<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033</id><updated>2024-09-27T21:33:48.952-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ponderific</title><subtitle type='html'>the monkey bites.&#xa;don&#39;t mess with the monkey.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default?alt=atom'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>georgeious</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11336598523411041120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpCM_W0jjB1bykG7Kj7JVorlb8pw9sp0q4Tnia6FVk_ozvz9sGKPsrzLVuPE_XPqVcH611E1HJmd_z0lnEGzGL8zg4ud7RvV2ai2GT-sNKgvyTSrrUETq_sU_Bb1muRw/s220/icon129_kawaiinot.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>332</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-4253695192183856206</id><published>2017-03-21T01:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2017-03-21T01:07:37.090-05:00</updated><title type='text'>barfing out consciousness</title><summary type="text">when the computer screen is very dirty and i have to blow cat hair out of the keyboard, i know i&#39;ve been neglecting things. &amp;nbsp;not just things like keeping a random journal or whatever, but like, all the verbal diarrhea in my head. 

the fact is, i get older and wonder sometimes what it is i have to say... to anyone at all. &amp;nbsp;i&#39;ve gotten so much quieter over the years. &amp;nbsp;this has come </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/4253695192183856206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/4253695192183856206?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4253695192183856206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4253695192183856206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2017/03/barfing-out-consciousness.html' title='barfing out consciousness'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-8234373205133701064</id><published>2012-04-24T23:58:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T23:58:05.358-05:00</updated><title type='text'>art of the month club</title><summary type="text">whew!&amp;nbsp; this month has been packed with arts stuff.&amp;nbsp; i&#39;ve finished up the spring session, put on a performance showcase, set up a gallery exhibition, held auditions for emergence project, and almost have the summer session stuff ready to get out there.&amp;nbsp; that doesn&#39;t even include any of the things i&#39;ve supposedly been working on for myself.

my script frenzy maiden voyage has stalled</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/8234373205133701064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/8234373205133701064?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8234373205133701064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8234373205133701064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2012/04/art-of-month-club.html' title='art of the month club'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-4743326669471794260</id><published>2012-04-13T11:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-13T11:07:22.295-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ode to zip</title><summary type="text">i don&#39;t really have that much to say
so i won&#39;t say that much today.


true fact!&amp;nbsp; i like spinach.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/4743326669471794260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/4743326669471794260?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4743326669471794260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4743326669471794260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2012/04/ode-to-zip.html' title='ode to zip'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-8800508282795421079</id><published>2012-04-09T00:54:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-09T00:54:25.720-05:00</updated><title type='text'>lent outta shape</title><summary type="text">the end of twenty dollar lent!&amp;nbsp; i made it!&amp;nbsp; this has been one of the more suckular secular lent challenges for me, but it was awesome at the same time.&amp;nbsp; 

so the final tally for each week goes as follows:
$0.14
$000000
$7.80
$0.87
$000000
(-$6.83)
$0.81

... which would make the total overall a whopping $2.79.&amp;nbsp; however, fate stepped in yesterday!&amp;nbsp; we went out for steak </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/8800508282795421079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/8800508282795421079?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8800508282795421079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8800508282795421079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2012/04/lent-outta-shape.html' title='lent outta shape'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-8106633533311132023</id><published>2012-04-02T12:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-02T12:32:50.443-05:00</updated><title type='text'>script frenzy amateur</title><summary type="text">so, as i was growing up, i remember very clearly having an incident with my algebra teacher.&amp;nbsp; it was a classic teenage moment in which she explained to me that i would need algebra forever.&amp;nbsp; me, being the salty little spark plug that i am, shot back to her that i would be doing something creative with my life; algebra wouldn&#39;t be the thing that would get me where i wanted to be.&amp;nbsp; </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/8106633533311132023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/8106633533311132023?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8106633533311132023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8106633533311132023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2012/04/script-frenzy-amateur.html' title='script frenzy amateur'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-6488119585760707525</id><published>2012-03-29T21:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-03-29T21:01:38.084-05:00</updated><title type='text'>random side notes - chapter twenty nine</title><summary type="text">in going back to my old school ways - and i&#39;m not just talking about my laziness taking over the ability to use proper capitalization, which also happens in my handwriting, just in case you wanted to know what the hell that&#39;s all about - i present to you another installment of weird shit i think about when i start whacking away at the keyboard!&amp;nbsp; music, texting, typing, drinking diet dr. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/6488119585760707525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/6488119585760707525?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/6488119585760707525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/6488119585760707525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2012/03/random-side-notes-chapter-twenty-nine.html' title='random side notes - chapter twenty nine'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-3050513448054156114</id><published>2012-03-27T11:41:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-03-27T11:53:14.679-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It&#39;s dusty in here</title><summary type="text">Some of you like to do spring cleaning around the house, while some of you like to to it in mind/body/whatever.  I think I need to do it on the old computer for a change.  Since that&#39;s where at least part of my brain gets left - usually in the middle of the night - now seems like just as good of a time as any to get out the cobwebs.Return of a blog!  I&#39;ve left it quite dank and dreary around this</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/3050513448054156114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/3050513448054156114?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3050513448054156114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3050513448054156114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2012/03/its-dusty-in-here.html' title='It&#39;s dusty in here'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-8952270656364786800</id><published>2011-04-07T01:47:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T02:01:53.539-05:00</updated><title type='text'>how to achieve zen by being moody</title><summary type="text">feeling low.  no reason.  it seems to me that alzheimer&#39;s is not the only disorder to have a &quot;sundowning&quot; effect on its peeps.  mary always says that you should never make decisions or have heavy talks after midnight, and she is darn right on this.that being said, of course there&#39;s nothing wrong with me.  to be the girl with the perfect life, and then to feel the guilt of the perfect life, and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/8952270656364786800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/8952270656364786800?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8952270656364786800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8952270656364786800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-achieve-zen-by-being-moody.html' title='how to achieve zen by being moody'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-7348698948343853356</id><published>2010-12-29T23:31:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-29T23:59:38.351-06:00</updated><title type='text'>what i did with my summer vac-- oh wait, it&#39;s winter?  never mind.</title><summary type="text">some days it becomes apparent that my life should read like a series of incredibly fabulous tabloid headlines and the like.  but then, i also think that everyone should take some time to convert their own life into a media circus o&#39; cultural sensation.  i can&#39;t be the only one who is down with this sort of silly behavior.i mean, really - doesn&#39;t this sound exciting?  you need the media frenzy of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/7348698948343853356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/7348698948343853356?isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/7348698948343853356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/7348698948343853356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-i-did-with-my-summer-vac-oh-wait.html' title='what i did with my summer vac-- oh wait, it&#39;s winter?  never mind.'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-112117766143722530</id><published>2010-12-26T23:42:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-27T00:05:53.074-06:00</updated><title type='text'>it&#39;s all scenic and shit like that</title><summary type="text">so the visit with my new england peeps is totally awesome.  not that we&#39;ve done all that much besides eating so far - because there is a fucking blizzard outside - but it&#39;s all picturesque and cute as a button here.  after my drive in from the aiport on, like, three hours of sleep it seemed like that may have been some sort of hallucination, but it was really true.  we took a cruise around the &#39;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/112117766143722530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/112117766143722530?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/112117766143722530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/112117766143722530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/12/its-all-scenic-and-shit-like-that.html' title='it&#39;s all scenic and shit like that'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-1486147617791560268</id><published>2010-12-23T20:50:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T00:34:41.380-06:00</updated><title type='text'>random side notes - chapter twenty eight</title><summary type="text">would it be wrong of me to go to the store in the middle of the night simply for deodorant, magazines, and chick-o-sticks?  it&#39;s a case that makes one question, &quot;why did she really come here?&quot;  shopping under cover of darkness is the best.  let&#39;s hope the drugstore isn&#39;t a last resort for people who procrastinate during the holidays, because i just need the aforementioned essentials.as far as the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/1486147617791560268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/1486147617791560268?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/1486147617791560268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/1486147617791560268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/12/random-side-notes-chapter-twenty-eight.html' title='random side notes - chapter twenty eight'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-5486496623442211178</id><published>2010-12-18T23:28:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T00:00:58.700-06:00</updated><title type='text'>there may be such a thing as a bad moon rising</title><summary type="text">so i know that the technical night for the full moon isn&#39;t tonight, but it sure does feel like it if one were to judge by the squirrely crap that has been all around me this weekend.  there seems to be a bitch vibe in the air.  no one is immune - not even me.  then agian, how could i tell if i were under the spell of a bitch vibe?did you ever think you could gain any kind of street cred with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/5486496623442211178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/5486496623442211178?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/5486496623442211178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/5486496623442211178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/12/there-may-be-such-thing-as-bad-moon.html' title='there may be such a thing as a bad moon rising'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-6741229987152294170</id><published>2010-12-12T09:48:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-12T10:11:12.011-06:00</updated><title type='text'>out of town blogging</title><summary type="text">jeezy chreezy, remember that scene in european vacation where they were all supposed to have so much fun that they whistled zip-a-dee-doo-dah out of their assholes?  well, clark w. griswold would be very proud of me today.  mary and tim and myself have spent the last two days wearing ourselves out with some f-u-n, baby.she even had to make a list of the fun, just to document it.  i&#39;m sure she&#39;ll </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/6741229987152294170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/6741229987152294170?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/6741229987152294170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/6741229987152294170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/12/out-of-town-blogging.html' title='out of town blogging'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-6555009150384922621</id><published>2010-11-22T13:05:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-22T13:23:07.574-06:00</updated><title type='text'>the inside out version</title><summary type="text">after going so many months and sustaining my terrible habit of twelve (or more) hour days, i find myself feeling a bit lost today.  the calendar for this week is mostly an oasis of blank spots and nothing, with the only part of it all being my evenings chock full of fun things like musicals and comedy and food.  what is this newly found freedom i see before me? it&#39;s great!  it&#39;s grand!  it&#39;s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/6555009150384922621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/6555009150384922621?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/6555009150384922621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/6555009150384922621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/11/inside-out-version.html' title='the inside out version'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-1691330303519598524</id><published>2010-11-06T12:38:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-06T13:05:55.282-05:00</updated><title type='text'>awe and inspiration for boring people like me</title><summary type="text">being a creative person can lead to some seriously weird creativity blocks.  in the past i&#39;ve called it the difference between inspiration and creation, as well as some other vague descriptions that don&#39;t make much sense to anyone but myself.  i am in awe of other people&#39;s creations, which should inspire me to make something myself, right?  it generally whips me into a form of intimidation that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/1691330303519598524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/1691330303519598524?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/1691330303519598524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/1691330303519598524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/11/awe-and-inspiration-for-boring-people.html' title='awe and inspiration for boring people like me'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-4446392412809993342</id><published>2010-11-02T12:06:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-02T12:38:53.746-05:00</updated><title type='text'>i can learn to say no</title><summary type="text">by saturday night, i came home and stared.  my body piled itself on the sofa and i drooled while the cats did some self-petting head butts at my elbows. and hands.  it wasn&#39;t that i had done some kind of strenuous physical activity, but more that i hadn&#39;t seen my own house in what seemed like weeks.  there is a special word that i have no grasp on when asked to volunteer for things.  NO.  in this</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/4446392412809993342/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/4446392412809993342?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4446392412809993342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4446392412809993342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-can-learn-to-say-no.html' title='i can learn to say no'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-4610169010094073420</id><published>2010-10-21T18:11:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T18:52:27.444-05:00</updated><title type='text'>random side notes - chapter twenty seven</title><summary type="text">i&#39;m sitting with the fuzzbabies and listening to marilyn monroe tunes.  they seem to like her, as they&#39;re presently in a bizarre trance of snoring with their eyes open.  are they asleep?  are they contemplating the possibility of suffocating me in my sleep?  it&#39;s like how i&#39;ve seen animals react to the cheesy flash gordon movie from the seventies - creepy and reassuring all at the same time.my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/4610169010094073420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/4610169010094073420?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4610169010094073420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4610169010094073420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/10/ran.html' title='random side notes - chapter twenty seven'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-9211795957580546043</id><published>2010-10-01T12:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T12:39:59.933-05:00</updated><title type='text'>with apologies to my peeps</title><summary type="text">you know how when you have a lot to do, and you&#39;re totally getting a lot done, when you skip a task because you&#39;re so damn busy - you feel like you&#39;re not getting anything at all done?  uhhh, but maybe that&#39;s just me.  i&#39;m fascinated by a paradox like that.  so now i&#39;m in that thing where one of my bajillion juggling balls drop and i screech in a panic until i get some cheese to calm me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/9211795957580546043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/9211795957580546043?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/9211795957580546043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/9211795957580546043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/10/with-apologies-to-my-peeps.html' title='with apologies to my peeps'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-1490219821335718412</id><published>2010-09-18T11:53:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T18:33:44.878-05:00</updated><title type='text'>weekendyish</title><summary type="text">today is a lazy day.  i keep wondering how i get so exhausted when it feels like i don&#39;t get much of anything done.  true enough, i do have somewhat of a tight schedule, but does running from place to place and taking little notes on my steno pad count as large amounts of activity?stuart copeland has become quite chatty as of late.  he has the wimpiest voice ever, so this new development </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/1490219821335718412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/1490219821335718412?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/1490219821335718412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/1490219821335718412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/09/weekendyish.html' title='weekendyish'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-3117824196129837286</id><published>2010-09-04T17:32:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-09-04T18:09:14.884-05:00</updated><title type='text'>where does the time go?</title><summary type="text">it almost feels as if the past month has slipped away from me.  i&#39;ve gotten a new job, a new computer, a new keyboard that i haven&#39;t quite bonded with just yet, and it feels like there is a whole new season finally beginning.  some people see autumn as the end of things, but i think that&#39;s when the world begins anew for me.  after a few months of drudgery and sweating, i can finally breathe.i&#39;m </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/3117824196129837286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/3117824196129837286?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3117824196129837286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3117824196129837286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/09/where-does-time-go.html' title='where does the time go?'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-3754431132631898461</id><published>2010-07-03T10:11:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-03T10:46:30.099-05:00</updated><title type='text'>happy birthday, country</title><summary type="text">for some reason, my reverent side has poked its node into my business.  i&#39;ve inadvertently become party to a debate about independence day.  as a holiday, i&#39;m not really into it.  too much beer and partying and not enough remembering the reasons behind why it&#39;s there.  this year i&#39;m going to spend some time reading historical documents and thinking.  maybe i&#39;ll even wander off to the library </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/3754431132631898461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/3754431132631898461?isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3754431132631898461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3754431132631898461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-birthday-country.html' title='happy birthday, country'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-7962134258723861319</id><published>2010-06-20T12:37:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T13:00:51.806-05:00</updated><title type='text'>summer slug</title><summary type="text">okay, so my last post was a total slack, but i have to admit that i was in a hurry and still wanted to get something out there.  it was more like a reminder to myself that i need to communicate with the world.  hence, i&#39;ve been getting out there and doing stuff.holly might think that i&#39;m always going about 400 miles an hour, but in truth i am a socially awkward slug who likes to sleep just as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/7962134258723861319/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/7962134258723861319?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/7962134258723861319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/7962134258723861319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-slug.html' title='summer slug'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-4961780930170382435</id><published>2010-06-09T11:19:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-09T11:22:19.737-05:00</updated><title type='text'>for those who like mail</title><summary type="text">http://xpostcardx.proboards.com/index.cgihttp://www.sendsomething.net/hello/http://www.swap-bot.com/http://www.artfortytwo.org/what i&#39;m doing:running around like a crazy person!  the more things change, the more they stay the same, huh?  if i ever become too calm you might wanna slap me or stick a mirror under my nose, just to check.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/4961780930170382435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/4961780930170382435?isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4961780930170382435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/4961780930170382435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/06/for-those-who-like-mail.html' title='for those who like mail'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-8661553742087176154</id><published>2010-06-08T12:02:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-08T12:47:31.698-05:00</updated><title type='text'>miss george goes to town</title><summary type="text">well, ep turned out as a success and all my little chickens seemed pleased with themselves.  from what i can tell, everyone had a good time with the whole thing overall.  i&#39;ll be writing up an overview from my side.  they all wanna do it again next year and i hope the feedback we got supports that notion.  did it drive me bonkers some days?  yup.  would i do it again?  without even a second </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/8661553742087176154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/8661553742087176154?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8661553742087176154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/8661553742087176154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/2010/06/miss-george-goes-to-town.html' title='miss george goes to town'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16706713616435222826</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499033.post-3694206424314744659</id><published>2010-06-02T23:30:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T00:15:20.189-05:00</updated><title type='text'>food! glorious food!</title><summary type="text">derek just made me steak for my late supper - WOOHOOOOO!!!  not just any steak, mind you, but some mighty tasty bacon-wrapped filet mignon.  does this boy love me or what?  it&#39;s amazing what secrets the freezer can hold in an attempt to make people stop going out to eat all the time.  hey, i figured that since restaurants are my wallet&#39;s achilles heel, i should just splurge on the fridge to help </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ponderific.blogspot.com/feeds/3694206424314744659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/23499033/3694206424314744659?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/23499033/posts/default/3694206424314744659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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