all hat & no cattle

allegedly, this is a phrase we use in texas to describe an individual that is all talk and no action...

i lived in texas for 22 years. in houston. i never heard this saying even once. but the fact that this phraseology even exists makes my day.

back to work, as i don't want to be all hat & no cattle. (well played, mols)

cupcakes are muffins. in drag.

i wish i could take credit for this.
oh god, do i wish it was mine...(sigh).

i want to try & stay positive (for the kids).

criticism, competition & cutlery turn the sky blue.

mr. waffle pants. (name of a friend's cat).

all indie band names should include punctuation, which should be further defined as including only the following:
? ! , . () ... " & + (and maybe the *...i haven't decided yet).

the following punctuation should not be allowed in anything other than instant or sms messaging:
@ # $ % ^ =

and the following should not be included because they are the most boring of all punctuation (& should remain in the html world where they belong):
: ; {} [] - _ <>

a few phrases to try & slip into your positively raging weekend (taken from various conversations both real & imaginary):
*take the danger & put in the bank.
*fortune cookie hour is over.
*fake a seizure. that always works for me.
*adopt a less marital tone.
*the only things we had going for us were smooth thighs & a tenacity from being naive.
*clearly we made emo, dark soul sharing plans for tonight
and those trump this event. i just wanted to put it out
there in case you want to glam it up a bit.
*yep, still in the city...can't figure out where i would live after this...the mountains...the ocean...the democrats. its a good place for me.
*stay cool. alas, that will not be possible in the surface-of-mars biome you are currently inhabiting. (& the science talk?? apparently someone is listening to way too much NPR.)
*the white people are melting.

it's friday...can you tell from the nonsensical banter & mindless, unfocused drivel? am i writing just to write? (yes, yes, obviously yes).

see you in june, suckahs.

suspension of disbelief (& other english oddities)

& yes, it is no secret i am fond of words. from the alphabet all the way to 996 page novels. i live for phrases, idioms & odd-compound words (vaingloriously & huckleberry amongst the best of the them...a topic to be revisited @ a later time-the possibilities are endless).

for today, let's spend a minute reviewing "sayings."
out & about in this work a day world, i have recently been bombarded with the weirdness of common expressions. the oddity & really just how fanfuckingtastic they are. the reader should note, i am going to start throwing these out, probably @ inappropriate times scrambling the meaning horribly.

(& away we go.)

*meet your waterloo - to arrive @ a final decisive contest/hurdle. "trying to overcome common perception that she is an android that has to plug in @ night to recharge, hillary clinton has met her waterloo."


*keep your powder dry - save your resources until you need them. "listen, the best advice i can give you is to keep your powder dry, otherwise you have no leverage." (in the acquisition & mergers-sense)


*don't look a gift horse in the mouth - a gift should be appreciated for the thought and spirit behind it, not according to its value (see saying origin...rad). "look, i am sure he meant well, jenny...even though it is just a knife...don't look a gift horse in the mouth...? also, don't hit me."


*paper tiger - a person who appears to have power but is in reality ineffectual. "in appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of; it is a paper tiger. i believe the united states is nothing but a paper tiger." (had to use the actual saying origin, due to my bizarre fascination with communism & socialism...i mean this one came straight from mr. mao & the little red cookbook...)

ok, ladies & albatrosses (around my neck), there you have it. branch out, find your own idioms to latch onto & make your own. spice up the monotony of living (this includes you, mother dearest...it's either this or the morphine drip...)