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Embarassment 4

Aug

1

2007

…is trying to explain to my 70 year old father why this sign in Sun Valley cracks me up.

Being back at the gym all the time on top of three nights a week of physical therapy leaves me very little free time to do goddamn near anything else. I like being back at the gym because it’s a massive stress reliever, but it kills an extra hour to hour and a half out ...

Funny or Sad?

Jul

25

2007

Because either way, it’s true: Barry Bonds Home-Run Scandal Somehow Becomes Feel-Good Sports Story Of Summer SAN FRANCISCO—Although Barry Bonds remains the target of criticism over his possible—some say almost certain—use of performance-enhancing substances, the fact that Bonds has not been implicated in dogfighting, nightclub… .onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;border: 4px solid rgb(65, 160, ...

Progress Report

Jul

24

2007

So I’m finally back out of the boot, which is good. Walking around in regular shoes for the first time in a couple of months is a bit weird. What’s really weird is that my physical therapist wants me to wear sneakers. I’ve worn nothing but hiking boots for the last several years, so trying ...

The Thing Under The Stairs

Jul

22

2007

A photo essay, starring Felina, my neighbor’s cat: Felina now is just about as tired of my camera as Chaplin is. Although I did get Chap to do this, which amuses me to no end.

Dear Asshat Neighbor

Jul

17

2007

You are not the same neighbor over-alarming his 1989 Nissan. You live in the building across the alley from mine, and you park in a spot under your building that’s not walled in, directly across the alley from my window. You have a new car, but you have purchased a very similar but infinitely louder ...

Why I Almost Never Go To The Movies Anymore 2

Jul

15

2007

I saw three movies in various theaters this weekend, the first movies I’d seen in theaters since Christmas. I quickly remembered why I generally wait for things to hit Netflix or HBO. The movies were: Movie #1: Knocked Up, at the Zanuck Theater on the Fox Lot. Free. Movie #2: Harry Potter and the Order ...

Scratch That Itch 1

Jul

13

2007

I can’t tell what the hell is going on anymore with these ridiculous bug bites I’m getting. I keep getting these horrid, hive-like things all over myself, and if I hadn’t had chicken pox when I was three, I’d be concerned I had it now. Most of the time these itches flare up at the ...

That Is The Question 3

Jul

10

2007

Will It Blend? is a hysterically awesome series of two-minute-ish videos produced by a company that makes industrial-strength blenders for the home. They take all sorts of shit (everything from a fruit smoothie to a rake to a bunch of old cellphones), toss it in one of their blenders, then ask the simple question, “Will ...

The Weird News Home Run

Jul

9

2007

I love a category of internet flotsam that could loosely be described as Weird News. The bizarre, the hilarious, and the truly ridiculous things that happen across the globe on a daily basis. The things that give Fark a reason to exist. There is a story today that just really hits it out of the ...