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TODAY, i took a call from this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Vigoda

i hate my job so much. every week I tell myself there is no way i can keep this up. But then, there i am again, walking in to work every morning at 745 am. why, why can't i have a job thats right for me? why must i work in places i don't belong? and why are doctors such power-hungry assholes who feel the need to step on their answering service ( Read more... )

i remember this guy from the days when comedy central showed pretty much nothing but abbot and costello movies and shows compiled from stand-up acts...

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks

why why can't there be someone like this around now?

Well pretty soon it'll be a solid 3 months since I've arrived in New York. I'd like to share some of the things I've learned about this town ( Read more... )

i don't know if any of you have fell under the seductive spell of one mistress named TYLENOL PM before, but allow me to be the rambling addict to warn ye of its dangers. I find its strange, soporific effect so satisfyingly rewarding with its dull hint of euphoria upon first ingestion, followed by calm, brain-dead morning-afters of no-thought, I am ( Read more... )

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celebrity sighting #2:

i saw that guy from "Sideways" walking around and doing stuff!

until next time, this is your celebrity watchdog, trevi von pants

Captain Morgan Tattoo? I feel like Jack Skellington in Christmastown!

as I walked by a solemn Korean catholic church the other day, the idea occurred to me that the profession of a priest or a pastor of any kind is one gem of a gig. I mean, imagine getting paid for having to speak roughly one hour once a week in front of a bunch of people? I think I could get over stage fright very quickly. Then, during the week, all ( Read more... )

A short while ago, I discovered a new (new to me) writer named B. Traven. I found two of his books the other day in the Strand, one for 3.95, the other for a 1.95. I wondered, why so cheap? After some online investigating, I found he does indeed have somewhat of a cult following, but for the most part remains unknown today by many, and even has ( Read more... )