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My latest road trip has taught me that I am either really old or really need more naps. Verdict pending.

My latest road trip has taught me that I am either really old or really need more naps. Verdict pending.

Somewhere around hour 18 or 19 of my road trip to California, I was devastated to arrive at the conclusion that I am getting way too old for this. I was thinking back to the countless cross-country road trips I did in high school and I could not remember it ever feeling this awful. I […]
September 29, 2010
Bruised knees are better than bruised egos

Bruised knees are better than bruised egos

Being a real person is exhausting. I am not entirely sure I like it, though I have not yet chosen to dislike it. This subject clearly needs a more comprehensive investigation. At the moment I have two jobs and I might be getting hired for two more. My life consists of work, the gym, reading, […]
September 24, 2010
As long as I maintain an unhealthy relationship with television, I never have to be a real person.

As long as I maintain an unhealthy relationship with television, I never have to be a real person.

I think I might be turning into a real person. I find the lack of long-term stability in my “jobs” comforting enough that I can still consider myself only vaguely employed. But this week, for example, I’m working over 40 hours between my mall-job and my job telling kids to stay away from drugs and […]
September 13, 2010
POGS, or “Remember the million times we almost broke the glass table?”

POGS, or “Remember the million times we almost broke the glass table?”

A week ago I was on 20sb and someone mentioned “the slammer.” My first thought when I hear that word is: Pogs. You remember pogs, right? They were one of the more brilliant ways we were manipulated into begging our parents to spend money on absolutely useless crap. Pogs were little 2 inch circles of […]
September 3, 2010
Brownie batter is good for my mental health.

Brownie batter is good for my mental health.

Last night I was watching television and a re-run of “What I Like About You” came on that ended with Val and Holly throwing chocolate cake batter all over the place. All I could think was, “Fuck, I really want brownie batter right now. Real bad.” So I changed the channel. I spent 30 minutes […]
September 1, 2010