tetetetigi

Concerning Me:

I'm a mid-twenties education grad student and bra girl in the Twin Cities. I have an advanced degree in an ancient language, and though I'm on a different career path now, I like to think achieving that degree is important in and of itself.

That is me in the picture wearing a hat my dad gave me (It says "Cheese Pleasers" which sounds like the greatest porn-n-dairy shop in central Wisconsin.) I swear, even though my mom says it's not ladylike (and I'm a friggin' lady).  I've been struck by lightning, taught Latin to little kids, jumped into a frozen lake, and embarrassed myself in front of David Sedaris (who basically makes a living writing about himself and others doing embarrassing things).   A professor of mine once referred to me as being "of solid midwestern stock" which I suppose was in reference to my amplitude. 

Concerning Others:

Recurring names like "Pineapple" and "Little Bundle of Common Sense" refer to my current roommates.  Pineapple is also the other half of my brain. K-Jo and Lyz-o complete the awesome trifecta that is Pineapple, K-Jo and Lyz-o.  The Angry Dwarf Star was my roommate and platonic bestie when I lived in Illinois.  Bubbles was my other platonic bestie.  The Starlet is my gay boyfriend.  Sunshine is my brother who does not smile.  Professor Hermano is my other brother, and I just gave him that nickname!  Neither brother is as cool as their respective wives (Mrs. Sunshine and Beep).  Skunkmunkie is LBCS's significant other whom I like to make fun of for no apparent reason.

Recent additions to my family: My niece and nephew! Sunshine and Mrs. Sunshine's daughter, Little Miss Sunshine, born August 2008,  Prof. Hermano and Beep's son, Peanut, born October 2008.   

Concerning MagPo:

We have three types of Magpo on our fridge (insult, romance, and yiddish), and I periodically take pictures of our creations and post them here.

Concerning Blogging:

I blogged for five years at Livejournal and moved here for myriad reasons of my own choosing.  That LJ still exists in friends-only mode, in case I ever become awesome enough to have a blog on my own domain and decide to bring some of my favorite entries with me.  This is a personal blog, so I'll blog about everything that I damn well feel like.  Teaching, politics, Health At Every Size, my hair, frivolous things, how awesome my dog is, Project Runway, and Lifetime Television for Women.  Occasionally, I quote my parents for saying things like, "You could tell he thought his fecal matter was ice cream and every woman wanted two scoops."  My mom said that.  I love her.

tetetetigi is Latin for "I so totally touched you!"  Tigi is the obvious shortening of it.  Motown Throwdown comes from a marquee my friends and I once saw in Downtown Minneapolis.

If anyone ever feels the urge to make me a better blogmasthead or layout, please let me know.  I would pay you in snugglebucks.


Concerning Weenises:

Yes, that's a plastic weenis straw in the drink being thrust on my totally amateur blogmasthead.