December 2009
49 posts
Man Fights Intruder After Using 'Beer Can' Alarm -... →
I prefer the Pail-of-Scorpions-On-Top-Of-The-Door technique, but, to each his own.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
The Beatles (13)
Miles Davis (11)
Animal Collective (6)
White Denim (6)
Boards of Canada (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
I'm late for the book burning!
The Year In ... Horrific Injuries →
The last one: Bullfighter, gored. Allegory for my 2009. Also: Ho. Lee. Shit.
(via Deadspin)
SIGH.
My Distraction-Free Writing Program
1. Get a pen.
2. Get some paper.
3. Fine, you baby, use your computer.
4. TURN OFF THE INTERNET.
5. I SAID TURN OFF THE INTERNET.
6. Open a program. Start writing.
7. SHOOT ANYONE WHO TRIES TO STOP YOU. WARNING SHOTS ARE OKAY.
8. If silence isn’t ambient enough for you, try the following:
Lou Reed - METAL MACHINE MUSIC
George Winston - December
The Carpenters - Gold
Miles Davis -...
Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors is a lovely album,...
“Guess what I signed for this morning when the UPS guy rang my doorbell? Seven...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: The Twelve Days of Christmas.
I am a film nerd. I can talk with you about...
Okay, maybe that's too harsh, because I agreed...
Oh, one more grievance: I wish Lester Bangs would...
Is it time for the Airing of the Grievances?
I can smell it in the air. Step right up. I’ll add my own later.
[Okay here’s mine: I cannot sit through an entire Animal Collective album. I’ve tried. I get halfway through and I’m not sure if it’s a new song or not. Find a groove! Make me dance! Make me turn it up! Do all the synthesizers have to be on at the same time? It’s like you were produced by Phil...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
The Byrds (19)
Earthless (7)
Girls (4)
Graham Nash (4)
The Jam (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
I am really sick of this shade of blue on the...
This morning's comedy.
4yr Old: Spider!
8yr Old: (screams, leaps off couch) I felt it on my cheek!
Me: Was it a Daddy Long Legs?
8yr Old: Yes.
4yr Old: TARANTULA.
Zooey Deschanel is very attractive, but it's...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Beastie Boys (11)
Neu! (7)
Paul McCartney & Wings (6)
Pavement (5)
Liz Phair (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
There's a movie producer in town named Richard...
Senator Joe Lieberman: News Release →
I thought I would take a minute this morning and read about why Joe Lieberman is against the public option.
Val Avery, Who Portrayed Tough Guys on Film and... →
Great actor who appeared in many of John Cassavetes’ films. My favorite performance of his was in Faces, but he does have an absolutely hair-raising/hilarious scene in Minnie & Moskowitz.
I can only imagine what it would have been like to have a few hundred drinks with him, John Cassavetes, Peter Falk, and Ben Gazzara at the Lion’s Head Tavern in Greenwich Village.
EVERY DAY IS SCOTT WALKER DAY. →
Imagine if we could rate tweets like songs in...
It felt like the cool kids had found a great...
Everyone please calm down until I can make more...
Well la-dee-dah
monimus:
Everyone’s a writer with Formspring.
I remember back in the day when The Men Guide used to answer all your questions.
Hang in there Moe, the children will be done with this Formspring bullshit soon enough.
And yes, I owe you a column still.
Seriously though, Formspring is like Blogger for Grandpa.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
LCD Soundsystem (26)
Guided by Voices (4)
Beastie Boys (3)
Black Moth Super Rainbow (3)
Eagles (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
So, you made a "leaderboard," then got...
So I heard about the end of Favrd and my first...
indefensible:
How’s @nick going to research his next book?
Fuck. I was just about to make that joke. So what happened exactly? Too many tourists?
listening to "Simple Minds - I travel 1980" →
Every one of these hairstyles looked awful on me, no matter how hard I tried.
I hope you star something and then find out it's...
“The worst thing about Jaws and Gruden on Monday Night Football is that they are...”
– LOOK AT MY STRIPED SHIRT! Jamboroo, Week 13 - Jamboroo - Deadspin
Do not panic, do not panic, do not panic ...
hurtling:
I just made the mistake of looking again at the RSVPs for the SF tweetup and seriously, like, two-thirds of the people there are going to have no idea who I am and OH MY GOD I’M GOING TO BE THE CREEPY OLD GUY DRINKING ALONE IN THE CORNER!!!
Fuck me in half. I have made a huge tiny mistake.
If I go, I’ll sit next to you. But I won’t hold your hair if you vomit. Okay,...
listening to "Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia" →
Peaches en Regalia for @Zaius13