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My Irrational Hatred For Tourists Is Now Entirely Rational 1

Aug

25

2010

Sunday afternoon, I finished all my homework early. I wanted to have a nice long workout, and I debated going for a bike ride or going for a swim. It was a really nice day, so I decided to go for a bike ride. I should have gone for a swim. About 32 miles into ...

Well Done, Sir

Sep

3

2008

The illustrious Casey Newton brings us a story from the wilds of Phoenix, where the Mayor of that city decided it would be a great idea to climb a tree to clear debris from a big storm. The tree disagreed, and the Mayor took a 13-foot header, resulting in a fractured vertebrae. My favorite section: ...

A Little Perspective

Nov

5

2007

Strike day 1 came and went. Some pictures of the group picketing the lot this morning are up on LAist, but our writers were on the afternoon shift, so none of my friends are pictured there. However, this afternoon I found out another friend I used to work with got hit by a car and ...

A Vast Improvement

Feb

3

2007

The streak lives! My iron stomach continued to hold its own against all comers. About partway through Thursday my appetite came back in full force, and I ended up eating my way through half the food in the kitchen at work. The foot’s also been behaving better. I was doing something that, to the naked ...

Governator Update 3: Rise of the Bunny Slope

Dec

27

2006

My dad passed along the story in the local Sun Valley paper about Arnold’s unfortunate accident, which identifies the culprit run: The California governor, Hollywood actor and part-time Ketchum resident was taken off the mountain in a ski patrol toboggan after he reportedly tripped over his ski pole, fell and broke his right femur near ...

Governator Update

Dec

26

2006

In tomorrow morning’s LA Times there’s an update that finally, among many other things, discloses some of the circumstances surrounding the Governator’s skiing accident: A friend who spoke to Schwarzenegger after the accident said the governor was “aggravated” about what happened, describing the accident as a “slow fall” on an icy surface. Schwarzenegger’s press office ...

Achtung! Falling Governator! 2

Dec

23

2006

Apparently it’s a good thing I wasn’t out on the slopes today, because I would have had to deal with the circus of Arnold Schwarzenegger snapping his femur up on the mountain. I feel a bit bad for him, as I’m well aware that leg injuries are No Goddamn Fun. Especially if some poor ski ...

Arrrrrrr!

Nov

6

2006

Last night when I woke up from a nap, I noticed an irritant in my eye. I figured it was an eyelash or a speck of dust or something, so I went to the mirror to try and get it out. After poking myself in the eye for a couple minutes, I realized that what ...

And The Award For Wackiest Hollywood Injury Of The Week Goes To… 1

Nov

6

2006

…Hilary Swank, for “Got hit in the face with a co-star’s errant suspender during a striptease scene”! Bonus points for the injury actually requiring stitches and halting production for three days.