Archive for November, 2007
Stag Beetle - Love It
Today’s fortune, brought to you by Yan Yan brand Japanese candy:
Read More..>>These are the Times that Try Men’s Souls
Iron and Wine on December 2nd for $25 then Cake the next night for $35? That’s a lot of money for two concerts, so I consulted my priority list:
Rent
Iron and Wine/Cake
Beer
Food
Oh great, that works out perfectly.
“I’m Lookin’ for a Good Time” - The Breakthrough Hit Single from “Drunk Guy Downtown”
I went downtown tonight with a little MP3 player I have that has a built-in mic, hoping to record this acoustic guitar player I see playing the street corners from time to time (he’s really good). Well he wasn’t there, but another street performer was in his place. This guy, clearly about half-conscious, had a [...]
Read More..>>Favorite Plural Word?
One of the first things out of my roommate’s mouth when he got back from work tonight was “Quick, what’s your favorite plural word?”
I thought for a bit and, off the top of my head, could only come up with “octopi,” which I was satisfied with. That was, of course, until much later when he [...]
Overheard at the Grocery Store
Interaction that had me laughing this evening, shared with you in play format, with an ending I wrote myself…or did I?
ACT I
SCENE I
(A grocery store checkout line. The “express” lane, reserved for shoppers purchasing 15 items or less. An ASIAN COUPLE is having difficulty with their payment, holding the line up. Behind the ASIAN COUPLE [...]
I Don’t Buy It
I don’t know how this thing works, but I don’t buy this for a second. Have you ever talked to a high school kid? They’re fucking morons! I know; I was a high school kid at one time. I even tried linking to several posts I thought had better-than-high-school vocabulary, which all individually returned a [...]
Read More..>>Wiidiot
I love…fucking LOVE the bumbling idiot on the Wii safety warning screen that, in one swing, manages to smash a vase AND punch his friend in the mouth.
The only thing that could possibly be funnier than this warning would be to see this actually happen.
Read More..>>Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin
This is a couple weeks old now, and had meant to post it when it was first published, but spaced it. Deal with it!
From Wired:
Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin
By Eliot Van Buskirk 10.29.07 | 12:00 AM
As counterintuitive as it may seem in this age of iPods and digital downloads, vinyl — the [...]
He’s Got a Point
On our way to a second store to pick up Super Mario Galaxy, after being told that trucks headed to our original choice were delayed due to Veteran’s Day:
Me: Goddammit, if I don’t get to play Super Mario Galaxy on release date just because people died for my right to play it, I’m going to [...]
Amazing Show Last Night/Where Goest Thou, Troutmouth?
I’ve never seen an open mic night before, so I set out yesterday to track one down. I found an announcement for one just across the river on Facebook or Myspace or something and hopped on the train. But I got distracted: I realized if I got off four stops earlier I could stop by [...]
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