January 2012
1 post
August 2010
1 post
My Letter to Holiday Inn Express, Hillsborough, NC
I wrestled over whether or not to file a formal complaint, because I really only have one grievance in what was an otherwise unremarkable stay in a typical low-frills hotel. Actually, if not for my one grievance I would say the stay was great, especially since I was given the cheaper group rate even though I booked my room well past the July 1 cut-off date. But my grievance has been nagging. I was...
December 2009
2 posts
October 2009
1 post
Last night there was a woman in my dream whose clitoris had a tongue of its own. It was black like a chow’s.
August 2009
1 post
JACKSON
holy ghost
June 2009
5 posts
words wholly unrelated
wordjournal:
genius & ingenious: The former from gignere (to be born). The latter from ingenium (clever).
sacrilegious & religious: The former from sacra legere (to purloin sacred objects). The latter from religare (to bind).
45 Pictures of Boy Bands →
caro:
rach:
What were we thinking, guys?
Wow.
May 2009
2 posts
April 2009
11 posts
“In my experience when I was 8 or 10 or 12 years old, you know, we did take our...”
– Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains why it was appropriate for school officials to strip-search a 13-year-old girl who was (wrongfully) accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen, going so far as to ask her to shake out her underwear. (via noraleah)
My friend Igor sends me nudes of Kari Ferrell, the... →
antikris:
enjoy
that took forever!
March 2009
15 posts
“How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth,...”
– Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited
a woman just opted not to guess the jack jackpot on 94.7 for fear she might get it and she “doesn’t want to pay the income taxes.”
cromulent
wordjournal:
adjective • fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic or authentic.
Nonce form coined on The Simpsons (“Lisa The Iconoclast”). The word has gained a loose currency in linguistics to describe words that sound like a natural word in a given language. Original quote:
Mrs. Krabappel: I never heard the word embiggen until I moved to Springfield.
Ms. Hoover: I don’t know why....
February 2009
20 posts
Rare Norwegian Cheese
me and the wife had a bad Valentine’s dining experience. I will let the chef’s response to my complaint speak for itself. if you wish to leave your 2 cents, try this.
Mr. Taylor,
Your opinion of the St. Valentine’s Day degustation is unfortunate. I regret that you did not appreciate the cuisine. However, of the seventeen couples that joined us for the degustation nine of them have...
If you type “side boob” into wikipedia, you get automatically redirected to the entry for Tail of Spence, which really might be my new band name.
Legendary Pro Wrestler Verne Gagne Stages... →
kayfabe:
(via thegreatestthings)
the daily what is an asshole
langer:
Personal aesthetics tend towards the value-neutral. Often they result from no conscious judgment whatsoever (cf. Wal-Mart chic as an imposition of economic conditions). On occasion we see positive assertions in fashion—allegiance to a sports franchise, membership in a subculture, identification with a particular musical genre—though these are morally silent. Even rarer in fashion is the...
I don’t care if it was released in 1989. My...