Aunt Messy's Blog
Apropos of Nothing
Aunt Messy
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Birthday
- August 02
- Bio
- I come here from Other Places, where friends and I have learned to put our parodies Elsewhere (at http://www.theflymagazine.blogspot.com )
Some of you will recognize me from some of those places. If you do, then you know what to expect. The joy of posting outside of the Other Place is that Certain People won't delete me and our merry troop of baboons if we do.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Grow The F%@k Up!
December 22, 2011 04:16PM - Beans! Getcher Beans Here!
December 11, 2011 12:46PM - Out Pop the Assholes! They're
Everywhere!
December 09, 2011 04:18PM - SHADDAP! Grow The Heck Up
Edition
September 29, 2011 07:04PM - SHADDAP! Open Your Eyes
Edition
September 23, 2011 06:38PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I have some
add-ons...
1. Buy
that sports car. You know you
want to. Then drive
it…”
October 05, 2012 06:28PM - “Throw in a two-four of
Pil, some quality poutine and
a jar or
three of screech
an…”
December 22, 2011 10:22PM - “They cook faster, too. I
just think they taste better
with
more oven time.”
December 12, 2011 07:37PM - “Thanks! I figure most
people are so engaged in the
problem
that they don't
think…”
December 11, 2011 09:41AM - “That's an easy question
for me. One perfectly poached
egg on
one perfectly
toaste…”
September 29, 2011 02:12PM
Aunt Messy's Links
DECEMBER 22, 2011 4:16PM
Grow The F%@k Up!
(Photograph copyright 2010, all rights reserved.)
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Solstice! Joyeux Noel! ..... I can't cover every single holiday. Happy December!
The days are getting longer, and thank goodness for that. I hate waking up in the dark, coming home in the dark, and all/…
DECEMBER 11, 2011 12:46PM
Beans! Getcher Beans Here!
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Well, here I am again, talking about food. I cook a lot, but I'm no chef. I just like cooking. There's almost nothing I like more than to feed people. I let The Boy take care of the wine, but the dinner ends up being my/…
DECEMBER 9, 2011 4:18PM
Out Pop the Assholes! They're Everywhere!
(Photograph copyright November 2011, all rights reserved.)
I know, I know. I've been promising a new post for weeks and nothing's been happening. Well, the photo shows where I was for one of those weeks, anyway. Yes, that is the Eiffel Tower. The Boy and I spent Thanksgiving/…
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 7:04PM
SHADDAP! Grow The Heck Up Edition
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Meet Sarah. She is the most reserved..... ok. Why gild the lily? She's schizy and skittish and all of those other adjectives that one would give to any kitty who runs and hides when the phone rings...but only sometimes. Sometimes, she can/…
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 6:38PM
SHADDAP! Open Your Eyes Edition
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Meet Charlie. It's not easy to get a picture of him, because he's generally moving at light speed. It's not worth taking a picture of him when he's sleeping because, well, he sleeps weird. I know I shouldn't talk that way/…
JULY 14, 2011 3:20PM
SHADDAP! Cry Me A River Edition.
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Meet Nini (pronounced knee-knee). She is almost three years old and has the most stress-free life of anyone I know. In this photo, she is sun-worshipping. Her technique is to lie in the direct sun until you'd swear she's going to catch fire,/…
APRIL 9, 2011 2:52PM
Dinner Cancelled? Whatever Shall I Do?
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Spring has arrived in the City of Wind! Hooray!
How
can we tell? Well, the insane temperature fluctuations have begun -
low 40s yesterday, mid 60s today and into the 80s or even 90s
tomorrow! Naturally, this will lead to some pretty ghastly
thunderstorm… Read full post »
APRIL 1, 2011 2:54PM
Dessert! My Favorite!
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First, I included a picture of flowers because I'm told it's spring
in the rest of the world. We just aren't seeing it here. The
temperatures are in the 40s instead of the mid-50s where they
belong and it's gloomy and threatening rain for tonight. Henc… Read full post »
MARCH 24, 2011 2:09PM
Save us from the stupid!
(Photographs copyright 2010, all rights reserved.)
The photos above are from our last trip to Japan in November of last year. They're all random except for the last one. For those that don't recognize it, there is a board like this in front of almost every/…
FEBRUARY 1, 2011 3:47PM
Ah, Paradise! (And a Picture of Aunt Messy in a Bikini!)
Winter is not my favorite time of
the year. You may have noticed this already. But it's all a matter
of location. See, Chicago winters can be pretty dreary, and to
avoid discrimination, just about every city that has regular snow
can be pretty dreary in winter.
This year, though, the
stars… Read full post »
DECEMBER 13, 2010 4:59PM
It's Official. Winter is Here.
And doesn't that just suck? I have to admit that I really, really HATE winter. I hate the cold. I hate that it gets dark so early. I hate that going outside has to be such a production. I hate it when people say things like, "There is no bad weather,… Read full post »
DECEMBER 3, 2010 4:04PM
We're Back!
We lucked out. The last time we went to Japan was three years ago.
It was September, and blisteringly hot. I'm talking temperatures in
the mid to high nineties (35-38C) every day. Since we walk
everywhere wherever we go, planning for a day's jaunt also included
stops for buying water everywhere…
NOVEMBER 18, 2010 6:49PM
Thanksgiving
(Photograph copyright 2010, all rights reserved.)
As some of you know, I'm a bit of an advice column addict. I read them, I parody one of them, and I pay attention to what people say, especially when it comes to things that are bothering them in the moment. Having done this for/…
NOVEMBER 13, 2010 4:00PM
Cauliflower - The Best Veg On The Table .... And A Poll
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This post is in response to quite a few requests for the recipe for my favorite favoritist cauliflower recipe. I LOVE this dish. So does everyone else that tries it. It's a little fiddly to make, but it's so good, you won't care.
I got the original/…
NOVEMBER 4, 2010 6:08PM
Aunt Messy Returns!
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Hello Darlings! As you can See, I have Returned from my Summer Sojourn in the Mountains and am in the Process of Leaping into the Fall Social Season.
The Happenings of Late are Far too Numerous to mention Here. Suffice it to Say that I had Many/…
OCTOBER 28, 2010 3:42PM
SHADDAP! Your "Dumb" is Hurting My Ears!
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I
have to say, this entire week has put me into exactly the right
mood to deliver well-deserved SHADDAPs! to the letter writers this
week. Monday and Tuesday I had jury duty - a guy who was in a
fairly serious… Read full post »
OCTOBER 15, 2010 3:32PM
SHADDAP! Worlds of Dumb Edition
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Here we are again on another Goldilocks day! That's what The Boy has taken to calling days when it's a not too hot/not too cold, sun shining, birds chirping, non-windy fall day. I like it, so I'm going to use it./…
OCTOBER 5, 2010 10:36PM
Open Call Response to Jonathan Wolfman
For those of you who are reading this on The Fly , this is a
response to an open call for responses from a poster named Jonathan
Wolfman. His question is: "What is your gift? What do you do with
it?"
Anyone who wants to respond to me on blogspot is,… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 1:51PM
Apropos of Nothing.
(Photograph copyright 2010, all rights reserved. This is an all-vegan, all the time image. See? Tomato. Vegan. I can't even see any bugs. Just sayin'.)
I've been seeing something in grocery stores - ok, pretty much Whole Foods - that's got me a little puzzled. I know that labels sell products. Heck,/…
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 3:36PM
Sucks to be You!
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It's 90 degrees here in the City of Wind today, which is very, very odd. It's just not supposed to be this hot at this time of year. I'll take it, though. This is one of those days I'll be grateful for in/…
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 6:18PM
SHADDAP!
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Labor Day is this weekend, and so I have to ask.... Does summer feel like it's over to you? We've still got 80+ degree temperatures, and even though it finally cooled off a bit, we know that's not going to last. It's been one of the/…
AUGUST 19, 2010 5:19PM
SHADDAP! ....just.....shaddap...please....you're killing me, here!
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Ok. I'm finally getting it together-ish. I have a problem combining "Summer" and "writing". Summer, you see, is my favorite time of the year. I want to wallow in the sun, bask in the heat, get a tan (and no, I DON'T feel in the least/…
AUGUST 6, 2010 5:40PM
Go ahead. Touch the sharp pointy thing. It won't hurt. Really.
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I'm back! Didja miss me? Didja? Oh. Did you even notice I was gone? Oh. Oh well. It was a great deal of fun anyway.
So this week, the letters are.... some say boring. Some say repetitive. I say to heck with that! I say that/…
JULY 23, 2010 3:08PM
SHADDAP! You Gonna Take That?
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Well, regular readers of my nonsense already know, but here it is for the world: The Boy and I are now American citizens. That's right, kids! No longer will I have to tolerate the "what do Canadians know?" nonsense the *certain* people pop out w/…
JULY 12, 2010 7:13PM
Now...for the rant!
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Now to that rant I promised yesterday and didn't deliver...
Except I can't do it. Not the way I planned, anyway. I can tell you
a story. Let's see how that goes instead.
For the past four days, I've been trying to give money to
Steve… Read full post »
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