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i came home last night, at the end of the day-the-other-shoe-finally-dropped, and thunked my belongings down on the ground, kicked off my heels and meandered, pulling clothes off as i went, into my bedroom. there between the quilts and pillows was a note from john, back from tour for the week, with a little silver […]
watching the lovely game 5 of the cleveland/boston alcs last night, it occurred to me that casey blake doesn’t look like a freaking ball player. in fact, he roughly ressembles a street vagrant- specifically the homeless caddy otis from happy gilmore.
Casey Blake v. Otis = Separated at Birth
it’s hard, by the way, to […]
yesterday was, as they say, just one of those days. it started out not particularly remarkable, but ended with me hunched over my computer at hour 11 of my work day, editing and formatting and finally leaving for the day in the same dark i came in on — only to arrive home, have my […]
this is what “the internets” can give us — superfluous abilities to research pop-culture references.
ladies and gentleman, i give you the wikipedia version of billy joel’s “we didn’t start the fire.”
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, […]
Ann Coulter, everyone’s favorite pundit to throw eggs at (or water, if you prescribe to the Wizard of Oz excorsizing methods), is back on the talk show circuit promoting her new, and oh-so-cleverly-titled book– If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans. Here are the highlights so far:
Columnist Ann Coulter Shocks Cable TV Show, […]
On Esquire.com . . .
A Track by Track Cost Benefit Analysis of In Rainbows
Who better to lead a revolution against the music industry than alternative music’s favorite sons? Blowing off labels and price tags, Radiohead released their much anticipated seventh studio album, In Rainbows, for free on their website October 10, requesting a […]
things are chugging along at el jobbo. i am now the proud owner of a brand new blackberry, which promises to bring my attention deficit disorder to new heights (or lows, depending on your general feelings towards impulsiveness). oh, my own little digital handcuffs.
in the 10 hours a day when i’m not at work, […]
it’s only been five days since i started work, but so far the verdict is: jobs are great. i mean, so is sleep and sitting in your pajamas until 4 in the afternoon, but jobs have a significantly more augmentative impact on your bank account. also, i get free coffee.
maybe the best part of my day, […]