Ms. Asylum to you

Oh it's storming, and I kept rereading the same damn paragraph in my John D'Agata book. Behold the fruits of all my poor wittle brain could handle this evening.

You Are Punk Music

You've thought long and hard about what mainstream society has to offer... And you've pretty much decided that most normal things aren't for you. You're creative, expressive, and likely to do things yourself. You are a rebel and a fighter. You'll defend your point of view to anyone.

What Kind of Music Are You?

You Are a Question Mark

You seek knowledge and insight in every form possible. You love learning. And while you know a lot, you don't act like a know it all. You're open to learning you're wrong. You ask a lot of questions, collect a lot of data, and always dig deep to find out more. You're naturally curious and inquisitive. You jump to ask a question when the opportunity arises. Your friends see you as interesting, insightful, and thought provoking. (But they're not always up for the intense inquisitions that you love!) You excel in: Higher education You get along best with: The Comma

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

Your Goth Name is:

Amethyst Asylum

What's Your Goth Name?

You Are Ginger

Like ginger, you are a total shape shifter. You can be sweet, spicy, mellow, or overpowering. You are both soothing and unique. You are popular... yet you are often overlooked.

What Spice Are You?

Hey!

There's a moving sale going on over at Coffee House Press! Everything's half off until the end of June!!!!

Not a record

This is not the most pens I have ever come home after work to find stuffed in my hair, but I like how this photo makes it seem like Johnny Cash is participating in my updo.

Happy!

Meg Rains sent this:



I am a slightly better player than this cat. To be fair, though, my theremin is a Moog Etherwave, so I have a technical advantage... The video proves that the cat has one more fan than I do, too.

Imaginary Press Reading Series Tonight!!

And it is going to be an outstanding installment: Cynthia Arrieu-King, Kristi Maxwell, Michael Rerick, and Jon Skuldt!

Hope to see you there.

Art Crawl

It's time for the spring St. Paul Art Crawl. I'll be tramping around Friday, and I'll also be participating Sunday at 3:00 in the Carleton Lofts Dance Room (University Avenue a little way down from Raymond Avenue). Hope you'll come.

Here's the Carleton's complete Sunday line-up:

Sunday April 27th


12:00 PM to 1:00 PM--Joe Schauer (Bass Solo) in the Center Stair Gallery


1:00 PM to 2:00 PM--Inner Alchemy Harpistry (Harp Solo) in the Center Stair Gallery


12:00 PM to 2:00 PM--DJ Array: Playlists and Music from Twin Cities Musicians and Bands in the Community Room
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM--Piper Reva Jones-Kelley in the Community Room


3:00 PM to 4:00 PM--DJ Array: Playlists and Music from Twin Cities Musicians and Bands in the Community Room


3:00 PM to 5:00 PM--Poetry Readings: Jared Lewis, Paula Cisewski, Tammy L. Darrah Wenberg, Alison Morse, & Michael Sciortino in the Dance Studio

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM--Western Fifth (Band) in the Community Room.

Brunettes Not Fighter Jets

It's this week's show and tell!

Here is a photo of Frank and Paul, my fellow readers at last Sunday's Riot Act Reading Series:


Paul Dickinson on the right there is also one of the hosts. I'll prove it:



On an unrelated note, I wanted to share that I recently had reason to learn that this is my only set of guest sheets:


Similarly unrelated, I went hiking in the woods in Wisconsin this afternoon! My fellow travellers and I hoofed it in to see the Willow River waterfall, and it was spectacular. But I forgot my camera, so here's a photo of my muddy boots:



Second to lastly, because I don't have the cable t.v., I am frequently wont to discover gems at a different pace than many others. For example, I didn't know about Flight of the Conchords until my latest issue of Bust arrived. Now I love them so much. Here is a little taste that you have probably already seen:


6. This week's score from the branch library: A VHS called The World's Weirdest Homes. Yessss!