December 2008
28 posts
F*** my beard.
Remember that time that I left work at 1:30 p.m. to head home, which is about 70 miles from where I work, and I arrived home 8 hours later? Yeah, me neither.
Wintry mix is an asshole.
The 2000s: Officially Over. →
maura:
MillerCoors agreed to stop selling Sparks, a caffeinated alcohol drink, as part of an agreement Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Thursday.
As if impending unemployment weren’t bad enough.
Tumor in Colorado newborn's brain contained foot →
Eff my beard.
The Dude of Roller Derby and His Vision →
This NY Times blows the lid off the fact that a guy is behind the modern incarnation of roller derby. OK, maybe no lid-blowing, but this is sort of an interesting read.
“OH MY GOD!!! I just opened it. It’s a $20 gift cert. to Bed Bath nd...”
– Sandy a.k.a. Mom telling me in an e-mail about a Christmas present I received in the mail.
Listening to this song markedly improves the day.
“For us sober people there is a kind of drunkenfreude to watching others...”
– Susan Cheever, Drunkenfreude
I think drunk people also get quite a bit of satisfaction watching others embarrass themselves, mangle their words and do things they will regret in the morning.
“The other night Christian had eight friends over and I spent $110 on pizza.”
– - parent in story about how allowances are dropping as the economy sours.
nytimes article As the Rich Get Poorer, Teenagers Feel the Crunch
One thing I love about all these sad economy stories is seeing how completely careless people can be with money. Having 8 friends over for pizza on my...
Get Bobbed, but Don’t Get Clipped →
This article about underground, after-hours hair-cutting parties is pretty interesting, especially the part about the $950 haircut. Are you friggin kidding me? Unless you’re waxing Robin Williams’ entire body, you don’t deserve $950 for anything that has to do with hair.
“How do we know that Betty’s the one with personality? She’s a redhead.”
– Just Like the Ones You Used to Know: Song, Dance and Fluffy White Endings, a New York Times theater review of the stage version of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Random thought
I’d give my right ear for a bobby pin, because that damn ear can’t manage to hold back my too-short side bang anyway.
“Well, I hope you eventually get over your issues with your father or the prom...”
– “Your Best Friend in a Romantic Comedy is Always There For You” by Teddy Wayne, McSweeney’s
Where the red hair grows
A survey by online dating site OkCupid.com shows:
Redheads have more tattoos, including more in that lower-back, “tramp-stamp” region.
They have more piercings, including more in the navel, nipples and genitals.
They pass out more often from drinking, and smoke more pot.
More of them know where the clitoris is located, and how to find the G-spot.
They’ve taken more pregnancy tests, been...
Random thought
Those Nintendo DS commercials with Lisa Kudrow and her kid cooking kung pao chicken? Sort of cute and charming.
Grab the book closest to you. Go to page 56. Find...
awesome-everyday:
andreasjp:
“Rick took the sandwhich in one large bite, then closed his eyes and savored the moment.”
“There are as many Heralds in a region as necessary, although this title usually goes only to those who are trustworthy, capable of putting the needs of the Consilium above their own.”
“He calmly insisted on sleeping there in their home that very night; no hotel: it was...
