January 2010
2 posts
Done now?
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Good. I probably don’t need to say this, then. But I will anyway, even at the risk of being a “meddling arrogant douchetard”. I have an impulse control problem.
One lesson learned from The Aristocrats is this: humour is completely subjective. It’s something we should all know instinctively by the time we’re adults. Yet, it never seems to sink in for some. You might find your...
December 2009
7 posts
Twitter relapse :-(
It’s been three days since I announced being out of the Twitter jokes for stars game. And today I fell off the wagon. I starred. Then I tweeted. But even was that wasn’t enough for me. Oh no. I had to check Favstar to see if my tweet had garnered any stars. So now I’m both happy because it has, and pissed at myself for not being able to ignore the siren song of Twitter.
Maybe I’ll self-flagellate...
Stress test
This past Friday, I went to the cardiologist for a stress test. In addition to the usually monitoring, they also injected with me with thallium (a radioactive substance) so a gamma wave camera could do some 3d imaging on the arteries around my heart to see if I have any serious blockages.
All was fine until the Dr. started to explain the way the camera works to me in way more detail than any...
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And I’m out. For the second time.
To put it succinctly: I’ll no longer be writing 140 character quips for stars, followers, RTs, #FFs or any other cyber-trophies. That also means I’ll be distancing myself from the followers I’ve been cultivating for the last 8 weeks—unfollowing, not starring, and tweeting rarely (if at all) myself.
Now that you know how I’m about to change my Twitter usage, please DM me if you’d like to stay in...
Funny Can’t Be Ruined
Egad, I’ve started a freaking Tumblr account. Blame it on the great star controversy of the last 24 hours. It left me with too much to say for a 140 character tweet. Apologies in advance for grammar, punctuation, lack of clarity, etc. A writer I am not.
So to start with… Favstar has not “ruined” funny (see @londes thought-provoking Tumblr entry How @Favstar is Ruining Funny). All grading/rating...