January 2011
36 posts
“Working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack.”
– The Esteemed William M. Joel
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Getting Hurt < Looking Hurt →
There’s a classic scene in the overquoted masterpiece Monty Python and the Holy Grail where King Arthur, on his way to find the title piece of dinnerware, is challenged by the Black Knight. With a shrug, Arthur promptly lops each of the Knight’s arms off, transforming him into Medieval England’s first foosball player.
“It’s just a flesh wound,” the Knight yells. And, because you’ve heard...
“The biggest failures I’ve had were at a time when I believed my own hype.”
– Simon Cowell
John Grant: “Silver Platter Club”
I...
“Just remember: somewhere in China, a little girl is warming up with your max.”
– Jim Conroy, Olympic weightlifting coach
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Missed Connections →
“We dance now,” he said, dragging me into the mass of people swarming in front of the small stage. It was a crowded Saturday night at 6th & Vine Wine Bar & Cafe, and I was actually on a date, with someone who seemed promising, mainly because he didn’t live with his parents, own an action-figure collection, or have any weeping sores.
The problem? My date wasn’t the guy who...
Compare, Contrast
Things Natalie Portman Ate During Black Swan: One spoonful of pink grapefruit; A fingertip’s worth of cake frosting
Things I Ate During Black Swan: Two slices of deep dish pizza topped with pepperoni and ground beef; Reese’s Big Cup; Another Reese’s Big Cup; All the heads and three bodies from a box of Sour Patch Kids; The top edge of my soda cup; Every fingernail on my left...
Fact(elberg).
The song the Spin instructor played during the cooldown at the end of class this morning reminded me that yes, there are five minutes of music that I hate almost, almost, ALMOST as much as I hate “Sailing” by Christopher Cross.
The only thing that can suffocate my will to live faster than Mister Cross’ shit-caked vocal cords is “Same Old Lang Syne” by Dan Fogelberg....
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman
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