The only thing the Slate piece on overused catchphrases is missing is how we really, really need to ditch douche.
Date Archives June 2008
What not to do about a dead bird
When we last left the poor dead bird, it was swinging forlornly from the lowest branches of the pine tree. Sometime Saturday, the bird was blown from the tree and now lays feet up in…
How Chuck Klosterman and Rock & Roll Bookclub made me revise history
I removed roughly a hundred entries from the iwilldare.com archives today. They were mostly of the “I have to clean the kitchen” variety and whining about that one time I had a cold back in…
Haunted by the ghost of a memory of Maurice Sendak and Carole King
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve had the Carly Simon song “Mockingbird” stuck in my head for the entire week. It bothered me endlessly because whenever I would sing the song I’d have these Maurice Sendak-esque…
This is my attempt to exorcise the demon
I’ve listened to this song no less than 26 times in the last two days. It’s a sickness and I can’t figure out what the cure is.
Why I’m giving up on Blake Nelson’s Girl
And so I started reading Girl by Blake Nelson because it’s rock and roll June and I was so sick of non-fiction I could barf. Plus, it helped that the book had been sitting my…
What to do about a dead bird
There’s an enormous pine tree across the street from Supergenius HQ. The lowest branches of the tree are about a foot and a half off the ground. Hanging by a thread, literally, from one of…
High-falutin’ talk about art and artists
Last night at Grumpy’s, Jags, No Nickname Amanda, and I had a conversation about Art, Artists, and whether you can go on enjoying the art if you find out something really gross about the artist….
Break it on down
So there’s still about eight books on the diningroom table and a few scattered about the various rooms, but I’m calling the Semi-annual Supergenius Book Reorg 08 done. And since I don’t have a job…
Two habits: Old & New, like I like my men
So I was in the shower, brushing my teeth and reading the bottle of Olay Restore Body Wash. This is no easy feat, because I am blind and I don’t shower with my glasses on….