I saw a t-shirt in the window of a store that told onlookers that the wearer is "cute." And here I thought we were all capable of determining someone's cuteness without consulting t-shirts. The weird thing is, though, that it was pre-faded. I think it was meant to make people think that you used to be cute.
I've been thinking about the seven deadly sins lately. I've always thought that the concept of the "sins" was a bit ridiculous. My most salient argument was that they weren't, technically speaking, sins. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, sins are things that God has commanded against, and the seven deadly sins don't really have any relation whatsoever to Biblical law. However, it was pointed out to...
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This Friday, February 24th, I will be appearing at the 45th Street Theater as part of the Laughing Liberally comedy show, which showcases progressive comedy in an atmosphere of smug self-satisfaction. Please come by and see my act.
Also, this week, I discovered that there are people who you can pay to do your laundry for you. They'll fold it and everything. My life will...
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Also, this week, I discovered that there are people who you can pay to do your laundry for you. They'll fold it and everything. My life will...
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Those of you who attend the In The Flesh Reading Series may have recently seen me seen me there reading a short story. For those of you who missed it, someone was there to videotape it.
WARNING: One of the above links contains depictions of me reading erotica.
I'm considering getting into the world of erotic literature. It's just like regular literature, except with...
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WARNING: One of the above links contains depictions of me reading erotica.
I'm considering getting into the world of erotic literature. It's just like regular literature, except with...
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My Doctoral Fucking Thesis on Wonder Girl is up on The Wonder Woman blog, chronicling my valiant struggle to stay on the topic of Wonder Girl's origin story. I know it's long, but I think it has some really good bits in it. If you think I'm funny sometimes, you should definitely check it out.
As with everything I write, read it, link to it,...
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darkrabbit:
It's late and I didn't have time to read through your thesis fully, but it was fucking hilarious!
Especially this : "People who create Aquaman shouldn't throw stones."
and Spartacus...
I can't wait to read the rest of it.
Especially this : "People who create Aquaman shouldn't throw stones."
and Spartacus...
I can't wait to read the rest of it.
I am probably going to regret writing this because I am probably as guilty of it as anyone but much less aware of it. Still, I feel like I need to say something because I am sick to death of people's excuses for being boring.
A while back, I went to a mind-numbing comedy show featuring some of the most vacuous morons that I have...
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A while back, I went to a mind-numbing comedy show featuring some of the most vacuous morons that I have...
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jenisfamous:
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That being said, what bugs me about the entry in question is the point made that "The medium only allows you to show a smidgen of what you can do.," etc. This is something people say about any medium they don't find sophisticated enough. I hear it most often with comic books. People say that mediocre writers are "good writers for comic books."
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Agreed! They also say "There are no bad rooms, just bad comics."
That being said, what bugs me about the entry in question is the point made that "The medium only allows you to show a smidgen of what you can do.," etc. This is something people say about any medium they don't find sophisticated enough. I hear it most often with comic books. People say that mediocre writers are "good writers for comic books."
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Agreed! They also say "There are no bad rooms, just bad comics."
illstabyou:
It always amazed me that most Americans in our age group can name all the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but can't name even two people who are on Mount Rushmore. Sad.
Holy Shit! Is it winter already? I wasn't ready for it...
I woke up this morning and the heat wasn't working. I thought, "Well, of course it would break when it's this cold out..." Then I realized how silly I was being. The pilot light could have gone out at any time and I wouldn't have noticed it until now.
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I woke up this morning and the heat wasn't working. I thought, "Well, of course it would break when it's this cold out..." Then I realized how silly I was being. The pilot light could have gone out at any time and I wouldn't have noticed it until now.
It has been a hectic...
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darkrabbit:
Winter's deathly grasp is sneaking up on us all it seems... My car was frozen shut... it took an hour for ChiquitaBonita and myself to get my driver side door open using 2 kettles of boiling water and ice scrapers... then there was the fun drive. God I love New England
jenisfamous:
Syd, do you want to do the Jenny V show on Feb. 8? I think you should start wearing all-black for this.
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I hate sounding like a sectarian liberal. I hate buying into dogma and I am well aware that there are many stupid, unscrupulous, insane, and extremist liberals. I really think that there is room for improvement in the progressive philosophy, but I will always sound far left of center because my sense of irony hasn't been deadened to the point where I can talk about...
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illstabyou:
Jesus will forgive them for the errors in their ways. 
Then again, I'm going straight to hell whatever religion is right.
Then again, I'm going straight to hell whatever religion is right.
jenisfamous:
I used to tell people that, in the absence of a religion, my moral code came from Captain Picard.
I think it still does; I've just internalized it so that I don't have to consciously think about Jean-Luc when making moral judgements.
j
I think it still does; I've just internalized it so that I don't have to consciously think about Jean-Luc when making moral judgements.
j
"I shall file that idiotic question in my memorabilia to be referred to on some future date when I write my memoirs. You, my friend, will fill one entire chapter entitled 'The Most Forgettable Person I Ever Met.'"
- Bartlett Finchley, from "A Thing About Machines" by Rod Serling
Watching the "Twilight Zone" Marathon as I do every New Year's, I heard what has got...
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iggy:
miracles happen, i'm a monkey's uncle...
yeah i am still drunk...
yeah i am still drunk...
stella_marie:
im gonna have to read that one when im not trying to get some sleep
Fucking genius.
Especially my craving for brains.
brains....