Baby consumerism

[macmoyer]

Boy, I thought regular old American consumerism was bad. Baby consumerism is fuggin' nuts.
Walk into a bookstore. Every book cover in the parenting section says, "10 things you must know about such-and-such." Translation: if you don't know the things in this book, your child will grow up to have very poor SAT scores and will rob liquor stores to

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[chiaslut]

Agreed.

Just try to relax and enjoy your baby, chum. We had so much lame stuff that we didn't use. They just need the basics. They don't really care about anything but mom initially anyway. You're going to love watching her grow and learn.

Roach?

[macmoyer]

Speaking of parasites... we're playing The Shab-al-Hiri Roach on Thursday. You should join us! It should be just a session or two.
It has the best pitch ever:The Shab-al-Hiri Roach is a dark comedy of manners, lampooning academia and asking players to answer a difficult question -- are you willing to swallow a soul-eating telepathic insect bent on destroying human civilization?
No?
Even if it will get you tenure?