April 2011
117 posts
March 2011
108 posts
“Howell, portrayed by veteran character actor Jim Backus, is so wealthy that he took tens of thousands of dollars in cash and several changes of clothing with him for what was intended to be only a three-hour boat tour in Hawaii, one of the sillier premises of the show.”
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Thurston Howell, III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I love that that last clause exists somewhere.
“My dad calls me Chief. When I was little he called me Chief Beef and then just Beef for a long time and I REALLY hated that, so he stared calling me Chief again.”
—The saddest true statement about myself I’ve ever put into writing.
“My anonymous internet opinion shouldn’t matter.”
—No one ever in the history of the internet.
Who is your favorite adventure time character? Is it me?
By virtue of my never having seen Adventure Time, let’s say sure.
Which state is the worst?
GO!
Rules: Arizona, Alaska, and South Carolina are all automatically out of the running because the handicaps would have to be astronormous.
Re: Odd Future
In discussing Odd Future with my friend Jean, I’ve come to the conclusion that maybe they’re one of those groups you have to see live to “get.”
However, my original objection stands.
Making things harder than they have to be since 1984
- Connell: How are you, scale of 1-10?
- Leah: Is 10 the best?
- Leah: Or is it like "I'm number 1!"?
Things I've written to a colleague today before 9:30 am -- part 2
Is [branzino] the “in” fish lately? It seems like I’m seeing it everywhere.
Things I've written to a colleague today before 9:30 am
Kiitos! (Apparently that’s “Thank you!” in Finnish.)
I think these State Farm commercials give a really skewed impression of how much State Farm can do for you
You totally cut across the grain, there.
OK, another question. I accidentally bought Chase Utley in my Fantasy Baseball Nerd Auction. Did I waste my money?! How come Sunny did not inform me that Utley is not actually a baseball player anymore?!
Chase Utley is one of those players everyone loves! He’s not arrogant like Ryan Howard or semi-skeezy like Cole Hamels. Furthermore, no one knew he’d probably be starting the season on the disabled list (sidenote: whenever I see DL, I think of being on the down-low), but when he comes back I think you’ll get your money’s worth.
Can't chat because I'm about to start dinner. But here's a question. Pick one, please, and discuss:
Odd Future, Chase Utley, David Foster Wallace.
Things I like: Chase Utley — and no one wants to hear about things people like. It’s tedious.
Things I don’t like: Odd Future and David Foster Wallace. And let’s be honest, whichever of these two I end up discussing, I’m going to end up pissing someone off.
So whatever, let’s talk about Odd Future. I not only dislike Odd Future, I actively hate them. And I’m sure it’s a personal failing that I’m the type to like commercial hip-hop and rap (though I’m sure it’ll come as a surprise to many people that I like even commercial hip-hop and rap, being, as I am, the whitest white who ever whited), but this weird, avant garde hip-hop and rap are just too out there for me.
At the same time, I get it. I get the appeal of Odd Future (and Tyler The Creator, specifically), but remember that Hipster Runoff piece about how Animal Collective was a band by, for, and about the internet? I think that might be even more true of Odd Future. They’re a group that absolutely thrives on the hype cycle. Which is actually fine! Good for them.
I’m not accusing them of selling out (they’re so out there that I’m not sure that could ever even happen, and besides, because I’m broke I’m actually very pro-selling out — just make me an offer!). It’s really just that I’m only very moderately hip, comparatively, and I just don’t get it.
