Cthulhu is my Copilot

Confection Protection

2008-07-24T17:02:43Z

Realizing when I got in to work this morning that my toothpaste had failed me miserably and left my breath in its basest state of rancor, I retrieved a brand new tin of Altoids from my desk drawer. The lid was held tightly shut by a band of thick...

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Kibble Clicks

2008-07-23T14:15:02Z

Hey peeps! It’s been almost a year since I mentioned this so I just want to quickly remind you guys that you can help contribute to charitable causes simply by clicking a web button. Doing so takes up an almost imperceptible fraction of your daily...

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A Line in the Sand Called Iran

2008-07-21T21:17:34Z

So I guess the newest idiot remark by John McCain that has the blogosphere pointing and laughing comes from his appearance today on Good Morning America: DIANE SAWYER: Do you agree the situation in Afghanistan is precarious and urgent? JOHN MCCA...

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“Cul-de-Sac” Is Not French For “Can’t Be Seen”

2008-07-20T00:20:55Z

I often stare at the people passing by. But they can’t see me through my window shades. Just like I’m not even there... – Oingo Boingo, Private Life One of the things about living at the end of a relatively secluded cul-de-sac is that your front w...

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Yes, But What Would IG Think?

2008-07-18T13:16:59Z

Your eyes do not deceive. You are not experiencing a hallucinatory event. Those are indeed bacon cheeseburgers with Krispy Kremes for buns. Via Flickr This concept thoroughly disgusts me, but at the same time I get the feeling this is the sort ...

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Torturous Tunes

2008-07-18T03:03:03Z

Well, the last meager speck of my appreciation for Metallica has finally been carried aloft and out of sight, never to be reclaimed. That’s quite an event, really, because there was a time when Metallica were nothing short of godlike to me. I held...

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Zen for Dummies

2008-07-09T03:59:05Z

The first Zen master to teach in the United States was a man named Soyen Shaku of the Rinzai school of Buddhism. He is quoted as saying, “My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes.” Those were profound words considering he was...

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Thanks For Nothing, DG

2008-07-05T22:27:36Z

The thing about your cat finding your long lost, hand-knitted, wool gloves for you is that he only brings you one and then refuses to reveal the location of the other.

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This Is What Happens When Amateurs Go Public

2008-07-04T18:27:56Z

So I’m pushing my cart through Albertson’s this morning, minding my own business, when a round, jolly-looking woman comes from out of nowhere (I blame a ridiculously overstocked endcap) and runs her cart straight into the side of mine. There was a...

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They See Me Rollin’…

2008-07-04T03:33:41Z

I woke up this morning and realized I had finally lost enough hair and gained the appropriate amount of wrinkles and self-loathing to qualify as being eligible for a full-blown mid-life crisis. Not knowing how else to deal with it, I did the only ...

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