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Spiritual Anarchy 2008

“Opinions are like assholes,” Mr. Ryder would always say. “Everyone has one and they stink!” I’ve heard this saying countless time throughout my life, but the first time I heard it was in my U.S. Government class in my…
Shortbread

I received an early birthday present in the mail from one of my favorite bloggers, Ailanna! Ailanna is a very talented origami artist. Here is a note promising me that there isn't a bomb in the box. Ail…
Manila Jones and the Temple of Gloom

Man! I've been taking a beating from a number of people lately regarding my opinions on my last few posts and Pulses. It's been emotionally stressful. There is a line between having beliefs and being judgmental,…
Chapter One: Me (Revisited)

I was told by a friend of mine that I should be a writer. Idon’t know if this was a sincere suggestion or not because she told methis in an Instant Message conversation, and I find it hard to gaugesomeone’s sincer…
Grudge Pounding

There is a Judd Apatow comedy out right now called Forgetting Sarah Marshall. In a nutshell, it’s about a dude who gets dumped by his girlfriend Sarah Marshall, who’s been cheating on him behind his back for over a year…
Marriagetime in the LBC

I don’t practice Santeria. I don’t even know what the hell that is! The extent of my knowledge of Santeria is that it might have something to do with people from the Caribbean. But, I also know that it’s the title of…
Sounding Off FTW

There is a school of thought that says that a woman’s level of intelligence is inversely proportional to how good-looking she is. This may or may not be true. I don’t really know if most hot women are stupid or if most…
Surreal Adversity

I’m going to make a bold prediction. In the very near future, the Philadelphia Flyers will defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Final. This will continue their already remarkable run thr…
Xanga Forever

One of my favorite singers right now is Avril Lavigne. I have all of her albums and B-side singles. I know the lyrics to upwards of 80% of her songs. I have tickets to see her in concert this coming May. There is no…
NBC Studios in Burbank!

Every day on my way home from work I pass by the NBC studios, and I always seem to pass by at around the same time that the audience for The Ellen DeGeneres Show lets out. Since there is no parking lot for NBC, audience…

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