Archive for April, 2004

Last Olds

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

The last Oldsmobile rolls off the assembly line today. I can’t say I’ll be sad to see them go, but I really think their problem was branding, yo.

Blog spamhole

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

They wore me down. I’m done fighting them.

The importance of free press

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

CBS Airs Alleged GIs Abuse of Iraqis

One photograph shows Iraqi prisoners, naked except for hoods covering their heads, stacked in a human pyramid, one with a slur written in English on his skin. That and other scenes of humiliation at the hands of U.S. military police that appear in photographs obtained by CBS News have led to criminal charges against six American soldiers. …

In March, the U.S. Army announced that six members of the 800th Military Police Brigade faced court martial for allegedly abusing about 20 prisoners at Abu Ghraib. The charges included dereliction of duty, cruelty and maltreatment, assault and indecent acts with another person. …

One picture shows an Iraqi prisoner who was told to stand on …

ewie

Monday, April 26th, 2004

I’m prowling Craigslist for cheap furniture and I came across this room full of junk for sale.

Just Desserts: Icecream that gets you drunk

Monday, April 26th, 2004

Tried a new liqueerer over the weekend called Just Desserts Thin Mint Chocolate Cookie. The alcohol content is pretty low but it’s really, really good. Great for a daterape! I suggest trying it next time you go to a liquor store.

Connie and Carla

Monday, April 26th, 2004

This movie was so, so bad. If you have to choose between running naked down a street in Fallujah waving an American flag and seeing this movie, put on your Nikes.

Next chapter

Friday, April 23rd, 2004

Well, I put down a deposit on a warehouse in a bad part of town against the advice of practically everyone. I’ll be living there with my girlfriend and Coco St. Coco the chihuahua. Neighbor #1 is a bar tender on the beach who fixes classic cars for fun. Neighbor #2 is the former husband of a supermodel who is now a DJ for his celebrity friends’ parties. I suspect I will hate my new existance within two weeks of arriving but we’ll see. At least I’ll have stories to tell the grand kids (if I make it that long).

Amazon’s new search engine goes live

Wednesday, April 14th, 2004

I didn’t know this was coming: A9.Com. I refuse to use it since my site isn’t #1 for cutting yourself, but it’s pretty fucking interesting. I welcome any disruptions in the search market.

Minibike!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2004

I’ve been laughing at (and for some demented reason wanting) minibikes for a while now. Finally got to see one in person — when it pulled up behind me at my desk, honking and burbling.

Tell him “do the california worm”

Monday, April 12th, 2004

Burger King is a really, really weird company.