April 2011
1 post
Fuck happy. The point of living isn’t to be in a perpetual state of fairy-tale ecstasy; it’s to find the meaning of life, the meaning of your life. And the point of marriage, I think, is to create meaning, with every happy and sad memory, every hardship overcome, every kind act, every moment of acceptance, every triumph (Al Gore will likely never get to have another wife watch him win a Nobel...
December 2010
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August 2010
2 posts
Lazy Man's Load: This racism is killing me inside. →
Today, while being a good friend and walking my buddy’s dog, I got called “boy” by an old man walking around the neighborhood.
“Boy.” Twice.
I’m 32. I’m nearly seven feet tall. I have a beard that’s on the far side of House of David.
“Boy.”
I’m in Glendale, California. It’s 2010. I have two…
February 2010
1 post
I finally love LA, part one. →
And it only took me ten years.
January 2010
4 posts
Matt knows someone, who I will refer to as Cool J, as a regular customer at his place of employ. A thoroughly hilarious and generous woman, she has come to his Groundlings class show and given us tickets to her concert. After a prolonged absence, Matt saw her in line last week, and they were glad to see each other. (Do not mistake the quotations to mean that the conversation below is exactly...
"The Importance of Rabbits" by Thomas Keller
“From 1980 to 1983, I worked in the kitchen of a small restaurant near Catskill, New York, on a patch of the Hudson River Valley so remote it didn’t have an address. The sixty-seat restaurant was owned by René and Paulette Macary (she remains its proprietor today). La Rive, named thus because it sat on a wide running creek, was a fruitful training ground, and New York State had...
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your loves sake. Amen.
-Book of Common Prayer
I haven’t been religious in a long while. I grew up as a United Methodist,...
May 2009
4 posts
What the eff is ‘tumblarity?’ Like I need another thing to gauge how not cool I am?
As much as I loved “The Incredibles” did anyone else get completely distracted by the relatively new trend of celebrity voicing of animated features? Sarah Vowell, beloved, was still JUST recognizeable enough. To me, it ruins half of the movie when you’re trying to figure out who the villain’s (Jason Lee’s) voice is.
I miss “The Little Mermaid” where...
In honor of my husband's day of birth...
1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? PBS food show, Colbert/Stewart, and No Reservations.
2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Whatever goes with the salad.
3. What’s one food he doesn’t like? He does not like the Campbell’s soup green bean casserole. So bless you, Marcy, for bringing that gourmet GBC to...
April 2009
6 posts
In honor of a possible re-imagining of 'IT'
My top five favorite Stephen king novels in countdown, in order to build tension in a completely boring post:
5) The Shining - this novel is best known for being a beautifully shot film. King didn’t like the Kubrick version. I’m guessing this was because of the infamously different ending, weakened by Kubrick’s vision of the Overlook Hotel. However, I think that the movie...
KENNY POWERS BACK FOR SEASON 2 Y'ALL
mollylambert:
gifparty:
OH MY GOD. OH. MY. GOOOOD.
Fox to make reality TV show out of company layoffs... →
Heartless assfucks.
Had to stop watching ‘Spain… On the Road Again” because my mouth was watering. Lord, I would love to spend time in a hotel designed by Frank Gehry - adjacent to a vineyard.
Watch it, because Gwyneth is not as weird as the press about GOOP makes her out to be. She’s actually super-duper charming.
http://www.spainontheroadagain.com/
March 2009
6 posts
February 2009
30 posts
I tried to post this yesterday →
I can’t embed it, but I love this version of George McFly meeting Darth Vader.
Time Wasters →
Dave sent me a list that someone made of the most viral internet stuff.
If you add up the time it takes to look at all of it, it will make you sad, so definitely don’t do that. Just watch the ones you haven’t seen + Planet Unicorn, which I’m surprised wasn’t on there.
Holy Fugging Hell, People →
I have said before, and I’ll say again. I worship the Fug Girls with all of my heart and soul and wish they were my friends.
Dear Fug Girls,
I barely know how to text. I never wear leggings as pants. I eat starch for at least one meal a day.
love,
Wanner.
Darling Darwin →
Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin! All you Darwinists out there, check out the link and devolve yourself!
Beckster: you have central AC, isnt that a heater too?
and yes, i woke up an icicle this morning
i dread showering when it is that cold, too cold for naked!
Wanner: oh my god - and naked and wet is worse
Beckster: yes
Wanner: and no - our AC is powered through electric
heat powered through gas
we never needed to turn on our gas since our cooktop and oven are electric
heat is the only thing we'd use gas for and we live in SOCAL
but two nights ago - i kept hanging out in the laundry room down the hall to get warm
i needed the TV and a crossword puzzle in there and i'd be set
Beckster: haha
that is lame, since your cook top is electric, what genius set that up?
Wanner: the same blind geniuses who caulked our bathroom and tiled our shower with 1 x 1 inch tiles
the same blind genius i'd like to meet in an alley in a land with no laws
