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I’m a 24 year old Midwestern transplant, Wisconsin born and raised. Now I live, work and play in Los Angeles, where some of the nations supposedly most successful minds can’t figure out how to tie their own shoes, get their own coffee or cross th
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People can be stupid, but a face? That’s impossible.
Looks about right
I just spent 20 minutes creating myself as a 1960s cartoon character. This is obviously a good use of your time so go get yours here. ...
I ain’t gonna be part of your system, maaaan
One of these days I will get back to writing, explaining what I’ve been up to and fall back into my normal hater-style ways. Right now though, I thought I’d share something that has made me laugh as of late. Ok, this one too. Carry on...
Somebody really dropped the ball on the headline (pun intended)
Dick Cook out at Disney ...
Obama Calls Kanye a ‘Jackass’ — The Audio
Obama Calls Kanye a ‘Jackass’ — The Audio Shared via AddThis ...
Our main export is crippling depression
I’m thinking about making one of these for Minneapolis Winter Tourism. It’s my future claim to fame, no? The original (albeit less funny) version. But it’s still funny. Just trust me. Ok. Good talk. And yea, yea, yea. ...
I talk in a way that no one gets
I consider a lot of things to be pretty stupid. Here is something that is not stupid: Source P.S. I only post videos if I think they are really worth it. Carry on. ...
Flashback Friday: Dear iPhone
I’m working on editing some images from yesterday’s photo shoot at the Walker Art Center. I plan to share them later today but in the mean time please enjoy today’s Flashback Friday post. Not much has changed since it’s or...
Monday Q&A: Gangster edition with Billy Mays
Joshlos wants to know: What’s your favorite gang? A few days ago my dad called from his hotel in St. Paul to see “how I was doing” because he was watching Gangland and, I don’t know, apparently that reminded him of me? Because I&#...
Oh yea? Well what the fuck is THIS, then?
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A cell-phone video of a mysterious object in Lake Champlain has some wondering if it’s “Champ,” a legendary Loch Ness-style monster said to roam the lake’s depths. I think I need to stop listening...
I wonder how he’d feel about bloggers
“The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest…The essayist, unlike the novelist, the poet, and the playwright must be conten...
Hot chicks (with douchebags)
Awhile back I posted a video of the “Jizz in My Pants” digital short from SNL. Below is the female response found from the site Hot Chicks with Douchebags. I’ll be the first to admit that I often skim over videos posted on blogs...
I’ve never enjoyed running
My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that. -Alice in Wonderland I stole this quote not just from Alice, but also Diane at Diane’s Addled Ramblings. ...
I’d Cali-fornicate with David Duchovny any day
At the end of the day, if you can do anything else—telemarketing, pharmaceutical sales, ditch-digging, or being a major league ump—I suggest doing that. Because being a writer blows. It’s like having homework, every day, for the rest of your li...
On why the Weekly Top 40 hurts my soul (or “Because God hates me and allowed the theft of our ipod converter electronical thing”)
*While listening to the radio in the car * “Is this a song? Or is it a commercial? Boyfriend: It’s definitely a song. “Eh…I really feel like it’s a commercial.” Boyfriend: No, it’s definitely a so…turni...
A public service announcement
“Hi Karlie, this is your father. I’m calling at 9:57 a.m., on a Saturday, from home. Call me back when you get this message. At home. Bye honey; I love you. K, bye.” Oh my God, that’s so weird because my caller I.D. JUS...
Just another Tuesday
I talked about farting on Twitter today. Also, I want to share this link from the L.A. Times about the unexpected success of the Ports of L.A. & Long Beach Clean Truck Program. Good job, SoCal. ...
Dear iPhone
Dear iPhone, I have loved you unconditionally since day one. Our relationship has been great. You’re there when I need to update my Facebook status to let the world know that I just ate a burrito the size of my face, or to express my fear o...
LA, you’ve made me jizz in my pants
It’s a love-hate relationship, Internet
The following mini dialogue is from the LA based show Californication and while it is perhaps an extreme representation of my feelings regarding the Internet, and more specifically the act of blogging, I can’t help identifying with it on some ...
