Monthly Archives: January 2012

On why #5 got a stopwatch for Christmas

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

  We had an impromptu Black Friday party at my house with a bunch of people that I like but don’t see nearly often enough. #5 was the youngest person there. As you might imagine, he hit a wall where … Continue reading →

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Unless you’re in an ugly contest

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

The entire contents of #5′s room are spread out over the living room. The Puggles are a mess about it. They go back and forth between climbing the mountain of clothes on the couch and stamping their feet at us … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

So I’ve started work on a new show. Right now we’re getting all the gear together at the sound shop during the day. Daytime I’m in the shop, and at night I mix my old show. If I felt ineffective and … Continue reading →

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How we talk about movies

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

At dinner, Sunday night. #3: Hey, have you ever seen a movie about a giant asteroid that’s going to hit the earth so like five people go on it to dismantle it? Me: They go to dismantle a rock? #3: … Continue reading →

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One and Done #12

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Welcome to One and Done Sunday. One picture, and five links that are worth your time. Yeah, I know I’m late. I promised myself I would clean my bathroom before I got online today. There were a lot of things … Continue reading →

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Full-Assed Friday: quite possibly the only television post I’ll ever write that isn’t about the X-Files

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to another edition of Full-Assed Friday, where I write about something that’s awesome, funny, or just plain different- hopefully something that is a little bit outside the normal realm of what you experience every day. Both of … Continue reading →

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When a towel is not a towel

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I have a yoga towel. Nothing special- a fairly thick beach towel that I bought at Costco for fifteen bucks a few years ago. I store it in my closet, away from the family towels, so that I always have … Continue reading →

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One and Done #11

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

People speak of decades as if they form natural endings, when in fact they seldom end anything cleanly. Human survivors are dragged into new slices of time with which they feel no harmony and in which they are often exposed … Continue reading →

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