Archive for January, 2009

Oh, just reenacting 1994 »

Note 1: Skipped yoga. Nobody understands me.
Note 2: Sonic Youth autographed that guitar behind me. Why doesn’t anyone understand?

Mowing gaffes in the lawn »

Sarah Palin’s PAC-ing Heat, Gunning for 2012?Confirmed: Tax Hack Timothy Geithner is Your New Treasury SecretaryJoe Biden Liberates Google Maps from Dick Cheney’s Pixelated OppressionDear Sir/Madam: Increase the Size of Your Stimulus Package at Recovery.govHillary Clinton Undermines American Diplomacy with Just Two WordsPresident John McCain Has Some Advice for That Guy Barack ObamaBarack Obama’s Team [...]

Doesn’t matter where you’re looking »

The kind of reportage of which dreams are made »

I’ve had this story from the Tennessee Chattanoogan bookmarked for the past five days. It’s a re-reader, trust me.
The headline: Wamp Replacement May Have Been at Choo Choo Breakfast.
And, as if on cue, the intrigue ensues…
Rep. Zach Wamp was working the crowd at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on Saturday morning in the governor’s race, [...]

“Tumblelogs are the easiest way to express yourself.” »

Really, Tumblr? The easiest?
Have I been pointing and grunting wrong?

Blanket couture for ‘09 »

Wonder Woman mug = always in style

It is one thing to invade my space »

It is quite another thing to invade my space while clutching Secrets of the Code, hardcover edition, bookmarked with neon green yarn.

A change of clothes and underpants gnomes »

Sarah Palin’s Thoughts on Blogging
Tim Kaine Will Make You Regret Giving Barack Obama Your Email Address
In Which Barack Obama Asks George W. Bush to Ask Congress for the Rest of the Bailout Funds
100 Things Americans (Who Don’t Work for the Bush Administration) May Not Know About the Bush Administration
You Probably Don’t Have Tickets to Barack [...]

High school archive: “I think being a scenester would be fun for a while but after a while it would grate on the nerves.” »

In which we revisit the high school archive, via an English class diary assignment. In this edition we consider zine “fame,” popularity, and the “cutting edge.” “Unfortunately there seems to be a shortage of indie rock superstars in central Maine.”

O, Canadagate »

Canadian Conspiracy to Keep Barack Obama from Blair House? Indecision Exclusive!
George W. Bush Hails Environmental Hero George W. Bush
Barack Obama’s Lethal Solution for Pork Barrel Excess
Laura Bush to Write Tell-Some Memoir
Roland Burris is Going to Washington Because God Said So
D.C. Inauguration Security: $28 Million. Souvenir Scarf: Priceless
Bristol Palin Baby Photos Worth $300,000
Treasury Kicks GMAC’s Tires, [...]