A NY Times article on the courting of Bill Richardson shows him watching the Super Bowl with Bill Clinton and sporting a beard. Why is it that after a democrat loses he has to stop shaving? Al Gore did the exact same thing in 2000. It's as though facial hair is a sign of defeat. Isn't America ready for a leader with some facial hair? Remember how ( Read more... )

Jen and I both found this very inspirational.

When was the last time you saw a unicorn galloping backwards?

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Did you know that the man portrayed in How Stella Got Her Groove Back (which originally was a semi-autobiographical novel) turned out to be gay? I know there's a good play on words in there somewhere, but I just haven't found it yet ( Read more... )

Just when I was starting to lose faith in my newspaper reading teacher, she used "The Final Countdown" to explain a vocabulary word. Okay. You win.

Kate and I are going to a Mexican restaurant for Thanksgiving. Do chicken enchiladas beat turkey and mashed potatoes? You're goddamn right they do.

I know this isn't as topically relevant as it would have been a few weeks ago, but I really got a kick out of this and wanted to share it with you all. Can you imagine getting picked up in a bathroom by this guy? Yikes.

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Am I a bad person for thinking Mr. Woodcock actually looks entertaining?

Excerpt from advertisement for "Nice To Meet You, Taiwan" Essay Contest ( Read more... )

Some highlights from the lease for my new studio (which I'm moving into on Nov. 1st ( Read more... )

"Losing My Way" is probably the dumbest song on Justin Timberlake's album. What made him think he could write songs about being addicted to crack? Just stick with the fucking/loving women-shtick.

Another question: Why do people so often confuse hard work for smarts? Dumb people get good at Chinese all the time. Trust me. I take classes with them.

The Chinese term for a woman's period is "Old Aunt's Horse."

Because, as Rachel's teacher said, "you don't see your aunt that often. Y'know, about once a month."