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Fun With Unfortunate Advertising

Jan

16

2008

“Cashmere Mafia on ABC….Brought to you by Valtrex!” No better marquee sponsor for a thinly disguised remake of Sex and the City than a herpes medication. That single line by the announcer made me laugh a lot harder than anything on the actual show.

Spring Cleaning

Jan

16

2008

Here’s how bored I am right now: I cleaned. And not just “sprayed some Lysol over the bathroom” cleaned. Like, threw out tons of shit I don’t need anymore. You know how, when you move, there’s always a few boxes that never actually get unpacked until you move again, and you wonder, what’s in here ...

It Could Be Worse 1

Jan

14

2008

I could have worked for a company that used Axium for its payroll services, since they just declared Chapter 7, leaving many creditors (including the IRS) with questions about where all the money went. Defamer has been covering the whole mess pretty well (with “Rhymes With Shmembezzelment” being one of my favorite tags they’ve ever ...

A Hike Through Griffith Park

Jan

11

2008

As part of my Continued Adventures in Killing Time, my friend Lisa and I went for a little hike in Griffith Park (a moderate one was about all my ankle could take), and I decided to use the opportunity to practice taking some decent pictures. More on my Flickr site, but here are some of ...

Budgetary Realizations

Jan

11

2008

Two things I realize now, after going through my budget with a fine tooth comb to try and kick out a few extra pennies, that I probably should not have done: 1. Moved out of my old Russian-Mob-Owned shithole apartment in Venice. I might have wanted to strangle my neighbors on an hourly basis, but ...

I Guess This Means I Should Buy A Hamburger Phone 1

Jan

10

2008

I just had the fifth person I know tell me unsolicited that they watched Juno and she reminded them of me. I take it as a compliment, since I really liked the character. However, this raises two related questions for me: 1. How much weirder does this trend make it that this movie made me ...

Dork Dilemmas

Jan

9

2008

Being unemployed in January is probably a good thing for the average gadget geek like myself, since the twin peaks of lust for shiny things both take place during the first couple of weeks of January. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is taking place in Las Vegas this week, where almost every electronics company is ...

A Delicious Breakfast of Failure

Jan

7

2008

I was famished when I got back from the gym today, so I poured myself a big bowl of milk and Cheerios. I got about three bites into it when I realized, “Gee, despite the fact that it smelled okay, this milk tastes awfully sour.” I realized how sour as I was pouring the bowl ...

Los Angeles Weather Update 1

Jan

4

2008

In case the fact that the national news keeps harping on it has so far escaped your attention, it’s a little rainy here. How rainy, you ask? As of about an hour ago, Los Angeles has reached phase, “Animals fleeing, two-by-two.” Phase, “Hey, look, there’s an Ark floating down Pico!” should come sometime Monday. Seriously, ...

Unemployment Update

Jan

4

2008

Sweet God, I’m already so fucking bored. Maybe I should consider this unemployment program in India, at least that’d be a change of pace. Courtesy Dave Barry’s Blog.