Dispatches from the seashell

Lollapalooza schmooza

2007-08-05T23:45:09Z

The hefty price tag on this year's lollapalooza cock-blocked me from attending. It's okay, she can go cavort with her selfish little friends and I'll just sit here at home. That leaves me to reminisce about last year. Ah, good times. Holy hell, th...

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WTF Antarctica

2007-07-08T02:45:06Z

Is it really necessary to have a band perform in Antarctica for this Live Earth thing? For pure novelty sake, sure, but there's no reason to be preaching anti-global warming to the penguins. Ah well, I still enjoy this video.

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You don't know my stars

2007-07-02T16:26:22Z

Oh, Netflix. You're still pretty awesome but some things are putting our relationship on shaky ground. They give several hours of viewing movies online, even with my little $5 a month account. Great, right? No, you have to have Windows Vista and...

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Mail-order delight

2007-06-14T01:59:10Z

A big up to independent business. I just got a package in the mail and my address was handwritten and inside were the little buttons I ordered online as well as the totally one-of-a-kind (meaning literally the only one made) glass necklace. Not...

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Stories from my refrigerator

2007-06-09T16:30:29Z

This mango juice has been sitting in my fridge for I don't know how long. A good long time. But this thing had a ridiculously future-date expiration so I just let it sit there in case I happened to want to finish it. I believe the expiration was ...

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"There's no fighting in the war room!"

2007-06-02T05:06:37Z

Can ingenuity, a startling case of inefficient efficiency, and staunch discipline manufacture our own destruction? The hallmarks of our culture, of what makes us American, are these traits so dangerous? Sure, there are jabs at other cultures in Dr...

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Some sky blue sky

2007-05-29T04:20:25Z

I'm not going to even make a sorry attempt at music journalism here. Out of all the things I can write about, I think I have the least skill with writing about music. Words to describe sound? What the hell. The drums crash and then the guitars whi...

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Now I've heard everything

2007-05-27T21:53:33Z

Finally, stalkers have a device of their very own! It's a sound amplifying machine and I understand the use for old codgers. Not a bad idea I guess, $15 is a small price to pay for continuing to deny that your hearing is shot. The kicker though...

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Success! Project microwave

2006-12-02T05:31:59Z

My first "construction" project is a success! Behold ye the self-built microwave-holding shelf. My first attempt didn't leave enough room to squeeze the microwave in. I only had to lower the bracket on the right a wee bit and instead of drilling a...

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And whose damn box of triscuts is it?

2006-11-26T18:45:41Z

From McSweeney's: BUTTERBALL HELP-LINE HELP-LINE. BY ALYSIA GRAY PAINTER Q: The vending machine on the second floor is broken and we're starved. Should we call maintenance? A: Maintenance is home eating a proper dinner with family and f...

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