December 5th, 2005morning
It’s remarkable to me that, from 5,000 miles away, the Man can still keep me up past four in the morning.
How, you ask?
Books people, through books. Two boxes full of remarkable little morsels of brilliance—and one in particular, Lucifer’s Hammer. Quite honestly, it’s the most disturbing, and genuinely distressing, book I’ve read in ages—and it was published in ’85. Earth has been basically obliterated by a comet, and a few small pockets of people remain—it only goes into real detail regarding a stronghold in California. It’s a captivating read.
And even though I know I have to be up for work in less than four hours, my head is filled with wondering what would really happened if a comet hit us…
And why on Earth the tenant above me is up and making breakfast at 4:30AM. Sheesh, he’s loud.
Oh dear. This smacks of me having to field questions such as, “Mum, are you absolutely sure we don’t have to be preparing for a comet smashing into the earth?”
Hehe!
Comment by ms. mac — December 5, 2005 @ 5:58 am
hmmm did you remind the man that when that book was written you were 3 years old? if not you should. it’s always fun to remind them that we’re younger. i do it all time.
oh and my upstairs neighbor was walking around in heels at 1:30 in the morning. on hardwood floors. ass.
Comment by wendykat — December 5, 2005 @ 7:48 am
i sometimes wake up or at or stay up till ungodly hours and then curse everyone else who is awake to make a noise and disturb me … “what on eart are they doing up! they should be in bed! cant a woman get some peace even at this hour!” 🙂
Comment by prerona — December 5, 2005 @ 8:23 am
Ms Mac… damn straight. Um.. tell me too, OK? 🙂
Wendy… rotfl. Oh, I am so going to tell him that, hehehe.
Prerona.. exactly! Crazy man. He was up forever.
Comment by the insider — December 5, 2005 @ 10:31 am
All of you people need to get a fan, or an air purifier (a loud one), then you can sleep through anything.
Sometimes even the alarm.
Comment by Grampa — December 5, 2005 @ 1:40 pm
Hey I slept through it—I think. It was just that I was up and… oh never mind. 😛
Comment by the insider — December 5, 2005 @ 1:42 pm
but then not only would i be kept awake from noisy neighbors i’d also be cold. why must you torment me so!?
oooh and the kid next door decided to turn on his rap radio station all nice and loud on saturday morning at 6:30am… this after i got home at 3:00am was not to induce a happy me the next day.
Comment by wendykat — December 5, 2005 @ 1:44 pm
And what were you doing until 3Am, I ask you?
I’m so glad I don’t drink anymore.
Comment by Grampa — December 5, 2005 @ 2:41 pm
See, I complained about the cold too, wendy. He told me to point the fan away from me— 😛
But do tell… 3AM? Anything interesting?
Comment by the insider — December 5, 2005 @ 2:55 pm
met some friends for some drinks, then went bowling (stupid bowling not REAL bowling) then went to a bar where we ended up getting caught in a rush of salsa dancing and this dude had this awesome instrument called a cajon its like a square drum you sit on… so neat, then we got some 2:45am joneses for falafel. finally i got home and called the boy who promptly and sternly told me to go to bed since it was ridiculous-o-clock in the morning. oh also i sniffed some blow off an underage cheerleaders belly shortly after i clubbed some baby seals with a swiss colony beef log. you know. the usual weekend hum drum.
Comment by wendykat — December 5, 2005 @ 3:32 pm
What a waste of a beef log.
Comment by Grampa — December 5, 2005 @ 3:36 pm
Mmmhmmm.. falafel. I almost called the man at 4AM, but I settled for blogging, lol.
Help me out with the stupid bowling vs. the REAL bowling…
And are you still buzzing missy? lol 🙂
Isn’t G a peach? All concerned about the baby seals…
Comment by the insider — December 5, 2005 @ 3:44 pm
it’s not a waste if you eat the beef log after it’s been tenderized upon the thick skulls of baby seals…
candlepin(stupid) vs regular bowling(REAL)… feel free to insert joke/remark that i simply like to handle bigger balls.
Comment by wendykat — December 5, 2005 @ 3:53 pm
Now that’s a woman after my own heart.
After we finish the beef log, we can have filet of baby seal.
Seal Veal! Mmmmmm.
Comment by Grampa — December 5, 2005 @ 4:04 pm
You two are deeply disturbed.
And um, ahem… not touching that one at all.
Comment by the insider — December 5, 2005 @ 4:05 pm
I have the construction workers disturbing me with their familial spat in the mornings… Sheesh.. makes me really irritable.. your book that you are reading reminds me of the movie.. 🙂 its scary.. 🙂
Comment by Pallavi — December 6, 2005 @ 12:21 am
I remember reading “Lucifer’s Hammer” years ago. I also remember really liking it because, as you said, it truly is a captivating read.
Comment by Kevin T. — December 6, 2005 @ 12:52 am
i hear seal is very fatty though. it’d make my skin all lovely and my hair all glossy… but it’d make a mess of my hips and thighs… though if you ask English i’m already a fat ugly cow and i should be thankful and grateful that he loves me because no one else would have me… hehehe. he’s sweet.
and insider i’m sooo not deeply disturbed… only slightly psycho…
Comment by wendykat — December 6, 2005 @ 8:29 am
Pallavi.. I can see as how that would be disturbing, lol.
Kevin—It was really good. It freaked me out, but it made me think—and I’d say that’s the mark of a captivating read. 🙂
Wendy… um. hehe.. he sounds like such a gem.
Comment by the insider — December 6, 2005 @ 10:13 am
hehehe.. i know. but you have to keep in mind that he says this after he feels he’s told me i’m pretty far too many times… silly man. *shrug*
i have never read that book.. it’s sad really how little i’ve actually read (in comparison to some of course). sigh.
Comment by wendykat — December 6, 2005 @ 10:25 am