Bored in the Burbs

“There’s nothing like watching Arrested Development...”
— Trevor

Aug 1st

So I got a text message yesterday...

I didn’t know the number displayed on my phone, so I opened it with some hesitation, wondering...

Aug 1st

This is the funniest story I've read in a...

Aug 1st

katiebakes: boredintheburbs: As a man, let me just say...

Aug 1st

As a man, let me just say this: If a girl is ever found...

Jul 31st

Recently, I've been waking up a lot in...

I don’t really know why, though. But every time, I think someone is in my room, and before I...

Jul 31st

I can’t wait for the Olympics. Photo thanks to Gawker

Jul 30th

Best. Food. Ever.

plus… plus… and the honey should be of the raw variety.  But damn, it’s...

Jul 30th

“I mean, I know you can pickle things. But I just thought...”

Jul 30th

Listen

I can almost promise that this is the last Batman-related post… Anyway, if you saw Dark...

Jul 28th

My parents have been out of town for a...

They get back tonight.  My mom left me very stern instructions to water her plants and make sure...

Jul 27th

Asperger Test

Jul 26th

I went to bed last night at 4.00...

And then I woke up at 6.40 and couldn’t go back to sleep.  And somehow, I’m not tired!

Jul 26th

The worst part about this whole blogging...

Is trying to come up with moderately interesting content. IT’S SO HARD!

Jul 25th

How to Drink Alone

I shall refer to this regularly once I turn 21. There’s an art to drinking alone. Appreciate its...

Jul 24th

It makes me feel all warm inside when my globe-trotting...

Jul 24th

“I hope you aren’t lying in a ditch somewhere.”
— Ashley, in a random text...

Jul 23rd

What the fuck?

So it’s the middle of July.  The past few days have been over 90 degrees.  The middle of...

Jul 22nd

I met Batman!

Jul 22nd

“Relax”
— Dr. Jane Reed, to me

Jul 22nd

Oh internets, you are funny.

Me: ha
Me: we both stopped typing because we saw that each other was typing something
Anonymous: not the first time that's happened

Jul 22nd

I'm probably more excited than I should...

I’m home alone for a week (!) and have been left some money for groceries.  And, as luck would...

Jul 21st

We're all Roger Ebert now

inothernews: cajunboy: After spending about ten minutes traipsing around the Internets I have come...

Jul 21st

It's not that I have no dignity...

It’s that I have no shame. (Though, don’t look too far into this…)

Jul 21st

Listen

Here’s another alternative, mellow-ish song that I really like.  I can’t say I know a...

Jul 19th

This has to be one of my favorite pictures ever.  Old, I...

Jul 19th

“Sometimes I think it’s more about belly buttons than...”
— —Merle Haggard on the current...

Jul 19th

I feel sorry for Nestor Carbonell...

Midway through the movie, I turned to Trevor and asked, “Uh… is the mayor wearing...

Jul 18th

Dark Knight was amazing!

I went in to the movie expecting to be a little let down, what with all the hype.  I assumed that...

Jul 18th

I'm seeing Dark Fucking Knight...

Jul 17th

Word to the wise...

If you’re at a decent restaurant (which does not include Applebee’s and its brethen),...

Jul 17th

Hurray for stupid people!

From today’s Kansas City Star: In June, Reno, Nevada, homicide detective David Jenkins was...

Jul 16th

Listen

I love this fucking song. Bishop Allen - Flight 180

Jul 16th

Request for a change on Facebook

So, sometimes on Facebook I get requests to be friends with random people (who knew I’m so...

Jul 16th

Well fuck...

I was dragged to the Plaza by Ashley today.  Well, I mean, it’s not like I went kicking and...

Jul 16th

“Don’t worry. It happens.”
— Ashley, after almost getting...

Jul 16th

wecantdecide: Real life. Real problems.  This is pretty...

Jul 15th

“David i love you! Dont give me another stink eye.”
— A text from Ashley, after I...

Jul 15th

I think I’m going to hand out similar buttons to...

Jul 15th

Oh no!

Well this really sucks: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc agreed to a $50 billion...

Jul 14th

Girl Talk is awesome.

As is the new album.  So I was happy when a friend told me that you can [legally] download his album...

Jul 14th

My friend Lauren claims this is a test...

Before you laugh, give her the chance to tell you that apparently Hebrew is read from right to...

Jul 13th

This is coincidental...

So on the Fourth of July, I was talking to my friend Jessica.  We were playing a trick on another...

Jul 13th

I'm so excited.

I’m eating Indian food tonight!  For the second time in about a week!

Jul 13th

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I have two feelings: 1) Haha, wtfbbqhax, and 2) This girl basically just had the hands of...

Jul 13th

So you already know what I think about...

Ashley: Do you want to go to First Fridays tonight?
Me: No. The people are too pretentious and I can't stand it.
Ashley: We can make fun of the serious, stick-up-their-asses people!
Me: Haha, no thanks. But thanks for trying.
Ashley: Well I admit, First Fridays suck but I get to see my future husbands! You can see your wives!
Me: I will NOT be marrying some hippy.

Jul 12th

Listen

You’ve probably noticed by now that I really enjoy mellow, yet modern, music.  Also?  Music...

Jul 12th

inothernews: My solution to the New York Times building...

Jul 11th

So I was driving today...

And just as I am leaving our neighborhood, there’s this van pulled over, yield lights are on. ...

Jul 11th

You know what's really good?

Jul 9th

I've been wondering...

Is it normal for people to think that they themselves are funny?  I’m not going to lie, I...

Jul 9th

Listen

tuneage: The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra - “In A Dream” My friend Andrea saw The Flying...

Jul 8th

Watch

cupcakesandcouture: Babe, the Perps?  This is actually one of the few good skits that SNL does...

Jul 8th

This isn't typically something that I...

But if you get the chance, look into reading Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Like I said, this...

Jul 8th

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In a similar vein, I give you this song, which I really enjoy.  And not just because of the title. ...

Jul 8th

It always makes me laugh when people ask...

Of course I fucking washed my hands.  Do you not know who I am?  I mean, I have OCD for crying out...

Jul 7th

This happens sometimes...

I start shaking and sweating and get light-headed.  My heart speeds up and things get a bit dizzy. ...

Jul 7th

I've recently become a big fan of hot...

And I blame this on my recent exposure to Indian food (and, more specifically, Korma Sutra and the...

Jul 5th

This is the first time I've been home...

So it’d better be a good one.

Jul 5th

My mom is a techno-noob

Me: so, mom is mad
Me: because she somehow blocked you or something on AIM
Me: and doesn't know how to fix it
My nameless sister: welll why dont you fix it
Me: because it's kind of hilarious

Jul 4th

Happy Fourth of July!

Unfortunately, I’ll be spending the next hours working.

Jul 4th

I just had a crazy dream.

I was going up in an elevator, and each floor had three different displays of giant snakes in them. ...

Jul 4th

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I need to make my way out to Hershey, Pennsylvania as soon as possible.  I love roller coasters, and...

Jul 3rd

So I'll probably never go to Thailand...

I have a friend that just got back from a mission trip there (a noble cause, of course).  In the...

Jul 2nd

Listen

Tuneage takes a similar approach to finding music that I do, in that the enjoy discovering lesser...

Jul 2nd