September 2011
7 posts
Romance and Exhibitionism
I’m sure you’ve all seen this video that’s been making rounds, in which a dude and his friends dance to a stupid Bruno Mars song in the middle of Disney and then the dude proposes to his girlfriend, who is so mortified that she can’t even take her hands away from her face, let alone take off her sunglasses. How fucking romantic, huh? God, I hope that I can’t see my...
All By Myself
This is the first time in my life that I’ve ever lived alone. It’s pretty fun, if a little lonely sometimes. I’ve noticed some things, both good and bad.
Good: No one steals my toothpaste/milk/cereal/fruit/etc.
Bad: There is no toothpaste/milk/cereal/fruit/etc for me to steal when I run out unexpectedly.
Good: There’s no one to judge me when I bring home an...
One of the great forgotten facts about the United States is that not very long...
– Malcolm Gladwell, The Nets and NBA Economics
Things That You Only Do Once
Misspell a partner’s name in an email to him.
Workout Goggles
Last week at the gym I saw a girl towards the end of my workout, and I thought she was pretty attractive. Tall, blonde, in great shape, cute-in-the-face.
I saw her again this morning, but this time she showed up before I’d really started lifting. She was still in great shape, but I either had some serious workout goggles going on last week or she got into some sort of disfiguring accident...
New York City
All moved in:
Of course, it helped a ton that I didn’t actually have to move any of the stuff that you see in this picture, nor does any of it belong to me. Sometimes when your older brother moves 3500 miles away there are really convenient fringe benefits, like taking over his apartment and not having to buy (or move) any furniture. I believe in the real estate industry they call it a...