Alaine's Banana Stand

I'm Mr. Manager now.

Branching out, craftily-speaking. Less personally entertaining, but more spiritually satisfying—all my knitting projects are going to kids in the county group foster home. I figured this would be more useful than crude cross-stitches. It’s also a fun way for me to feel smug—but just Prius smug, not fart-smelling/acid-doing smug.

Taken from Amy Sedaris’s character in The Closer, made for my mom and her sisters. Not as funny as Jerri Blank, but much more adorable. Also, it doesn’t get better than “self-award-winning tofurkey.”

Taken from Amy Sedaris’s character in The Closer, made for my mom and her sisters. Not as funny as Jerri Blank, but much more adorable. Also, it doesn’t get better than “self-award-winning tofurkey.”

A great response when confronted with things you don’t like.

A great response when confronted with things you don’t like.

High school would have been 10 times more awesome if Jerri Blank had been there.

High school would have been 10 times more awesome if Jerri Blank had been there.

Probably 90-95% of what I do in life is solely for my own amusement. This is one of those things. This is Latin, and its literal translation (according to Google Translate) is “I need the grace of.” But this was the closest I could get to “I need a favor,” which is, of course, the suggested Bluth family motto.

Probably 90-95% of what I do in life is solely for my own amusement. This is one of those things. This is Latin, and its literal translation (according to Google Translate) is “I need the grace of.” But this was the closest I could get to “I need a favor,” which is, of course, the suggested Bluth family motto.

Every year my family watches “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and every year we agree with Lucy. Although Sally’s solution works just as well: “Make it easy on yourself. Just send money. How about 10s and 20s?”

Every year my family watches “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and every year we agree with Lucy. Although Sally’s solution works just as well: “Make it easy on yourself. Just send money. How about 10s and 20s?”

If I could hire a scriptwriter for my life, my first choice would probs be a Tina Fey/Amy Poehler combo.

If I could hire a scriptwriter for my life, my first choice would probs be a Tina Fey/Amy Poehler combo.

Where DOESN’T Detective John Munch go? Scrapbooking stings are the best stings. I attempted to make it look like the Law & Order title card lettering but clearly it didn’t go so well.

Where DOESN’T Detective John Munch go? Scrapbooking stings are the best stings. I attempted to make it look like the Law & Order title card lettering but clearly it didn’t go so well.

That’s what I like about Querns. Such concise advice.

That’s what I like about Querns. Such concise advice.

On the Wire, Omar is my favorite character (for obvious reasons) but my favorite line comes from Clay Davis. Use it in good health. And for a completely different view of Clay Davis (or the actor that plays him, whatever) watch Cedar Rapids. You won’t be disappointed!

On the Wire, Omar is my favorite character (for obvious reasons) but my favorite line comes from Clay Davis. Use it in good health. And for a completely different view of Clay Davis (or the actor that plays him, whatever) watch Cedar Rapids. You won’t be disappointed!