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A Sea Change in the Dating Psyche
Up until recently I've been of the opinion that dating should be something you do not out of a mere need for a significant other, and that a truly mature/healthy-minded/datable person should be independent and confident as a single individual. I'm still of this opinion, actually, but I've recently had a psychological shift that's changed certain ( Read more... ) -
In Search of Joltingly Hilarious Music
Playlist here: Joltingly Hilarious Music!I like original humor, particularly a bit twisted and danceable. The first few songs here are from the perspective of a mad/evil genius, two of which are love songs. (Sooooooo sweet. ;-D) The first song is on near-constant repeat for me, as I recently encountered it for the first time on a Doctor Who episode ( Read more... ) -
Fun conversation with a student:
ME: As long as you can analyze literature and do some sort of writing, creative or analytical, an English major is pretty easy ( Read more... ) -
Doh! I knew I should have done cash for clunkers. *sigh*
My car crapped out a couple of days ago. NOT including the likely imminent need to replace the transmission, the car needs $1,400 worth of work. In other words, I need new wheels. Anybody have advice about what cars are most reliable, most fuel efficient, most economical, etc? I just want something to get me from here to there, preferably with ( Read more... ) -
*** of the Day
Somewhat on a whim and somewhat at the prompting of friends, I've decided to try recording memorable scents, sights, sounds, sensations, and snacks. Whether or not there will be more than one post has yet to be determined, but here are bits of my initial effort ( Read more... ) -
Philosophy & Frivolity
Below is an attempt to explain a part of my own philosophical musings. Feel free to critique them, or just let me know if I'm expressing myself clearly.
This one is just silly ... but was fun to make! (Gotta love Jonathan Coulton!)
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Friends Don't Let Friends Go Without Great Satire
I periodically seek out writings of a given sort in order to use them in tutoring. Lately, the sort I've been sorting through is satire. I like Wikipedia's definition ( Read more... ) -
Tell me something true.
I don't care if it's something from the news, from personal experience, from a book you've read, from Trivial Pursuit or a TV game show, from a movie trailer of a film you refuse to watch, from the back of a cereal box -- tell me something true. ... And surprise me. -
The Coin's Other Side
Really great comedians tell us things that everybody recognizes (or should recognize) but nobody says. They either spotlight our hypocrisy in controversial and taboo subjects (like Doug Stanhope) or they recalibrate our myopic mental lenses to provide a fuller perspective on everyday moments (like Demetri Martin). That's why, despite the fact that ( Read more... ) -
I like and admire Doug Stanhope. Here's why ...
Humor may be the most personal sense we have, and it's no good trying to reason with someone over why a joke is funny or it isn't. Comedy is something you simply "get" or you don't. Despite this fact, I will now attempt to explain why my favorite comics are funny: because, when I walk away from their shows, I wonder why the hell I'm not a more ( Read more... )
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