I can attest that it's pure, unmitigated laziness. In fact, I'm so lazy that, now that I'm here, I might as well make this my new blog. DONE! This is prime real estate (virtual estate?). -Shawn
BLAAH'S BOOK CLUB
anonymous
June 14 2003, 07:27:18 UTC
Also, bloggers, note that the first session of BLAAH'S BOOK CLUB will take place on MONDAY, JUNE 23. This the book I'm currently reading, and if some of you would like to dive in as well, a lively discussion (in the tradition of a good Bob Chambers class, which I never had the pleasure of taking) is sure to follow.
The book is "Into the Great Wide Open," by Kevin Canty. 244 (breezy, fast-paced) pages.
"Mr. Canty creates a spell of unsentimental enchantment.... He precisely captures the precarious nature of life on the brink of adulthood." --NYT
"A beautiful book--both enchanting and painful." --McPaper (aka USA Today)
"Superb...pitch-perfect.... This is one of those rare novels that treats sex both lyrically and seriously." --Time Out
If anyone wants to borrow my copy, let me know. I'm almost done. UNTIL NEXT MONDAY! --Shawn
Re: BLAAH'S BOOK CLUB
anonymous
June 16 2003, 10:15:08 UTC
I don't know if they're related.
Well, I haven't finished it yet. There may very well be a section where Kenny and Junie have a romp in a hotel room, after which (or before which) (or during which) they gather Gideon Bibles and fashion and don capes. But that would be surprising. --Shawn
WE HAVE A WINNER! (actually, two winners)
anonymous
June 15 2003, 09:48:59 UTC
For those of you that have been following this blog, you might be wondering what the prize was for the QUESTION OF THE DAY last week. Well, you're not going to be disappointed.
For the record, "Deez Nutz" and "Gay Black Jewish Nazi" both answered correctly. You will be receiving your prizes shortly via snail mail.
In the future, the QUESTION OF THE DAY prize will go the contestant with the FIRST correct answer. I feel like Dickie Dawson.
QUESTION OF THE DAY 6/15: What is an aptonym? Bonus: come up with one.
Re: WE HAVE A WINNER! (actually, two winners)
anonymous
June 16 2003, 09:50:09 UTC
This is too much fun.
An aptonym is a name of a person that has a close association with his occupation or situation.
Ex: Matt Thomas, English muffin eater (a stretch) Jon Bearr, zoologist (or Playgirl model) Sarah Radish, farmer George Bush, topiary artist Colin Powell, proctologist Condoleeza Rice, uh, farmer again (or condominium leasing) 50 Cent, toll booth attendant
QUESTION OF THE DAY 6/17
anonymous
June 17 2003, 09:24:43 UTC
I was widely known as one of the greatest blues guitarists of the 1960s. It also happens that I owned a successful Carvel franchise before cutting some seminal sides for Stax Records in Memphis. I am also a master bulldozer operator, who claimed to be able to pick up the carpet off the floor! WHO AM I?
This is John Sobanski
anonymous
June 16 2003, 11:31:05 UTC
Hello, my name is John Sobanski. That rhymes with DANCE OFF!!! Who wants to challenge me to a DANCE OFF?!?! I'm confident I can DANCE THE PANTZ (note "Z" in place of "S"... THAT'S Street!) off any mother-trucker out there. Case in point... FRESH!!!
Re: DANCE OFF!
anonymous
June 17 2003, 07:11:08 UTC
Well, which is it? Chicks or cocks? I'll take the chicks, I think. Come to think of it, how many of the chickens I eat are chicks (or, really, hens) and how many are cocks? I mean, what's the male-to-female ratio in most henhouses? Whatever it is, it's GOT to be better than that of the Honors Program. --Shawn
NAME MY BLOG!
anonymous
June 16 2003, 12:10:30 UTC
I've gotten some useful feedback regarding this blog. It appears that it's total lack of organization makes it less than user-friendly. So, perhaps I should actually just start a full-power blog, complete with different sections, indices, and editable formats. Comments/ideas?
Also, the most important part, of course, is having a clever, memorable name, which can, and may have to, make up for the sometimes inconsistent, lame, and otherwise unremarkable content. I just used 9 commas in one sentence!
Re: NAME MY BLOG!mdthomasJune 20 2003, 14:26:57 UTC
Full-Power Blaahg. Or just Blaahg. That's yr name. And you really *should* start a full-power blaahg, because I'm going to start blocking comments come Monday or so...I have way too many emails in my inbox, and they're mostly comments to yr comments.
Neil Young kicked ass! Crazy Horse also kicked ass! Honestly I'd rather Neil Young & Crazy Horse had spent the show kicking old-school ass instead of doing the whole Greendale thing, which kicked ass itself but would take me a few shows to really get into I think. Also, Lucinda Williams kicked ass! And she is hott!
I'm looking forward to catching up on all this crap you and others have written while I've been out in the real world hammering nails, getting hammered, dating girls, visiting museums, and whitening my teeth.
Re: NAME MY BLOG!mdthomasJune 21 2003, 08:01:51 UTC
i never used the browser editor for lj. it has an option to select "don't email comments" for a particular entry. so i did that for your blaahg. you're welcome to stick around as long as you'd like, now that i don't have to wade through everything 21905.
Re: NAME MY BLOG!
anonymous
June 21 2003, 18:40:06 UTC
Excellent! Blaahg on!
BTW, is there any particular reason why your lj defaults to PDT when reporting post times?
Sounds like a good summer. How's the teeth whitening? Any noticeable results? I've always been curious about that. Anything to look like Tom Cruise. -d.n.
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The book is "Into the Great Wide Open," by Kevin Canty. 244 (breezy, fast-paced) pages.
"Mr. Canty creates a spell of unsentimental enchantment.... He precisely captures the precarious nature of life on the brink of adulthood." --NYT
"A beautiful book--both enchanting and painful." --McPaper (aka USA Today)
"Superb...pitch-perfect.... This is one of those rare novels that treats sex both lyrically and seriously." --Time Out
If anyone wants to borrow my copy, let me know. I'm almost done. UNTIL NEXT MONDAY! --Shawn
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Will we have to make an entire outfit out of Gideon Bible covers to fully enjoy this work?
- deez nutz
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Well, I haven't finished it yet. There may very well be a section where Kenny and Junie have a romp in a hotel room, after which (or before which) (or during which) they gather Gideon Bibles and fashion and don capes. But that would be surprising. --Shawn
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Page 201!
BTW, my first question for BLAAH'S BOOK CLUB is:
Is Boy's first name T.T.?
-deez
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For the record, "Deez Nutz" and "Gay Black Jewish Nazi" both answered correctly. You will be receiving your prizes shortly via snail mail.
In the future, the QUESTION OF THE DAY prize will go the contestant with the FIRST correct answer. I feel like Dickie Dawson.
QUESTION OF THE DAY 6/15:
What is an aptonym? Bonus: come up with one.
--Shawn
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An aptonym is a name of a person that has a close association with his occupation or situation.
Ex:
Matt Thomas, English muffin eater (a stretch)
Jon Bearr, zoologist (or Playgirl model)
Sarah Radish, farmer
George Bush, topiary artist
Colin Powell, proctologist
Condoleeza Rice, uh, farmer again (or condominium leasing)
50 Cent, toll booth attendant
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Case in point...
FRESH!!!
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P.S. Come to think of it, we SHOULD have a DANCE OFF! and LH!IV, or L!HIV! as you like to call it. We could even have a DANCE OFF! by decade:
20s: Charleston
30s: Lindy hop
40s: SWING (see: Gap ads circa '99)
50s: Twist
60s: Mashed Potato
70s: Hustle
80s: Break-dancing
90s: Macarena
00s: TO BE DETERMINED! (at DANCE OFF!)
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Isn't the dance of 00s THE KETCHUP DANCE? Or is that only in Europe? Whoever correctly does THE KETCHUP DANCE will get mad chicks!
COCKS!
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Also, the most important part, of course, is having a clever, memorable name, which can, and may have to, make up for the sometimes inconsistent, lame, and otherwise unremarkable content. I just used 9 commas in one sentence!
--Shawn
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Neil Young kicked ass! Crazy Horse also kicked ass! Honestly I'd rather Neil Young & Crazy Horse had spent the show kicking old-school ass instead of doing the whole Greendale thing, which kicked ass itself but would take me a few shows to really get into I think. Also, Lucinda Williams kicked ass! And she is hott!
I'm looking forward to catching up on all this crap you and others have written while I've been out in the real world hammering nails, getting hammered, dating girls, visiting museums, and whitening my teeth.
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BTW, is there any particular reason why your lj defaults to PDT when reporting post times?
Sounds like a good summer. How's the teeth whitening? Any noticeable results? I've always been curious about that. Anything to look like Tom Cruise. -d.n.
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