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Starbucks Story Tuesday: Starblogs Coffee Company

There is a phenomenon that is occasionally experienced by virtually everyone who has contact with human beings on a regular basis. It occurs when you see a random stranger who looks exactly like someone you know. When…
Culture and Change

Sometime in the near future (May 19, 2009) Lil’ Wayne will release an album that will be a marked departure from the typical Lil’ Wayne “sound” that pop music fanatics are familiar with. By pedigree, Lil’ Wayne is a rap…
Apartment Foto Friday #24 / Winter Finale

Spring is just around the corner. That means it's time for the biannual tradition of turning my books around. During the fall and winter months the books are arranged with the gray pages facing outwards: In sprin…
Fantasy Football Erotica

I have two television sets. Considering that I’m a single dude who lives alone, this is one more television set than common sense would dictate to be necessary. Normally, this is true, except for Sundays in the fall and…
manilajones Forever

(This was originally posted on August 27, 2008. After suffering one of the most socially traumatizing experiences of my life, I took an almost month-long break from blogging. This post was my return from that break.) T…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Espresso Money Shot

There are many people who regularly hang out at Starbucks, but there are three who I consider to be official “Starbucks bums.” It’s guaranteed that any one of these three people will have their ass parked in any one of…
Three Stories About My New Glasses

Since my job involves sales, one of the perks is that I will occasionally get a free pair of eyeglasses complete with new frames and new prescription lenses. Two weeks ago I was offered a pair of glasses from a vendor t…
Top Tracks, Etc.

According to Last.fm, these were my ten most listened to tracks over the past week: Nobody's Home - Avril LavigneFeel Good Drag - AnberlinFriday Night - Lily AllenTangled - Maroon 5Slowly Surely - Jill ScottAmerican Idio…
The Atheists' Cafe: Percent Confidence

What is The Atheists' Cafe? It's like other blog cafes, but with better questions. 1..Describe manilajones in three (3) words (adjectives). 2. Out of 100%, how confident are you that 50% of the people who know him in…
Apartment Foto Friday #23

Here are some pictures of some of my plants scattered around the apartment: This one is named Chelsea. Since she's the biggest plant, she is the de facto "Queen of the Plants" in the apartment.
Return of the Rant

One of the things that I used to do in the early days of this blog was go on overly maniacal rants about things that pissed me off. I don’t really know why I stopped doing that. Maybe it’s because of the damn economy.…
I Hope My Daughter is Fat

I watched a sitcom on the television the other night. Although I had never seen this sitcom before, I definitely had seen this sitcom before. It followed the cookie-cutter family sitcom formula of a boneheaded dad, sem…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Half Caff / Half Roast

As I have painstakingly detailed in numerous Starbucks Story Tuesday entries, I have an inferiority complex in regards to my relationship with the Starbucks baristas. Have you ever had a friend or a family member who al…
Domestic Violence

I’ve never punched a guy in my life, even though I like to watch boxing and listen to thrash metal (and sometimes both at the same time). This is not to say that I’ve never been put in situations where punching a guy wo…
Top Tracks, Etc.

According to Last.fm, these were my ten most listened to tracks over the past week: Innocence - Avril Lavigne Rock Me - Liz PhairBag Lady - Erykah BaduNobody's Home - Avril LavigneEven Angels Fall - Jessica RiddleMy Frie…
The Atheists' Cafe: Knowledge is Power

(What is The Atheists' Cafe? It's like other blog cafes, but with better questions.) Through means that are irrelevant to this scenario, you (and only you) have a manuscript which details, through logic and reason, tha…
Apartment Foto Friday #22

Here are a few pictures of the street I live on: And, here's a picture of my apartment building: The bottom floor of our complex has a nail salon, a coffee shop (pictured), a pizza joint (pictured), and an Asi…
Decoding Pop Culture

In a recent poll which asked people which celebrity they would most want to party with, competitive swimmer Michael Phelps came in at No.3, with only George Clooney and Owen Wilson ranking higher. Now, I know what you a…
Drama Never, 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. There is no doubt in my mind that I am her biggest 31-year-old fan.…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Esteemed Milk

I try to keep my conversations with the baristas to a minimum, particularly with the ones of the female variety. This is the direct result of something that happened last summer, a day which has subsequently become know…
St. Facebook Church

Over the past several days there has been a significant decrease in the amount of activity on my Facebook newsfeed. Fewer people have been updating their statuses and no one has been writing on my wall. My first inclin…
Top Tracks, Etc.

According to Last.fm, these were my ten most listened to tracks during the past week: Thru it All - One Vo1ceThat's Gangsta - ShyneThis Way - Michelle BranchMesmerizing - Liz PhairTennessee - The WreckersEverything Behin…

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