Archive for April, 2010
Imagine for just one moment that you are one of The Sims. Yes, one of those burbling, gibbering digital assholes with the green buttplug (“plumbob”) turning above their heads: That’s you. Maybe you’re the cantankerous old lady. Or Yoga chick. Or Brokeback Mountain. You start your day, and you move through your many hours, and [...]
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Once in a while, I need to kick my own ass up and down the block to make sure I’m doing my work. I need to jettison the excuses. I need to identify problems and eradicate them with the mightiest of fucking prejudices. I need to rough myself up a little bit — let me [...]
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I wanted to like Kick-Ass. I like hyperviolence. I like irony. I like post-modern sensibilities. I like satire. I like comic books. I like Matthew Vaughn. I like themes. I like statements. I like chicks who kick ass. A lot to like here. And a lot that fails to come together for me. Movie starts [...]
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Fact: I am merciless with books. It’s probably not a good thing, but it is a thing, and I’m not sure there’s much I could do about it even if I wanted to. It goes like this: I start reading a book, and unconsciously I look for just about any reason to put it down. [...]
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Sriracha. Heard of it? “Rooster Sauce.” Occasionally called “Cock Sauce.” *pause for laughter* Hot pepper paste. Vinegar. Garlic. Red bottle. Green cap. Good on anything. Utter deliciousness. Fiery diarrhea. *** First time I had Sriracha — note that this post talks largely about the brand, the brand made (perhaps unexpectedly) by an American company — [...]
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