Archive for July, 2009
Unsuitable Career Ideas #4,214
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Late-night conversation, karaoke bar in midtown:
“I always wanted to open a bookstore. I like the idea of being able to boot anyone whose choice of reading matter isn’t up to the house standards.”
“If I ran a bookstore, it’d have none of that Stephanie Meyer horseshit. I mean, I’m all for the kids reading, but you [...]
Mayor Mike’s Incredible Editorial Bailout
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009I’m at a party in Brooklyn the other night when I decide to try a little experiment. “How many people here are trying out for the McSweeney’s columnist thing?” I call to the room.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, because the majority of my social circle consists of ink-stained wretches, nearly every hand shoots up.
“I thought so.” Raising my [...]
Only Five Months Behind the Times
Monday, July 6th, 2009Finally, in the interest of keeping my little corner of the Internets ever-so-slightly expanding, I signed up for Twitter.
The world can now be subjected to a running commentary on whatever song I happen to be listening to at *exactly that moment.* Wa-hoo.