April 2011
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April Fool's Day? Don't Believe The Jape
April Fools Day is for amateur wits the way that St. Patrick’s Day is for amateur drunks. - Chris Stuart, @pomodrunkard
The problem with April Fool’s is that real life keeps creeping up on it. How can a prank be funny if it’s close enough to something realer and, often, uglier? It’s not like this is a new problem, but it does keep getting worse, especially if you live in a...
March 2010
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February 2010
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The First Corned Beef Sandwich In Space →
“My thought is that after you spend a great deal of money and time, to have one of the astronauts slip a sandwich aboard this vehicle, frankly, is just a little disgusting.”
January 2009
3 posts
Try Trivia: Video Podcast (!) for 1/26 →
I love this picture. →
How The Book Publishing Industry Really Works →
December 2008
7 posts
Tell Me Something Good →
He had the good sense to nudge the magic penny away from the seated women with his toe before furtively bending down to pick it up.
I hate when there’s a Jeopardy round no one knows a thing about and that I’d have completely run, like the all-Steely Dan board last Friday.
RIP Paul Benedict (Mr. Bentley! The Mad Painter!). I’m going to paint a 7 on a man’s hat, y’know, for old time’s sake: http://bit.ly/L8T1
Tonight’s trivia prizes include a NASCAR cookbook & a guide to playing blues harmonica (w/harmonica included), as well as the usual prizes.
drinking up the Obama press conferences like ice water after a crawl through the desert. They all sound so… competent, so aware.
November 2008
28 posts
just made enough jambalaya for everybody. I am now but a spicy beach ball perched precariously on my couch. More wine!
My first attempt at a video rant: http://ping.fm/fbNiq I was drunk when I did this, so be gentle. Podcasts to come.
@ trivia, I just had a discussion about whether Sojourner Truth named her underbits. And here I thought tonight was gonna be boring.
In case you were wondering, trivia is on tonight. I brought enough candy for everyone!
The Mechanical Contrivium Knows Things You Don’t →
Just watched the Obama & Bush press conferences back to back. I’ma wonder where The Decider went every day for two more months, ain’t I.
Maybe The Corndog Place Is Hiring. →
can’t wait for Christmas music season to begin in earnest. Seriously, can. not. wait.
Flock of Seagulls had two hits. a Best-Of that doesn’t have at leat both of them ain’t nothing but sloppy.
I didn’t expect “Take your passion! And make it happen!” to become my go-to mantra, but here we are, listening to Irene Cara and going out for pizza.
Tonight @ trivia: I’m getting a lot of “Yes We Can” stuff out of my system.
No. of military recruiters cold-calling to ask if I wanted to enlist before today: 1… Today: 4. Is something going on that I missed?
My Name Is Tony, And I Like To Dance! →
Wanna see me dance like the fifth Four Top for BoingBoing? http://ping.fm/Q4HOJ
RIP, TRL →
off to the hardest trivia night of my year. The Jeopardy tryouts are easypeasy lemonsqueezy next to this. I can’t wait.
I can’t tell you what I did this afternoon, but it does involve a skin-tight purple bodysuit and setting my hands on fire. Happy Thursday!
Waking up this morning to new Ninja Warrior episodes (!) is why I have a DVR.
Oh glacier-fast transit. You so crazy!
Tonight’s trivia will make light work of heavy things, and we’ll be giving away some AWEXOME Hannah Montana merch. You’re welcome.
Who moved my couch 6 inches closer to my desk? That really screwed up my chi, maaan! … There, that’s *much* better.
Bill Moyers just made cry, not for the first time this week: http://ping.fm/B6nol
This morning, I was totally in the tank for oatmeal with currants & Ovaltine and coffee. Later I’ll be in the tank for a chicken sandwich.
Got most of the way down to trivia before checking to see if I’d remembered the questions. oo-oo-ooops.
Pleased To Meet You. →
October 2008
27 posts
“Knock Knock.” “Who’s there?” “Interrupting cow!” “That’s ridiculous.” http://www.sadtrombone.com/
Among tonight’s trivia prizes are Halloween costumes for those who don’t yet have one. You’re welcome.
This really is the worst promotional angle I’ve ever seen (from @vidiot_) - http://ping.fm/S08yz
Sometimes, single entendre is exactly the right amount of entendre.
I hate having shaved imperfectly. A burr on the corner of my chin feels like I slept in my Ron Jeremy Halloween costume and everything shifted.
sorting books and bleeding unwatched Jeopardy episodes off the DVR. In short, doing what I have to do.
Two hours of writing before I have to go out again. La lucha continua.