Last night, I got on a train and firmly grasped a center pole. Fractions of a second later, a skinny young man in a very puffy coat with a hat on and his face otherwise buried in his GameBoy/PSP/Whatever pivoted from a side pole, shuffled a few steps while playing said Whatever with both hands, [...]
Entries from November 15th, 2007
Deep Thoughts on Public Transportation
November 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Issues of Modernity
In general, think people fart less on the MTA than on the CTA, but they smell funnier. I really haven’t witnessed many MTA farts, but I have sat next to some seriously creative-smelling people on the subway. In Chicago, the worst I got was this guy who rode my bus everyday and had pretty stinky [...]
Tags:
There is Some Funny Stuff on the Internet Today
November 13th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Issues of Modernity
Oh, the Interwebs on a Monday! From Jenna Fischer’s MySpace blog in which she very clearly describes the WGA strike in easy-to-understand terms: “Finally…I LOVE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Â I’m not sure I can say it enough. Â And boy…Riggins. Â Riggins! Â The tortured soul! Â The bedroom eyes! Â Jesus! Â Let’s end the strike for Riggins!” Kara and I [...]
Tags:
Oh my god, hi.
November 10th, 2007 · No Comments · Friends, There and Back Again
It’s 4:10 AM here on the East Coast, but somewhere west of here, Todd just invented the phrase hate-colored glasses and my world came alive.
Tags: