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I have the most bizarre craving right now. I want to watch “Pinocchio”. I don’t even remember liking “Pinocchio”, but I have that “hi-diddle-dee-dee, an actor’s life for me” song going through my head.

I am also craving Carson’s ribs. Maybe there would be nothing better right now than sitting down with a plate of these ribs, pear cider, and “Pinocchio” on DVD. Weird.

SFlickr was, as usual, lots of fun last night. I even got quality time with Shannon and Ergazork beforehand. A disproportionate number of photos of Shannon making all manner of goofy faces and gestures were taken. I met and won a buck off earthdog. quasistoic helped me win the buck by convincing a Crossroads employee to take this free movie pass off my hands. I had bet earthdog that someone in that cafe would want to see “The Lake House”. What a stupid, stupid bet for me to make. I mean, c’mon: Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in a romantic drama together? Yeesh. I thought I won before I actually did, because SFHandyman is a kind soul and was just going to take the pass so I could stop obsessing about it. Anyway, I left the buck as a tip, per quasi’s suggestion.

It is better than obsessing about other things, at least, like the fact that our government just made a martyr out of al-Zarqawi, or the fact that we’re all gonna die, or the fact that Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock are in a romantic drama together. Wait, no. Still obsessing about those things.

… and now “Pinocchio” too.

About Halsted M. Bernard

Halsted, a/k/a cygnoir, does stuff with words. Her favourite things to do with words are keeping this diary, writing stories, and organising information. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two cats, a few gadgets, several fountain pens, and many books.

Posted on 9 Jun 2006 in Diary
  • http://www.lilybleu.net/blog Lily Bleu

    I can’t watch Pinnochio or Dumbo – both are too sad.

  • Judy

    Metacommentary: did your font just get smaller, or is my mozilla behaving strangely?

  • http://miceland.com mice

    Pinocchio has always been a fav of mine. I love Pleaseure Island where they all drink and fight and smoke cigars and get turned into asses. Its a perdect metaphor for being a guy, if not a little heavy handed.

  • Michael_Va

    I’ve only just noticed that you’ve started posting again. My bad!

    Now I have Carson’s Ribs and pear cider to obsess over. The fate of the world was already as much as I could handle. What shall I do?! … ;-)

    :-*

  • http://neonepiphany.com selva

    Carsons?? Are you from Chicago too?

  • http://www.cygnoir.net cygnoir

    Judy: I changed my default font back to Gill Sans, and increased the size. I’m not sure why it’s showing up as smaller for you.

    MV: Welcome back! :)

    selva: I spent a decade in Chicago. How about you?

  • http://www.neonepiphany.com/ selva

    …from age 5 ’til I graduated from high school!

  • http://fxdirect.livejournal.com/ Ben

    I think Carson’s will deliver all over the country. Not good for a last minute craving, but definitely something when the craving lasts for a while.