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Oct 10, 2010, 3:23 pm
i've been making this face a lot lately
and combined with the occasional radical, unsubstantiated, inflammatory Facebook status, i'm thinking maybe i should consider a move to Fox News. think they'd let me be the arts correspondent? they totally need one. AND I HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO ... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2010, 2:27 am
This is not a movie review. Ha! It's another one of those moments like where Hawkeye would get all serious about the war. I vaguely remember being disturbed by that. Like seeing my father cry or something.Anyway, here it is.The thing saving my life right now is greed.Nowadays I dedicate a lot more t... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2010, 3:18 pm
Seems I only blog nowadays if I have something to say to no one in particular that won't fit in 140 characters or less.I was just lisening to Luxuria and they were playing a recording of a ventriloquist act which had presumably gone out over the radio sometime between 1920 and 1970.At first it doesn... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2010, 1:15 pm
vs. (feel free to click the primitive drawings if, unlike me, you have a computer that's less than 4 years old)Maybe it really is time for cockroaches to get a rebranding. Maybe it's time we stood up for flies. Cause if we want rid of them we have to side with spiders and ...shudder... centipedes.*I... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2010, 10:05 pm
Because of this:http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_11_20-celebrity-endorsed-products-too-awesome-to-existI made this:There. Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2010, 7:14 pm
Being gainfully-- if not fully-- employed can surely wear on one.I'm still in a transitional period of getting used to things, and learning the ropes of all the new jobs, but the worrisome thing is that I now cannot seem to sit quietly long enough to watch a televisionne programme or read a book or ... Comment - Like
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Aug 20, 2010, 11:18 pm
Prompt: Create a super-pet by combining any three animals.Very well. Imagine with me...before: flying kitten after: Owl + Cat + Chameleon = The Kwitleon! A cuddly flying color-changing big-eyed thing that lives on flies and other pests. Spends much of its time napping, hunting and performing acro... Comment - Like
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Aug 15, 2010, 3:07 pm
The Children's Hospital by Chris AdrianMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI recently read this. Or rather finished reading it. I've had it for like 2 years. Originally I read it a few pages at a time, in the bath, as it was already water-damaged when I received it, from a man I met online whose name I no longer... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2010, 2:27 pm
Oh. Wait. It's Friday the 13th. That means my project for the day should be Jackie Earle Haley related.My actual plan was to get a little extra mileage out of my own charming little ridiculousness by sharing this with you:transcript: I didn't get any notice, aside from the footprints on my porch. on... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2010, 2:52 am
at what point do you know someone well enough to talk to them about Kate Bush?or The Last Unicorn?things of that nature. Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2010, 4:29 pm
Okay, I am ready to put my two cents into the bucket and say the following things FUCKING WORK:Prayer/voodooWhat Color Is Your ParachuteNetworkingMaybe they work a little too well, because OMG I now have three jobs (shelver, baker, and retail clerk for an awesome handmade paper shop).And as far as W... Comment - Like
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Jul 22, 2010, 1:33 am
Everybody was hot on that show, in the most exquisitely odd ways, except for Joe Lo Truglio.Okay, even him kinda.And except for Michael Ian Black who is conventionally handsome, and seems to kind of hate himself for it. I love it when he falls down. there i go again...Better than Kids In the Hall?*... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2010, 10:13 am
I just returned from a wedding in Arizona. I was traveling with my mom. On the way back we stopped at a truck stop in New Mexico that smelled unusually horrible (it was one we'd been to multiple times and had come to trust, so, it was probably just having a bad, puke-filled day) bought an audiobook ... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2010, 12:29 am
I was just telling myself no, I can't write about my new job because my new boss is my friend on Facebook and my Facebook page links to this blog and he might read it OMG! then I realized waaaiiit... considering I didn't burn the store down or steal all the money or even alienate people, what the fu... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 12:45 am
Breaking: kefir is tasty.If only I were watching 24 instead of Dexter, this would be perfect.Ah, Dexter. Problematic.Lila's right, you know. None of us like her, of course; she's unlikeable. But come on. He's a serial killer; who is he to be all self-righteous about her methods? He can dish it out b... Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2010, 3:13 pm
am i just as creepy as those dudes who are all like 'yeah i like lesbians, it's hot when girls kiss each other, oohh yeah'?is it okay if i think hot boy-on-boy action is a sexy thing for me to femalely gaze at as long as i actually, like, care about real gay people?cause those lesbian-appreciating d... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2010, 6:13 pm
Yeah, I know it's old news now, but I love Independence Day.The one year I had to work on the 4th, I realized just how important it was to me. All I wanted was to be home on the porch drinking a beer with my mom, dutifully twirling sparklers as is our wont, and hoping somebody in the neighborhood... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2010, 1:44 pm
a ridiculously convoluted facebook url to Das Hoboerotica's "Let's Not Get Eaten Tour" Blogi'm not gone, just a little busy. in the meantime, follow this link. If it works, it will lead you to more interesting things.Tell your friends! Tell your DJ's! Tell your local newscasters! Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2010, 1:53 am
Recently I've become fascinated with the work of actor Jackie Earle Haley, the man with -- and this is a matter of public record -- THE DARKEST RESUME in cinematic history. I looked it up on IMDB today. I learned a lot of really horrifying things on the internet today, hopefully none of them actuall... Comment - Like
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May 23, 2010, 2:01 am
Wow.I bet that movie made a lot of people reeeeeeeally uncomfortable.Not sure, but, I THINK it may have been...some kinda...allegory...for somethin'. Can't quite put my finger on it. Comment - Like
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May 22, 2010, 3:04 pm
Sorry if Tedium Tips is just becoming a way for me to talk about embarrassing things that happen to me at work, but this is a new low right here. Also kind of an interesting experience.Okay.So here's a way to make new friends in a weird workplace: cry for help.Don't feel limited to the word "Help!" ... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 12:51 pm
Well it may not be very interesting right now, but if I were to succeed as a freelance writer, these posts would be evidence of how even a big loser with no expertise CAN. YES.Anyway, at the moment things are gaining momentum, albeit at a glacial pace.Here's a piece of the glacier:That ol top ten li... Comment - Like
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May 14, 2010, 2:37 pm
Idlewild sucked. Damn it, I will never have my top ten.I mean it could have been good if they'd put a little more thought into it, and, like, finished some of the songs. Just watch an Outkast music video, they make more sense and they have the same two dudes, only Andre's not trying to pretend to be... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2010, 10:19 pm
Frank Frazetta's last album cover:I'm going to try to get my hands on one, I think. Why? I dunno. Probably cause of what Jim Mahfood said. Comment - Like
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May 9, 2010, 2:22 am
Well, look at that. It's barely past one in the morning and I've accomplished multiple things. Just finished a writing sample that took me out of my comfort zone and involved learning about astronomy. Or at least how to talk about it, and how exactly the Sun is going to die. Listen, I'm ... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2010, 1:32 pm
OMG somebody talked about poetry on TV!Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyDid Bill Murray even like that poem? I have some concerns about how he said "Paradise." But he was probably just nervous.I love Emily Dickinson. I love Bill Murray, too. Comment - Like
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May 1, 2010, 5:50 pm
Face by Sherman Alexiethis book fell on my toe today."Do I contradict myself? Yes! And if I like,I'll contradict God, Jesus, Mary, and you." Comment - Like
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May 1, 2010, 2:38 pm
I have taken sort of a break from reading blogs. Well, I still read Cake Wrecks and The Sassy Curmudgeon as they are a source of joy. But for a while there I was spending HOURS reading blogs, mostly the left-wing political ones, and wallowing in the argumentative shit-slinging rancor that is the com... Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2010, 11:36 pm
The only way I convinced myself to give Repo Man (1984) a chance after my initial failed attempt to watch it was when I looked it up and discovered it was written and directed by the same guy who wrote and directed Sid & Nancy.I love Sid & Nancy.Repo Man I am never going to love, but I'm learnin... Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2010, 1:12 pm
Esther Blonde: What's your favorite thing about being 155 on the inside?Me: There's nothing good about it. Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2010, 1:45 pm
Yes, this is my band.Last year we went on a short tour, stayed with cousins, watched Flight Of The Conchords EVERY NIGHT to keep our spirits up. Not that we needed it; cause there is nothing like hanging out in Austin, playing mini-shows to mostly-wonderful coffeehouse open mic audiences every night... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2010, 2:26 pm
So I tried Seed.com and found an assignment asking, presumably, my opinion on whether 3D technology was good or bad. Readers of this blog know my feelings, but I thought the world at large was probably in need of them, too.But since the article didn't get accepted, and I still think it was cute ... Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 11:37 pm
well, UPS will deliver. and when it does, i shall finally fire up that turntable. Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 12:42 am
The CD's at our library are predominantly donations, I found out today. Explains a lot.This, for instance.Buzz Ballads is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Except of course many of us did. It was called The 90's.I'm currently listening to Jumper by Third Eye B... Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2010, 11:51 pm
This is depressingly accurate."[Her] stubbornness and will-power has become weakened due to current difficulties. Feels overworked and emotionally drain[ed]; as if all her work is for nothing and she is getting nowhere. The situation is very real to her and she wants to escape, but has no idea how t... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2010, 2:08 am
Natural Born Killers. geez. i forgot about that!i used to watch lots of dark movies; then i moved away from home, got insecure and stopped using coldhearted ultraviolent movies as my primary source of relaxation. instead, the Miyazaki/fetal position era dawned.later i even made some friends, and got... Comment - Like
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Apr 2, 2010, 2:56 am
Wow. It's National Poetry Month.I've actually been wondering whether the best thing I could do to show my love for poetry is STOP WRITING IT.This is not because I think my poetry sucks, no, but because I have this terrible, terrible fear that nobody reads poetry. Nobody really reads it, and ... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2010, 11:57 pm
King Lear,Notes on a Scandal,now how to top it off?do I hear Requiem For A Dream? Silence of the Lambs? or what about One Hour Photo, that delightful piece (well, unpleasant but quite good) where Robin Williams played the creepy guy in probably the creepiest of all creepy guy performances in the his... Comment - Like
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Mar 27, 2010, 4:29 pm
I have to give this my luke-warm, cold-sweaty thumbs-up for over-the-topness, and for the fact that I was forced to say to myself: wow, for a movie about ripping organs out of people's still-breathing bodies, this is really QUITE VIOLENT!But on account of the bad writing, derivative and rather w... Comment - Like
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Mar 26, 2010, 12:51 am
last night i stayed up til like 2 composing a blog comment on Tiger Beatdown which i am vaguely hoping will never be moderated into public view just so i don't end up having to defend it. i mean i think it was a reasoned opinion but not necessarily correct.so, having taken it upon myself to do T... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 3:22 am
I'm watching Gonzo, the biography of Hunter S. Thompson. Generally accepted to be a pretty interesting guy. Totally my type. The only man I ever loved. Well, no. But I did love a man once, and uh I guess to this day every lanky self-destructive weirdo I see reminds me of him. I wonder where he i... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 3:08 am
The X-Files : Songs In The Key Of XThe track William S. Burroughs does w/ REM is delightful to the extreme. A treasure. You need to hear it.I am one of those people who didn't even watch The X-Files. It doesn't matter. All this CD is is an awesome mix, like you might have gotten from a parti... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2010, 3:22 am
Ah, the noble Batman franchise. There IS no wrong answer.I mean, yes, Schumacher went a little far down crap lane with Batman and Robin, and the world recoiled, but I always liked Batman Forever. Always kind of considered it my Batman movie. Why? I'm not sure, except that the timing was right. A... Comment - Like
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