Archives for January 2002

off hiatus

Dear Diary, I just had a nice vacation with my girlfriend. We spent time in Dallas, Houston, and Portland. It was nice. I met my girlfriend's parents, ...

although it's been said many times many ways

But none of that makes for very interesting journal fodder, so I will spend the rest of my typing here complaining about the comics I read while on vacation. There's ...

you say you want a resolution

Day 7 of the new year and my resolution is going strong. And what is this self-promise I have kept with an iron will, you may ask. I can sum it up ...

meet the cheaples

There are other signs this new year is off to a swell start. This past weekend I made the CD find of the century. Not that this century is very old. You ...

back again, for now

You know, it was almost cute when my computer decided to, um, "take a break" last Thursday. I told everyone that "the network was down at work" and ...

record store olympics

When I wasn't saying very rude things to a computer that was clearly ignoring me, I decided to head over to Ozone Records' going-out-of-business sale. Sunday ...

evil, tuesdays at nine, seven central

Have you ever found yourself asking why American television shows are so stupid? The short answer is that it's because Americans get what they deserve. I ...

that's mighty funny

I'm still having trouble with my computer after last week's crash, so I was in the mood for a little Microsoft humor. And I do mean little. So ...

mcfear

Speaking of world domination through mediocre products, I was somewhat disturbed to find that McDonald's had registered the following domain names: www.mctexas.com, www.mcarkansas.com, www.mcoklahoma.com, www.mcflorida.com, www.mcillinois.com, www.mcnebraska.com, ...

singing in the ... what the?!

People living in the northeastern United States will excuse my exuberance, but it's been snowing here the past two days, and it's got me all excited. Sadly, ...

bad news bear

Is there something wrong with me that I don't understand Parade magazine? Or more to the point, that I don't understand its advertisements? After all, ...

bearicose

Speaking of bears wielding weapons, I have always wanted to own my own home so that I could create this mural I have been working on in my mind for a ...

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