January 2011
1 post
Lolliblog: Memorabilia →
lolliblog:
I have a sweater that belonged to my grandmother, made of (according to its label) French silk wool, cream colored with onyx and pearl beadwork. For me, it evokes memories of my grandmother on one of our annual visits to Atlantic City, which was an elegant place before its decline into urban…
September 2010
1 post
July 2009
1 post
Damn It, Son →
streeter:
Well, I found something to do with that domain I bought the other week. Here is DamnItSon.com, your online conscience. Something about that old man’s picture just captured the look of mild anger and disappointment the Greatest Generation has for the Millenials. Swing by anytime you’re about to engage in some sort of deviant online activity to see what grandpa thinks.
The site was...
May 2009
1 post
I've seen a miracle
As a young boy, fast becoming a man, I always wanted to be appealing to women. Being nerdier than most, I often fantasized that my hobbies were shared in secret by beautiful women, so that when the time came, I would have a ready made list of topics to discuss with these buxom beauties that cavorted in my mind.
As I grew older I realized that the passtimes of a teenage boy are rarely, if ever...
December 2008
2 posts
kevinslane:
Some of you may have seen Jeff Rubin’s or Ricky Van Ween’s post about how Paul Rudd is the “world’s awesomest human” because the google search for “Paul Rudd is a douchebag” produced no results (It’s at 614 now, and will probably go up with this post). I thought this was an amazing revelation, and showed what many already assumed: Paul Rudd is a pretty chill dude.
Upon closer...
Groundhog Birthday
I think it’s going to be a good year. Every year on my birthday (which is today) I pop my head out the window. If there’s snow on the ground, it’s going to suck. If not then we’re ready to rock. If it’s warm enough outside that the girl’s will be wearing their mini-skirts out to the clubs, then woohoo for global warming!!!
My hatred for snow is pretty...
November 2008
5 posts
Rough Road ahead
I drank 3/4 of a pint glass of water straight from the tap. As I drained it I noticed it was fizzing. Sure I finished the glass, but I knew it was gonna be a bumpy night ahead.
Way Behind the curve
September 20th, 2005. I was beginning my last year of University. I was really busy with school work, and not doing any of it. I was not a very good student, but I did work a lot because I liked partying, and unless you were born with boobs, partying costs money. That night I was probably: studying (not likely), getting some (possibly), trying to get some (more likely), or working to pay off...
I Had a Dream
I had a dream
where ideas and reality
they met, mated and birthed
the fuel for the universe
I had a dream
that made me believe
that everything in sight
that happened would be alright
I had a dream
that though perfect
distressed me because
I had a dream and I don’t remember what it was
Watchpatrickcassels:
NEW STAR TREK TRAILER.
My love of Star Trek is a passion I rarely indulge in publically. Even in the decidedly uncool, virgin-filled culture of sci-fi geeks, Star Trek lovers posess a distinguisged level of nerdiness that make X-Files fans look like Casanovas. That said, the not-quite-released trailer for Lost co-creator’s J.J. Abram’s Trek re-vamp must, at all costs, be spread...
October 2008
1 post
Ray Dalton, 1929-2008
samreich:
My British grandfather died tonight from complications after a stroke. He was 79. When I was 15, I dropped out of high school and enrolled in a British college. It was only then that I got to know him. Apparently he was pretty conservative with my mom, but I think he was able to be more liberal with me, seeing me as a wild little American. We would take walks in the gardens and talk...
August 2008
2 posts
Changes
I would never characterize myself as being a particularly courageous person. I was always nervous of fights in school. I was sensitive and didn’t care much for bullying. I went to University and got a degree in something that I didn’t particularly like, probably because I didn’t want to deal with the stigma of being branded a quitter.
This always causes a bit of dissonance...
So Not Chill
jakehurwitz:
I’ve been on vacation with my family in Nantucket for the last week. You see a lot of people dressed in really obnoxious clothing out here, which is fine, it’s just their style. But among all the seersucker pants and boat shoes there’s one thing that I really take offense to. Popped collars.
The thing about popping a collar, first and foremost, is that it’s out of style. Even when...
July 2008
10 posts
WatchSHUCKSHESH!
“I think that your bachelor party is supposed to be an event you regret. That...”
– Random Toine Thought
I'll show you how crazy I am, just give me a...
I’ve been sitting on this for a few days, but I cannot contain myself any longer. I believe that the Joker’s “Pencil Trick” is the most psychotically shocking display of violence that I have ever seen.
At an assembly of mob bosses, with their retinue of flunky body guards and trigger-men, a slight, solitary man walks boldly, if quirkily into the room. Being in the...
WatchThis is what photography and film should be used for.
samreich:
It’s my birthday!
Happy birthday dude. Keep up the good work at CH, your direction is adding some serious skill and focus to the mad-cap hilarity of the people around you.
Sure I can break the rules....they're my rules
This site is called things I find awesome. Basically the point for me to write this was as a piece of cosmic balance to the other blogs I have seen out there. In a society where everyone tends to create a blog to make fun of someone/something, I wanted a blog that celebrated the things in life I enjoy. Basically this is the universal if you can’t say something nice don’t say...
“ Once upon a time, in some out of the way corner of that universe which is...”
– Frederick Nietzsche
Old Timey sayings are retarded
Have you ever noticed how the things that don’t kill you make you weaker? Seriously, you’re never weaker then when you get a flu, even the days after the infection is gone, you still don’t feel 100%, and you will never feel 110%. I’m pretty sure I can kick the crap out of most people who just got out of chemotherapy, once the cancer is done. It didn’t kill them,...
June 2008
30 posts
What's the Deal?
Why is school such a big deal? Nobody in my family ever got past highschool. When I was growing up my parents told me, go to college, go to University, get a good education and a good job, you’ll be happy.
I went to University, I got a degree in Business, with a major in Accountancy from a prestigious school. I barely showed up, none of my teachers knew my name, and I doubt any of them...
My Day
It’s a pretty hectic time at my office. Everyone is going crazy with work. I can’t say I’m overly swamped. I tell everyone I am. I mean everyone. Family, friends, loved ones, I tell them all. Sometimes the only thing I do in a day is walk around lying to everyone telling them how busy I am.
My favorite is saying I’m running three clients at once, the last one, the...
My Sweet Lord
My sweet lord Hm, my lord Hm, my lord I really want to see you Really want to be with you Really want to see you lord But it takes so long, my lord I really want to know you Really want to go with you Really want to show you lord That it wont take long, my lord (hallelujah) I really want to know you (hallelujah) Really want to go with you (hallelujah) Really want to show you lord (aaah) That it...
“No one knows what’s next, but everybody does it.”
– Here’s to George Carlin. May he enjoy what’s next. (via dangurewitch)
Poetic Bloodlines
One night God came to me in a dream
With a scheme that seemed to be out of this world
He approached me and opened his robe and showed me
A hypodermic needle, in the shape of a pen
And my first reaction was to step back fast
But then God grabbed me and said
Slow down my child
I’ve got a job for you to do and with a
Burst of light god grabbed my arm and said
I mean you no harm and he
Pushed the pen...
Some People try to free themselves of...
I search for them. I come from a family with a laundry list of addictions. I am in a family tree filled with: smokers, alcoholics, crackheads, junkies, over-eaters, sex fiends, compulsive liars, and serial monogamists. You’d think with a pedigree like that, I’d stay away from anything even slightly habit forming.
You’d be wrong. I think people who say they live addiction...
“I feel completely happy about the work and know for sure that this is what I...”
– My best friend Nicolas.
This is about as firm and committed as I have ever heard him. You should try and make plans to go to a bar with this guy
“As much as you hate your job, your boss hates his twice as much. Except he’s...”
– Aaron Karo.
This actually makes me feel better about hating my job. As long as it’s making someone more miserable than me, I’m cool.
Here, Now
lolliblog:
Multi-tasking seems to be a skill critical to leading a successful modern life. People brag about the different hats they wear and the number of fingers they have in any variety of pies. In fact, multi-tasking has become not only a point of pride, but a necessity. This is especially true for those who pursue careers at the same time they are raising a family.
While competent...
“ My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of...”
– Kevin Smith
In my next life….
I want to live my next life backwards!
You start out dead and get that out of the way right off the bat.
Then, you wake up in a nursing home feeling better every day.
When you are kicked out of the home for being too healthy, you spend several years enjoying your retirement and collecting benefit checks.
When you start work, you get a gold watch! on your first day.
You work 40 years or so,...
WatchAries Spears is amazing. His Jay-Z is flawless
My Newest Article
It’s been put up on the main page of College Humor. I am so stoked!!!! Also, I don’t have much going on in life.
WatchHow many of these songs can you identify? It sucks to put crackheads to childhood memories. Actually that happens to me often….
My Life is like a Dilbert comic
Maybe I have been reading too many Dilbert strips, but I think my life is starting to become frighteningly similar. I have a co-worker who works out too much, and fixes his car all the time. The only thing he’ll talk about his his most recent car modfication, or traffic. Anything else you try to talk about he completely ignores you. I am not certain if it’s that or if he...
My New Article on CH →
“Dance like it hurts. Love like you need money. Work when people are watching.”
– No matter how inspirational you try to be, this is how most people live
About a boy
I saw the most annoyingly cute boy on the bus this morning. He was at that weird age for a boy, anywhere between 10 and 12, where he could either grow-up in a real hurry, or stay childlike for a little longer. You’ve seen this happen before. A boy gets a little awkward, his voice goes deeper and his legs grow longer, and he gets quiet and sullen. He doesn’t understand what is going...
“I’m a cowboy. I’m a dancer. I’ll beat this.”
– Patrick Swayze on why he is convinced he will beat Cancer.
I’m not sure if these are reasons for unbridled optimism, or supreme delusion, but I love how Patrick Swayze is so unapologetically serious about being such an ass-hat. Apparently no one puts Swayze in the corner
The "Enduring Awesomeness" Of Patrick Swayze
patrickcassels:
This weekend, the New York Times took a break from reporting meaningless, trite news items like the Democratic nomination of Barack Obama and the fragile state of the economy to give a report I actually cared about: Patrick Swayze will still be starring in the under-production A&E crime drama “The Beast,” despite being recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The Times...
“The “Normal Brain” irrationally places more weight on a small loss...”
– Dilbert’s “World’s Smartest Garbageman” on why people stay in jobs they hate.
My Business Degree is a small loss versus the possible huge opportuinty that lies out west. Time for me to stop being normal.
“If you can find it in your heart to love the trade as much as I do, you’ll...”
– My Father.
He is so damn inspirational he makes me want to quit my job and move out west to change careers. Like soon
“They say more people are afraid of public speaking than Death. Basically if you...”
– Dogbert
Dilbert hurts my soul...Hurts it so good.
So here’s the deal. I’m phasing out fo the business world. I have had enough, and have come to accept that I don’t like white collar work. I am a smart dude, but I’d rather work a blue collar job. I actually have come to realize that blue collar work might be the smarter option in both the short and the long run. Take it this way: I want to let someone else think up...
Do you Remember?
Do You Remember back when R&B was about music with a beat, but that also explained a deep feeling, be it love, or love lost? I miss those days.
Do You Remember back when singing about the size of the wheels on your car was relegated to the worst rappers alive, and serious R&B artists would never touch those subjects? Do you remember when you could call someone an R&B or Hip Hop...