Kari Neumeyer

Ugly, Pretty and Special

I just finished the Uglies trilogy. (Yeah, it’s that young adult series. Seriously, you want to fight about it?) Pretty smart trilogy. I’m sad it’s over, and sort of sad about the ending, although there was no other way for it to end. That happens a lot, I guess. The series takes place in aContinue reading “Ugly, Pretty and Special”

Personifying my dog

Last night, Isis looked so sad. She had this expression on her face conveying, “No one will play with me.” We each played with her outside a little today, and her Smiley Bird face came back. I would have taken her to a dog park, but it’s raining again! Also, I meant to take herContinue reading “Personifying my dog”

Behavior problem

Isis had a sort of attitudinal day. I blame the rainy weather, because she didn’t get outside very much to play. And even though we were home, Rob and I didn’t pay too much attention to her. ‘Course that doesn’t justify her standing at my feet and barking at me. There was no good reasonContinue reading “Behavior problem”

Not guilty

I enjoy the “new music mix” on the new, ridiculously named Crave 95 radio station. But I object to the automated DJ introducing songs by calling them guilty pleasures. “Dirrty” is a guilty pleasure. So is anything by Britney Spears. Animotion’s “Obsession” is not. (It’s an 80’s classic.) Neither is Lenny Kravitz’ “American Woman.” WhatContinue reading “Not guilty”

Telephone etiquette

Note to self: After listening in on conference call with headset on mute, remember to unpress the mute button before answering the phone later.

A familiar lump in my throat

As a grammar/spelling Nazi, I cringe when I see errors in print. In my job, I copyedit the work of others. My copy is usually quite clean, if I do say so myself, so I’ve often wondered how something gets to me with misspelled words. Like they didn’t spellcheck it, or even glance at itContinue reading “A familiar lump in my throat”

Visits from dead pets

Last night I dreamed that I went to the house I lived in until I was almost 12. When I got out of the car, Isis was by my side, and inside was one of the calico cats we used to have. Her name was That. Barney was inside too and I knew he wasContinue reading “Visits from dead pets”

Amoeba Eyes

They had a coupon in the paper yesterday for that recalled saline solution that we used to use. And liked, I might add. After hearing about the recall, I threw it out and we started using the crap solution from Wal-Mart that Rob bought. And my eyes were killing me! So I bought a fancier,Continue reading “Amoeba Eyes”

R.I.P. Z.

What the hell? One of my two favorite Canadian radio stations has changed formats. Sort of. It has a new name and the on-air staff have disappeared. Apparently they’re taking a few weeks to introduce their “music mix,” which, honestly, isn’t so different from the old music mix. And I guess the new staff willContinue reading “R.I.P. Z.”

Home office

So I’m planting some marigolds when the cell phone rings. It’s my boss. I’m chatting with him about all the hard work I’ve been doing and I decide to take the dog with me to the end of the driveway and check the mail. En route, my boyfriend beeps in and I accidentally hang upContinue reading “Home office”