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an utterly amusing and totally called-for smackdown of AP hack nedra pickler
she's come a long way from my copy-desk days when she wrote about michigan matters but, if anything, her writing has gotten exponentially more amateur: http://pandagon.net/2007/03/22/file-a- -
la di da
went with alex to see sebadoh at the metro last night - it was a great show and loads of fun all around as we both felt as if we were in high school again. i thought of ian flaherty, who was a huge fan, and even thought i saw him at one point. the audience looked like the '90s, there were fewer hipsters than i would usually expect to see at that ( Read more... ) -
i don't wanna live in america no more
melissa, i think you especially will find this hilarious:
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here comes the groom
fellow former s'newsers take note: scotty k. just informed me that he is getting married!!! on st. patrick's day. that's right, next saturday! my little copy desk bitch, all grown up... (sob) congrats, scott. i will see you in cleveland soon! -
meditations on the academy awards
- the guy who won best original screenplay for "little miss sunshine" described a childhood road trip with his family as the one of the "funnest" times of his life during his acceptance speech. i realize it would be a bit unfair at that point to take back the award and give it to someone else but such an egregious abuse of basic principles of ( Read more... ) -
off to a good start
i came into work today and discovered a fantastic surprise: melanie had left one of her amazing vegan cupcakes (marble with peanut-butter frosting; SO FUCKING GOOD) in my office. suddenly the irritation that had risen up in my mind upon seeing a hapless delivery guy weighed down with oversize bouquets and giant mylar heart-shaped balloons had ( Read more... )
