Archive for May, 2005

The Flaming Lips’ Zaireeka

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

A stunning album composed of four CDs to be played simultaneously.

Four Fives

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Five Places No One Would Rather Be

Sing Sing
Porta Potty in Death Valley in August
The I.C.U.
A high school locker room
Cubicle 31-T, 14th floor, Omincorp headquarters

Five Unisex Names

Jordan
Alex
Jamie
Pat
Shannon

Five Houseguests To Be Wary Of

A man who immediately roots through your couch cushions, looking for errant quarters
A nice — but knife-wielding — woman
Anyone who, once they’ve plopped their […]

How to Bathe Properly

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Professor Yeti dispenses advice on odiferous underarms, misspelled mass mailings and anxiety-arousing appliances.

Interesting Times in Shimokawa

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Greetings from Shimokawa, Japan, population 4,169, home of assorted interesting characters, the world’s best plum juice, and an annual Penis Festival.

Moving Along in Santa Cruz

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Local ordinances are sometimes stranger than fiction.

In Search of the Third Place

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Have Americans forgotten how to hang out?

Newspapers, Fame, and Husker Football

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

You might want to be famous, but you probably won’t be . . .

Circle of Life

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

There’s a good reason for this . . .

Jargon

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

This bi-week we’ll learn about the California Blackworm. This worm is often cultivated and used to feed Discus fish, which is why the following information was found on the Discus Page Holland, a website devoted to all things that are (even remotely) related to Discus fish.

Science fiction writers often tantalize their readers by conjuring up […]

The Skittle Scourge

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

My own personal struggle with Skittles.