Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

We're gonna keep having hot days! Drink iced drinks Plop a cube of ice on your head Drop a cube of ice down your shirt Get paper towels or wash cloths wet and put them around your wrists and neck Purchase a neck fan Put your hair in an up-do Avoid higher levels of buildings (if possible) Eat only cold foods Dress as minimally and breezily as possible Sit in the shade (when able) Jump in the lake (or whatever body of water you have) Take a trip to a cooling center (for Chicagoans, this is the city's map of cooling centers ) Go see a movie in a movie theater for a play at a theatre (these places are always super cold) Take a cold shower For sleeping, get a towel wet with cold water and use it as a blanket (Prompt by Eleanor Pratt) Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash

Because of who I am as a person, I recently thought to challenge myself to write a parody of "Elizabeth Taylor" by Taylor Swift to be about our 12th president, Zachary Taylor .  Zachary Taylor Do you think you're a bygone? The view of your second tomb was on my mind when I heard the this song by Taylor Swift-y Ooh, oftentimes it doesn't feel so enduring to be thee All the right ranks Given they'd sway Voters sans bloc They bolstered away Your campaign Your second tomb was on my mind yet no one will know why Cause your presidency weakly passed by None did notice your term Zachary Taylor Tell me for real Do you think you're a bygone? You were our twelfth prez, but none could name you And you died from too many cherries... Or was it cause you were given poison You're only as known as your impact, baby You were our twelfth prez, but none could name you And you died from too many cherries...ooh Hey, what could you possibly do with the third shortest duration an...

Not too long ago, I saw Toy Story 5 with friends! Here are some thoughts.  As always, the Toy Story  team did a great job I was happy for Jessie to take center stage The legion of Buzz Lightyears was just too funny I genuinely appreciated that, in the end, technology is not the evil initially thought, but rather it's how and why kids use it that makes the difference It was moving how Jessie's first kid named her daughter after Jessie, but that said, I can't think of a toy I'd name my kid after (but perhaps that's because my toys have names like "Tiger Kitty") I was able to predict a few moments in the story, but there were some genuine surprises The non-main toys were all excellent comedic relief I feel like Bonnie and Blaze had way more creative play than I did as a kid (not that I didn't have fun, creative times, but I don't think I constructed like a royal ball where there are spies, one of whom turns out to be the bomb they're trying to fi...

Time for the finale (already)!  So, Joey, is it the most original if it's been done already? A'keria, I'm so sorry I'm sorry, I LOVED A'keria's performance A'keria is having such a rough go and I'm so sorry Jasmine, Dawn's point was that judging on A'keria having made the puppets in the Werk Room is odd...not that judging A'keria at all was odd Also, while I think it may not have been the best strategy to make the puppets in the Werk Room, I could easily see that being a better plan than shipping fully made puppets and having them break in transit--like aren't there limitations on how many pieces of luggage the queens can bring? I would say that Joey should've won some challenges I think the producers should've waited a beat more after Joey said, "Line?" to make the cue for the Ru mail Wait, why couldn't the show get Norvina in person? Um...Silky I did love your streak of lip syncs, but I wouldn't say you're ...

It's nearly here! World Cup trivia Foosball Face paint stations (if need be, assign guests randomly to the two final teams) Bingo cards for things that COULD happen during the match Soccer ball disposable plates etc. Every guest proposes a new rule for the World Cup and guests vote on which is they would add (they will, in good faith, not vote for their own suggestion) Every guest proposes a new kind of break for the World Cup players to take and guests vote on which is their favorite (they will, in good faith, not vote for their own suggestion) Every guest proposes a mascot for the two final teams and guests vote on the best fits for each team (they will, in good faith, not vote for their own suggestions) Serve popular drinks from both of the final two countries Decorate with little flags of the final two countries Teach guests fun phrases and/or slang from the final two countries Play music from the final two countries before the match and/or during hydration breaks Instead of a ...

Time for campfire therapy. Oof Russ...you didn't even try? Shekinah went to wilderness survival boarding school??? Shekinah, the fact that you didn't get hurt makes me suspicious of this story But, to her credit, she is the one who found the supplies Rebecca, yes, animals poop outside Rebecca, you work 12-16 hours a day??? Patrick, you could've said that in a less rude way Sarper, yes you could use your fingers instead of a stick, but when is the last time you all washed your hands? And Thais isn't sure if she could be pregnant I love that Shekinah, Sarper, Jenny, and Sumit are the first to find the camp site Shekinah...were you in a cult? I mean I get that it's unsettling for 2 couples to be so late, but they do have a camera crew with them who definitely have phones so I'm sure they're fine Aha! So Kara, Guillermo, Russ, and Paola have made it Wait, Jenny, I thought you were living with Sumit's money to save money... Sumit took out loans to cover his p...