It's OK.
No, you have to stay inside.
I know, honey.
Come here.
No baby don't go in there.
Where's your toy?
Where's Mousy?

These are some sayings for cats.

Nerds Ropes Real Quick

Latest lunch break ever! And I'm getting back to work in a sec but real quick:

They did not carry Nerd Ropes at the candy store called Rocket Fizz, which surprised me. It is the best candy ever!

That is all for now.