muffy bolding

My quite bright 12-year old son has to find a novel to read for his English class — by tomorrow, of course. The bastard catch is that it must be realistic fiction, i.e., there can be no “wizards, dragons, magic, or talking animals.” For some reason, aside from “The Catcher in The Rye”, I am at a complete and utter loss. Though I certainly think that my son and ol’ Holden Caulfield would get along just swimmingly, I am open to suggestions from all my brilliant friends regarding any other books you think might just do the trick.

Thanks.

ETA: I wasn’t clear regarding his deadline of tomorrow: He needs to have the book chosen and in hand on the morrow, not read and completed. My bad.

All day today I had this nagging feeling of melancholy loss that I just couldn’t shake nor explain — and then, driving to the movie theatre with my husband and babies this afternoon, “Maybe I’m Amazed” came on the radio…and I suddenly realized that the reason I was feeling wistful was because I miss Linda McCartney.

I am deadly serious.

Goddamn, life is good. I feel like I am fucking seventeen again.

Everything is possible.

Happy Birthday, Miss !

I loveth you lots.

Prepare to BELLY LAUGH like you’ve never belly laughed before, my friends. I am literally pissing my granny panties:

“I insist that a girl
Stripped to the waist
Is the first and last miracle,
That the old janitor on his deathbed
Who demands to see the breasts of his wife
For the one last time
Is the greatest poet who ever lived…”
— Charles Simic

Nicked from the darling (with a few slight alterations):

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Career:
8. Describe your first life altering decision:

HERE COMES THE “FUN” … … …

1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal?
2. What’s your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back?
4. Would you play squat-hop-in-the-asparagus-patch with me?
5. What is your favorite memory of me?
6. Would you give me the time of day if you passed me on the street and didn’t know me?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you visit me in the hospital if I were ill?
9. Can we get together for lunch?
10. Have you heard any rumors about me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) smack about me?
12. Do you think I’m a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I’m attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
17. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

eta: When I ganked this meme and posted it, I did so without really paying as much attention to it as I should have. Despite the kind and complimentary words I have already received from several of my darling friends, I don’t really like the whole, “Do you think I’m attractive” thing; essentially, it makes my flesh crawl. So, if anyone else is going to fill this bastard out, please change #14 to the question of your choice. Thanks!

Because I am in love:

Rollin’ down the Imperial Highway
Big nasty redhead at my side
Santa Ana wind blowin’ hot from the north
And we was born to ride

Roll down the window, put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
Don’t let the music stop
We’re gonna ride it till we just can’t ride it no more

From the South Bay to the Valley
From the West Side to the East Side
Everybody’s very happy
‘Cause the sun is shining all the time

Looks like another perfect day
I love L.A. (We love it)
I love L.A. (We love it)

Look at that mountain
Look at those trees
Look at that bum over there, man
He’s down on his knees
Look at these women
There ain’t nothin’ like em nowhere

Century Boulevard (We love it)
Victory Boulevard (We love it)
Santa Monica Boulevard (We love it)
Sixth Street (We love it, we love it)
I love L.A.
(We Love It)
I Love L.A.
(We Love It)
I Love L.A.
(We Love It)

Prepare to lose your motherfucking mind.

“We’re ladies, we wanna go overseas, and boy do we need aid!”
— Lucy Ricardo, upon getting caught at creating a fake women’s charity, Ladies Overseas Aid, to raise money so she and Ethel can go to Europe.

Okay, so that was my hokey, horseshit lead-in to the following quite serious and important question:

I am looking for charitable and activist organizations that specifically target and benefit women around the world — and that includes all aspects of women’s lives, i.e., healthcare, reproductive rights, human rights, economic-bidness-and-job-development issues, issues regarding domestic violence, issues involving the sex trade and the trafficking of women, educational issues, community activism, hunger and poverty, access to safe childcare, and the support and protection of mothers.

Okay, my brilliant activist and humanitarian friends: Tell me…to which women’s foundations or organizations do you give your precious time and/or hard-earned simolians?