| How To Write More Gooder: Part 1. |
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| 03:55pm 22/10/2008 |
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1. Write something.
2. Upon review, remove all ellipses ("...") as they are not correct goddamn grammar unless you are leaving something out of the middle of a quote. They are not an appropriate way to end a sentence nor are they an appropriate way to segue from one thought to another. KILL THEM. KILL THEM ALL. Even if you're just updating your facebook status.
3. Same goes for exclamation points. I do not care how exciting something was, the only mesage you send with an exclamation point is, "I am a thirteen-year-old who has just been introduced to MySpace for the first time and will soon ask you to be friends although we've clearly never met."*
*May be ignored, occasionally and with caution, by those who can already write coherently. |
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(7 lightswitch raves | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| No more Playgirl forever. |
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| 03:11pm 05/08/2008 |
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Playgirl magazine, you've probably read by now, has officially ceased publication. I never actually bought it, but it's still a little sad. That special knowledge that I could get a magazine full of naked dudes anytime I wanted? Gone.
I never bought a copy, but I've got one "fond" memory of it. My freshman year of high school I unwisely signed up for marching band, where I lasted literally all of two days, but I used the bathroom in the girls' locker room. on one occasion I wanted to check out my pants or something, so I pulled the mirror to an angle, and lo and behold, pictures of naked guys with boners fell out. Since I was 13 my reaction was, "OMG WTF RUN AWAAAY," but now I look back on that day and giggle.
What will highschoolers giggle about now? |
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(2 lightswitch raves | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| Why to-do lists are wonderful |
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| 04:27pm 20/06/2008 |
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Because apparently I would rather do things so I can cross them off rather than because they actually need to be done.
(Also, because I'm actually not that into having nothing to do. I'm much more into having stuff to do, but doing nothing instead. It's a fine distinction but an important one.) |
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(2 lightswitch raves | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| A challenge for Henry |
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| 11:13pm 19/06/2008 |
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Now sing "We are the Village Green Preservation Society" like you're country-phase Bob Dylan.
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Good job!
UNRELATED EDIT IN WHICH I SORT OF MOCK MYSELF:
I just realized that the new Wolf Parado album came out Tuesday so I was downloading it on iTunes, and the first line of the review was, "Recorded in the church owned by Montreal band The Arcade Fire..."
Oh, no.
Admittedly I bought their first album after listening to it on iTunes as a "you might also like..." from an early Modest Mouse album. I'm a tool, okay? But there's almost no modern band more consistently disappointing than the Arcade Fire. |
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(3 lightswitch raves | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| Indisputable proof |
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| 03:12pm 07/06/2008 |
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I played piano competitively in high school. Yep, it's possible, and yeah, I won some shit. I also played duets, and my duet partner (whose name was also Alex) was one of Those People. She played piano AND violin really well--for a while she was the best high school violin player in the state. She got straight A's. She played tennis for her school and was good at it. She was skinny. She had boyfriends, and was of course more popular than me.
And for some reason, Facebook decided that I needed to be notified that she just took the "How Perfect is Your Life?" test and scored a 90%.
"How do YOU measure up? Take the 'How Perfect is YOUR Life?' test!"
Fuck no, facebook. |
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(1 lightswitch rave | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| completely, completely ridiculous |
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| 01:41pm 18/05/2008 |
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Since the iPhone came out, Henry has been talking about them. Ceaselessly. In the last couple of months, this has gone from "They're nice but no way! So expensive," to "Maybe someday I will think about it," to "When my current phone dies," to "OMG RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW."
There are no available iPhones RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW because they're about to release a new one, the internet thinks.
So Henry, in his excitement, has downloaded an application on his computer that shows how every website will look on an iPhone. He makes me look at something new on it like twice a day.
I'd say that I just wish he could get one already, but i know that when he does he's going to be showing me something new and "exciting" ("Alex! Come look!" "That's Facebook." "BUT IT'S ON MY IPHONE.") every five minutes. |
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| Your prize! |
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| 11:00am 18/04/2008 |
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To everyone who answered "What's wrong with this LOLcat?" correctly from my last post--which, technically, was everyone, though the answer I was looking for was "Cerberus was definitely not in the Illiad,"--I have a fittingly nerdy present for you.
The Latin Wikipedia.
Enjoy feeling ashamed at how bad your Latin has gotten. |
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(the cheat is grounded!) |
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| An open letter to the couple on the street |
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| 01:51pm 13/04/2008 |
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While your extremely loud screaming match was entertaining in a trainwreck sort of way for about five minutes, we are now going on about 25 minutes. Must you air your dirty laundry directly in front of my building, on a hot spring day when all the windows are open?
Seriously, just go inside,
Alex
UPDATE: Just went back into the kitchen after having the headphones on for a while, and they were walking down the street hand in hand. Argh. |
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(4 lightswitch raves | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| music |
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| 11:05pm 13/03/2008 |
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I just spent the better part of an hour putzing around on iTunes (where, no lie, every single album has four stars) and could barely find a thing I wanted to buy. I could barely THINK of something I was interested in, such is my apathy towards current music. I ended up buying something new and something old for the road trip to San Francisco, but realized that I need more music recommends*. Recently, I've bought and enjoyed TV on the Radio, Wolf Parade, the New Pornographers, Neko Case, Califone. At work I have been alternating Boys Don't Cry, the Downward Spiral, and Mermaid Avenue (Wilco & billy Bragg sing Woody Guthrie). The new Arcade Fire (Neon Bible?) was a total no-go.
Someone help. I just want something new that doesn't sound as bored and apathetic as I feel about it. What have y'all been listening to?
*Dan, I'm not buying the Nine Inch Nails quadruple instrumental album for a road trip. But I might bring the Downward Spiral. |
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| I hate that |
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| 08:39pm 06/03/2008 |
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Ugh. A telemarketer just called, and when I said no thanks to his little speech, asked if my mom or dad were home. So I yelled some about being an independent woman and hung up on him. |
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| Overheard in LA |
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| 08:09pm 27/02/2008 |
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As I walked down the street eating my sandwich*, I walked past a club and passed a guy wearing the Douche Uniform: blazer with factory-ripped jeans. And right as I went by, he did something on his cell phone, closed it and said, "It's LA. It's an LA thing." I have the desire to punch strangers all the time, and this guy was no exception.
*A sandwich! I was annoyed, since I believe it is my inalienable right to go to any location in the Los Angeles metro area, walk no more than two blocks in any direction, and purchase a delicious and affordable burrito. Santa Monica sucks. |
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(2 lightswitch raves | the cheat is grounded!) |
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| after the party is the after party |
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| 09:44pm 10/10/2007 |
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Anyone who has ever spoken to me has eventually discovered my deep fascination with all things R. Kelly. If pressed, I might know all the words to "Ignition," and most of the words to "Trapped in the Closet." Without further ado, YouTube has brought us this:
Please note that he is wearing a hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with sparkly opera masks.
Enjoy and discuss. |
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