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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.

A Very Belated Answer

Jan

2

2008

Laz posed a question in the comments a few days ago, which I thought I might want to actually answer before it becomes irrelevant: So tell us — Letterman circumventing the process and sorta crossing the line. Is that a good thing for the striking workers as a whole because it sets a possible precedent ...

The Last Cliché of 2007

Dec

31

2007

A few New Year’s Resolutions, because if I post them somewhere, maybe I’ll actually live up to them: 1. Continue to lose weight. Have lost: 33 lbs (net; had lost 35 but gained back 2 lbs stuffing my face with Waffle House and other assorted goodies over the holidays). To lose: 47 lbs. Mark my ...

And You Thought You Had A Shitty Christmas 1

Dec

26

2007

Clearly, none of us have anything on this guy.

Breaking Out An Old Meme 2

Dec

26

2007

You’re all now officially On Notice.