Magnetic Poetry

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Out of the house again ~ this time to the bookstore/coffee shop for the day while work was being done on the house. Not a bad place to study: well-lit tables, comfy couches and sparcely populated. Quieter than the average bookstore with a non-intrusive sountrack playing in the background. The only interruptions were 2 inquires about the book-stand ("where can I get one of those") and 2 comments on my 'where fun goes to die' t-shirt. Otherwise, very effective study day.

Other than a Subway sandwich shop and a check-cashing storefront, there were no other businesses nearby, so my breaks were spent wandering randomly through the bookstore. Searching for fresh highlighters on one trek, I came across a game and gift section with an entire row devoted to magnetic poetry kits. With my brain full of Convisor and perplexing procedural issues, I pondered the array. We have a few magnetic words on our fridge - but too few to make much of a statement. What should we add?

'romance kit' -- unlikely

'love' -- not feelin' it

'original' -- maybe. can't decide whether seeing the inclusion of "drool" and "elaborate" through the cellophane attracts or repels me.

'pick up lines' -- yeah, right

'dog lover' -- no. we have a wonderful family pooch, but nothing to write poetry about (although the block words arranged on the box did make me smile - dog says - me like to roll in stink y thing s

'activist' -- not

'genius' -- definitely not

'healing words' -- maybe later. say, in several weeks, or perhaps November.

'put-downs' -- hardly necessary these days. seem to come to mind easily enough without any help from a magnetic dictionary.


Then I notice the Unemployed Philosophers shot-glass collection. http://www.philosophersguild.com/index.lasso?page_mode=home&bandwidth=0

Given the number of recent alcohol-related posts on various bar exam blogs, I thought this definitely had possibilities. By the way, thanks guys - all those posts on one day! Just happened to be the night that SO observed, 'You seem to be drinking more lately' - meaning that 3 nights in a row I chose a [single] bottle of Shiner to go with dinner rather than tea or water. Immediately after the ensuing discussion and while the issue of 'to have or not to have' was still up in the air and dinner was rapidly cooling, we took a few minutes to look up the AA definition of 'alcoholic' (his contention was that having a drink 3 days in a row could be a problem) and then we perused the daily bar blog collection . . .

. . . drinking . . .

. . . drinking . . .

. . . drinking . . .

SO didn't know whether to be more concerned given the online company I keep or feel reassured that I'm 'normal.'