Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Is Chopped Ham Loaf no longer good enough for you people?
4 words: Texas Fried Jelly Belly Beans
WTF, people, deep-frying simple foods (e.g., s’mores, bacon, grilled cheese, “cantaloupe pie” (??), the neighbor’s cat who keeps shitting in your gardenias) is really passe.
A much more trendy thing to do is to establish yourself as an investment bank, get loads of people to loan you money, loan out [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cabinet of curios by nerdmeyr
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
pret a portent
The major problem with not identifying fully with any particular subculture is that I never have the right clothes. I didn’t have the right clothes for the pagan elf festival, Wild Magick, this past weekend, or for inter mural flag football last night. Although, really, what clothes should one wear while paying respect at this [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Housekeeping by k
Friday, September 19th, 2008
After very nearly crashing my car, I wondered…
is anyone else doing a double take on the Obama-Biden signs?
No Comments » - Posted in Displays by k
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Addemdum to “It’s Identity, Stupid.”
From Letters to the Editors @ Fort Worth Star-Telegram – September 15, 2008. Note: I pulled this from a post someone else made on a listserv, edited it, and added my own commentary.
How racism works:
It attributes an individual’s decisions and character to some sort of biological drive that cannot be overcome or undone. When those [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Curation by k
Friday, September 12th, 2008
TGIF: More Cowbell
Thanks to Kevin for turning me onto MoreCowbell. Christopher Walken and Cowbell, back together again, just like the Cap’n & crunchberries, scary spice & posh spice, and republicans & offensive lame attempts at joining the rest of us in the 21st century. With the freshly added cowbell on this song, you can imagine it being [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Cabinet of curios by nerdmeyr
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
to space witch baby, from nerdmeyr
Hear ye, o poor Middel childe. Ye Suffered under the Tyrannicality of your Ye Olde and Grumpie Sister for nigh on a fortnight of Years, and now all you get is a video. I hope the amount of stoniness and sparkles lets you know that I do thank you falettinme be mice elf agin – [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Autobiographical by nerdmeyr
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Farewell to the 812
For the past five years I’ve lived within the 812 area code, and for the past four years, the number of my apartment building has also been 812. This summer I I am moving moved to a house, but before I leave, I wanted to say farewell to the apartment. I’ve moved with some frequency [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Autobiographical, Cartography by k
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
to k, from nerdmeyr
I know you’re BFF with Prince, but I’m BFF with The Jets, and I told them to sing this to you. Even though it totally looks 1986, its still for real.
