An exchange with the boss, making a rare weekend appearance:
"Michelle's out of town, so I'm going to the movies. Am I going to see The King's Speech?"
In unison, "No!"
"Am I going to see Black Swan?"
In unison, "No!"
I interject- "Let me guess.....Battle for Los Angeles?"
Boss, throwing arms high in exultation: "BATTLE FOR LOS ANGELES!"
Knowing him as I do, there wasn't actually much guesswork involved...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge Day Eleven: A Song From a Band You Hate
What to make of this palimpsest?
What criteria should guide my choice? The quiz author provides no help.
Did they mean "a song you like from a band you hate? Because that would be sort of interesting. But I don't do much hating of bands. I don't listen to stuff I don't like, so there isn't much mulch for hatred to take root and bloom in.
How about a song I love from a band I won't otherwise listen to?
And we'll season it a bit more by making it a band most folks are in love with.
With those parameters, I present How Soon Is Now by the Smiths.
One of the greatest songs of all time from a band I can take or leave.
What criteria should guide my choice? The quiz author provides no help.
Did they mean "a song you like from a band you hate? Because that would be sort of interesting. But I don't do much hating of bands. I don't listen to stuff I don't like, so there isn't much mulch for hatred to take root and bloom in.
How about a song I love from a band I won't otherwise listen to?
And we'll season it a bit more by making it a band most folks are in love with.
With those parameters, I present How Soon Is Now by the Smiths.
One of the greatest songs of all time from a band I can take or leave.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
True Customer Tales: Really Small Book
guy: Do you have a really small book? Like, a reaaaaly...smaaaaal...book? (gestures with hands indicating exactly how small)
Unrelatedly, the iPod is rocking Bon Iver right now and a gal pretty much ran up to the counter to tell me how much she loved that we were playing...John Iver.
Unrelatedly, the iPod is rocking Bon Iver right now and a gal pretty much ran up to the counter to tell me how much she loved that we were playing...John Iver.
true customer tales: When I Retire
student dude at counter to pal:
Such wisdom from one so young.
Alas, by the time he's ready to retire the industry will have been replaced by hackers swapping cracked ebooks on whatever comes after the internet.
I want to have a used book store...but like, when I retire or something. And I wouldn't sell my own books, so I'd have to like, go out and buy books. Or something.
Such wisdom from one so young.
Alas, by the time he's ready to retire the industry will have been replaced by hackers swapping cracked ebooks on whatever comes after the internet.
Hey NPR
Why should I care about you when Glenn Beck defends you more vigorously and effectively than you defend yourself?
I'm absolutely over caring about 'liberal' institutions who's first and only response to any attack from right wing crybabies, however obviously ridiculous and fraudulent, is to surrender and beg for mercy.
I like our local station a lot, but the yayhoos at the national level can suck it.
I'm absolutely over caring about 'liberal' institutions who's first and only response to any attack from right wing crybabies, however obviously ridiculous and fraudulent, is to surrender and beg for mercy.
I like our local station a lot, but the yayhoos at the national level can suck it.
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