Sometimes I get in a mood to window shop online for things I know damn well I can't afford.

Last month I was obsessed with Ball-Joint Dolls, which are obscenely expensive dolls that the buyer puts together like a model airplane kit or LEGOs. You buy eyes, wigs, and exquisitely-detailed clothing for the things. Some are extremely realistic. You can ( Read more... )

Today, in news that will surprise no one at all, Milla learns that she owns at a category in a lame online meme.

(Do people ever post the memes that say they suck at something?)

I am an Indie Snob!


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Who do you voo doo?
The ceremony begins with a Roman Catholic prayer. Then three drummers begin to play syncopated rhythms. The attendees begin to dance around a tree in the center of the yard, moving faster and harder with the rising pulse of the beat. The priest draws sacred symbols in the dust with cornmeal, and rum is poured on the ground to ( Read more... )

Let's time travel back to 2003.

My worst New Year's Eve ever.

Like most best-laid plans, my New Year's Eve started off quietly. I'd been working my arse off all week talent scouting--my job at the time (don't do it!)--and was actually looking forward to an excuse not to work for a few hours. (To illustrate: most new talent scouts get two or three ( Read more... )

Rockstars are not like you or me.


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How To Buy My Affections And Attention

Normally I am not corruptible, but if you ever want to try, here are five good ways to win gold stars from me:

1. Packs of Sampoerna Classics clove cigarettes. The freaking things used to cost a mint. People who give me packs of cloves earn lots of vodka and affection. cyanidefish used to bribe me with Sampoernas before ( Read more... )

Do you ever get the impression you were raised by strange people? Do you and your friends use strange vocabulary?

My family and friends and I tend to have our own language. I'm not sure how that happened, but I was asked a few times this week "what did you mean?" so here's a sampler from the Brit-tionary.

bukie: (n) (Pronounced: BOO-key). This ( Read more... )