An Ode...

asciikitty is a Goddess.
I mean, yeah, she's always been a Goddess.
But you only get the "Ode" poem
When you do something especially deific.
The rest of the time you're just
A goddess.

Asciikitty gave me a ride the other day.
It was supposed to be a short ride.
Out to Worcester and back.
I promised her gas and a hamburger.
She agreed to help me out.
And that alone makes her a Goddess.

But then, yea, I descended into the
Black Pits of Car Finance Hell.
A trip I had been expecting to make
Though not that day.
And certainly not with any hapless attendants.
Certainly not with asciikitty.

And the afternoon wore on
and on
and on
and on
and on.

And the car showroom was very boring
And the coffee was crap.
And the book was unsatisfactory.
And there were pressing engagments
The Goddess had to attend to.
And still the demons of Finance
Kept me imprisoned.

Cake was offered the Goddess.
And she ate it.
It was pretty tasty.
But it wasn't a hamburger.
And she had to go.

But still the demons said,
"Just one more minute".
But they were on Demons of Finance Time.
Where one minute is of a thousand, thousand hours.

And lo, the Goddess was very upset.
And she even got a little teary.
(Thus, I am in the Holy Doghouse)
So I gave her leave to run free.
While I contined to wrestle with the demons.

I hope she made her other Goddess-ly
Engagements.

And so asciikitty is a Goddess.
And I owe her a hamburger.
I owe her the Platonic Ideal of a Hamburger.
(Normally, I'd owe her cookies,
But she asked for hamburger specifically)
And I will procure her such a hamburger
Even if I must slay the sacred white bull
Of the Gods.

And it won't be blasphemous.
Because asciikitty is a Goddess
And if she wants all-sacred beef patty hamburgers.
She darn well deserves them.

Tom

An Ode...

asciikitty is a Goddess.
I mean, yeah, she's always been a Goddess.
But you only get the "Ode" poem
When you do something especially deific.
The rest of the time you're just
A goddess.

Asciikitty gave me a ride the other day.
It was supposed to be a short ride.
Out to Worcester and back.
I promised her gas and a hamburger.
She agreed to help me out.
And that alone makes her a Goddess.

But then, yea, I descended into the
Black Pits of Car Finance Hell.
A trip I had been expecting to make
Though not that day.
And certainly not with any hapless attendants.
Certainly not with asciikitty.

And the afternoon wore on
and on
and on
and on
and on.

And the car showroom was very boring
And the coffee was crap.
And the book was unsatisfactory.
And there were pressing engagments
The Goddess had to attend to.
And still the demons of Finance
Kept me imprisoned.

Cake was offered the Goddess.
And she ate it.
It was pretty tasty.
But it wasn't a hamburger.
And she had to go.

But still the demons said,
"Just one more minute".
But they were on Demons of Finance Time.
Where one minute is of a thousand, thousand hours.

And lo, the Goddess was very upset.
And she even got a little teary.
(Thus, I am in the Holy Doghouse)
So I gave her leave to run free.
While I contined to wrestle with the demons.

I hope she made her other Goddess-ly
Engagements.

And so asciikitty is a Goddess.
And I owe her a hamburger.
I owe her the Platonic Ideal of a Hamburger.
(Normally, I'd owe her cookies,
But she asked for hamburger specifically)
And I will procure her such a hamburger
Even if I must slay the sacred white bull
Of the Gods.

And it won't be blasphemous.
Because asciikitty is a Goddess
And if she wants all-sacred beef patty hamburgers.
She darn well deserves them.

Tom

An Important Public Announcement

Attention citizens:

Should anotherjen despair, either in public or private, about her ability to pull things together and get shit done, she is to be (gently) whacked upside the head.

If asked why this was done, citizens should respond by saying "Tom says you've done some really fabulous stuff that most people are too timid to even contemplate let alone successfully pull off so don't fret".

Thank you.

An Important Public Announcement

Attention citizens:

Should anotherjen despair, either in public or private, about her ability to pull things together and get shit done, she is to be (gently) whacked upside the head.

If asked why this was done, citizens should respond by saying "Tom says you've done some really fabulous stuff that most people are too timid to even contemplate let alone successfully pull off so don't fret".

Thank you.

A New Year...

...and a New Car.

Signed the papers yesterday. Drove off with it today.

It's....very nice. :)

A blue Mazda 6. My first brand-new car. It's...oh man, it's a sweet little ride -- but not so little I can't sit in it.

zoom-zoom!
Tom

ps. It's getting a name. Oh yes, it's getting a name.

A New Year...

...and a New Car.

Signed the papers yesterday. Drove off with it today.

It's....very nice. :)

A blue Mazda 6. My first brand-new car. It's...oh man, it's a sweet little ride -- but not so little I can't sit in it.

zoom-zoom!
Tom

ps. It's getting a name. Oh yes, it's getting a name.