June 2009
39 posts
Dinosaur Jr.: “Pieces”
The man...
Phoenix: “Fences”
Is there still a...
Mission of Burma: “Peking Spring...
The Absurd Rumor Mill
Welcome to The Absurd Rumor Mill!
Today’s Rumors:
Which Transformers star hates nachos so much that when a plate was incorrectly brought to them at a mexican restaurant, they threw the plate across the dining area, into the lap of a child, and then refused to pay for the cleaning costs of the child’s Transformers t-shirt?
Which Law & Order star went to a public pool, finally...
The Glass Eye →
Supermarkets, robberies, young adults with crushes, and a glass eye…that’s cognizant.
Yeah, it’s fiction from yours truly. Enjoy!
Bloomsday 2010
Despite James Joyce’s Ulysses being one of my favorite works of literature, I completely forgot that today, June 16, was Bloomsday, the annual event celebrating the day in which Ulysses takes place, and will not be able to take part in any festivities (not that I ever have).
But next year! Oh, yes, next year, Mr. Joyce, you eye-patch-sportin’,...
Toddler Taser →
fluxblogafterdark:
This site is very intense. I am not totally certain if this is for real.
Out of stock? What do you mean it’s out of stock?! … Get me your manager! … Hello Lloyd, I need to purchase a Toddler Taser. Can you help me with that? … You’re not helping me, Lloyd. Do you understand that? That’s your job. I need you to help me get a Toddler...
The Replacements: “Can’t Hardly Wait...
Let's Get Batshit: No. 3.1415926535897... →
Have you, Faithful Reader, ever wondered what would happen if the creator of What a Fool Believes, Joshua Z Luft, Esq.,D.D.S.,T.N.T., rather than simply take his imagination out for a walk, unleashed the beast on the town for a day? If your answer is “No.”, please reread the question until you have changed your mind. If your answer is “Yes, I want to go on an excursion to the...
Fun with Beethoven Quotes
Welcome to Fun with Beethoven Quotes!
We take quotes from acclaimed German composer Ludwig van Beethoven and, well, have fun with them!
“I despise a world which does not feel that music my wife’s pork tenderloins and potatoes recipe is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”
“I am resolved to wander so long away from you until I can fly to your arms stitch together a...
Hanky Panky
han-ky-pan-ky [hang-kee-pang-kee] –noun Informal. 1. unethical behavior; deceit: When the bank teller bought an expensive car and house, they suspected there might be some hanky-panky going on. 2. illicit sexual relations.
Also, hankey-pankey, hanky pank....
The Church of the Avocado
Since moving to New York six years ago I have been exposed to many new and wonderful things. One of those is the avocado.
Believe it or not but avocados are not that plentiful in Wisconsin. Therefore, I had never had one until I moved here. However, since then I have had enough avocados to make up for the years without. In the past two to three years specifically, I have had an avocado in...
perpetua:
Das Racist “Combination Pizza Hut and...
The Lodge →
A short story.
Excerpt:
The installation is another one of my favorite things about the lodge. It is seven long pipes, each about two feet in length and an inch or two in width, hanging vertical in a circle – much like a wind chime. Each pipe is covered in these minute points of light, which are all in different, constantly changing colors. It shimmers much like the lights in the city but...
