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Apartment Foto Friday #18

Dear Shane, Your blog sucks except for your Friday posts. Although, I noticed that there is one place in your apartment that you never post pictures of. We’ve never seen pictures of where you take all your girlfriends…
Super Presidents' Day (The Reconstruction of February)

There are several reasons why February is the worst month of the year. Firstly, it’s one of the coldest months, which automatically makes it dreary and depressing (or seemingly so). But, unlike the other cold months li…
The Blogdratic Formula

I’m a dreadfully boring kind of guy. There’s nothing dynamic about my life, and it’s reflected in my formulaic approach to writing blog entries. First, I pick a superficial topic off the top of my head that most people…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Daily Brew with No Shot

I have a crush on one of the baristas. Her name is Kortney. I’ve known her for as long as I’ve been going to this particular Starbucks store, which would be approximately 315 days. I have a feeling that Kortney likes…
Taxing That Single Mom

There are generally two sides on the issue of income taxes. On one side are those who believe that paying taxes is un-American. People who support this argument, who are usually right-wing, closed-minded, and short-sig…
Apartment Foto Friday #17

Here is a picture of the entryway. The big giant metal key and the coat rack are from Pottery Barn. The three jackets are from (left to right) Gap, Urban Outfitters, and J. Crew. Because I live in southern Califo…
The Deconstruction of Single Ladies

There is a popular song right now that receives a lot of airplay on Top 40 radio stations. In and of itself, it is a fantastic song with a contagious hook and a catchy beat that can give anyone the urge to dance, inc…
Olive Garden Morality (And the Dangers of Being a Fat Woman)

When I was a kid, whenever my parents wanted to take us out to a fancy restaurant for dinner, we usually ended up going to the Olive Garden. In 1992, this was a very popular restaurant, and we would have to wait at leas…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Hollywood Blend

I live in a part of town where there is an abundance of television studios and production companies. Henceforth, a lot of the patrons at my Starbucks are people who are “in the biz.” While most of these people are like…
The Killing of a Blog

I don’t understand The Killers. They are allegedly an alternative rock band whose music is played on alleged alternative rock radio stations. But, like most Americans who are alive, I don’t know if Brandon Flowers want…
Apartment Foto Friday #16

This is kind of personal. It’s hanging in my hallway. The thing about love that a lot of people don’t realize is that it isn’t necessarily supposed to make you happy. It’s fun if being in love brings happiness, but…
The Title of This Post is Overrated

At some point in the last ten years it became fashionable to be overtly knowledgeable about popular culture. The best way to show how much you know about pop culture is to be pretentious about it, and the best way to be…
The Real Feminist

Someone once said that I have the musical taste of a gay person. This may or may not be true. I don’t know anything about the musical preferences of the gay community. Right now I have Ingrid Michaelson, Liz Phair, Ka…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Loca Mocha

I suppose we are all guilty of being picky about the things that we like. For example, I’m particular when it comes to rap music. There’s a specific style that I consider to be “good” rap, and this “good” rap is charac…
Superficiality

There is a popular television show on Fox called 24. It chronicles the adventures of a federal agent turned rogue vigilante named Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland) as he fights terrorists and thwarts their attemp…
Apartment Foto Friday #15

I have two bathrooms: the master bath and the guest one. Since I never have guests, the guest bathroom is rarely used. Here it is: It’s pretty clean, although very plain looking. I get all the guests soaps and sc…
Emonomics

I had a lot on my mind. After a long period of silence, my friend said, “A penny for your thoughts?” to which I said, “Is that all they’re worth?” to which she said, “It’s just an expression,” to which I said, “Is it re…
Entitlement Game

(Note: This blog entry is really not about college football.) Tomorrow night the Sooners from the University of Oklahoma will face off against the Gators from the University of Florida in the FedEx BCS National Champio…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Splash Schtick

Starbucks has these things called “splash sticks.” They look like green little dipsticks and you’re supposed to stick them through the little sipping hole in the lid to your cup of coffee. This (theoretically) plugs th…
Transcending the White House with Purple Rain

For people who grew up in the 1980s, pop music revolved around three iconic men: Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna (although Madonna is technically a woman). Most people would agree that Michael Jackson is, overall,…
Apartment Foto Friday #14

I have a necessary interest in eyeballs. Ergo, some of the “art” in my apartment is influenced by this. This looks like a painting of a man fishing by the lake. But, it’s really an artist’s rendition of an ocular stru…
Re: Solution

Whenever I tell someone that I have a girlfriend they almost always resolutely respond with, “How in the name of Hollywood Undead is this possible?” I can understand where this sentiment comes from. The people who know…

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