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Odd Jobs

Aug

26

2007

I am not the only member of my family with a job that is a bit unusual. My stepbrother Rob does PR for Chik-Fil-A, which is how he ended up doing the weather in a cow costume on the local Fox morning show in Atlanta.

Oh, O’s…

Aug

22

2007

Typed words were simply not enough. Click to listen, it’s under three minutes.

Exercise The Demons

Aug

20

2007

Part of why things have trailed off a touch on this blog is because of the absolutely absurd amount of gym time I’ve been putting in lately. 5 days a week, killing myself at the gym, waiting for the tiny little reward on Sundays when I see that, if I’m lucky and have been trying ...

Have Yourself A Very Early Christmas

Aug

15

2007

I got the following in my personal email inbox a few hours ago, and I’m a bit confused: The points of confusion, all around the “Why on earth would they send this now?” question: 1. It’s August 15th. 2. I would have understood getting this in my work email as I do a lot of ...

Dept. of Fools for Clients

Aug

14

2007

Some days, I think I’m starting to really lose my mind. And then I read a handwritten pro se lawsuit like this festival of batshit craziness and realize I have a long way to go. Courtesy Fark.

Time Well Spent

Aug

13

2007

It’s always interesting when a television show includes one line of dialogue that sums up the entire show. John From Cincinnati, I suspect, did not intend for this particular line to crystalize reaction to the show, but it certainly captured my reaction. Three guys are sitting in a van in the wilderness, having spent the ...

Quake 1

Aug

9

2007

I felt my first earthquake last night. I will say, I didn’t really realize it was a quake at the time. There was a big jolt and then a little residual shaking, and I figured someone had just dropped something heavy on the stairs. This is partly because the last time I felt my bed ...

Fiscal Responsibility Sucks Ass

Aug

7

2007

God DAMN it. I stopped by Best Buy tonight to continue my ongoing research into rigging a GPS into my car by actually looking at one in person. I wasn’t planning on buying anything (for reasons I will elaborate on later in the post), but then I saw two things: 1. Martin Starr, who played ...

Bad Signs For Your Television Show 1

Aug

5

2007

If someone would rather watch The Waterboy than the most recent episode of your show, even though she absolutely worshiped your last show, you have gone terribly wrong somewhere. If someone who *almost* unironically loves the wholly ridiculous Jericho and still religiously watches ancient, creaky ER because she just can’t bring herself to stop finds ...

Department of Explanations

Aug

3

2007

Usually it’s somewhat reassuring to see behaviors of yours replicated in various studies, so you know you’re not alone. In this case, however, it’s a bit depressing.