The first time it happened, I couldn’t stop laughing. How could anyone be so careless? What a ridiculous and singular mishap. And then it happened again! Even hilarious-er! How unexpected and coincidental! And then it happened again and again and again. I’m referring, of course, to the inexplicably common occurrence of dropping one’s cell phone […]
Read more...Month: June 2008
“dude, have you seen Pulp Fiction?? that movie is fucking awesome!!” and Other Films That College Ruined
A list of movies spoiled by college: Pulp FictionThe Big LebowskiDonnie DarkoOffice SpaceFight ClubNapoleon DynamiteSuper TroopersMonty Python and the Holy Grail (a tragic loss) I used to love these movies. And there’s a part of me that will always love these movies. But right now, there’s a larger part of me that screams “please God […]
Read more...sleep deprivation
Turns out I didn’t have to wait that long. =) Jon called me yesterday at work, and after several years of not knowing if he was alive or dead (which I reminded him many times) plus a few hours of phone tag, we finally managed to see each other in person. We saw the new […]
Read more...old fiends
There are a lot of reasons why I’m glad I moved back to Kentucky, but there have been some unexpected consequences. Not negative consequences, necessarily, but unexpected. I knew there were a sparse handful of old acquaintances still living in Louisville, but I didn’t realize there were an abundance of locals that I’d actually want […]
Read more...paraskavedekatriaphobia
I know it’s irrational, but a lot of nasty shit in my life went down on a Friday the 13th, and it’s easier just to pay attention to that biased sample of events. I’m not paralyzed with fear or anything, I just feel on edge, waiting for the other shoe to drop. I’m sure there’s […]
Read more...goodnight mush
Dreams are fascinating to me. And not just the dreams themselves, but the way they exist in our culture. It’s boring as fuck to hear somebody else describe a dream, but we’re all guilty of it at one time or another. What is it about the neural state of dreaming that leaves that emotional echo? […]
Read more...from the mouths of babes
After watching the “what do you believe in?” Barbie commercial… me: Nick, what do you believe in?Nick: I believe in myself. And sometimes elephants.
Read more...correlation
Is my fear of marriage a justifiable reason to be wary of graduate school? It seems fairly common practice these days to meet your mate-for-life in grad school, and then become hugely stressed out as you go to class, write your dissertation, and choose china patterns. Yeesh.
Read more...frances stew-pot
The newest addition to the menagerie. This is Natalie’s new bunny, whom I named “Frances Stew-Pot.” Because we didn’t know if it was a girl bunny or a boy bunny (since confirmed female) and because as far as I can tell rabbits are only good for one thing… The name started as a joke (mostly) […]
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