Category Archives: Carnival of the Vanities

Fun With Furnishings

Posted on October 26, 2003 by Solonor

Remember the demon-spawned cabinet Whiny and I put together last year? Well, yesterday, the Mrs. and I decided that we needed a couple of book cases to divide our bowling-alley-shaped living room/dining room/cat domicile and to keep our ever-growing mountain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bang! Bang!

Posted on October 20, 2003 by Solonor

Finally got out to see Kill Bill on Saturday night. What I saw was anime come to life… the part that wasn’t actual anime, of course. Tarantino has combined the more over-the-top elements of graphic novels (characters bleed… a lot) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, The Big Screen | 9 Comments

I’m all thumbs

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Solonor

I’m ashamed of myself. I completely missed No Thumb Day! Drat. Now, I’ll just have to be content with the upcoming “No Spleen Day”. Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival of the Vanities, Strangeness | 9 Comments

Where does the time go?

Posted on September 20, 2003 by Solonor

It seems like just yesterday I was ranting and raving about some crap. Oh… wait… that was yesterday. Never mind. Well, on today’s rave-o-rama calendar is the start of Banned Books Week. Last year, as part of my contribution to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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After the Gold Rush

Posted on September 6, 2003 by Solonor

Back in the days when I was a bush pilot in Alaska, I used to fly tourists out of Fairbanks across the Alaska Range and into places like Delta Junction and Anaktuvuk. There’s some pretty spectacular scenery up there, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival of the Vanities, Strangeness | 19 Comments

Stupid Bloody Shirts For Stupid Bloody People

Posted on August 26, 2003 by Solonor

No one–and I mean NO ONE–does a rant like Mordant. I’ve come to the realization that I need to be a bit picky about what I quote from her, or else I’ll wind up just copying her every post. Target … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival of the Vanities, Rants 'n' Whines | 3 Comments

They usually show movies on a flight like that!

Posted on August 22, 2003 by Solonor

I was 5 years old when I really started paying attention to the Red Sox. That was in 1967, and my hero was Yaz. Just the year before, some guy named Ken Coleman replaced the legendary Curt Gowdy as the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities | 7 Comments

Dirty Secrets

Posted on August 18, 2003 by Solonor

Thanks to the ever-glorious and wondermous brandelion, you get to see my embarrassing Top 5 Guilty Pleasure Songs. Because if I didn’t blog it, she’d just go blab it to the whole Internet. She’s like that ya know. Please, note … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Pre-coffee Ramble

Posted on August 18, 2003 by Solonor

Just because I didn’t blog yesterday, it doesn’t mean I wasn’t chained to the computer all weekend. Au contraire mon frere with the thong underwear! Mostly, I spent a ton of time getting ready for the 2004 season of Solonor’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A Song in the Moonlight

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Solonor

I heard one of them on the way home from work. One of my songs. Now, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I’m a fan of music. Not “country” music. Not “rock” music. Not “classical” music. Just music. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, Life, the Universe and Everything, Tunes | 16 Comments