my bedroom is shaping up....

new drapes from diligent discount clearance shopping at bed bath & beyonce (her name is on everything else these days, why not here?)


notice the chair, one of a pair....the match of which is living in my closet in a box, in many pieces. mom offered to come and put together furniture for me, and when i immediately accepted her offer and told her to come in immediately, she laughed and laughed and laughed. sometimes i think i must be touched. little did she know, after the adventure and misadventure of butching up and building the first chair all night, i've decided i can quite easily live without the second one until she manages to catch a bus or a train or another ride of sorts into the city to see me. too bad she didn't come in today - it's the most gorgeous summer day i can remember seeing in the city in a long, long time - it's about 70 degrees outside, bright sunshine, blue sky with great clouds and an amazing breeze off the east river outside the kitchen window (which is scented with the deliciously wafting smell of fresh bread as the bakery downstairs makes bagels for all the consumers on the island of nyc.)

that reminds me of a joke....

do you know the difference between judo and karate?

think about it for a minute.

nope, i don't think you've really thought about it....

got it?

karate is an ancient asian form of self defense. jew dough is what they make bagels out of.