For those of you that weren't lucky enough to receive my annual Christmas letter (I just sent it to people who had previously sent me Christmas cards, and by "annual" I mean I did it once), I proudly reproduce it for you here ( Read more... )

Hey guys! Wanna see some pumpkins that Jess and I carved a month ago ( Read more... )

I always think that I'm going to update this blog when I have a free idle moment. Well, with all the cool things I have to entertain myself, there's no such thing as an "idle moment." So this blog languishes, unattended, while I watch zombie movies on Netflix or play Battle Bears on my iPhone.

Nevertheless, here I am, with my second promised beach ( Read more... )

Jess and I spent last week on the NC coast, lounging on the beach and lounging on the couch and lounging at root beer emporiums. There are three interesting stories to come out of this trip, and I'll share them with you one by one. Unless I never get around to the other two, in which case you're stuck with this one ( Read more... )

 It's been a long time since I last updated you on my epic quest to touch my toes. And, now, I'm happy to report that...

I DID IT! WOOOOOO!
Okay, I actually did it a couple of months ago, and never bothered to report it on here. Now I can put my fingers just about flat onto the ground, and I'm thinking about working my way to my palms. Let's not ( Read more... )

CHARLIE ST. CLOUD COULDN'T LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND...

Like many of you, I've been inundated with ads for Zac Efron's newest opus, Charlie St. Cloud.

UNTIL HE FOUND A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR!

And, like many of you, I am incredibly excited.Yes, it looks abysmal. Yes, the trailer alone features every movie cliche ever created. Yes, Zac Efron ( Read more... )

A few entries ago, I wrote a throwaway line promising to blog about "how not to become that weird guy Aunt Jess is dating." Frankly, if any of you ever expected me to follow up on a promised blog entry, you were hopelessly naive, but I've had a surprising number of people ask when that journal entry is coming.* Apparently a lot of you are also ( Read more... )

I got my Playstation 3 back today. But was it my Playstation? Or an imposter spy ( Read more... )

Today, John Isner and Nicholas Mahut played the longest match in tennis history (wait! keep reading! this will be interesting!). Or, that is to say, they played part of it -- the match was finally called for darkness at 59-all in the fifth set. The match has lasted 9 hours and 58 minutes so far, dwarfing the previous longest match by over three ( Read more... )

Lately I've been watching Craig Ferguson, who is surprisingly great as a late-night host. In particular, I like the theme song that begins each show (everybody knows that the best way to judge a late-night show is by its theme song). So a few days ago I decided to google the song, and was surprised to discover that it's written by Ferguson himself ( Read more... )