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Platitude

I’m not sure if Lily Allen and Kate Nash are two different people. They are both female singer/songwriters from the UK. They’re approximately the same age and they both released music at approximately the same time. T…
Procrastination
Re: Jection

My friend Harriet wants to set me up with one of her pretty friends. I was immediately apprehensive upon hearing this because months ago I came to a depressing realization about myself: I will never have a successful…
Manila Jones for President in 2012

John McCain will be the next president of the United States, and I will tell you why. It’s true that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are wildly popular. And since they are essentially the same candidate, the Demo…
The Mythical Flight to Paradise

Therewas an urban legend that I heard about several years ago that very much piquedmy interest. It was something that I hadto investigate. The rumor was that thereis a particular Southwest Airlines flight that…
American Eyedol Bracketology

My friend Cathy has a new hobby. She likes to build motorcycles. Right now her pride and joy is a 30-year old moped that’s parked on the porch of her house. When she showed me that ancient hunk of metal, I was partly…
Utopia, 90703

A couple of years ago I met a boyfriend/girlfriend couple named Anderson and Kortney. They moved to Los Angeles together from the east coast. Anderson moved to attend grad school at USC, and Kortney moved for work. I…
The Worst Damn Blog Entry Ever

Last week I checked my body-mass index. I was happy to see that it was “normal”. However, it was on the higher end of “normal”. IfI gain 18 more pounds I will be considered “overweight”!Because of this, I’ve bec…
The Client 9 Paradox of Morality

New York governor Eliot Spitzer admitted to being involved in a prostitution ring. According to a federal investigation, Mr. Spitzer (known in the report as “Client 9”) paid for the services of a prostitute named “Krist…
Universe & U

A couple of weeks ago I was watching Alicia Keys perform on television during the Super Bowl Pregame Show. She performed to an enthusiastic crowd on the field at the University of Phoenix Stadium. She sat at her piano…
Silver Suns and Golden Moons

(If you’ve ever taken Prozac, you know that it’s an effective drug. It makes you feel kind of light-headed at first, and this light-headed feeling will take your mind away from what’s troubling you. That is why it will…
Chapter Two: TV Friends

(Looking for Chapter One? Here.) I graduated from college on a bright and sunny San Diego afternoon on June 12, 1999. The ceremony ended at around 3pm, and by 5pm I was online and looking for a job on Monster.com. Th…

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