Category Archives: things that happened

Our top complaints of all time…

Our top complaints of all time. Two of them are about runny poo. One is about bacon. http://snipr.com/7w5hw

Advice for Brooklyn

Advice: If you are so drunk that you are incapable of walking without doing that “oh shit an alligator is chasing me” side to side swerve thing, and are urinating on someone’s front steps at 4:43 pm, in extremely bright daylight, on heavily trafficed street in Brooklyn– just let me pass by you. Don’t start [...]

The Pink Trees Make Them Behave Strangely

New Flickr set! Last weekend I stopped by the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to see my first cherry trees in bloom. I noticed that the pink trees had a strange effect on humans. I was not immune.

Barry Zito And The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Inning

Barry Zito has been sent to the bullpen along with his umpty-million dollar contract. I happened to be in SF and caught his recent epic first inning meltdown.
You can check out my Flickr set “Barry Zito And The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Inning.” Enjoy.

Dude, what? Cougars in Chicago?

Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on back home? A cougar was shot in Roscoe Village? I lived in Roscoe Village for 2 years and I never saw no damn cougar. I saw that delicious Guatemalan restaurant, El Tinajon. Mmmm.But no cougars.

There Are Storm Troopers Dancing At The Phillies/Cubs Game

I’m watching the Phillies/Cubs game and it’s “Star Wars Night.”
They’re dancing to YMCA by the Village People.
Philadelphia is a strange place.

Missed Opportunity #1


A Frustrating Conversation

I never buy coffee but today I was like “Hey, it’s nice outside, let me get a muffin and a coffee!” I walked to Dunkin’ Donuts where I had the following frustrating conversation:
Dunkin’ Donuts: “Regular coffee? Milk? Sugar?”
Me: “No sugar.” (shaking head)
DD: “Sugar?”
Me: “No sugar.” (shaking head harder)
DD: “Sugar?”
Me: “Milk. No sugar.”
I got sugar.
Of course, [...]

A Very Depressing Question

So I made the mistake of storing some nice down quilts at someone’s house and it turns out that they were serious smokers, so now I’ve got $500 in intermittently yellow quilts. I washed them and they smell fine now, but they’re kinda gross looking.
Anyhow, I tried typing my problem into Google and the most [...]

Charged With Risking A Catastrophe

Friend: so a friend of mine calls me the other day
Friend: said “remember mr. Borrelli from high school?”
Friend: sure sure
Friend: “yeah he was just on the news, he got arrested”
Friend: no shit what for
Friend: “possessing weed and DYNAMITE”
Friend: now…..i would’ve never put those two together
Friend: but it works
Meg: ahahah
Meg: yeah
Meg: one at a time
A Bishop [...]