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Archive for June, 2009
zyrtec dreams round two
Jun 30th
I know what you’re thinking: why would he take it again after the last time? The answer my friends is uncontrollable ridiculous allergies. When you sound so nasally on the phone that your clients think you’re Fran Drescher, it’s time to take action.
This time I took it earlier in the day instead of right before bed. My reasoning was that then it wouldn’t kick in while I was sleeping, thereby turning my happyland dreams into a nightscape of unimaginable horror. I think this worked, as my dreams did not just suddenly turn strange. Instead, they were bizarre from beginning to More >
all quiet on the front
Jun 30th
So much has happened in pop news this last week! I can’t check any of my websites for news without being hit by a tidal wave of stories about celebrities passing. After being force-fed the minutiae of every situation, I have come to the not-so startling discovery about myself:
I really don’t care about pop culture.
I don’t care about it so much, that I debated even writing a post about it, because now I’m even further cluttering the blagonet space with more words. Regardless, here is my take on the events that have transpired:
Billy Mays and Farrah Fawcett are the two most tragic More >
why are they mad? did someone hurt them?
Jun 25th
Since the first time since I won a camping/traveling toothbrush in Cub Scouts (because apparently a regular sized toothbrush is too big), I have won a contest! And not just any contest, mind you, but Marnie’s contest from last week. I really can’t take all the credit, as Canadian Chuck Norris (“I’ll kick you in da head, eh?”) really deserves the win. Canadian Chuck Norris always wins.
So that means this tomorrow I get to come up with the Mad Libs for your Google God Image Search.
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Marnie has posted the MadLibs for the day, and I’m going to get all lazy and just use More >
america has three bad judges
Jun 24th
Let me just get this out there right away: I do not like “reality” TV. I have many complaints about it, from being just as fake as anything scripted to the sheer stupidity of some of the concepts, but all in all let’s just say I’m not a fan. I’ve only seen a couple episodes of “Idol”, and even though Gokey was our hometown boy, I couldn’t pick him out of a lineup if you told me which number he was. Between every reality show ever made, I think I’ve watched less than 10 episodes combined.
Last night was the regular More >
other writing assignments
Jun 23rd
I apologize for the delay, internets, but I have an actual writing assignment that I’ve been working on. Unfortunately it doesn’t pay anything, but it is one of the more important things I’ve ever tried to compose.
You guessed it folks, I’m trying to write my wedding vows. And since the church frowns on phrases like “We have compatible weirdness”, “I knew she was the one when she said she liked Futurama”, and “our booze consumption is mutually efficient”, I’ve had to actually come up with worthwhile words. For anyone who reads this site, all 7 of you can likely attest More >
bring the sunblock
Jun 19th
Back in the spring of ’01, my college roommate and I decided to do a spring break. This was a fairly last minute decision, which resulted in minimal planning, and thereby leading to the following story.
We packed up his 2-door manual transmission Chevy Cavalier, added a cooler full of beer that filled up the trunk, and four guys with our luggage in the passenger area. We were going there for a full week, and all any of us brought was 2-3 tshirts, sandals, shorts, and a swimsuit. On short notice, we were able to book a hotel room at The More >
i have several as housepets
Jun 18th
Animal Rights is a divisive issue, but I think most people stand somewhere between “Every living thing ever is beautiful and we shouldn’t even hurt their feelings” and “Heck, I’d eat a human if I could”. It gets a little blurrier when it comes to animal testing for products and medication; the whole benefits vs. wrongness argument.
Today is not about debating whether or not cute fuzzy bunnies and monkeys and precious little mice should be used in experimentation. No friends, today is all about “How the hell is PETA still a viable organization?”
I’m talking about this story. For those of you too More >
can’t leave you with just that
Jun 17th
And because I know that mellow and indulgent introspection are not my strong suit, please to enjoy the following website:FACEinHOLE
Unfortunately, few of my regulars have have pictures of themselves in their blogo-avatar-thing, so I’m forced to show you an example with my own picture.
Just so you know, yes, this is how I picture myself in most of my daily interactions.
summer employment
Jun 17th
School’s out again, and the food court at the mall where I eat lunch is filling up with teenagers. Most are just hanging out and having contests over who can wear their pants the lowest, but the ones with some work ethic have found employment there (I said some, not a lot).
I’ve never worked fast food, but I have worked almost every crappy summer job possible. It started off the summer where I turned 16 and got my faithful 1984 Chevrolet POS. The best thing about this car was the a/c, until I ran it into a snowbank and broke More >
awwww
Jun 15th
Everyone knows the game where you add “in bed” to the end of your fortune cookie. This weekend, while eating takeout Chinese food from a place that looks like the restaurant in the end of “A Christmas Story” where they chopped off the head of the duck, we tried a new game. Instead of “in bed”, we found it far funnier to add “except in bed”. This increases the “Aww, that’s too bad” factor by about a thousand.
I wish I could take credit for the idea, but it comes from xkcd, which is another good way to waste time. If More >
