I had to have some work done to the right side of my car after a little scrape, and it wasn’t cheap. I had it done while I was out of town, and the car looks good as new. It should, for what I paid them, but they really did do a nice job in ...

I got a haircut this morning, since I hadn’t had one since August and was in desperate need of one. The more unusual aspect of this is that I also dyed my hair this afternoon. I haven’t dyed my hair in a couple years, and apparently the stuff I was using is a bit stronger ...

The Modern Drunkard Magazine Guide To Surviving The Holidays, particularly this section: Don’t let the stress overwhelm you. If you ever feel as if you’re going to freak out, do this little exercise: Stop whatever you’re doing, take a deep breath, then transport yourself to that special place where you are most happy. Raise one ...

I spent most of this New Year’s Day cleaning my apartment and rearranging half of it. I was spurred to this action by my cat’s decision to shit all over the place while I was out of town, but it definitely made me do some needed cleaning. Anyone who has seen my apartment (all two ...

As the first illegal fireworks of the new year explode over Venice, I’d like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! May your new year bring you more of what you want and less of what you don’t (in my case, more power and money and less broken electronics and cat shit ...

God damn you, Showtime! You and your hot lesbian friends: Now I’m going to be staring at that for the next two months until the premiere. God, I need a girlfriend…

Most of my friends are out of town for New Year’s, and the vast majority of the remainder are headed for Las Vegas, leaving me to try and figure out how to avoid another New Year’s of drinking alone. So I looked at the Craigslist W4W section just for giggles, and I found them. Best ...

If you are a cat person, please keep reading and please help me. If you are not, or are easily grossed out, please continue on down to the next post, beacuse this is a bit gross. My cat, since I left for Idaho, has gone on strike against his litterbox. I thought it was over ...

I could have driven from Sun Valley to Los Angeles in the time it took me to get home today. Here’s what was supposed to happen: Drive to Boise, fly to Seattle, 2 hour layover, fly to L.A. Boom, done. Here’s what did happen: Drove to Boise. Found out my flight to Seattle was going ...

This is exactly what I want to read the night before I fly into L.A. Key quote: Possible wind gusts as strong as 70 mph in the mountains and up to 50 mph in coastal areas prompted the weather service to post a high wind warning for many mountain areas and a gale warning for ...