Monthly Archives: November 2009
Brunette?
This is a fun test. First, find a friend who likes to be right. Preferably one who also likes making fun of you. Take that person with you in a public place and find someone there who you think has … Continue reading
What’s a “simmer?”
My high school Calculus teacher, Mrs. Burrell, once said to me, “When I watch Emeril and he’s cooking something, he’ll just throw in the last ingredient and say ‘BAM!’ and all of a sudden it’s delicious. When I try to … Continue reading
Quotable
“There are two kinds of truths. It’s true that electrons have a negative charge. It’s also true that Harry Potter’s middle name is James.” – My friend Zach
Filed under Words to Live By
Obituaries
Have you ever seen the movie Serendipity? Jeremy Piven’s character writes obituaries for the New York Times. Towards the end of the movie, he writes a letter to his friend the only way he knows how – as an obituary. … Continue reading
Filed under Good Reads
Get Ready!
Tom is coming! That’s right – my dad is coming to visit this weekend. And I am no small amount of stoked. Top Five Things I Want to do with my Dad this Weekend: Go to Hippo Hardware. It is … Continue reading
Filed under Keeping Portland Weird, Sweet Home Montana, Top Five...
Fifth Wheel
Instead of a funny story or anecdote, I am going to tell you what happened to me today between the hours of 2 and 7 PM. I was driving back from Umatilla when one of my front tires popped like … Continue reading
Filed under I am not making this up., Travel
A Page from the Late David Foster Wallace
Alot. Where you at? What’d you bring the book I didn’t want to be read to out of up for? Then and than. Please clean your food out of the refrigerator’s before 3 PM or it will be thrown out. … Continue reading
Filed under Good Reads
Hummingbirds
I’ve always liked hummingbirds. At one point I thought if I ever got a tattoo, it would be of a hummingbird (although I soon realized that it would probably look like it was pointing at something… and depending on where … Continue reading
Filed under Words to Live By
Perfect on the First Take
http://music.todaysbigthing.com/betamax/betamax.swf?item_id=2361&fullscreen=1 I don’t even know what else to say…
Filed under MeTube, Musical Notes
Football Fairytale
Once upon a time, there was a tall girl with curls who worked downtown. She went to lunch with a coworker-friend to their favorite place and got a burger, sweet potato fries and a milkshake to go. As they were … Continue reading
Filed under Sportsfan
