Archive For 2009
This is Penny’s blanket. This is the blanket I got for Christmas. Yes, the similarities are uncanny. In fact Penny can hardly tell the difference…
I really wish I could be surprised about what’s going on in Tiger Woods’ life right now, but I can’t seem to find it in me. Throughout ESPN’s constant interruption of my Thanksgiving-weekend sports watching all I could think about was how stupid he, his wife, his PR people and the Entertainment-Sports Complex must think [...]
I got one of those fancy keychain debit cards in the mail the other day. As I attached it to my keyring I noticed my forlorn-looking library card and realized it’s been ages since I last set foot in the public library. I’ve been to the university library plenty of times – but according to [...]
Last night Brian and I went to the Grizzlies’ home opener with some friends. Three 6 Mafia and the Jabbawockeez performed, and that was pretty cool, but the game was frustrating and disappointing. Maybe even a little insulting. I’m not a Grizz apologist but I’m not going to give up after one game, either. Maybe [...]
Of the three books I’ve read (and endured) since I started reading again, Dave Eggers’ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius has been my favorite. And I’m slapping myself for not having read it sooner, because I bought into anti-Dave Eggers hype that I now see as a symptom of a horrible phenomenon I call Hipster Backlash. [...]
I know sad tales of young college grads struggling to find work “in this economy” (if I had a nickel for each time I heard that phrase at work, I could retire today) are trendy right now, but the coddling and glorification of bad decisions has got to stop. First I heard a story about [...]
Dave Weigel of the Washingon Independent talked to Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona, who made headlines not long ago when he was rumored to be legally challenging the President’s eligibility for office. I don’t give any credence to the entire birther movement but one line reminded me of a phenomenon that’s long confused me: The president, [...]
Brian doesn’t like The Catcher in the Rye. He tried to read it a few years ago, after I told him he was a terrible human for never having read it. He got halfway through but Holden Caulfield’s character made him so angry he couldn’t make it further. And it’s a short book. Easy to read. [...]
I finished Infinite Jest last night at about 10:30. It was a good ride. That book accompanied me many places over the past two months – to the beach, to sociology class, to every coffee shop in town. It’s served as a cat pillow, a coaster, maybe even a plate … and it’s got the [...]
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I have a few coworkers who are a tad overprotective of what they put in the breakroom fridge. So, boredom and my love of parody inspired me to mark my own territory: DANGER!!! THIS DRESSING IS JEN’S! STAY AWAY PAUL NEWMAN WILL HAUNT YOU IF YOU USE MY DRESSING!! [...]
