10.19.02 – Kalamazoo, MI; Joliet, IL; Grand Rapids, MI

I’ve changed time zones four times in the past five days and i have managed to oversleep/get up too early three of those days; suffice to say i’m a little disoriented. it is winter here. the wind is howling outside my hotel room window and my 1/2 mile walk to kinkos today necessitated a stocking cap, mittens and my teddy-bear coat. the teddy-bear coat has that name because it is a coat lined with light brown fake fur much like that of an old-fashioned, well-loved stuffed animal, so that wearing the coat is like being wrapped up in a big teddy bear.

new fan mail for the filthy stove!

To: brillig@slithy-tove.net

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Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:07:29 -0400

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Hi Slithy.

I came across your site looking for a solution for my filthy stove, and instead I find some exellent, refreshing and witty text from a future brilliant writer. Keep it up.

umm, for filthy stoves try oven cleaner, i guess. or trick someone else into cleaning it, better yet. i typically don’t stick around long enough in the same apartment for my stove to get filthy. i find that being on tour stimulates one’s internal nesting instincts. walking thru home depot, picking up hardware for the set, i get distracted by things like shower curtains and candle holders. then i remember that duh! i don’t even have a home to put that stuff in. my cat lives with my parents, i live out of a suitcase. if i can brave the cold again tomorrow i will walk to kinkos and scan in some pictures of my gypsy lifestyle.