MER DE CLAIR(E)

BLAAAAARGH

2010-04-25T04:23:00.004-05:00

Mer! Remember when we used to blawg on this thing?! I'm not nearly as fun or funny anymore! But reading back on it I realize that we had a really good time. Aw, I miss these days. But not really, because I only blogged as an escape because I hated my job so intensely.

I don't really have anything else to say... it's 5:25 a.m. and I'm a lot less overshary than I once was. I'll leave you with something I made recently in the old style of Microsoft Paint editing...behold....Space is the Place...to eat noodles from a cup....

jakob dylan and neko case

2010-04-24T14:54:00.005-05:00

we've long outlasted the winter

and our last wood pile...

last night i went to see Jakob Dylan at the 9:30 club

his new album was finely played

complete with the haunt of the dulcimer

and lyrics that bring me back to the ole country

i miss you West Virginia

...cause it's certain, everybody's hurtin'

a birthday present from claire to mer

2010-04-24T14:50:00.001-05:00

monday greets me with...

2009-09-21T08:27:00.004-05:00

swollen eyes
red splotches on face
sushi my friends
not domestic violence

first time this has ever happened from food
(read-cats do it for me)
i would be more bummed about it
if i weren't so sleepy from the antihistamine

barry's tea needs to cool down
so i can driiiinnnk it
at least i didn't have anaphylactic shock!

surriously...firing squad?

Dice is Back

2009-09-16T08:59:00.004-05:00

he stopped, collaborated and listened

Batty for Bat for Lashes

2009-09-15T14:11:00.005-05:00

http://www.batforlashes.com/

seriously folks, if you haven't heard this chick
you need to
now

speaking of folks
i should probably tell some of them
i'm posting again

maybe

Monday Without Metadate

2009-09-14T11:06:00.006-05:00

a fire's remains

damp ashen and grey
all smouldering subsides

unable to sustain
burning in one place
consuming paths

in it's own to perpetuate

take shelter from the flames

before you lose your way

in muddled half life's measure

True Lyaf: Mer Should Donate Her Body To Science, Part II

2009-09-11T15:27:00.005-05:00

Dear kids,

This summer has been super fun.

For whatever reason, living in a congested and humid city built on a swamp led to my largest organ having a total meltdown...I know, shocking. Of course, I'm talkin' about the skin!

It all started with a little fun all-natural detergent from Trader Joes. Really, I am not quite sure what I was thinking. Purchasing a botanical item to basically soak fabric which has physical contact with me all day long?! Note: when you are allergic to a vast quantity of “botanicals” approach with the upmost care. It only took me about 10 days to three weeks to discover the source of the irritant. Nothing makes a girl feel sexier than red itchy skin!

Well, once irritated, the litany of annoyance carried through the majority of the summer when I decided to attempt a massive detox using the “Clean Program” (of Gwyneth Paltrow fame). I say “attempt” because an ill-timed visit to New York City and an overall lack of will power totally screwed it up at around day 14 of 21.

This DID however help clear up some of the madness as did the following:

A visit to the Immunologist for food testing…
Allergic to: barley, shrimp, barley malt
A visit to the Gastroenterologist for an esophageal endoscopy and biopsy…
An affirmative diagnoses of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(an allergic inflammatory condition in the esophagus, yeah)
Another visit to the Immunologist for MORE food testing (this time on my back!) …
Allergic to: peanuts (and pretty much every other nut in existence except almonds and walnuts, green olives, rye, yeast, flounder, pork, tomatoes, potatoes, mollusks, eggs (again?!), etc. etc.

Is this confirmation that I may indeed be an otherworldly being?

So, for all the jokes about living in a bubble (good God, if you only knew how much I wish that was possible) and donating my body to science…

I am donating my body to the National Institute of Health.

Love,

Merlikethesea

Ovulating Urges? Find Jesus.

2009-09-11T14:50:00.001-05:00

Total Shetbag

2009-02-11T14:07:00.003-05:00

201st POST biatches. Fill yer boots.

2009-01-28T14:53:00.007-05:00

M: Could life be more boring than sitting in a cubicle all day with no engagement whatsoever?

Like this heavy glaze has been put on your synapses

Nothing is firing through the paper mache masking your mind

Surriously. I am soooo bored.

C: my knee hurts. i am not bored but busy!
here, if you are bored look at these: (removed by poster)

you can search by tags, it's stuff i've bookmarked to read later.

M: Go to : http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/12/fugrit.html

C: I kinda hate ScarJ's tatt. O i got the 14th off. PARTY ON.

M: Party On Wayne!
We should dress up like wayne and garth on the 14th...maybe bevis and butthead, but our hairs are too long now. Laterz.

2009-01-14T14:29:00.001-05:00

M: I am in such a crass mood. Being a woman is a terrible thing sometimes. I want to sew my mouth shut and sleep for three days.

C: (i just j.i.m.p.)

M: Niiice ice baby.

C: do you have teh crampz?is it the women's times?

M: Yes. My inner dragon is breathing fire too. Plus I'm real h0rn3y. like I want to have $3x and then bite someones head off.

C: http://blogs.herald.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/05/30/praying_mantis.jpg

M: That’s me. or maybe her… (Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko)

True Lyaf: mer should donate her body to science

2008-12-09T16:38:00.004-05:00

So today a friend suggested that i blog about my health, so here i go…

My way of dealing with the strange illnesses that befall me is to talk about them…mostly because they are strange to the point of even confounding medical practitioners. But also, they are generally really good fodder for making fun of myself.

Yesterday, I was told that I’ll need to have a third surgery in less than a year pretty soon. Wait no, I don’t want to talk about that right now…let’s take it back a bit.

For some f*ng reason, out of nowhere (this January or so) I started developing pain which envelops my entire body. Turns out it's this awesome neurological condition called Fibromyalgia. Waking up in the morning was like escaping a cocoon, a real $h*t @$$ cocoon. It felt like I needed to peel my body open, limb by limb, finger by finger until I was an upright, fully evolved/anatomically correct human being. I am sure the resulting person resembled nothing of a butterfly, but rather a big whiney wreck of a girl.

Sometimes this process took over 30 minutes, just to get out of bed. Often, I couldn’t walk, so I would drag myself across the floor on my forearms like a frustrated baby trying to get at some primary colored toy. {I can say that definitively, as I recently watched my nephew with fascination as he attempted this feat} Only I mostly just had to get to the loo with the same sense of desperation and determination before I peed my pants. I never actually thought I was going to pee my pants, yes I did, no I didn’t. What?

Ironically enough, it was my sweet boyfriend who made me get out of bed each morning, and without him, I’d probably be homeless by now. Seriously…homeless, writhing around on my belly, drunk as hell.

That boy must love me.

Why I Eyes Ya.

2008-12-07T21:26:00.003-05:00

This is my favorite thing of the last few months. My life is pretty exciting.

Love, Claire

BEWARE: rat squirrelz in our nation's capital

2008-10-22T16:02:00.009-05:00

so, on my coffee break today, a colleague and I were discussing

the possibility that the rats and squirrels in dc had cross-bred

and were producing these hidious rat-like squirrels.

the first time i spotted this bottle brush, slinking creature i was literally horrified. i mean, these creepazoids don't even hop, they CRAWL

Bob suggested we call it a "squat", which is quite appropriate,

however when you mix their Spanish names you get "ratardilla"

which aptly describes this entire thought process...

then i found out this $h*t is real

and suspect some Laotian Rock Rat smuggling operation,

which honestly, would make me feel much better about it somehow.

someone needs a vacation (to iOwa)

2008-10-02T15:26:00.004-05:00

maybe some meditation?

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XVI [Holy Crap Edition]

2008-09-26T15:51:00.007-05:00

Dear Philosopher,

The economy is in the sh*tt3r, we’ve a lame duck in the oval office, and people are needlessly dying of hunger, disease, and war. i live in the center of the free world and am constantly reminded of all of this, mostly from loud mouthed young professionals. i totally care and stuff, but mostly i just want to listen to tunes, ride my bike and take the world in through my eyes like a tall drink of water. Does this mean i am shallow and a non-productive member of society? Is it possible that maybe positive energy can spark a light in all you see?

Aura Reflection/ Stable Economy

Dear ARSE:
…It is called the rebellion of the masses. In order to understand this formidable fact, it is important from the start to avoid giving to the words “rebellion,” “masses,” and “social power” a meaning exclusively or primarily political. Public life is not solely political, but equally, and even primarily, intellectual, moral, economic, religious; it comprises all our collective habits, including our fashions both of dress and of amusement.

Perhaps the best line of approach to this historical phenomenon may be found by turning our attention to a visual experience stressing one aspect of our epoch which is plain to our very eyes.

anger management issues

2008-09-23T09:22:00.002-05:00

Philosopher Phriday: Volume XV- Tuesday Political Edition (IT'S FI_ICK*NG BACK)

2008-09-04T22:08:00.006-05:00

Shakespeare:

Nay, but make haste; the better foot before. O, let me have no subject enemies,

When adverse enemies affright my townes

With dreadful pomp of stout invasion

Mer:
um, Mr. Shakespeare, does that mean that we shouldn't be angry that Mr. McCain completely belittled womens existence by picking a token milf/pitbull as his running mate, but rather reiterate our noble and just cause?

MER?!

2008-04-22T17:38:00.003-05:00

Mer and I have been busy! Our last post was over 2 months ago!?! Say it ain't so!!! Anyway, life is good. She has a great boyfriend and moved to a big city and got a new job! I just got a new job, but it is so flipping sweet I don't even know what to say about it, other than it's on teh interwebs and it is NOT pr0n and it is teh awesome!!! Lolz.

Miss yoooooooooou!

xoxoxoxox

Claire [de Mer de Clair(e)]

p'rod from HELL.

2008-02-20T13:19:00.000-05:00

merrion-clairester dictionary

2008-02-15T12:30:00.005-05:00

merumba - a dance that culminates in participants falling in a less then graceful fashion

mertastic - when something is so phenomenal it ultimately ends in disaster

merination - something so all-consumingly hilarious that you pee in your pants a little

meritics - a political group whose main campaigning strategy involves giving high fives

mernomics - a social science that studies the distribution of disasters correlated to the consumption of alcohol per capita

the merited nations - an international group that strives to simultaneously maintain complete chaos and destruction as well as puppies, rainbows and sunshine.

Mustache Monday Vol. 30!!!!!

2008-02-11T12:06:00.000-05:00

Found online when I searched "Obama Mustache"

source : http://www.theseminal.com/2007/08/09/whos-for-more-senatorial-facial-hair/

Happy THIRTIETH MUSTACHE MONDAY!!!

look who supports hillary......

2008-02-08T10:08:00.000-05:00

good thing i'm a pagan

*thanks to craig for this submission

mer to claire

2008-02-06T15:57:00.000-05:00

bffr + boyfriend + tulips = teh awesome 29th

Internet Famoose Again...

2008-02-06T15:29:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Craig and I met Dan, of www.jokesacrossamerica.net. Dude just spent a year bicycling across the US and collecting jokes! I gave him one of the ol' Dub Vee yucks... enjoy....

http://www.jokesacrossamerica.net/jokes/?p=336

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQCwqIYqqRQ&eurl=http://www.jokesacrossamerica.net/jokes/?p=336

in case you didn't notice.

2008-02-04T12:39:00.000-05:00

Mer de Clair(e) is on a wee bit of a hiatus!

Basically we are both really busy and lazy and struck by winter madness. We shall return soon with a new, improved version of the site. Well, not really. We'll just start blogging again. Loaf ewe!!! --MdC

go OOOOObama!

2008-01-10T12:50:00.000-05:00

So I was totally on the fence about Obama or Edwards, but after two states and this ridiculous email (see below) merlikethesea is OFFICIALLY an OBAMA grrl.

*********WARNING: COMPLETE CRAP**********
Who is Barack Obama? Something that should be considered when you make your choice. If you do not ever forward anything else, please forward this to all Your contacts...it is very scary to think of what could lie ahead for us Here in our own United States...better heed this and pray about it and share it. We checked this out on " snopes.Com". It is factual. Check for yourself.

Who is Barack Obama? Probable U. S. Presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born In Honolulu , Hawaii , to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM From Nyangoma-Kogel , Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white Athiest from Wichita , Kansas .

Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii . When Obama was two Years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya His
Mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia . When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia . Obama Attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta . He also spent two years in a Catholic school. Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is Quick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that he also Attended Catholic school." Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that he is not a radical.
Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this Influence was temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned To Kenya soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct Influence over his son's education. Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, Introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school In Jakarta . Wahabism is the RADICAL ISLAMIC teaching that is followed by the Muslim Terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world. Since It is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major Public office in the United States , Barack Hussein Obama has joined The United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim Background. ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.

Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegience nor
Will he show any reverence for our flag. While others place their hands
Over their hearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches.
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential Candidacy. The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside Out, what better way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States , one of their own!!!! Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading Our country?..... NOT ME!!!
***************************************************
Actually, I DID research this using their link to snopes.com and it in fact says that their accusations are FALSE.

Here is my response:

To all:

Concerning the "information" written below (sic), I would like to see where this rant is derived from. It seems to be quite sensationalist and discriminatory. I somehow doubt that a leading Presidential candidate would turn his back on the flag of the nation he hopes to lead.

Religion has been a contentious issue among presidential candidates since JFK was called into question for being Catholic. Opponents accused that there was no way a Catholic president could govern without mandate from the Vatican, to which JFK responded that his religion in no way would effect his decisions and ability to lead the United States of America. America is after all the melting pot, and the separation of church and state is a founding principle.

Barack Obama is widely recognized as a candidate for positive change, one whose message is one of collaboration among parties, not division. His record is consistent with his message, and to hear him speak, you get the feeling that he genuinely seems sincere about his commitment to the American people. The fact that he is black and possibly at one time practiced Islam is irrelevant to me. Our beloved Robert C. Byrd was admittedly a member of the KKK at one time, a bigoted and racist organization. Look at all of the wonderful things he has done for the state of West Virginia.

I plead with all of you to take a closer look into the candidates. Look at what their record speaks of and where they stand on the REAL issues.
Please do not let your VITAL and IMPORTANT vote be swayed by fear mongering and hearsay.

Your fellow citizen,

merlikethesea

Mustache Monday Vol. 29

2008-01-07T10:28:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfURXKUwbFA

Two thousand and GREAT!

lazy superficial asses

2007-12-27T15:32:00.000-05:00

We haven’t blogged at ALL…….

How about a tribute to Benazir Bhutto? She was SOOOO pretty and fabulous…it’s sad when beautiful politicians die…she’s like Kennedy or Princess Di…

Plus I loaf the name Benazir.

whoa! i didn't know she died. (this was at like 9 a.m. -Edit) AHHHH that is so f'd up!!!

It makes my heart break a little more with the death of glamour. JFK jr, Caroline Bessette, Princess Di.

Beautiful people aren't supposed to die...

Yeah, she was ASSASINATED. That’s so gangsta, right?

She was so freaking beautiful. Looked like Etheline Tenenbaum.

that IS gangsta. kind of a neat way to go i suppose.

on a side note. i have mad g@s.

THREE HOURS PASS
(on the telephone)

C: What are we going to blawg about?
M: Let's blawg about Daniel Day-Lewis and Benizar (sic) Bhutto.
C: I am too lazy to do that, I am going to put up this picture of a really fat cat
M: Are you even going to "paint" on it?
C: Yeah.

Mustache...Friday?

2007-12-21T15:03:00.000-05:00

No, I'm not on vacay. Just a slacker.

:{ <--- mustache smiley?

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XIV

2007-12-14T15:20:00.000-05:00

Dear Philosopher,

So I haven’t read the Mitchell Report, the most definitive document to date regarding the use of steroids and human growth hormone among professional baseball players. However, I cannot help but be dismayed by the players that tamper with the purity of such a graceful sport. Crap, even the minute amount of players with Boston Red Sox affiliation is discounted due to Mitchell’s association with the club.

Is this a large-scale blow to our beloved national pastime, a McCarthyesque witch hunt, or merely another baseball-related list to prolong the men of America from “blowing their load”?

Disillusioned Ethical Avid Fan

Dear DEAF,

Winning is only possible is you are able to risk losing, just as wisdom is only possible if you are able to admit ignorance.*

*From: “Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box” by Eric Bronson

birfday thirfday

2007-12-13T10:53:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday, Steve. I love ya!

Mustache Monday Vol. 28

2007-12-10T17:04:00.000-05:00

So, I was watching the TV at Alison's sweet new apartment this weekend...and I caught an episode of I Love Lucy. Episode 12 of Season 2, specifically, entitled "Lucy's Show-Biz Swan Song." This 1952 episode features a newly "expectant" Lucy trying to get in on Fred, Ethel, and Ricky's barbershop quartet number, with the usual uproarious results. The mustaches that the foursome sport are the really nice, black Olde Timey turn-of-the century type. As I couldn't find a photo anywhere, I've recreated the scene to the middle-range of my ability.

AWESOME NEWS IN MUSTACHE LAND!!! NEW SITE LAUNCHING!!

(as soon as I get my shit together)

http://www.justanothermustachemonday.com/(or, JAMM for short)

Until then, please continue to visit us here at Mer de Clair(e) for your weekly 'stache fix!

Mustache Monday (Tuesday Edition Vol. 3) Vol. 27

2007-12-04T12:54:00.000-05:00

Mustache Monday Vol. 26

2007-11-26T15:23:00.000-05:00

Ceská Republika Edition

Noooo, don't shave it...

Also has a pretty mouth.

(Missing Mer) Mustache Monday Vol. 25

2007-11-19T10:27:00.000-05:00

MER IS OFF BEING A BOHEMIAN IN PRAHA.

I'M IN TEH OFFICE BEING BORED AND LOOKING FOR NEW JOBS.

Mustache Monday Tuesday Edition Vol.2/Vol.24

2007-11-13T14:12:00.000-05:00

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XIII

2007-11-09T13:42:00.000-05:00

Dear Philosopher:

I am in dire need of a change. I feel like my insides are going to burst through my body as if possessed by an alien life form. It could be the Yerba Mate or an overstimulated sex drive, but I don't think so. Unless something happens soon, I'm afraid that in the immortal words of Tupac Shakur, "It's check-out time" (figuratively speaking) and I haven't even seen "Into the Wild" yet!?! Is it more advisable to be morally or financially bankrupt?

Sojourner's Angst

peecture of adam smith is supposed to be here

Dear Sojourner:

Where a man would chuse rather to travel, than to live; Shall find more things to observe than desire, And more persons to esteem than to love. But the same Qualities and Dispositions do not value a private man and a State, nor make a Conversation agreeable, and a Government great...

Adam Smith

email transmission of yesterday

2007-11-09T12:13:00.000-05:00

Ridiculously long email string that is actually heavily edited.
Hours of productivity lost.

C is Claire, H is Craig, M is Mer and J is Josh
(previously celebrated in MM Vol. 10)

(starting in mid-string)

J: Oh god, and now it’s just ___ and me back here and she’s talking about death…
Joshua
Your Ass’ Coordinator

C: Death rules!!!
El Dia De Los Muertos

J: Except when you’re discussing it with someone who’s, um, how do I put this gently? Old.
Joshua
Your Mom’s Coordinator

M: it's like making holocaust jokes with a j3w and a german.

J: I notice that you spelled jew as j3w… you know it’s not a bad word, right?
Joshua
Needs to Find a New Job as Some Other Sort of Coordinator Coordinator

J: Yeah… You hate jews. Excuse me, j3ws.

C: I mean I was disappointed to find out you WEREN’T a-choo!

J: Don’t get me wrong, I have no fear of death… I just don’t want to discuss it with someone who is significantly closer to it than I… there’s too much smiling and nodding to be done.
Joshua
Fanaticism Coordinator

H: you have no fear of death? I'm jealous. I'm terrified.

C: Me too…..jealous and terrified. I gotta get right with Jesus. Which means I have to give up the Juice….. I mean J3Ws

J: That’s why it’s so much better just not to believe in Jesus!
Joshua
The Son of God’s Coordinator

M: *clearing throat* Attention please, a child has been lost in the tunnel of goats.

J: YOU’RE A GOAT… IN A TUNNEL… or something.
Joshua
Livestock Coordinator

C: I just LOL’d re:Livestock Coordinator.

J: Was it a laugh out loud or a BAH out loud, goat?
Joshua
Mental Anguish Coordinator

M: the tunnel is a metaphor for jesus.

C: Oh, I thought the goats were for S’tan….

C: I just have a lasting anxiety in my soul, having been the victim of countless disasters in past lives, including but not limited to:
1. Pompeii
2. the Holocaust
3. the Vietnam War
This betch has died in a LOT of tragedies….i gotta get right with Laksmi the 8 armed goddess baby.

J: So which is it… jesus or laksmi? Or are they the same to you?
Joshua
Questioning Coordinator

M: don't you know there is only one true way to heaven? jesus said "i am the way, the truth, the light. no man enters into heaven, but by me."

J: Go read your bible, jesus freak.
Jesus… Satan… Same thing.
Joshua
Devil’s Adovcate Coordinator

J: So the fax machine just started dialing by itself, without anyone near it or feeding a fax into it… I think satan has heard our conversation…
Joshua
Sh!t-My-Pants Coordinator

C: Dang, has it been 7 years ALREADY?

M: the people in my office are probably wondering why i am laughing so loud. and then quietly snickering to myself in manner of pee wee herman.

J: So something’s definitely going… there was quite a bit of level 2 whispering when the team came back from the meeting a bit ago…
Joshua
Probably Not Going To Be Working Here Much Longer Coordinator

C: Something or someone?

J: Oh, um, “going on” not “going”… Damn you, Claire, beat me… Kinsey.

H: yeah claire...beat him. beat him real nice.

M: uhhh...i don't get it

J: Go back to church, Mary Magdalene!
Joshua
The Trip to Hell Coordinator

M: best one yet sh!the@d mcf1_1ckf@ce

J: When are you coming to NYC? We are so gonna fight. And, no, I won’t go easy on you just cause you look like a girl.
Joshua
B!tchslap Coordinator

C: Josh, she can totally kick your @$$.

M: totally kick your @$$. i have two older brothers AND i'm from bum f1_1ck. you don't stand a chance nancy boy.

J: Pleeeeease… I grew up in the projects… and I know Gun Fu.
Joshua
Your Funeral Coordinator

M:
J: Umm… does that mean that you’re tough?
Cause to me it means you got punched in the face.
Some of us are skilled enough to dodge punches…
Joshua
Smooth Coordinator

M: i got into a fight with some concrete stairs and got a better nose out of it.
what did you ever get out of dodging punches?

J: Respect.
Joshua
Accounting Coordinator

C: Oh, you’re back to normal now?

J: Yeah, I love accounting.
I’m going out for a cig before I start denying people their unemployment… anyone want to join?
Joshua
Poverty Coordinator

way to go

2007-11-08T10:27:00.000-05:00

ALL OF THEM

unhhh...m.i.t.g.

2007-11-07T16:37:00.000-05:00

if you watch one movie, it should be this

2007-11-07T13:51:00.000-05:00

i demand to have some booze!!

two for tuesday: who would you rather?

2007-11-06T17:32:00.001-05:00

Mustache Monday Vol. 23

2007-11-05T14:13:00.001-05:00

Claire is back from vacay. She intends to illegally immigrate into Mexico.

Wacka-Oaxaca!!!!

how to win a costume contest

2007-11-02T10:18:00.001-05:00

alright...so i was at the 9:30 club on halloween where there was a costume contest. i have a few pointers for you competitive types, after i b*tch a little. now, i am not saying my get up was the most original thing in the world. i was a toothfairy. however, i was a "spatially challenged" toothfairy. meaning i fly into windows, run into walls, and trip over air. this was illustrated by wearing a nose split/black eye, and bubble wrap: headband, (collar) ruff, peplum tabbed skirt and bustle sewn to tulle.

now maybe this wasn't evident, or my fashion design background touches were too "highbrow". my wings were made from hangers, aluminum foil, glitter, sequins and plastic wrap. the hand carved "tooth" wand cleared up any confusion as to what kind of fairy i was. regardless of this, i was overlooked in the competition, instead robbed by a "double dare" team and two pre-pubescent teenage girls in store bought "super girl" costumes. where is the reward for ingenuity here?

luckily, the final 5 were totally decent and deserving. examples of the winners were: paper mache head maggie simpson, dangle from Reno 911, you tube guy (must see), i pod guy, etc. soooo...here are the conclusive rules for winning a costume contest...

1) your costume must be "culturally relevant"
2) you must remain "in character" / play the part
3) it must have an element of "personalization"

maybe next year i should be something more obvious.
but you know what?
f it, i'm going to be a banshee.

Happy Halloween!!

2007-10-31T12:59:00.000-05:00

Just another day at the office.

two for tuesday: the double fist pound jazz hands

2007-10-30T12:23:00.000-05:00

patented by francois and merlikethesea

(click to make it beeg)

Mustache Monday: Vol. 22

2007-10-29T16:42:00.001-05:00

RED SOX EDITION

To those not in the know...the Red Sox (awesomeness) swept the Colorado Rockies in four to become the 2007 World Series Champions. There are some notable muzzys on this keeck @ss team: Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis...but it is Mike Lowell featured here. He really stepped it up in this series, and as a result won the Most Valuable Player. Totally an MVP mustache as well. Love you Mr. Lowell. BoSox4Life. xo, merlikethesea

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XII

2007-10-26T12:40:00.000-05:00

Dear Philosopher,

Every autumn an overwhelming sense of melancholy fills my spirit. I start having premonitions of my demise, and lately I have been smelling mothballs EVERYWHERE. Is this just a reaction to our protracted summer season or is my quandary of imperative gravity?

Autumn Death Sense

Dear Death Sense,

God should not concern us.
Death is not to be feared.
What is good is easy to obtain.
What is bad is easily avoided.

dear claire, i'm bored

2007-10-24T13:20:00.000-05:00

it seems as if inspiration only
exists in rain lulling to sleep
against a tin roof
coloured leaves being crushed

they say sleep delays your life
but don't you just want to take a nap
speak in whispers
and dream of far off places

love, mer

Mustache Monday, Vol. 21

2007-10-22T10:46:00.000-05:00

Please, please do your soul a favour and go see Lars and the Real Girl. It's Oscar time for Mr. Gosling, that's for sure. It's so "feel good" without being cheesy, and perfectly poignant and subtly funny without resorting to the easy jokes about a life-sized sex doll.

And best of all......

It didn’t take much time for Gosling to settle on the right look for Lars. “Those things, like I had a beard and I was shaving it off for the film,” explained Gosling. “Then I caught a glimpse of myself with the mustache and I saw him. I thought, ‘There he is.’ So the mustache just came that easily.

From Rebecca Murray at: http://movies.about.com/od/larsandtherealgirl/a/larsgirl100807.htm

I'll come that easily!!! Thanks, Ryan!!!

Claire's Descent Into Anorexia

2007-10-19T22:01:00.000-05:00

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=itsbritneybetch

as detailed in the above Food Diary/Blog. Yum.

RIP Joey B....and look at my sexxy eyes...

2007-10-18T15:57:00.000-05:00

Mustache Monday Vol. 20

2007-10-15T14:38:00.000-05:00

the other day I was talking to Chuck about how I could really use a cup of coffee and so he said, “sure, I love coffee, that sounds like a great idea”, and we walked to Starbucks. When we got there I ordered a tall caramel macchiato because that is what Meg Ryan’s character orders in “You’ve Got Mail” and Chuck ordered a roundhouse kick to my face for being such a pansy. In addition, he served up roundhouse kicks to the staff just to solidify his point. Immediately following, he took a brisk walk down the sidewalk enjoying a Cinnamon Dolce Latte, commenting that it really does “warm you with every sip.”

xo, merlikethesea

inspired by an Irish man

2007-10-11T10:22:00.000-05:00

This was written last night after i texted
"why am i awake @ 4 am? it makes me want to write melancholy poetry about the crisp autumn air...scuttling leaves and feeling alone"
to which was the reply, "So write! Six stanzas minium"
What resulted follows, a portion of the currents running through my mind

xo, merlikethesea
_____________________________________

When you loll awake at four am
You become aware of all the little things
First off, you know it’s four am
For the church bell just rang four times

Crickets seem to chirp softer
As if in reverence to the sleeping populace
Crisp autumn air meets skin
You grapple for more covers

Anticipation culminates to hear
Leaves scuttling under foot
Brushing gently the grounds surface

Roadways grey sound off in the distance
Railways sound approaching
Distant trains echoing like autos
Aerating through mountain side tunnels

Acutely aware of existence
Holding your breath to hear
the slightest sound
of what happens next

Mustache Monday Vol. 19

2007-10-08T15:15:00.000-05:00

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguinus_mystax

ummmmmmmm...I'm so lazy.

Two for Tuesday: normal v. busted MER

2007-10-02T10:20:00.000-05:00

The picture on the right doesn't quite capture the fantastic amount of orbital, nasal and zygomatic swelling that i've been rocking the last several days. In fact, i think it looks down right serene (that was the idea,what with the garden and budda behind me). besides the intese "fight" mode that i operated in the few hours following my accident (in which i maintained a strange level of clairty that i don't really recall now), it is my dedecution that straight nose mer would probably kick crooked nose mer's arse. i have been reduced to a jittery, small, frightened shell of myself from the extreme trauma of my "flight" down the stairs. i don't like being alone, and have taken to sleeping with pillows and blankets surrounding me, and having bizarre dreams that are downright terrifying.
i want my mommy.
overall, i am glad to have managed only to break my nose and fracture my eye socket in two places. i could have been left with a concussion or any manner of additional broken body parts. additionally, thank goodness i am young enough to learn the lesson "use the handrails when you walk down the stairs, even if they are gross and germ ridden" and "only princess diana never looked down as she walked down the stairs (God rest her soul), normal people don't do that."

Mustache Monday Vol. 18

2007-10-01T12:55:00.001-05:00

This weekend I saw The Darjeeling Limited. It was REALLY good. Much better than that one with the boat. Honestly, go see it. It re-ignited my love for Jason Schwartzman in a way I never thought possible. And he has the most amazing mustache. No spoilers, but he's a little scrappy bite-sized sex god, and I want to have like ten thousand of his babies!

(click pic to make beeeeger and expeeereeence true mustawsomeness)

OH NOOOOEZ!

2007-09-28T12:32:00.000-05:00

Due to an unfortunate disaster involving Ms. Disaster, this week's Philosopher Phriday is once again postponed. After an epic and violent fall from a flight of stairs in the style of Scarlett O'Hara, Ms. Disaster's proboscis is experiencing a bit of a displacement. The patient is in jovial spirits and reports that said body part resembles "parentheses."

An open letter to my period

2007-09-27T13:33:00.000-05:00

Dear Period,

Where are you? I’ve been cranky for days now and am in a significant amount of pain. My stomach is puffy and I would really like to punch someone in the face. Doubling over and clutching my abdomen causes a dragon-like roar to emanate from my vocal cords. All of my clothes look terrible and yesterday I was forced to indulge in a serious case of retail therapy.

Look, I know I’m not knocked up because I haven’t been laid in a while, so what’s your problem? Don’t even think about starting tonight. I have a date with the 9:30 club and am expected to rock out to the sweet warbling of Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley. I fully intend to squelch your side-effects with ibuprofen, acetaminophen and pamabrom...so don’t even f*ck with me- you oppressive monthly plague.

Sincerely yours,

Ms. Disaster

is it lent yet?

2007-09-26T16:14:00.000-05:00

holy crap this is funny

2007-09-24T15:53:00.000-05:00

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/in_the_know_should_americans

Mustache Monday Vol. 17

2007-09-24T10:21:00.000-05:00

a mustache makes a WORLD of difference. OBVS! look how much better these guys look with them! also, I will soon be launching the Mustache Monday street team!! that's right, randomly photographing and interviewing dudes around the way in Williamsburg and other NY locations...for the um, greater good of mustache aficionados everywhere.

This was supposed to be posted on Friday

2007-09-24T09:56:00.000-05:00

tCNTM: reality tv for the old south

2007-09-20T12:46:00.000-05:00

two for tuesday: work v. being homeless

2007-09-18T09:48:00.000-05:00

certainly being impovrished is terrible and undesirable
but do these folks ever get yelled at
by people full of their own virtue?

there is a very fine thread that seperates the two
currently my thread is made of weak natural fibers
devoid of any thermo-plastic bits that might make it stronger

i'm seriously going to either check-out of this
whole "real world" b.s. and like
teach english in slovakia or china
OR
i am going to totally kick ass
& be in a more respected position.

but really, i just want to have fun...
reference this well-know Cindy Lauper song,

does any one else notice this theme developing
of 80s rocker chicks this week?
i say we go with it cb

Mustache Monday Vol. (SWEET) 16

2007-09-17T12:42:00.000-05:00

HAPPY FRIDAY!

2007-09-14T10:25:00.000-05:00

Natch, I'm not hatin' on Brit Brit, I loaf her. Nor am I commenting on her weight, she looks good, and anyway that's kindof what I look like in my skivvs, don't you wanna hit this shit...come to mama.... xo --Edit.

a day off for sex?

2007-09-13T10:28:00.000-05:00

http://www.slate.com/id/2173643/

so the Russians get a day off for sex. um, yes please.

holden caulfield probably wouldn't have
said "gd" all of the time
if he was getting l@id regularly
because getting laid makes you a better person

glogging

2007-09-12T12:38:00.000-05:00

me

2007-09-11T14:05:00.000-05:00

"i would rather go to a party and get wasted than have children."

i like BOOM and you like BOOM

2007-09-11T13:14:00.000-05:00

http://merdeclair.blogspot.com/2007/06/and-well-make-songs-too.html

email transmission of the day

2007-09-11T09:16:00.001-05:00

M: flight of the conchords is on our blawg. totally.

C: DUDE I am blawgging about how they are the perfect boyfriends for us

M: do i get the long haired one?
you know how i love dudes from New Zealand (*wink wink*nod nod*)
huh huh. i so need to go on another backpack holiday.

C: DUH of course I get Jermaine (with the glasses and funny looking)

M: ok. i only hook up with dudes from NZ with long hair and no glasses.
bonus points if they also shear sheep.

C: “SHEAR”

M: yeah, shearing is cool.
dudes who shear sheep have muscles in their arms i've never seen before.
OH MY GOD.

C: Ummmmmm email exchange of the day?

M: that's what i was thinking. only it made my mind go in the gutter a little bit.
kind of like how dairy queen makes me throw up in my mouth a little
but i eat it anyways, you know, for old times sake.

C: I just ate this:

Minus the Wii
It made me hurl a little.

M: it looks hurl-a-licious. i want to get l@*d.

insert inappropriate dialogue for work email involving being inappropriate with NZ b0yz

p.s. i totally kind of suck at rapping.

C: My d1ck is like Super Size

Your d1ck look like two fries

M: my d1ck VIP

your d1ck need ID

remember the Antietam rap? dude, that totally tanked.
maybe if they had tanks back then it wouldn't have sucked so bad
it's not as cool to rap about like bayonets and Stonewall Jackson
(secretly I think it is, see my last email)

C: Man I can’t remember ANYTHING.

M: yeah, well i just had a conversation with a work colleague about
sn0rt*ng the ammonium nitrate stuff (??) that is in urinal cakes.
also, i got white out on my face, and it won't come off.
i wasn't trying to sn0rt it.

C: You are!

Mustache Monday Vol. 15

2007-09-10T10:40:00.000-05:00

my pen is enormous!

2007-09-07T14:58:00.000-05:00

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XI

2007-09-07T13:03:00.000-05:00

Dear Philosopher,
I think I am in love with Lapo Elkann, the stylish but brilliantly troubled heir to the Fiat empire. How do non-rich/model/celebrity but cute and awesome grrls like me get their hands on such a man? Are we relegated to normalcy forever?
Lover of Lapo

Dear LOL,
The wish to acquire is in truth very natural and common, and men always do so when they can, and for this they will be praised not blamed; but when they cannot do so, yet wish to do so by any means,then there is folly and blame.

...just as those who draw landscapes place themselves below in the plain to contemplate the nature of the mountains and of lofty places, and in order to contemplate the plains place themselves upon high mountains, even so to understand the nature of the people it needs to be a prince, and to understand that if princes it needs to be of the people.

making up for lost blogging: THURSDAY

2007-09-07T11:00:00.001-05:00

This is a "rap" me and me mate Charlie wrote while watching both the US Open and the Red Sox/Orioles game. The Red Sox won, and it was good clean fun. Below are the disjointed verses (click to make beeg!)

making up for lost blogging: TUESDAY

2007-09-07T10:59:00.000-05:00

increasing exhaustion felt by existence
the majority of each day in this world
consumed amoung unspoken judgments
of obvious inability to be the expected

where sparkle is hailed
but the glean of their praise
is liken to the waxen surface of an apple
wrought with pesticides like a back-handed compliment

lungs collapse under heavy breath
bore down upon by suffocating air
“home” feels like a chamber
where ones head pounds numbly at these thoughts

grappling for comfort amoungst cotton sheets
& other textiles smooth to the hand
anything to provide a barrier between body
& loneliness, fear and self-provoked isolation

one doesn’t long for this seemingly
quite to the contrary
few & far between are the souls
deemed worthy of energetic love

which to bottle up empties
a part of the force
as if there were crevices
from which it to spill

unfailing memories of those lost
pose to haunt at the first sign of weakness
despite endless internalizing
externalizing, exercising of exorcises

maybe this is what one must traverse
for to be full up
containing of a resonating, warming
insular sense of soundness

reconciling sense of self to the makeup of externality
grasping for the embrace I’ve always felt
beauty exuded
would meet up with in truth

xo, merlikethesea

3,000-year-old beehives unearthed!

2007-09-06T13:51:00.000-05:00

Philosophy Phriday: What do you think?

2007-08-31T12:07:00.000-05:00

Ms. Disaster is going on a debauch holiday. i know what you are thinking. right? like she needs one. Here is the question for the Philosopher who is totally passed out from what i hear.

Dear Philosopher:

My neighbour was wasted the other day at my local watering hole and hit on me inappropriately. Now i wonder if he is like looking in my windows at night and peeping me in my skivvies. How should i handle this horribly uncomfortable situation?

Weirded out in Smallsville

withnail & i

2007-08-30T15:47:00.000-05:00

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/12493769525206137149/Withnail-and-You

omg...there is a test regarding my favorite movie ever

you probably haven't seen it, but then again

you probably aren't as cool as barry

Dopplegangers

2007-08-29T10:43:00.000-05:00

Two for Tuesday Showdown: Hair of the Dog

2007-08-28T09:38:00.000-05:00

"hair of the dog" is a fairly new term to me though the concept is most certainly not. apparently others have heard of this term as well... for example, it is: a brewing company, Irish folk band, and the title of a song with the most ridiculous lyrics i've ever seen (a must read). i could seriously use some of this right now...you're thinkin, jaysus girl, it's tuesday. let's just say, i cave under peer pressure easily.

Mustache Monday (Vacation Edition) Vol. 14 (I think)

2007-08-27T21:33:00.000-05:00

sorry Mer, I just can't not do it.

--Mustache Addict

Merlikethesea Monday

2007-08-27T13:20:00.000-05:00

So yeah, it’s Monday, there is supposed to be some ridiculous bravado regarding mustaches today. But here is the thing…I really don’t like facial hair and Claire is out on holiday. So this is what you’re going to get…an actual, like ferreal update on my life that may give you some perspective on the ridiculous nature of my “blawgs”.

First of all, I am supposed to be “hitting the pavement hard” in search of a new job in this land of opportunity called America. However, after a week of constant house guests (love you guys) and the subsequent week of borderline Epstein-Barr, flu-like symptoms, the only thing that was accomplished was a half-arsed application in San Francisco. Though the thought of a city built on a hill with a temperate climate, bay breeze, and Irish bars galore as well as easy access to concerts at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley all sound brilliant…it is probably entirely unrealistic.

While in my sickly haze I also read Freakonomics and the first three Harry Potter books (again). My life can be so exciting sometimes.

This weekend, I am visiting the ole’ university/gentleman caller for some football game/tailgating action. Did anyone see the Princeton Review? WVU is back on top as the #1 party school, and our football team is ranked pre-season #3. Heck, that is something to be proud of (i guess), except that means even more New Jersey S-head McF-faces running around and traffic that moves slower than you can walk.

Also on the agenda is visiting the fam, which would be great if all that entailed was hanging out with my maniacal mer-miniature niece who reeks havoc wherever her ginger haired self happens to be (see above). But being as it may this will probably include all-of-the-following:

a) attempts at being guilt-tripped into church
b) being told that I am going to hell and/or
c) never going to find a suitable mate outside of a church function

It is just a little bit too much to bear. Maybe I will just skip out on it all together.

At least I am not living in my own personal sauna today. I hate summer.

Philiosopher Phriday: Lazy, Irate Edition

2007-08-24T14:49:00.000-05:00

Dear PHILOSOPHER:

NO ONE CARES ABOUT ME AND MY BLOG. WAAAAH!

-WHINY BLOGGER

Dear WB,

Dear Whiney Blogger,

I suppose your Nirvana has already peaked and descended, running along the approximate trajectory as the WB network, which closed on Sunday, September 17, 2006 with The Night of Favorites and Farewells, a block of their "signature" shows. It is pretty much down hill from here, so you might as well accept it. No one gives a crap about your "Philosopher Phriday" nonsense. Do yourself a favor, and go back to a small overpriced liberal arts college and get a degree in Philosophy. Now THAT would do a WORLD of good. Or Mer de Claire, you can just roll with your under-utilized fashion design and puppetry degrees and never fully realize yourself at all while engaging in self-destructive behavior and chasing boys that ultimately make you miserable anyhow. WOW...where did that rant come from? I mean, enlightenment, noble truths, eightfold path, blah blah blah...

-Ms. Disaster

p.s. i smell like a hippie, which must mean i am like, in touch with the universe.

send your whiney beetching to merdeclair@gmail.com

whizgiggle

2007-08-24T14:01:00.000-05:00

i need a vacations.

2007-08-23T11:07:00.000-05:00

the cafe where i was somehow insulted in another language

2007-08-22T10:15:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of me holding a lovely plate of fancy sandwiches in a café in Vienna, Austria. Craig made it fancy. I love him.

email transmission of the day

2007-08-21T15:40:00.000-05:00

Adam sends Mer the an AP article-

Subject: The Daily Athenaeum - W.Va. billboard declares devils
hatred for church; townspeople dislike sign

CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. (AP) -The devil made them do it.
Read more

Mer sends to Claire, and so it goes…

C: "Jesus was unconventional," he said. "For churches to be growing they need to be cutting-edge, they have to be unconventional as well. Obviously you are going to ruffle some feathers doing something so bold. We want people to understand church doesn't have to be boring."

That is cool. but they're not pulling it off very well.

M: I think it's ridiculous.

C: The "hate" thing is stupid....makes me think of God hates f@gs

M: Of course it's stupid. The dev1l hates the church because he <3s f@gs. j/k!

C: I love church, the dev1l AND f@gs!

M: I like goliath as a cyclops, winged, chicken butt giant.

C: transmish: Mos Def = David.

M: I feel so beetchy today. Want to scre@m at someone. People annoy me

C: Me too, we gotta watch Faster, P*ssycat. K*ll! K*ll! It's so full of hot girl rage.

M: GOD, it still won't let me upload picture (regarding previous blog). I need dragon costume. Added new tag "I f#$king hate everything"

C: "I need dragon costume" ?

M: 'cause I am breathing fire today. Potentially making strange dinosaur-like noises. Passer Byers take note.

C: I'm s@d1stic like my name was $@de. I delight in making people feel stupid. It's because I hate myself.

M: I don't want to make ppl feel stupid
I just want to bl_lrn them to a crisp with my
l@ser be@m eyes and/or fire breath.
I shudder with h@te.

C: Are you 100% dragon, or mostly sea monster?

M: The dragon emerges from the sea occasionally
(say once every 40-45 days)
to breathe fire on the unwitting masses
Much like the merrow emerges from the sea
to entice Irishmen who live in costal cottages
though, that aspect hasn't of yet worked out in my favor

C: That's poetry, thar. I wanna be a selkie...is that like a merrow?
My dragon comes out every 29 days.
Her name is Flo and she's a mean Chinese auntie.

M: 3 things:
1) Phycodurus eques
2) Dragon in the Sea
3) or simply "Teggie" the Welsh version of "nessie" (my name being Welsh and all)

C:
1. "It is illegal to catch and keep sea dragons, as they are a protected species." You should get a tattoo of one! Fighting a swan!

2. that book is g@y. J/K!

3. I am Welsh too! Don’t I resemble this famous Welsh person? Har har har

(see picture at top)

M:
1. that should be a 2 fur tuesday
2. you are!
3. you resemble everyone. everyone except me. so there. i hate everything.

Two fur Tuesday Showdown: Raccoon vs. Baby Chicken

2007-08-21T09:43:00.000-05:00

So i asked my next-door neighbour about his baby chickens. He responded that a few survived, and that the others were ruthlessly snatched by some nefarious raccoons. ah man, i like raccoons too...with the exception of the scary rabid raccoon that lingered just a little to long on my front porch being all scary and rabid last year. anyways, here is the inaugural Two for Tuesday Showdown

Mustache Monday Vol. 13 part 2

2007-08-20T10:37:00.000-05:00

OHHHH The Edge. As most people know, Mer is the biggest U2 fan EVER. I just think they're ok. Well, better than ok, they're great but I'm not rabid. I'll tell ya what, though. That The Edge guy sure does have a comely mustache.

Observe:

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. VIII

2007-08-17T14:01:00.000-05:00

Dear Philosopher,

I just have to have the latest movies on DVD before they hit the stores. There’s a Mexican lady who sells these dvds in the subway at 8th avenue. She brings her kids along to help her, and sometimes they have churros. I like churros. Where else can I get a $5 copy of the Simpsons movie AND a sweet rolled dough cinnamonny comestible delight? I guess my point is… is this morally indecent? Am I contributing to an underworld crime ring? If I alert the authorities to Marielena’s doings, am I sending her and her children to the flophouse? Does she rely on my purchase of that new Markie Mark j0int to send money home to Chihuahua? Please advise.

--Guilty Whitey
Dear GW,

I am at the end of my rope. I am nauseated by life; it is insipid, without salt and meaning. If I were hungrier than Pierrot I would not choose to eat the explanation people offer. One sticks a finger into the ground to smell what country one is in; I stick my finger into the world, it has no smell. Where am I? What does it mean to say: the world? What is the meaning of that word? Who tricked me into this whole thing and leaves me standing here? Who am I? How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it, why was I not informed of the rules and regulations but just thrust into the ranks as if I had been bought by a peddling shanghaier of human beings? How did I get involved in this big enterprise called actuality? Why should I be involved? Isn’t it a matter of choice? And if I am compelled to be involved, where is the manager? I have something to say about this. Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?

i'm feeling prolific. and stuff.

2007-08-16T10:37:00.000-05:00

nuh uh.

2007-08-16T09:41:00.000-05:00

there is a song that goes with this. we will record it for you and figure out how to upload for the maximum newborn baby panda experience. thank you!

--Management

unnnnghhhh

2007-08-15T14:16:00.000-05:00

Mustache Monday: Vol. 13

2007-08-13T16:11:00.000-05:00

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. VII

2007-08-10T11:50:00.000-05:00

Dear Philosopher,

I really want to live and work in our nations capital. However, is only applying to jobs there defining my own destiny without allowing the universe to offer guidance? Should I be more open to options and look elsewhere as well?

Seeking A Path

Dear SAP,

There are only two ways to conquer destiny or be independent of it. One is to enquire for whom is this destiny and discover that only the ego is bound by destiny and not the Self and that the ego is non-existent. The other way is to kill the ego by completely surrendering to the Lord, by realizing one's helplessness and saying all the time, 'Not I, but Thou, oh Lord' and giving up all sense of 'I' and ‘mine’, and leaving it to the Lord to do what he likes with you. Complete effacement of the ego is necessary to conquer destiny, whether you achieve this effacement through Self-enquiry or bhakti marga (path).

Reflection on Synge and Life

2007-08-09T12:07:00.001-05:00

i fell in love with the work's of John Millington Synge by accident
at university, i used to sit in the Wise library
pouring over Yeats and Wilde for hours
their gilded bindings, finely textured paper,
and ancient publish dates entranced me
it was if my allergies were immune to their musty smells
i miss it there

it was on such a day that my eye stumble a glance upon
a bright yellow binding as i turned away from Oscar's section
it read "the Aran Islands"
a place whose people & traditions i hold close to my soul

Synge's illustrative language resonated warmly in my mind
and even now, my mind hazily drifts into thoughts of his life

after he died Jack B. Yeats said of him...
"Synge was by nature well equipped for the roads. Though his health was often bad, he had beating under his ribs a brave heart that carried him over rough tracks...Now that he is gone there is nothing sad in my memory of him, except that he is gone."

one time i asked my mother why
i was given a body & spirit that didn't match
she responded without the blink of an eye
that perhaps without my spirit
i might not be able to move

nights when i lay unable to sleep
through excruciating joint pain
this simple reminder
draws a tear down my cheek

gives me a brave heart
to persevere over rough tracks

and hope that someone would think
so fondly of me when i pass

MER DE CLAIR(E)

BLAAAAARGH

jakob dylan and neko case

a birthday present from claire to mer

monday greets me with...

Dice is Back

Batty for Bat for Lashes

Monday Without Metadate

True Lyaf: Mer Should Donate Her Body To Science, Part II

Ovulating Urges? Find Jesus.

Total Shetbag

201st POST biatches. Fill yer boots.

True Lyaf: mer should donate her body to science

Why I Eyes Ya.

BEWARE: rat squirrelz in our nation's capital

someone needs a vacation (to iOwa)

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XVI [Holy Crap Edition]

anger management issues

Philosopher Phriday: Volume XV- Tuesday Political Edition (IT'S FI_ICK*NG BACK)

MER?!

p'rod from HELL.

merrion-clairester dictionary

Mustache Monday Vol. 30!!!!!

look who supports hillary......

mer to claire

Internet Famoose Again...

in case you didn't notice.

go OOOOObama!

Mustache Monday Vol. 29

lazy superficial asses

Mustache...Friday?

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XIV

birfday thirfday

Mustache Monday Vol. 28

Mustache Monday (Tuesday Edition Vol. 3) Vol. 27

Mustache Monday Vol. 26

(Missing Mer) Mustache Monday Vol. 25

Mustache Monday Tuesday Edition Vol.2/Vol.24

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XIII

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way to go

unhhh...m.i.t.g.

if you watch one movie, it should be this

two for tuesday: who would you rather?

Mustache Monday Vol. 23

how to win a costume contest

Happy Halloween!!

two for tuesday: the double fist pound jazz hands

Mustache Monday: Vol. 22

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XII

dear claire, i'm bored

Mustache Monday, Vol. 21

Claire's Descent Into Anorexia

RIP Joey B....and look at my sexxy eyes...

Mustache Monday Vol. 20

inspired by an Irish man

Mustache Monday Vol. 19

Two for Tuesday: normal v. busted MER

Mustache Monday Vol. 18

OH NOOOOEZ!

An open letter to my period

is it lent yet?

holy crap this is funny

Mustache Monday Vol. 17

This was supposed to be posted on Friday

tCNTM: reality tv for the old south

two for tuesday: work v. being homeless

Mustache Monday Vol. (SWEET) 16

HAPPY FRIDAY!

a day off for sex?

glogging

me

i like BOOM and you like BOOM

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Mustache Monday Vol. 15

my pen is enormous!

Philosopher Phriday: Vol. XI

making up for lost blogging: THURSDAY

making up for lost blogging: TUESDAY

3,000-year-old beehives unearthed!

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