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I Am Turning Into My Mother

Oct

16

2006

I love my mom, but one of her odder habits is that she hums Christmas carols. Like, 365 days a year. And not even the whole tune, but one phrase, over and over and over again (specifically the title phrase of “Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland”). I’m not even sure she’s aware she’s doing it, ...

This Is Going To Be An Oogly Winter 4

Oct

13

2006

First, there was yesterday’s First “It’s Snowing Here” Text of the Winter from someone in Chicago (Hi, Mark!). Then, there was the giant Friday the 13th snowstorm in Buffalo. And now, it’s pouring rain in L.A. Rainy season here normally doesn’t start until late January. This is going to be a very long winter.

Amusing Things From The Interweb 2

Oct

12

2006

Thing the first: Los Angeles apparently has the best mass transit system in the country. Metro beat out major transit agencies in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., to win the award. Clean-air buses, customer satisfaction and expanded service all helped Metro secure the national award. It’s a lot easier to keep customers satisfied when ...

Oktobercrapfest

Oct

11

2006

Can I just hide under my bed until October is over? I mean, at the rate my luck is going, the bed would collapse on me and I’d be trapped and die, but can I at least give it a try? Because that’s almost looking like a better option than continuing to try and power ...

Welcome To The Neighborhood

Oct

9

2006

Fuckin’ kids. I was sound asleep about an hour ago and was awoken by the cat yowling. This isn’t anything out of the ordinary, but I heard a police radio, so I figured the cops were busting up the guys who hang out in another part of the alley that runs behind my building, and ...

BBQ!

Oct

8

2006

I had my inaugural barbecue at my new place today. I bought a nice grill at Home Depot yesterday (yay Home Depot having a Seasonal Sale even though barbecuing never goes out of season here) and broke it in today. The only problem was I didn’t account for the COLA Flake Factor (COLA = City ...

Shark Attack

Oct

5

2006

Part of the reason I enjoy my job is that sometimes very bizarre and amusing things happen. Most of the time, I can’t write about them here because of the numerous and voluminous Non-Disclosure Agreements I’ve had to sign, but since the LA Times wrote about this one, I think I’m safe. I hereby present ...

For Laz 1

Oct

4

2006

Whose Mets beat the team upon whose bandwagon I have jumped (the Dodgers) today: Confident Pedro Martinez Performs Own Rotator-Cuff Surgery .onion_embed{ background:rgb(256,256,256)!important;border:4px solid rgb(65,160,65);border-width:4px 0 1px 0;margin:10px 30px!important;padding:5px;overflow:hidden!important;zoom:1;}.onion_embed img{ border:0!important;}.onion_embed a{display:inline;}.onion_embed a.img{ float:left!important;margin:0 5px 0 0!important;width:66px;display:block;overflow:hidden!important;}.onion_embed a.img img{border:1px solid #222!important;width:64px;padding:0!important;;}.onion_embed h2{ line-height:2px;clear:none;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;}.onion_embed h3{ line-height:2px;margin:3px 0 0 0!important;padding:0!important;}.onion_embed h3 a{ color:rgb(0,51,102)!important;font:bold 16px/16px Arial,sans-serif!important;text-decoration:none!important;display:inline!important;float:none!important;text-transform:capitalize!important;}.onion_embed h3 a:hover{ ...

2006 Fall Season Update: I Think We Have A Winner 2

Oct

3

2006

I haven’t been posting much because I’ve been up to my eyeballs in work and in the new fall season of television. I love that my job gives me a nominal excuse to actually watch all this shit. For those keeping score, brief updates on all the shows I’ve been testing out for the fall ...

Bad Kitty 2

Oct

2

2006

Kitty apparently decided to sit on my cable remote just as my TiVo was trying to turn the channel to get Prison Break recording. Because of this, TiVo recorded an hour of some weird OnDemand program about gardening and building large sculptures out of PVC pipe instead. I believe I’ll be hiding the cable remote ...