tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61228764766553412232011-08-05T12:21:09.626-05:00Seriously, some of us can.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-90579825035643340142010-03-19T13:50:00.006-05:002010-03-19T13:58:18.477-05:00

It rained a lot last weekend. So much so that the ceiling in my living room was leaking pretty badly. In my first floor apartment. Yeah. Fuck.Then on Sunday the completely saturated parts started to sag. In order to prevent further damage or the whole thing collapsing, I did what I had to do:As much as I'd like to say I MacGyver'd this shit together, I'm a realist, and this is clearly some

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-21077983064385812112010-03-08T10:05:00.009-05:002010-03-08T10:35:48.169-05:00

I feel Fantastic Mr. Fox was robbed. I enjoyed it much more than Up. And what was up with having one of the Monstars accept the Oscar?And I'm not even going to lie, my friend Brian and I definitely rocked this all day when we used to play ball in his driveway.Sadly, we are no longer friends. The Monstars' loss had nothing to do with that though.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-49301103528095803112009-11-05T10:49:00.007-05:002009-11-05T11:02:15.267-05:00

The other night I was at my local public library for the first time in probably 10 years. Now I've been in a library in the last decade, just not this one. And instead of describing the minutiae of my visit, I'm going to let this photo sum it up:This is why I love living in Massachusetts. In other states, people were losing their minds that a movie poster had the word 'porno' in it. My local

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-62262297656997676982009-10-30T13:53:00.011-05:002009-10-30T14:10:11.542-05:00

Halloween is hands down my favorite holiday of the year. I don't think I really need to use that many words to justify why I feel this way, so I'll use these: parties, candy, slutty costumes, fiery gourds, and all things spooktacular (a criminally underused word).So to help out some of the other single gentlemen of the world to better enjoy their festivities this weekend, I'm going to dole out a

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-31407564281980390062009-10-12T09:07:00.008-05:002009-10-30T11:36:34.723-05:00

Back in the spring, my then current-girlfriend and I visited some of my friends living in London. Their flat was pretty central to everything that tourists would want to see, so we spent a considerable amount of travel time on foot. I had been to London before so I wasn't really down for the touristy stuff, but she had not. And not to toot my own horn, but because I was an awesome boyfriend I let

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-14747507283347530382009-09-11T12:31:00.016-05:002009-09-11T13:43:31.270-05:00

The HR manager in my office walked around today handing out a postcard-sized memo regarding office security. Because of today's history, I've decided to share this valuable information with you. Below you will see a photograph of the memo and I will also provide a transcript.The Importance of Maintaining a Clear Desk or WorkspaceMaintaining a clear desk or workspace is important to help ensure

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-52619640747578627282009-08-21T11:56:00.003-05:002009-08-21T12:03:43.717-05:00

Day 4-I think this mustache is starting to take over. I'm seriously considering robbing a train on horseback.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-82676612564177051062009-08-20T12:29:00.002-05:002009-08-20T12:32:12.975-05:00

My office co-inhabitant has been on vacation this week. This is excellent news. Normally that statement would be made because the subject of said statement is a self-absorbed prick, smells bad, or [fill in any other negative attribute you could label a person with]. Not him. He's a nice guy, with good enough hygiene (doesn't stink from where I sit), and sports a glorious, curly mullet. Oh, and

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-4432816162523267512009-08-18T12:20:00.005-05:002009-08-18T12:39:25.246-05:00

I've always had an interest in mustaches but have never worn one -- until today. And that's discounting the indicator mustache that most facial hair-baring teenagers grow as nature's way of saying it's time to start shaving. I had a pretty furious beard for the past couple months to the point where I was routinely being called out for looking like Ted Kaczynski, so the terrorist beard had to go.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-86461620354152162052009-08-07T12:42:00.009-05:002009-08-18T12:42:12.295-05:00

(Especially me. See below.)Well blog, long time no write.Just to get it out of the way, the relationship I referenced in a few posts last year has come to it's conclusion. That is all I'm going to say about that until I can come up with something funny about getting dumped and being terribly depressed. Boo hoo!Moving on. I'm sorely out of practice at trying to be funny at any length larger than a

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-89860277273791140602008-08-18T13:07:00.006-05:002008-08-18T14:18:22.809-05:00

Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Whooptee-shit. I don't care anymore. Please stop covering him everyone. I don't care what his daily schedule is. I don't care what he eats. I don't care what's on his iPod. I don't care how many people want to be his friend on Facebook. I don't care that if he had a homoerotic experience in middle school. I don't care.I'm not

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-19207414788338804352008-08-01T07:34:00.007-05:002008-12-08T23:01:28.981-05:00

From the AP:DALLAS - A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.DPS spokesman Charlie Morgan said members of a commercial vehicle inspection team pulled the bus over on Interstate 45 in Corsicana because the

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-3455033395244007422008-07-21T08:18:00.007-05:002008-07-21T11:17:27.159-05:00

So a few weeks back I mentioned my best friend getting married. That wedding without a doubt was one of the most fun times I've had in my entire life. I'm not going into the details, as they're pretty fuzzy, but you know it's an awesome reception when the DJ plays 2ge+her. For real. I guess I just didn't realize that drinking all day was a requirement of being in a wedding. So is ushering, which

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-84983818733164359582008-06-27T08:23:00.011-05:002008-12-08T23:01:29.516-05:00

My best friend is getting married tomorrow. There will be a ceremony. There will be a reception. There will be alcohol. There will be dancing. I have a crazy hangover this morning and I'm going to try to get out of work early to go play a little golf with the poor bastard; so I'm going to put up the post my sister wrote for me a month or so back. I'm happy I waited because it unintentionally

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-22686947744113590982008-06-20T13:36:00.007-05:002008-12-08T23:01:30.825-05:00

I know I've been silent for awhile now, but when you do all of your writing at work, then don't have time anymore, your writing suffers. And to be honest, nothing has really motivated me to even try. Two bachelor parties? Nope. A trip to Las Vegas? Nope. Gay marriage becoming legal in California. Nope. Not even Barack Obama winning the Democratic nomination. Did I watch every second of his

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-76194577871839336302008-04-25T08:46:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:30.936-05:00

...from smut peddlers and T.O.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-60998931325322023282008-04-17T10:09:00.006-05:002008-12-08T23:01:31.127-05:00

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-89365304373733009542008-04-09T15:18:00.008-05:002008-04-10T08:48:42.719-05:00

Yesterday was opening day at Fenway Park. I didn't make it this year. And that wasn't necessarily a bad thing because I probably couldn't take all the alcohol-fueled mayhem excitement that was sure to take place because I've been sick. Boo hoo. In a pre-game ceremony that surely annoyed all Boston-hating individuals, the World Series rings were given out to much fanfare and wicked awesome

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-15571462555633651002008-04-01T10:10:00.006-05:002008-12-08T23:01:31.329-05:00

Today is April Fools' Day. Everyone on the internet is trying to be clever even more so than normal. I've decided to buck the trend and post a picture of a baby with three arms. Enjoy.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-47613754821766081652008-03-27T09:26:00.010-05:002008-12-08T23:01:31.553-05:00

Monday night I attended the Sons and Daughters/Bodies of Water show at the Middle East downstairs. Bodies of Water put out one of my favorite albums last year so I've been jonesing to see them live. I'm hoping that it was either the day after Easter thing or a Monday night thing because the turnout was pretty weak. I would guesstimate that there were 125 people at most at the show. I've literally

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-43147996692737368732008-03-21T15:44:00.011-05:002008-12-08T23:01:31.914-05:00

Sorry, I'm not talking about March Madness (and my bracket is doing shitty, so I won't be talking about it either, fucking college kids who can't perform under pressure). So Easter is this coming Sunday. La de fuckin' da! Way to ruin my weekend Christians. It was supposed to be the final week of our bowling season, but everyone has to spend time in church or with their families. Losers. Despite

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-46064138511406157992008-03-19T14:14:00.004-05:002008-03-19T14:23:30.842-05:00

While perusing my e-mail last week I saw in the weekly Live Nation e-mail that the B-52's were coming to town next month. I've never seen the B-52's and figured that would be a pretty fun show to attend, especially in a club setting. That was a few days ago. I now realize that it wasn't my best idea. Let me come out and say that Rock Lobster is one of my favorite songs of all time. Seriously. I

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-78737607217016857952008-03-14T15:03:00.005-05:002008-03-14T15:32:32.420-05:00

I'm really busy at work and in life right now so I've had to neglect my writings. Sorry. Luckily for you I was sent this e-mail today by a friend who I'm going to keep anonymous for his sake. What you read below is exactly what was contained in the e-mail. The very few grammatical errors are his. Hope you like poop jokes.Alright, let me preface this by saying that this little chestnut is going to

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-70394724437962827242008-02-29T15:34:00.004-05:002008-12-08T23:01:32.337-05:00

I was out of my friggin' mind yesterday because I've been fighting illness and was working on a couple hours sleep. That being said, I decided to write up a review of the show I went to the night before that contributed to my insanity. I don't feel like editing it so I'm just going to post what seemed like a good idea at the time. Comments I added today will be (in parenthesis). Basically I

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-13609677367016680392008-02-22T09:44:00.003-05:002008-02-22T09:49:08.132-05:00

On Wednesday I may have taken a little credit for Barack Obama's recent democratic nominee primary/caucus victories (eleven in a row as of this writing). So to offset my growing ego I decided to give something back, an offer to give more endorsements to the other little people out there. Yesterday I just received my first request. Here's the e-mail:Hi Jonathan,Congratulations on all your

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-39976431592514899812008-02-20T09:21:00.004-05:002008-12-08T23:01:32.393-05:00

Two weeks ago I posted the official White Boys Can Dance democratic presidential nominee endorsement for Barack Obama. Since then he's rallied off ten straight primary/caucus wins. I guess the dozens of hits I get from Google each day looking at my Rick Rude/Billy Mays picture is really fueling his campaign.Who wants an endorsement?

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-20316975754622836832008-02-19T10:52:00.007-05:002008-02-22T12:13:53.519-05:00

Donna Summer's "She Works Hard For The Money" isn't actually about working hard for the money as it is a social commentary on the state of race relations in the United States of America. Or so that's what I thought while bowling on Sunday. And yes, I was drinking.Upon re-watching the video this morning I realized I had to tweak my initial assessment. But I didn't want to change my opening

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-67431993818260225582008-02-14T14:29:00.012-05:002008-12-08T23:01:32.782-05:00

As I mentioned in Tuesday's post, I'm going to be really busy the next couple weeks, so don't be surprised if/when my posting output greatly diminishes. That being said, I've lined up a few guests to hopefully fill in for me. First up is my cousin Billy, who resides in Sweetwater, Texas. Take it away Billy.This past Tuesday the Westminster Kennel Club crowned Uno, a 15 inch Beagle, best in show.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-43588909171814612472008-02-12T17:01:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:01:33.630-05:00

I wrote this earlier today while out of the office. Now that I'm back I've decided to post it.I'm on the road most of the rest of February so expect sporadic posts from me, like normal. I really didn't feel like doing any work last week and really felt like writing a bunch, so that's where all the output came from.I'm actually at another office right now without internet access, so I'm writing

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-14174575000461386032008-02-11T15:50:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:55:45.600-05:00

Hello reader. My name is Jon. If you couldn't tell, I'm white. Not full blooded, but when census time rolls around, that's the box I check off. And if you saw me walking down the street you would agree with that designation (based on appearance, not walking like I have a stick up my ass). Why am I bringing this up? Because as a privileged Caucasian member of society there are certain words and

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-69120895559781253042008-02-07T14:37:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:33.919-05:00

BOSTON (WBCD) -- Since the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" in 2004, halftime at the Super Bowl has been mostly a ho-hum affair. Considered edgy in their respective primes, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney followed the two subsequent years with safe, family-friendly performances. Even the oft-controversial Prince was mostly kept in check during his performance in Miami last year. However all

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-6572034988778453222008-02-06T11:34:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:34.422-05:00

While driving to my polling location to vote yesterday I was almost sideswiped which would have put me into oncoming traffic. I would have been horribly injured and probably would have died as a result. Fuck that. Don't let "the man" fool you. Voting is for squares.Does that mean I'm going to stop paying attention to the primary coverage? Fuck and no. I stayed up until 3AM this morning watching

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-23325393369272057202008-02-05T10:00:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:34.905-05:00

...voting, you sick bastards. It's Super Tuesday so if your state is holding a primary then get your ass out and vote. That is all.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-5245451557418432112008-02-04T14:36:00.000-05:002008-02-04T14:36:35.712-05:00

Unlike the rest of New England I'm not suicidal, depressed, or even shocked that the Patriots lost the Super Bowl. The simple truth is that the Giants played less shittily and deserved to win. There were some questionable calls early, but the Pats still had three opportunities during the Giants final drive to put the game away. They didn't, so better luck next year. Now everyone needs to shut the

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-69165145254472273972008-02-01T11:02:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:34.990-05:00

How embarrassing! A year ago yesterday, terrorists guerrilla marketers placed bombs Lite-Brites featuring the Mooninite characters from the popular cult television program Aqua Teen Hunger Force all over the city of Boston. In a very well thought out plan that was obviously not an overreaction to the colorful but unknown threats, the city shut down bridges and major roadways grinding the traffic

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-56101740710810021312008-01-29T15:52:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:29:43.404-05:00

So I may have started one or two electrical fires at work today... but it's cool because I'm still alive. And isn't that the most important thing? Just don't ask me if anyone else survived, because once I saw flames I ran to my car and got the fuck out of Dodge. I guess I'll find out tomorrow when I pull in the parking lot and there's either an intact building or just smoldering remains. I could

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-9029150363054139442008-01-21T17:11:00.000-05:002008-01-21T17:17:42.202-05:00

I'm at work today because my company is obviously run by racists; I should fight them. Maybe tomorrow, the day is almost over. And speaking of fighting racists, Barack Obama is fighting attempts to smear his candidacy through a series of e-mails that propagate falsities about his person. Check it out here. My favorite part of the page is this quote from Mr. Obama:"In the internet age, there are

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-87831572385019404622008-01-08T15:23:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:37.065-05:00

The New Hampshire presidential primary is going on today so that must be the hot topic of the day, correct? Wrong bitches! Since I fall in the male 18-35 demographic, it's the return of American Gladiators. I was "sick" yesterday so I didn't get a chance to write up my thoughts on the American Gladiators redux which premiered Sunday night. Because of that, I also haven't checked out any reviews

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-11827540945028425502007-12-28T12:11:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:37.190-05:00

2007 is closing out so everyone and their perverted uncle are coming out with year-end lists. Since I have no will of my own I'm going to jump on that bandwagon and notch another easy post to my 2007 total. I could list my top 10 favorite albums/movies/celebrity fuck-ups/etc... but that's not how I operate. I've decided to post my top 10 ideas that I never got around to writing. Actually there

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-61308035175126160032007-12-27T12:10:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:01:38.777-05:00

About a month ago Evel Knievel died. That sucks. Evel Knievel has been one of my heroes for one simple reason: he was a bad motherfucker. I'm not talking about jumping motorcycles over shit, which is cool, or holding the record for most broken bones (also cool), but more his "I just don't give a fuck" attitude and swagger that comes with the territory. I know he was old but I never figured he

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-2600229768334417302007-12-26T14:27:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:01:38.958-05:00

...from baby Hitler. And I'm not dead, I've been working on something that I should get up in the next couple days. I promise.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-43339292511498164832007-11-29T12:37:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:01:39.077-05:00

Most of the shit I write is supposed to be humorous. This will not require any of my assistance. See you tomorrow. [update: 12/27] Tomorrow never came. I'll put it up eventually.

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-86078857472203677282007-11-20T15:39:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:39.228-05:00

...if you're homeless.The holiday season seems to be the only time anyone cares about homeless people. There are all kinds of food drives, coat drives, and other charitable drives geared toward assisting homeless people. I've never seen a 4th of July homeless cookout or super spooky homeless Halloween bash. I came up with that little theory in shower this morning and decided to do a little

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-68214702784182815152007-11-16T12:23:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:32:41.919-05:00

Despite my recent post on not being a Masshole when it comes to being a sports fan, guess what? I've flip-flopped like my boy John Kerry. However I'm not going to gloat about the Patriots and Celtics (btw, both still undefeated as of this posting), and I have no idea or any interest how the Bruins are doing. Like 93% of all Americans you're probably asking "Then who could Jon be talking about?

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-79244030974965304582007-11-09T08:47:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:01:39.535-05:00

"Thank you for your brave service soldier. On a personal note, I loved you in Goonies."

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-48227991363028883162007-11-06T11:25:00.001-05:002008-12-08T23:01:40.892-05:00

Last Tuesday Robert Goulet passed away at the age of 73. What the fuck Devil's Night!?! Why are you so insistent on messing with my enjoyment of Halloween this decade? Hands down, Halloween is my favorite holiday. Better than Chinese New Year, better than Evacuation Day, even better than Leif Ericson Day. So then why the past couple of years have two of my favorite entertainers died the day

Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548434486518599623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6122876476655341223.post-80598122887072145432007-11-02T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-08T23:01:41.273-05:00

I am a Boston/New England sports fan. I have been all 25 years of my life. Despite it currently being a "golden age'" of sports in Boston, it also really sucks for me being a fan. Here's why:That seems to be the general consensus of all other sports fans across the country, and I can't really blame them. I don't want to hear about the Patriots every other play on Monday Night Football when

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I wrote this post on my Blackberry while flying home from Chicago last Friday night. I had a few drinks in me and have decided to leave it exactly as I wrote it. You probably won't be able to tell the difference between this and my normal writing because I'm either a really good writer when I drink, or a really bad writer when I'm sober. I'd wager on the latter. Enjoy my semi-inebriated train(

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From AFP:Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by researchers.Yehuda Baruch, a professor of management at the University of East Anglia, and graduate Stuart Jenkins studied the use of profanity in the workplace and assessed its implications for managers.They

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I know I've been lacking in posts the last week or so, but work has gotten in the way, which also explains why I'm writing this in Chicago.Two things to add to my last post critiquing the Chicagoland area:The accent around here is beyond awful. I know the Boston accent is retahded (hence why I dropped it), but I want to start throwing haymakers. And the worst part of that statement is that I

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Today is Leif Ericson Day. Did you know that? Probably not, because like most other ignorant Americans you don't care. You probably still believe that Christoper Columbus discovered America in 1492. Hell, Chris Berman said last night on Monday Night Football that Columbus discovered America in a Lexus. Corporate shilling aside, and for the purposes of this post, I'll take his "discovered America"

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From Reuters:A federal judge in California certified a class action lawsuit against Target Corp brought by plaintiffs claiming the discount retailer's Web site is inaccessible to the blind, according to court documents. Judge Marilyn Patel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California also rejected Target's motion for summary judgment in the case, according to the

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Now that Zeptember has passed, we come to my favorite month of the year: Rocktober. And to kick it off it's new music Tuesday here in the states and the new album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band is being released (actually it was already released on vinyl, but that's neither here nor there). I've heard the new single Radio Nowhere a bunch recently and have found myself mostly

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So yesterday I realized that the NHL season was starting this weekend and that I had not adequately prepared myself for the next 7 months of face-melting action.Who am I kidding? Hockey sucks, deal with it denim shirt fans. The last hockey game I willingly watched was the Eden Hall Academy JV-Varsity game. So in that vein, I am going to give my half-ass NHL season preview and predictions. Now I

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Yesterday I received about a dozen or so deliveries at work, which in turn filled my office with large cardboard boxes. That could only lead to one of two things:1. I turn my office into a kick-ass fortWho the hell didn't like using a cardboard box as a fort when they were were a kid? Commies, that's who. Well for all us patriots add a decade or two to that time of innocence and greatly

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Last night I was checking one of the 75 e-mail accounts I have and don't check regularly and saw that I had an e-mail from PayPal. The subject of said e-mail was Your payment has been refunded. I didn't remember paying for anything recently so I of course had to open it up. It turns out that my $7.94 was being refunded for a New Kids on the Block t-shirt I had won on eBay a month back. The

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Friday night I attended the Samuel Adams OctoberFest [sic] at the awesome Smith and Wollensky Boston. Probably due to the classy-ass location, all and all it was mostly a ho hum affair. I've been to a few Oktoberfest celebrations in my day and sadly this one was the least fun. I had more fun crashing my car while driving home from Newport's Oktoberfest two years back (weather fueled, not

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Sorry nerds, nothing about Transformers here. This is about something more important than the eternal battle between the forces of good and evil, in robotic form. This is about Justin Timberlake. I recently watched Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveShow HBO special and I must say that it was impressive. Wait a second, did I just admit that on the internet? There goes my rep....or does it?

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or: I just booked my first-class ticket to hellSo I received this e-mail last week from my friend Ryan:Dude, do you want to join a kickball league? I'm dead serious.Because my company doesn't have a softball team, and I can't always find a pickup game of basketball, I currently lack any form of regular athletic competition. At a cookout a month back after playing a gays vs straights game of

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Donnie D wasn't the backup this evening, I can assure you that. Actually, I can't because I missed the birthday bash because I was too busy ripping a closet out of my apartment (damn you priorities). I also didn't attend because it's not 1989 and I'm not an impressionable youth anymore. And yes, I was into the New Kids in 3rd grade, because the girl I liked was into them, so fuck off. I am

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From Friday's LA Times:Not long ago, Steven Seagal was one of the best-paid action stars in Hollywood. The martial arts master played crime-busting anti-heroes in films that generated more than $1 billion in ticket and DVD sales during the 1990s. Now he appears in low-budget productions that go straight to video. Seagal says he knows why: Five years ago, he was implicated in a plot to frighten

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While waiting to be seated for breakfast on Sunday a large black woman approached me and asked me if I listen to gospel music. I quickly learned that she was trying to sell me a CD of her singing gospel music. I applaud the entrepreneurial spirit and I can't blame her for asking me, as she also asked anyone that was waiting outside, but I don't look like the typical gospel fan. Granted I was

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It is very difficult to keep everyone happy while traveling with a large group of people without any set plans. When I was in Las Vegas a couple months ago with 12 friends we all just split up and did whatever we wanted, occasionally running into each other. No fighting whatsoever. Unlike Vegas, during this Baltimore trip everyone stayed with the group pretty much the whole time, which lead to

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Oriole Park at Camden YardsAlong with seemingly half of Boston, I visited Baltimore with a bunch of friends this past weekend. The main attraction was seeing our beloved Red Sox take on the hometown Orioles at beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards. I actually felt bad for the 67 or so Orioles fans that were at those games because it was like Fenway Jr. all weekend. As I'm writing this, I don't

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I was flipping though the HD channels on my TV last night and came across a rebroadcast of the Concert for Diana on MHD. While I was in the supermarket the day before I saw some thick, shiny tribute magazine about her. I just don't get the whole celebrating the life of Princess Diana thing that just won't die (not a pun, and not meant to be in bad taste). It has been ten years since she passed

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I went on a booze cruise recently for a friend's birthday and learned some very important lessons. Being the generous soul that I am, I've decided to write a primer for any potential booze cruisers out there with this being the prime booze cruising season. I originally planned on writing this the next morning, but I was too hungover to be a functioning member of society. Shit, I barely got to

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Now if they could only bring the short shorts backCeltic Pride has finally returned to Boston with the acquisition of Kevin Garnett, and to a lesser extent Ray Allen, and I don't know how I feel about that. It's great that Boston is now a three-sports city (sorry B's but hockey sucks, especially you guys), but I feel a little cheated about the rampant bandwagon jumping the region is currently

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Today I'm going to switch it up a little. As I've stated before, I'm quite into music (who the hell isn't?), and I wanted this to be a music blog. The problem with that is that there are already a thousand better music blogs, so I decided not to put all my eggs into that basket. Starting today, I will do an occasional music review, but it won't be standard fare, so don't expect them that often.

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Hooray!So today I finally came up with a title for this blog that I'm very happy with. I liked the first title: [insert witty/clever/ironic title of blog here] but it had too many flaws. It was too long, it didn't roll of the tongue easily, and I feel that it wasn't that marketable.But in your About Me, you say that you're not interested in promoting/branding yourself?That is correct imaginary

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Seriously!? A butterfly net??I was on vacation a couple weeks back and spent some time at the beach with some friends. Several of my friends decided to dig a giant hole in the sand. And I'm not talking about a quick 10 minute job, they were at it for a couple hours. Why did I bring that up? Because they are also in their early to mid 20's and that seemed like the best thing to do at the time

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I think Yahoo's servers screwed up this morning and posted some news from 1994. But seriously, I would love to say that I didn't know that Hootie & the Blowfish were still touring, but I got invited to go see them this summer. At least I declined the offer.

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These were the news headlines on Yahoo! this morning (see above image). This is why I love/hate the internet. It's cool to know that an automatic toilet paper dispenser has been unveiled, but in the big picture it really isn't important front page news like the headlines above it. But that is getting off track from what I really wanted to write about: learning from Kool & The Gang that there

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(Ed. note: I originally planned to post this on the Fourth of July, but I was on vacation getting a suntan/sunburn on the beach.)Dear foreign friends,You need some new material as your constant bashing of George W. Bush has become tiresome and annoying.Pretty much every negative comment I read about America mentions G-dubs and how ignorant Americans are for electing/re-electing him. Seriously,

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I love cover bands.Let me be more specific, I love good cover bands.I don't know many people that will admit to that, especially if they are into the indie music scene, but I obviously don't care. I usually have a blast when a good cover band is playing.I have three requirements that designate a good cover band: musical ability, song catalog, and song selection. I considered adding "low

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I think I come up with a lot of good ideas while I'm showering in the morning. However, I usually forget them almost immediately, so they're probably not that good. I remembered this one when I got to work so I fleshed out the rest of the details.Here's the easiest way to tell if a guy under 30 is single. Does he have a beard? If so then he's probably single. And I'm not talking about

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Due to the overwhelming success of this blog, and by overwhelming I mean that one other person that I know of has read this (thanks for the comments), I will try to post more often. I have already come up with many topics that I want to write about, I just haven't been putting my fingers to the keyboard. So far 95% of the stuff I have written about has been on the fly so I'll try to develop some

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I was in Chicagoland for business last week and here are my thoughts about the area.The City - Didn't get to spend much time checking it out, but liked what I saw.Wrigley Field - Wrigley had a familiar feeling to me coming from Boston, and 7th row tickets for $45 less than 24 hours before a game is a foreign, but awesome concept to me. I'm not even going to go off on how I was the only person in

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New York City - when a whole city is as pretentious as I am, I cannot be a fan.American Idol - if you are a fan of music, do I even have to justify this with any reasoning?Precipitation - rain, snow, sleet, hail, and equestrian racing.Anna Nicole Smith posthumous press coverage - actually include pre-posthumous press coverage as well. Why was she famous again?Phlegm that I cough up that doesn't

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Considering that this is my second post, you don't know anything about me, and for the most part I plan on keeping it that way. However you will see some biases in my writing, as my raging liberalism will shine through at times. Luckily, I don't always have the time to fire off a rant whenever I get heated, because that shit usually isn't very interesting anyway. That said, I don't feel like

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Attention: persons looking for quotes to the movie Friday. I've noticed that every Friday the traffic to my blog spikes due to people searching for the quote that is the title of this post. This post is pretty terrible, so lets move on. Do the topics of playing retarded kids in softball or Justin Timberlake's racist secret interest you? Then how about reading some of my more recent posts? I

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