I mean, normally that's YOUR job, gentle and misguided reader. But I'll give you the day off from following my EULA to the very letter. You deserve this not for any action on your part - puhLEEEASE! - but because I have triumphed over the forces of darkness that have been swirling around my ankles … Continue reading Planting little kisses all over my face in the mirror…
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A-fobbin’ off we go, a-fobbin’ off we go…!
https://www.facebook.com/JungleVT/videos/813266578846027/ I appear to have reached an all-time low, which, seeing where the bar is situated, makes me limbo champion of the universe as I touch the back of my balding scalp to my yellowed heels. I had been thinking it was time to post again, but, being too beaten down and so very … Continue reading A-fobbin’ off we go, a-fobbin’ off we go…!
From My Squalid Kitchen: Episode 6—Mature Mayonnaise Marathon
https://vimeo.com/davidroddis/mayo UPDATE: I received this heartfelt email from a "fan": “ Dear Wannabe Film Maker Who Can't Even Operate His Smartphone: Me and a couple of other male colleagues booked maternity leave so we could watch your "Mayonnaise" epic, which clocked in at 20 minutes of nothing but you stirring an egg in a bowl. … Continue reading From My Squalid Kitchen: Episode 6—Mature Mayonnaise Marathon
Joy will rise
Joy will rise. Trample on it, beat it down, it will live. Joy is sunlight, it's rain, it's life blazing up to the sky in vines and white flowers, it's mud that shields the root, it's wind breathing. Do your worst—joy will rise, not to torment you, but because it must. It doesn't know what … Continue reading Joy will rise
From My Squalid Kitchen Episode 5: “Constant! Camera! Coffee!”
https://vimeo.com/236298335 In which I find my apartment ransacked, and my camera stolen. What to do? Alicia de Larrocha soothes me and I share the secrets of the Bodum. Vimeo rocks I've joined Vimeo as a paid member and now my videos are loading from that site - vastly superior to relying on Facebook. Here's the … Continue reading From My Squalid Kitchen Episode 5: “Constant! Camera! Coffee!”
REVEALED: My Gliberal Agenda
{Dear besotted fans and friends: I know you signed up for deliciously wicked blog posts, not the Avon Lady. I'm just excited about my new merchandise. I'll get over it. And in getting over it, I promise that, in future, information about merchandise and other collectibles will be on a dedicated page. — DR} Many … Continue reading REVEALED: My Gliberal Agenda
A quick excuse for a post, and a request.
Dear followers and friends - I've set up a "donations" link at the top right of the page. If you'd like to offer a little support - whether financial or spreading the word - I'd be beyond grateful. If you saw the page before, look again - I've completely changed the message and the meaning. … Continue reading A quick excuse for a post, and a request.
From My Squalid Kitchen, Episode 4: Goofball with Tahini “mayonnaise”
[vimeo 236278302 w=640 h=360] Dealing with goofballs requires the ability to mix tahini with water, garlic, something sour, like oneself, and some " 'erbs", and maybe a bit of emotional intelligence. NB. In the video I say, " 'Vegan mayonnaise' is a contradiction in terms because it uses eggs." By "it" I mean real mayonnaise … Continue reading From My Squalid Kitchen, Episode 4: Goofball with Tahini “mayonnaise”
Geezerdämmerung
Sitting in my newly organized, tidied, House-and-Gardened living room (see above), listening to Beethoven, the Sonata for Violin and Piano in F, Op. 24 ("Spring"). I have that delicious convalescent feeling, frailty borne with a light spirit; I feel as though I'm transparent. My thorny roommate equation, which had vexed until now both muggins … Continue reading Geezerdämmerung
From My Squalid Kitchen, Episode 3
Kraft Dinner With Building Manager Garnish. https://vimeo.com/236279833 When you're fighting eviction, the simplest solution is to make a meal of your enemy. It helps that we now have Google Translate, so we can curse them in their native tongue, in this case, Russian. Dear Mr P: May your blinis be always too thick!! Пусть ваши … Continue reading From My Squalid Kitchen, Episode 3