Month: August 2004

To the one I always write to first. A query of sorts, I suppose. They are amazing lyrics, but from whence do they come and who do they mean? Or does all that really matter much at all (I suppose not) in the end? Is it all Velvet Oedipal Pontification ? Whlie he is the… Continue reading Collective Abstract Replies

I’m offline again. I thought this “infrastructure improvement” bullshit wassupposed to have solved this problem. Fuckers. I’m all paid up and everything. What do they want from me? Blood? Myimmortal soul? That’s $40 a month I could be spending on books or CDs or 4packs of Guinness pub draft. Or Care Bears and colouring books… Continue reading Jesus Fucking Christ

It’s promised to be a fine dark Henson film in the tradition of Labyrinth and Dark Crystal, and better yet, it was written by Neil Gaiman. Fuck me, I can’t wait for this movie:

I don’t know if I’ve ranted here yet about the whole dogs in the office situation, but yes my employers allow their ill behaved golden retrievers the run of the entire building. They try to steal our lunches. They fight in the hallways. They shit on the floor. One of them bit a hole in… Continue reading Dogs in (my office) Space

1) My supposed vocabulary word of the day was “citadel.” Fucking please. Dothey think I’m 12? Are there a large number of fully functional,web literateadults that don’t know “citadel?” If the thing weren’t free I’d want mymoney back. 2) What gives with the increasingly more bizarre serving suggestions on theback of frozen pierogi boxes? I… Continue reading Dispatches From The Complaint Department

Kurt Vonnegut salutes the humble librarian.

Then Hole frontwoman Courtney Love, directly to the camera for a 1990 documentary on The Year Punk Broke: “Kurt Cobain makes my heart stop. But he’s a shit.” Also, my wee teo year old Sarah has composed the following song, which I thought I’d share:”The monkey in the sea, the monkey in the sea, hi… Continue reading Quote of the Day

…to sing the praises of Casa de Jay and Jay,which we visited during the birthday revelries last eve. Seriously, man, the house shared by Boy Jay and Girl Jay is what “Truck” frontman Jesse Stanley’s house wants to be when it grows up (and Jesse Stanley has a cool ass house.)An eclectic and beautiful mix… Continue reading May I just take this oppurtunity

I am readying my umbrella…