The zen of corn on the cob

[unixronin]

Comparative corn-eating styles:

• I start at the small end and eat kernels in a continuous spiral until I reach the large end.
• cymrullewes starts at the right end and eats in a row to the other end, then indexes à là typewriter and works in the other direction.
• Goose starts at the big end, eats a continuous ring with sort of rapid squirrel nibbles, then indexes over.
• Pirate just sort of attacks hers at random as she rotates it, leaving it looking as though it's been savaged by a ferocious chipmunk.
• Wen gives hers to Goose to eat.  :-)

(Crossposted to caerllewys)

Comments

Re: what?

[tabbifli.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'd happily ferry them over to Spokane, and everyplace else. Airfare's out, though.

I wasn't sure if you wanted me to keep listening out for jobs, since it sounded as if you were settled where you are. Frustrated, but settled. I'll see what I hear about, but I don't hear much these days, I'm afraid.

The only pre-shucked ears of corn I seem to find out here are also pre-frozen. I have no idea why.

Re: what?

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

It's like this, my contract definitely runs out in October. I'm desperately looking for something else. He would like to stay here. I have no real objections to it. I'd like to stay here if he got a job that could support us so I could go back to school and get in to MIT for a graduate degree in structural engineering.

I'm back in to the any port in a storm mentality which for me actually translates to putting in applications to places where I'd like to live, Switzerland, Iceland, Finland, Ireland, Germany, and British Columbia. I'm also putting in applications for places around here. Especially to the ones who want me to travel.

Maybe it isn't corn season over there yet. As soon as it actually ripens in the fields they'll have it in the produce section.

Re: what?

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Yes, much as I hate feeling rootless, "any port in a storm" wins. Not that I know how the heck we'd afford to move again.

Re: Rootless

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

You see it as being rooted. I see it as being trapped.

You got over Alleyne's. I still haven't gotten over NC.

Re: Rootless

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

North Carolina definitely fell under "trapped", yes. I'm just tired of moving. I've done it too often.

Re: Rootless

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

DearHeart, I meant all the years I spent in NC. Not just the ones with you.