March 2008
11 posts
Mickey Mouse Ears?
One of the packages I received this month includes a “décolleté treatment”. To me, it sounds like the body-body massage Spalding Gray speaks of so reverently in Swimming to Cambodia, but I know it my heart of hearts it’s just some lady rubbing your throat and chest. That’s a touch Freudian at least, no?
“I like the idea of the World Showcase. And some of the architecture—the faux...”
– Slate
Take a Swing
Today, one of the packages sent to me included “family golf lessons”. Now, in my family, giving the three of us clubs and an hour to pick at each other’s struggles—in golfing, or anything else—would not end well. Perhaps it’s appealing for a more well-adjusted brood.
“AVC: With that all said, do you still enjoy it?
TP: No. But I’ve never...”
– Trey Parker
I Stand Corrected (Again)
“Ho No” is better than I imagined. And Colbert took dibs on Eliot’s Mess, so, you didn’t hear it from me.
I'm Disappointed
No one went with “Eliot’s Mess”. Too much of a stretch?
The World's Friendliest Doorman is at Death & Co.
I mean, I know things are bad there, but I’ve never had a bouncer start off a discussion regarding the length of the wait to get in on a Saturday night by saying “Let me give you an honest assesment…”
Let's not mention that a salad here costs $12. →
“I love how Suze talks about good things to do with money I don’t have. I...”
– Heather Havrilesky 