I've self-identified as a Slytherin for most of my years in the Harry Potter fandom, dating from July in the year 2000, when I read the scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in which Severus Snape rolls up his sleeve to show Minister Fudge his Dark Mark as proof of Voldemort's return. That … Continue reading Overthinking and other favorite pastimes
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December 3rd: Some Enchanted E-vening
You hear a pop and suddenly, a pope Is seated on a log inside the loge, The janitor with mop begins to mope About the dog who's suddenly a doge. Below, they watch a stag upon the stage While one man on his date's nape takes a nap, And since she's on the rag, she's … Continue reading December 3rd: Some Enchanted E-vening
November 18: We Built This Citrus
Five years ago we bought a lemon tree And put it in a smallish square of dirt Never suspecting that the BBC Its usefulness with silly would subvert, Whose groundwork was laid out on our vacations, With Smotherses and Freberg ever playing, Developing my aural inclinations For humor I had small hope of repaying. But … Continue reading November 18: We Built This Citrus
November 5: Sport
I tossed the birdie high into the sky Then spiked it with my trusty ping-pong paddle Alas, my shrewd opponent did decry The placement of my flag preceding battle, But lo, he stood in a reversal zone, And so my penalty on him would fall Through song and dance my error to atone, Except I … Continue reading November 5: Sport
October 17: Exhausting Week
I knew this week was going to be unpleasant- The only thing unknown was the degree To which the lousiness was clear and present And how long I'd endure ignominy. Between bad news and stress I had my pick, With fraught misunderstandings in between, And each that followed felt like one more kick From fortune's … Continue reading October 17: Exhausting Week
October 15: An Incoherent Whatsit
Too long my work day stretched into the dusk- As a result, plucked shelving coasted free, And bustled flimsy sausages with musk Whilst funding porridge uniformity. The tasks undone left my exhausted brain In gabled tortoises of clearest loam, Foretold acrostic corduroy terrain, And shortly cracked the unsung magic chrome. If you need sense or … Continue reading October 15: An Incoherent Whatsit
October 12: Versa Vice
This afternoon we drove down to the pub And saw that we had already arrived, For parked fortuitously near to a shrub, The model, make, and color that we drive. And since the street had no more empty space, With our past selves we felt a little vexed That by their lingering we were displaced, … Continue reading October 12: Versa Vice
September 30: Mental Health Day
Dear Place of Work, Ms. Weber won't be in Today, tomorrow, possibly all week. She suffers from a lack of keratin Upon her toes, and maladies unique: I diagnose presymptomatic states Pertaining to her oddly sound psychosis: Ideopathic syndrome, which dictates A somewhat unpredictable prognosis. And therefore, I prescribe a regimen Of neuroactive exercises, such … Continue reading September 30: Mental Health Day
September 12: A Spoonful of Sugar
A drink of water didn't do the trick, Nor hic did holding breath and swallowing, And scaring me won't happen, trust me. hic Rather, hic I'm self-pity-wallowing. I'll suck hic lemon, breathe into a bag, Though by these remedies I can't be cured- I can't go back a meal and this time lag, So to … Continue reading September 12: A Spoonful of Sugar
August 14: On My Dog, Whose Needs Are Urgent
O hound whose evening walk was rather early, Expending patience will do you no harm. Your bark can't signal urgent need now, surely- It's still ten minutes prior to my alarm. But as I lie, you come not to my side, Nor wag and frolic by me when I rise. Your sleepy stretch and kisses … Continue reading August 14: On My Dog, Whose Needs Are Urgent