In my free time, I contemplate how I could rock a mullet.
Office jobs leave you with a good bit of free time. I had one, I know, and I have never been so up on current events/web junk. Luckily, some of my friends in similar situations are creating more entertaining internet material with their excess moments. Check these three out; there's something for everyone.
Out in 17 syllables, for fans of the gay and the haiku and both at once
A collaborative work, begun Monday, devoted to haiku about coming out. Haiku are clearly the most hilarious poetic form. I've seen some upcoming material, and trust me, it's to die for. I bet they also take submissions to be credited?
Highlight so far:
Mom lets go shopping!
There’s a great sale at Dillards!
Perks of a gay son.
Sober April, for fans of schadenfreude
Because Rob hates himself, he's decided to be sober for all of April. I'm just posting it now because I'm shocked that he's made it this far and hasn't gotten exponentially pissier. Although, to be fair, the best parts of the blog are the pissy parts. To be unfair, much of the fun on the site is from the drinking days of yore. See: Photos Before section, video of a homemade "Baconator Shot". Supporters still welcome to sign up!
My favorite part:
Rob's obsessive chronicling of his virgin beverages. E.g. ginger beer, Izze, three waters. He tries to rattle them off like a bartender, you can tell it hurts...
Overarching, for people who like to "read" and "learn" without getting bored
Based on the assumptions that "(2) it is OK to be as intelligent as you can possibly be, and (3) every possible subject is deserving of concentrated attention", Bryan writes intelligent, thorough posts about everything from toilet flushes to Joan Didion to hapax legomenon. Plus, he updates regularly.
My favorite part:
When Bryan drops something pseudo-personal that makes you want him to talk about himself, for more than two sentences, as opposed to physics and art. This not only blows my mind, but probably violates the #1 rule of blogging: people will always talk about themselves and will do it MORE when encouraged. E.g. I am usually not afraid at all of getting old. The sooner I can start to lose more responsibilities than I gain in a year, I think I’ll be back on the path to the pure existence (pure being ball thing) of a newborn baby. And then he goes back to his discussion.
Out in 17 syllables, for fans of the gay and the haiku and both at once
A collaborative work, begun Monday, devoted to haiku about coming out. Haiku are clearly the most hilarious poetic form. I've seen some upcoming material, and trust me, it's to die for. I bet they also take submissions to be credited?
Highlight so far:
Mom lets go shopping!
There’s a great sale at Dillards!
Perks of a gay son.
Sober April, for fans of schadenfreude
Because Rob hates himself, he's decided to be sober for all of April. I'm just posting it now because I'm shocked that he's made it this far and hasn't gotten exponentially pissier. Although, to be fair, the best parts of the blog are the pissy parts. To be unfair, much of the fun on the site is from the drinking days of yore. See: Photos Before section, video of a homemade "Baconator Shot". Supporters still welcome to sign up!
My favorite part:
Rob's obsessive chronicling of his virgin beverages. E.g. ginger beer, Izze, three waters. He tries to rattle them off like a bartender, you can tell it hurts...
Overarching, for people who like to "read" and "learn" without getting bored
Based on the assumptions that "(2) it is OK to be as intelligent as you can possibly be, and (3) every possible subject is deserving of concentrated attention", Bryan writes intelligent, thorough posts about everything from toilet flushes to Joan Didion to hapax legomenon. Plus, he updates regularly.
My favorite part:
When Bryan drops something pseudo-personal that makes you want him to talk about himself, for more than two sentences, as opposed to physics and art. This not only blows my mind, but probably violates the #1 rule of blogging: people will always talk about themselves and will do it MORE when encouraged. E.g. I am usually not afraid at all of getting old. The sooner I can start to lose more responsibilities than I gain in a year, I think I’ll be back on the path to the pure existence (pure being ball thing) of a newborn baby. And then he goes back to his discussion.