Saturday, October 26, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Visitors Edition

1. house guests
2. having an excuse--any excuse--to make pie
3. hugs
4. happening upon an h-based theme for the list
5. how cool poets are

Friday, October 25, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Friday Edition

1. not having any meetings for a change
2. hanging out with good friends you don't get to see anywhere often enough
3. navratan korma (seriously)
4. being caught up with grading
5. the best going-to-sleep night of the whole week

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Potential Syfy Channel Movie Edition

1. "Cowquake vs. Sharknami" and it sequels*
2. wondering how to get a shark to South Dakota
3. genetically mootated cows**
4. casting decisions***
5. cashing in on your genius

*"Cowquake vs. SharknamII" and "Cowquake vs. SharknamIII"
** you can blame my nephew Tim for the pun, because that was not me. And I hoped his parents would have raised him better than that, but no such luck
*** what are Gary Sandy, Jan Smithers and Frank Bonner doing these days? Because a WKRP in Cincinnati reunion would just increase the potential demographic draw, right? RIGHT?

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Mystery Theme Edition

1. the big white dress
2. cake
3. little kids requesting ridiculous songs from the DJ
4. changing your last name from something you're not fond of to something you are
5. knowing that the wedding is the least important day of the marriage

Monday, October 21, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random Edition

1. unicycles
2. not falling down
3. really good swear words
4. polar bears
5. the color green

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, World Series-Bound Edition

1. Koji. Just...Koji.
2. breaking a series-long slump with a grand slam
3. Pedroia saying, "I wanted to run around with him, I was so excited."
4. taking just one off-season to go from being the worst team in the league to playing in your 3rd World Series in less than a decade
5. Rob Freakin' Gronkowski