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Oscar town: Marfa, Texas? – Yahoo! News Cool story, but it doesn’t mention the Marfa Lights (tags: texas movies post-urbanism)
Baby detained, dies in Honolulu airport – Life- msnbc.com
Baby detained, dies in Honolulu airport – Life- msnbc.com Delegate Eni Faleomavaega has asked the Department of Homeland Security to begin an investigation into death of 14-day-old Michael Tony Futi last Friday. The baby had been flown to Honolulu for emergency heart surgery. He died while detained inside a customs’ room at the Honolulu airport […]
Your Advice: Organization For A Profoundly Disorganized Man
So, um, I didn’t kill anybody last night. Or get drunk. In fact, I decided to get my bedroom clean and neat and organized. Some personal details here: I live, at the moment, with my parents, for complicated reasons, primarily financial. This means I live in a bedroom smaller than any of the ones I […]
My Plans For Valentine's Night
I’m gonna go get falling-down drunk, put on my Hannibal Lecter mask, and roam the dark streets looking for anybody who looks happy and in love. Fair warning.
Fuck Yes.
Nerd boner! Nerd boner! Nerd boner! Nerd boner! Nerd boner!
In Honor Of Valentine's Day…
…I tracked down the MySpace profile of the girl I lost my virginity to when I was 15. On homecoming night. We got all dressed up, walked halfway there, realized we’d forgotten our tickets, went back to my house, went upstairs, had sex, and then went to homecoming. I remember her dress was so tight […]
Happy Valentine's Day, You Love-Besotted Motherfuckers
I hate this fucking holiday. Hate hate hate. (Image from Jillian McDonald’s blog.
This Monkey's Gone To Heaven
[This is pure fiction. I never saw any bands when I was in high school that got famous later, though I did see Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam in the parking lot of Tower Records in Missoula, MT. I recognized him, but I didn’t know from where — I thought he was just a friend […]
Deputy now suspended after dumping man from wheelchair
I saw this on CNN: a Tampa deputy didn’t believe an incoming prisoner was quadraplegic, so she dumped him out of his wheelchair on the floor. On video. This is the kind of thing that makes me want to tape someone to a telephone pole and hit them with a Louisville Slugger until they find […]