16 Jan 2004, 15:17 p.m.

Thanatos

Workers are tearing down a red brick building a block away. Salon's employees are oohing and aahing by the window. Reminds me of the powerful, awesome last pages of 21 Dog Years by Mike Daisey.

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16 Jan 2004, 10:58 a.m.

Nibbling on Jerquee, baby carrots, and Christmas peanut brittle as…

Nibbling on Jerquee, baby carrots, and Christmas peanut brittle as I gird myself for customer service.

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15 Jan 2004, 10:19 a.m.

I Want a President Who Has Written Fanfic

Carol Moseley Braun offhandedly mentioned last night, on The Daily Show, that she believes that that the Bush administration is using fear to get us to not question their policies, and that "fear is the …

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14 Jan 2004, 13:47 p.m.

Who Strikes the Public Sentiment, Say Who Will Be Our President?

Thanks to Leonard, I have heard campaign songs from many US Presidential campaigns. The silly lines that stick with me: From Nixon's song: "He has friends everywhere / Over here, over there" From James K. …

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12 Jan 2004, 18:45 p.m.

"Did you find the fun you were seeking?"

A plea to spend less.

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12 Jan 2004, 12:34 p.m.

Living High On the Sog (Tofog?)

Mockmeat steak costs the same as mockmeat chicken or mockmeat hot dogs. I could eat soy prime rib every day.

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09 Jan 2004, 10:20 a.m.

I Knew Him When We Were Acquainted

Today's Qwantz reminded me of Humiliating Happenstances! by one K. Byerly. I may as well also link to his splendid Crime Over Time and How Do I Get Rid Of This Gun?. More like this.

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09 Jan 2004, 9:54 a.m.

Exposure

Scott Rosenberg ponders cryptic spam subject lines. My favorite interpretation: "origami inflation -- Paper money is always at risk." He also links to Spam As Folk Art (recently updated!) and some well-done spam poetry.

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09 Jan 2004, 9:33 a.m.

Just Reread Gatsby

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the spam.

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08 Jan 2004, 16:49 p.m.

Out Of Context Theater

"steve schultz's blog showed me the light. i now go out to wrestling parasite goth punk raves dressed as a schoolgirl."

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