All work and no play makes Batgirl a dull superhero

"A little nonsense now and then,

is cherished by the wisest men."

-- Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Self portrait 12-1-13

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play

than in a year of conversation."

-- Plato

"Go and play.

Run around.

Build something.

Break something.

Climb a tree.

Get dirty.

Get in some trouble.

Have some fun."

-- Brom, The Child Thief

"It is human life.

We are blown upon the world;

we float buoyantly upon the summer air a little while,

complacently showing off our grace of form and our dainty iridescent colors;

then we vanish with a little puff,

leaving nothing behind but a memory --

and sometimes not even that."

-- Mark Twain, "Mark Twain's Own Autobiography," 

North American Review, May 3, 1907

Silly strings attached

"Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans.

It is lovely to be silly at the right moment."

-- Horace

Self portrait 11-14-13

"Silly string is not a nasal spray."

-- Bart Simpson

When I was a kid, for a long time I thought when my parents said "running errands" they were saying "running Erins." As in, "I was running Erins yesterday and ran into Mr. Whitehead." Or "I'll be home after I run a few Erins."

Who were these other Erins? And why were my parents spending so much time with them? And what was with all the running?

It's kind of like my brother in law who grew up thinking "making ends meet" was a recipe. As in "ends meat." So when he heard that someone "couldn't make ends me(a)t" it didn't mean they were struggling financially, it meant they lacked the necessary culinary skills or cut of beef. That kills me.

Anyways.

I was running errands yesterday and popped into Discount Drug Mart to pick up a few things I needed. I had a list:

Razors.
Bacon.
Tiger Balm.
M&Ms.
Shampoo.
Bubbles.

Oh, and two cans of Silly String.

OK, Silly String wasn't really on the list, but it was right there on the shelf below the bubbles, and clearly, I needed some. I didn't have any at home.

So.

I'm just glad I don't live in L.A., where the city council annually bans silly string for one day on Halloween.

Jeez. Relax your sphincters already.

I personally think these council members should run an Erin to their local  Drug Mart, buy some Silly String, and spray themselves with it to see how much fun it really is. Then they should go back to worrying about helping people who can't make ends meat.

It's called prioritizing, people.

I mustache you a question, but I'll shave it for later.

 

 “Life is great. Cheese makes it better.”

--Avery Aames, The Long Quiche Goodbye

Self portrait with cheesy mustache 6-12-13

“If my love were a bagel, I’d put cream cheese on it.
But it’s not a bagel, so I just put cheddar on top.
Would you like to try a sample?
”

-- Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title 

All right Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up

“There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.”

                                                                                                          -- Abraham Lincoln

Self portrait 4-14-13

“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect --

they are much more interesting.”

                                                                                       -- Marc Jacobs

This s*** is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

"In nonsense is strength."

                                                               Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions

Banana face with jiggle eyes, cutout mouth and a sticker 4-11-13

Banana face (2) with jiggle eyes, cutout mouth and a sticker 4-11-13

“When bananas blush, 

they turn brown, not red. 

And when tomatoes blush, 

you’ve probably said 

something really naughty.
”

                               

   -- Jarod Kintz 

99 Cents For Some Nonsense