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Apartment Foto Friday #13 / Season Finale

This week’s edition of Apartment Foto Friday is also the final post of year #3 of Thumbchips and Other Conjectures. It’s hard to believe that this blog has lasted as long as it has, considering that whenever I rea…
All-American Irrationality

I don’t know much about the All-American Rejects. I don’t know where they’re from, what the names of the band members are, or what genre of music they’re (specifically) trying to sing. However, I do know two things abo…
Viva La Vigne

If there was ever a CD that you must have in your car, it is Viva La Vida by the British band Coldplay. I consciously bought this CD at Best Buy a few months ago, and although I have never fully listened to it, I know t…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Extra Hot Shot

Do pretty girls work at Starbucks, or does working at Starbucks make girls pretty? Last week I was Christmas shopping at the mall when someone bumped into me in front of Hot Dog on a Stick. She politely said, “Excuse m…
It's "She's All That," OK?

There is a particular question that every girl I have ever been on a date with has asked me. It’s a seemingly innocuous question, but the question dramatically sends shivers down my spine. The question is, “So, what’s…
Apartment Foto Friday #12

Wrapping presents is the worst part of the holiday season. It seems futile to put in that much work into something that’s going to be ripped to shreds. And, no, it’s not “the thought that counts.” “The thought”…
"Quote" Unquote "Nonsense"

I’ve never been the type of blogger that keeps a blog as a personal journal because I can’t imagine that anyone would be interested in anything that goes on in my life. My ego isn’t that big for me to assume that people…
Heroes and Villains and the Battle for Pregnant Women

A recent study found that the single leading cause of death for pregnant women was murder, and that the murderer was usually an angry spouse or boyfriend. After reading this I asked several women if they would reconside…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Master Brew

There’s an obvious aura of pretention that Starbucks has brought to America in regards to coffee, and the source of this pretention comes from the ridiculous vocabulary they make their customers use when they order their…
Communicationship

It's the end of 2008 and I still don't understand email. Actually, that's not entirely accurate. I mean, I understand how to use email. I've mastered basic skills such as sending and receiving messages. I know how to…
Apartment Foto Friday #11

My 7-year old niece was selling Christmas stuff for school so I ordered some Christmas decorations and a package of gift wrap. However, I didn’t know that the package of gift wrap mostly consisted of gift wrap bags a…
There's No "U" in "Team"

I’m kind of critical of sports fans because I support the very postmodern theory that everything in life can be explained by analyzing the world competitive sports. However, I don’t consider myself to be overly critical…
Xanga is Dead

I like to ask women the following question: If you had to take either Kid Rock or Snoop Dogg home and introduce him to your parents as your boyfriend, who would you choose?Whenever I ask this question to a girl, she wil…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Iced Redeye

I don’t know if I have a good rapport with the baristas at the Starbucks I go to. But considering that I’ve been going there every day for about ten months, I like to think that I do. I know everyone there by name and,…
F@k!ng N@m3s

Pink has a new album and I recently legally downloaded () it from Amazon.com. Immediately after legally downloading () it I added it to my iTunes library, but when I typed “Pink” into the search box it didn’t come up.…

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