“Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame.”
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), British novelist. Mrs. Dalloway, p. 62 (1925).
TIME: 4:12 PM
PLACE: Chiropractor’s office
SUBJECT: Skeleton model
My lower back is still very painful.
I left work early to visit the chiropractor again.
I hope it starts to feel better soon.
Gus: Clark, could you not pick your nose in front of me?
Clark: I'm not picking, I'm scratching.
Gus: Scratching what? Your brain?
Clark: Yeah, 'cause it's huge
Schneider, Rob, and Jon Heder, perf. The Benchwarmers. Dir. Dennis Dugan. 2006. Sony Pictures. DVD.
TIME: 9:09 PM
PLACE: Dining room
SUBJECT: MonkeyBoy
My sister and I were at Target today and found these silver plated skeleton hand salad tongs in the Halloween section. We had to have them. And we plan on using them all year round. MB fooled around with them so I could take my picture. I’m definitely going to have to sanitize them before I use them to serve salad.
[Opening narration] Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive.
Oscar Goldman: Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.
The Six Million Dollar Man. Perf. Richard Anderson. 1974. Television.
(How could I not find good Bionic Woman quotes? It’s sexism I tell ya.)
TIME: around 2:00 PM
PLACE: Surgery Center
SUBJECT: My wrist
Pretty! The nerve block in my arm is starting to wear off…time for my “dolls” – hooray for modern pharmaceuticals!
“It's fascinating to think that all around us there's an invisible world we can't even see. I'm speaking, of course, of the World of the Invisible Scary Skeletons.”
Jack Handy (American Writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991-2003. Famous for his Deep Thoughts comedy sketches.)
TIME: 4:07 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Halloween decoration
When I got out the Halloween decorations out a few weeks ago, SD insisted on helping. Her “helping” consisted of placing every single Halloween decoration we own in random places. She hung this skeleton outside on the tree – I didn’t notice it was there until last week. I must admit, that girl does have some excellent decorating vision.
