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When Did Western Culture Jump the Shark?
Last night I pinpointed the exact moment the movie industry, nay, Western Culture as a whole hit rock bottom: July 15th, 1983 with the release of Staying Alive.
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Exam Prep
Here follows a very long post on academic stuff, but it also shows what my daily routine is like. Bonus: mugshot goodness ( Read more... ) -
What about the children? Fuck the children.
Goodbye, George Carlin. You will always remain one of my favorites.
YouTube: Fear of Germs
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Today, while reading Weber, I ran across an unusually named historical figure. Fine lj folks, let me introduce you to...Praise-God Barebone.
I love it. Not only does his name sound like it's straight out of Mason & Dixon, but, read differently, it also carries the unintended suggestion that he's a Satan-worshipper. Why don't modern ( Read more... ) -
When you care enough to send the very best...
A few days ago Phil and I stopped at the local CVS. Immediately inside the entrance are the greeting cards, and when we came in, three kids - two girls and a boy, probably between the ages of 8 and 12 - were standing in front of the Father's Day display. Clearly siblings, they looked like an average Fishtown brood: slightly dirty and dressed in ( Read more... ) -
Let's play pretend...
Just found out that the comedy club has a 1 drink, 1 appetizer minimum. And you can't order your one drink or one appetizer before or during the show. So, you basically have to drink through 20 performers (just found that out, too), half of them godawful, I'm sure, and then get your drink and food after. Since everyone will be getting food at ( Read more... ) -
List
Today's To-Do List:
1. Read at least 100 pages of theory
2. Go to the TUGSA office to sign the internal audit documents
3. Watch Veronica Voss before I return it to the library ( Read more... ) -
A Resolution of Sorts
As one of my I-guess-you-could-call-it-a-resolution for this year, along with cleaning up my credit, I’ve decided to return to livejournal. This marks probably the 273rd time I’ve attempted both, and both have about, I would guess, equal chance of being followed through. Ha. But this time I’m trying not to care about follow-through (with lj, anyway ( Read more... ) -
Linkage
This is all over my friends page now, but thought I'd link to it anyway. Last night at 11, slightly delirious from sleep-dep and coffee, I though this was the funniest headline I'd ever seen. Straight outta Weekly World News.
World's Tallest Man Saves Plastic Eating DolphisAlso, thought I'd alert everyone to the arrival of Left Behind: The Video ( Read more... )