What is the standard etiquette policy for workplace urinals? Yellow liquid has greeted me at the sole urinal at "work" a number of times since I began "working" there at the beginning of the month. Were the previous users trying to conserve water? I wonder….
Date Archives September 2006
Know Buddy
School began Wednesday night. In Technical Writing 63, each student spends the quarter creating a 30-35 page portfolio-quality user's guide, relying solely on another student's expertise in a particular field for content. For example, in a previous TWRT 63 class, a 55-year-old woman created a…
Mama's Family
+ Apple is gonna trademark the word "podcast" + Why I hate Zach Braff + MySpace TV Show: Project MyWorld "DirecTV will produce an original series called Project MyWorld, which will follow three girls traveling around the world to meet their MySpace friends in real…
Demonic Mnemonics
The [Arizona Cardinals'] heralded new football stadium in Glendale will be rechristened University of Phoenix Stadium. [source] So they go from playing in Arizona State University's stadium to playing in University of Phoenix Stadium. In Glendale. You can't script this shit. The Cardinals sold the…
European Goldfinch
The Trailer Park Boys movie opens next Friday in Canada. I'm flying to Detroit and crossing the border just to see it on opening weekend. I'll probably come to regret doing so, but I've survived poorer decisions. Like majoring in English In addition to Rush,…
I'd love to lick a lemon lollipop in Lillehammer
I'm worried about my father. He's addicted to the World Series of Poker. New episodes, reruns — all he ever does anymore in his free time is watch the World Series of Poker. ESPN isn't helping matters by airing the shit 'round the clock. Is…
Chicken or Fish?
On notice: Karl Dorrell. Fourth quarter, down by 10, less than five minutes remaining, and you run the ball on first and second down? My psyche rues the day I chose to attend UCLA.
Waiting for a Bus
Guh. If I had only left the apartment a minute earlier, I could've caught that bus and arrived by now. But nooooo! You just had to see who won the Showcase Showdown, didn't you, Jon? [sigh] "Every 20 minutes," my ass! [checks watch] This would…