Drank

August 12, 2010 by Hanner · Comments Off
Filed under: Hannah, Mongolia 

Last night my counterparts Nyambayar, Tugsuu, and I went to sing karaoke. We randomly go sing karaoke every week. It is one of the many things I love about this country. You can go scream 90s songs at the top of your lungs anyday of the week, at any time of the day. My song of the night was Stan by Eminem (I had to google the spelling of his name, I honest to God just wanted to write M&M.) Tugsuu said I followed the words really well but the "Musicality" of my voice was lacking something. Gotta love that Tugsuu. I love...

Gary makes me hungry.

July 27, 2010 by The Clever Kris · Comments Off
Filed under: Deep South, family, food, humor 

I had a long, fun conversation with my friend Gary the other day, Sunday actually, over the telephone, and we quickly started talking about food, as our conversations tend to do. Gary, now a famous playwright/critic, who spends most of his days on a plane, as opposed to by a plate, always wants to hear about what Nana has cooked, created, invented, resurrected from her kitchen shelves. Nana’s kind of magical that way. And she has become something of folklore in my social circles, and many of my friends eagerly await for my Sunday dinner details. (I can think of one person who...

Because that’s what beards are meant for: hiding fat.

July 25, 2010 by The Clever Kris · Comments Off
Filed under: Everyday, health, humor 

I’ve decided that I’m allergic to my facial hair. And that, in and of itself, is an odd thing to know about myself, because for years I couldn’t stand facial hair. Not a goatee, not a moustache, not the hint of a 5 o’clock shadow. It seems that, without even realizing it, though, that I’ve changed my mind on the issue. Out of nowhere it seems I sprouted a full beard, and kept it. Until it started itching, and I had no choice but to shave it. When I did, I realized why I’d allegedly grown one in the first place: I was fat.  Somehow,...

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