Friday, January 31, 2003

The Breakfast
or lack thereof...

I was all geared up for a Waf-Full for breakfast this morning. I was even thinking about it last night. And I give myself ten minutes before I need to leave to fix it and eat.

I put it in the toaster and come downstairs to check my email. Then I go back upstairs to turn it and toast again. Simple right?

It would be...if my toaster worked.
1/31/2003 10:32:00 AM link | talk (4)

 Thursday, January 30, 2003
The Restaurant

I don't know if I've ever made it clear just how often the ex and I go to Chili's.

And it's not just "Oh let's go to Chili's," and we walk down the street. Or even drive down the street. No. We go to Skokie.

Which isn't really all that far away if you really think about it and actually make the drive. If there's not traffic, it may only take ten minutes. So why must everyone make fun of us? Sure...Chicago is filled with restaurants. But there are reasons for our Chili's ventures.

1) It's familiar. Sometimes there are just too many restaurants and you don't want to try something new. You just want something you can count on. Where everybody knows your name. And they're always glad you came. You know. (Note...there are a few people who do actually know us at Chili's and get mad at us if we don't sit in their sections. Yes. It's a little sad. But we get free chips and salsa. So there.) Chain restaurants remind us of home, so that's comforting in the cold, harsh real world.

2. It's in a great location. I know. Skokie. But look around! There's a Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, Bath and Body Works, Office Max, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Galyans, Michaels and a movie theatre, all right there. Where else in the city do you get that? No where. And on top of it all, you find Disc Replay, the used CD store that we almost always go into. We can't help it. We like CDs. Shut up.

3. Chips and Salsa. As anyone who knows me knows...I could eat chips and salsa for three meals a day. They're so good. And most of the time, so free. Yum. And all the rest of the food is good. And Presedente Margaritas. Mmmm.

4. Because we want to, and we don't have to justify ourselves to you. OK, chiropractors? Your places aren't that cool either. So there.

UPDATE: In checking my bank account, one can see that I have spent over $200 at Chili's in the last year. Most of the time, we split the bill. Which means that the ex has also spent $200. And that's not counting the times we pay with cash. So we spent around $500 at Chili's in 2002. We should buy stock.
1/30/2003 11:16:00 AM link | talk (9)
The Update

Well team, you did good work, but it wasn't enough to win me immunity. But that's OK, because Solonor was voted out. Thanks for all the linky love!
1/30/2003 12:52:00 AM link | talk

Wednesday, January 29, 2003
The Warning

That was a winter storm? That was pretty pathetic. Yes. There's snow on the ground. Yes. The roads were a little bad.

But it stopped after a few hours. It wasn't even below freezing outside. And the roads are already clear.

So here's what I say to you, Chicago weather people...don't get us all riled up for a huge storm, if we're just gonna get that. Save the fear for a really big one. Otherwise we're all going to be so used to these piddly storms, that when the big one does hit, we won't believe you and we'll continue on our merry way until we're all stranded on the highway.

And you don't want that, now do you?
1/29/2003 05:08:00 PM link | talk

Tuesday, January 28, 2003
The Love

The challenge is still on, so you're going to have to endure a few more blogwhore-esque posts.

the ex: Blogwhore isn't really very fun for those of us who don't blog...
me: yeah, well...

So far there's been a lot of kissing up to the peanut gallery...and don't get me wrong. I'd do a lot to win their favor. And if they wanted to place the emphasis on the unlinked word "favor", well I can't stop them.

And then there are the lovely, beautiful, talented and utimately whorish judges. You love them. They've been linked here for weeks now. I hope you haven't forgotten the fancy flash-ness below dedicated to them. Scroll down and look if you have. I stayed up far too late to work on it Sunday night.

Oh, but how can anyone forget the luminous shel? If you have...then shame on you. His post last night will certainly make you smile. (It may make you do other things too, but again, I can't stop you.)

I think the problem is that my people aren't clicking enough. Click, my people, click! You know you're just putting off doing work anyway. Why not waste your time with some good reading?
1/28/2003 12:02:00 PM link | talk

Monday, January 27, 2003
The Boiling Point

We interrupt today's whoring for a regular post.

This morning I finally reached my limit.

I don't understand why people would purposely want to hurt others. I try to stay away from things like this whenever I can, but sometimes they're tricky to dodge. They always manage to slip in, unnoticed, and stick around until you can't stand it anymore.

Well I'm not standing for it this time. I've had enough. It's going to take a little bit of time and effort on my part to eliminate this thorn in my side, but I think it's totally worth it. I've put everything else on hold until I've taken care of the problem.

It makes me madder that THC seems to think that things are completely fine. He doesn't even notice that there's a problem. Maybe they're less sensitive in Canada. We don't live in a dorm anymore...I'd like to think that we're all civilized adults. You can't just rub things with sandpaper and expect them to be painless, can you?

Then again, a lot of people seem to be less sensitive than I am in this arena. They just don't see the difference. But I do.

It's totally worth it for me to drive to Skokie to buy the good toilet paper.
1/27/2003 04:21:00 PM link | talk

The Plea

I know, I know...he's a judge and can't give me any linky love...but he's awful nice and it's a cause worth supporting.

Send Rannie to SXSW. Even if you don't have the coin to help (like me...), throw a link somewhere that people will see it...you never know what rich non-working suckers are up to these days...every link counts!
1/27/2003 04:13:00 PM link | talk

The Trailer



It's time. You know you want it. I want it too. Here's how you can help:

See all those people up there in the trailer? The ones with the names are the important ones. The judges: Christine, Jill, Philo and Rannie. And the magical Shel at his new domain.

Although nothing could possibly be as important as those lovely people, you might want to visit the main site for all kinds of fun.

BLOGWHORE.


Know what else you can do? You can link to blogwhore yourself, and mention how much I deserve to win. Like this:

Micky is a contestant in Blogwhore 2. Go give him some love.

See? It's easy. And the more links I have, the better. Come on. Give it up. For me.
1/27/2003 02:57:00 AM link | talk (2)

 Sunday, January 26, 2003
The Game

Lord. I'm kinda nervous.
1/26/2003 11:45:00 PM link | talk

Friday, January 24, 2003
The Whores and Movies and Stuff

Yes. I'm back to the old way of titling entries. I missed it too much.

Anyway. You'll notice some new stuff over there on the right. I've linked all the other contestants and judges for Blogwhore 2. I know I'm supposed to be competing against them and stuff, but their sites are so good that you should visit them anyway, while still being loyal to me. It's OK. I don't mind. Just come back soon.

And it looks like the orange is going to stick around for a while. We want shel to be comfy here.

Did I ever mention that I finally got all the movies that I wanted? The ex loaned me The Good Girl (which cost me 4 bucks, since I didn't take it back on time...), and LIJ rented Donnie Darko (which is so good. go rent it. now.). Then today I went to the Blockbuster that got robbed earlier this week and picked up Final Destination, About a Boy and The Others. I feel somewhat bad for not hanging out with the chiropractors when they called tonight, but I'm sick. I want to stay here and have the couch to myself. What's wrong with that?

Nothing. So there.

This weekend is bound to be filled with Blogwhore researching, in preparation for the game's start on Monday. LIJ will just have to get over the fact that I'm using the internet.
1/24/2003 09:25:00 PM link | talk (3)
Grrr.

Being sick is so not cool.
1/24/2003 10:50:00 AM link | talk

Thursday, January 23, 2003
Blogwhore!

Yes, boys and girls, I made it. I'm officially one of the 12 contestants in Blogwhore 2. Be prepared for all sorts of challenge madness. The fun starts next week!
1/23/2003 01:05:00 PM link | talk (3)

 Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Rannie is a Wise, Wise Man

But we knew that already...oh and hey...look at how our esteemed judges are up for bloggies, the blogging version of the Oscars. There's a reason for this...they all rule. Rannie and I both suggest that you go vote for them.

Rannie is up for Best Canadian Weblog, Best Non-Weblog Content and Best GLBT Weblog
Christine is up for Best American Weblog
Philo is up for Best Webcam of a Weblog

Sadly, some people were robbed. I think there should be a Best Jewish Weblog Bloggie for Jill, and how could the masses ignore our beloved host, Shel for Best Canadian? It is a small reward that Blogwhore 1 was nominated for Best Topical Weblog.

While we're on the subject of bloggies, I might as well plug a few more...although no bloggie could possibly be as important as the ones previously mentioned.

Windy City Weboggers is up for Best Weblog Webring
Miss Shauny, everyone's favorite Australian, is up for Best Australian Weblog
And my good friend ed k. is up for Best-Kept-Secret Weblog and Best New Weblog

Hey! Go vote!
1/22/2003 11:12:00 AM link | talk (2)
My Last-Ditch Effort

Shel has promised me that the blogwhore contestants will be announced sometime tomorrow (well, today really...). So let's call to mind all the sucking up we've done here.

1. It's orange. All over. Just for Shel.
2. We've written poems, gotten celebrity sponsorship, and gone shopping.
3. We've told all the judges how much we love them.

How much? This much.

Rannie
Jill
Christine
Philo

Visit them again, or heads are gonna roll...I mean it.
1/22/2003 02:51:00 AM link | talk (3)

 Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Insomnia...

Yes, boys and girls, I managed to sleep for seven hours last night. This morning I did not wake up at the inappropriate hour of 6 am as has been my usual non-voluntary routine for the last two weeks.

It's about time. I was starting to be really crabby. Like more crabby than usual. I gave myself another week before my roommates strapped me into my bed and locked my door. Luckily, it won't come to that. Yesterday's relaxation extravaganza must have paid off.

Going to the ex's house soon to borrow The Good Girl. She's home sick from work (the ex, not Jennifer Aniston, although I'm unable to accurately report on Jennifer's health, as we rarely speak.) and somehow she was able to snag a copy in the first store she went to. I, on the other hand, went to two Blockbusters (one of which was robbed while I was there...) and a Hollywood video and was unable to find even one of the movies I was looking for.

Jerks.
1/21/2003 11:26:00 AM link | talk (2)

 Monday, January 20, 2003
Drunken IM-ing

BRH: hetys
My0001: hi there
BRH: what are yoding o?
My0001: are you drunk?
BRH: yeas
My0001: nice
BRH: soood runsk
My0001: lol
My0001: nice. and on a sunday, no less.
My0001: class tomorrow?
BRH: guck now
BRH: i called your sass
BRH: but noooo
My0001: lol
BRH: haha
BRH: whats dodi you do todayss
My0001: had to take my boss to the airport, then played for a sketch comedy show
BRH: fun
BRH: then snmoked crack
BRH: right/s/?
My0001: i was smoking crack the whole time
BRH: good mana
BRH: "as long as i don't remever it. it didn't happen"
My0001: lol
BRH: a quote from dusty about gettn laid by someone others than nis girlfried
My0001: that ain't right
My0001: in that case
BRH: sure it is
My0001: nooo...so not cool
BRH: it 3asn't his fault
BRH: he didn't kow until mornig
My0001: oh...so did he fall down and just happen to land there?
BRH: no!
BRH: she landed on him
My0001: knowing that he had a girlfriend?
BRH: hw was passed putd
My0001: that's lame
BRH: yea it adidn't happen
BRH: we just made it up to fkcks around
My0001: ah.
My0001: well then
1/20/2003 12:12:00 AM link | talk (1)

 Sunday, January 19, 2003
Catching Up on the Sucking Up

Does anyone miss the old way I titled entries? (Like "The Suck-Up", "The Fanciness" and whatnot...) I can't decide. Maybe I didn't need so much of a change for the new year. Hmmm.

Anyway. Work, sleep and Canadians took up too much of my time yesterday. All of it was a good time, but there was no computer time to be had. Sad. Expecially when I have such ass-kissing to get done. Shall we begin?



Christine, in addition to having a cool site that makes me think of snacks (always a good thing...), had a good Blogwhore run herself last year. If you're looking for a fun link, Christine probably has it on her blog. I know when I'm bored, I surf through her archives for something to do...

And last...but so much certainly not least...we have the winner of Blogwhore 1: Philo. Ah, where to start. East-West is probably one of the coolest sites ever. More than a blog, Philo and his friend Choire produce a whole online magazine. I've wasted so much time flipping through articles and their personal blogs, it's not even funny. Like, I've been late for things. But the beauty is that you can go and read for a little while...or for a long while. They put a lot of time and effort into their site, and it shows.

It's hard to suck up to people when you're as genuinely awed by them as I am of Christine and Philo. (Hmm...that was some shaky grammar there...) I promise, if selected, to strive towards the high bar for whoring that they set with last year's competition.

Really. That's a promise.
1/19/2003 12:27:00 PM link | talk

Saturday, January 18, 2003
So Fancy

I threw the best opening night party tonight that I think Chicago has ever seen.

Oh yes. So nice.

We had bartenders in tuxes (ok, people from my catering company, but still...) and real champagne glasses. People stayed for two hours, and not just the obligatory "get a free drink, leave 20 minutes later" sort of thing either.

Yeah, I pretty much rule tonight. But don't worry...the sucking up will continue tomorrow...

(ok. later today. shut it.)
1/18/2003 03:16:00 AM link | talk

Friday, January 17, 2003
Hungry Man

In celebration of my opening tonight (and the beginning of weeks of easy work for Micky...), I will soon be consuming 39 grams of fat...all contained within the one microwave meal that I just bought.

Oh yes. One pound of boneless pork product, with mashed potatoes, corn, and an apple crisp. Yum.

Screw you Healthy Choice. I deserve this.

Update #1: Healthy Choice's mashed potatoes are much better than this. Bastards.

Update #2: Does anyone really need two boneless pork patties?

Update #3: Do they think they are fooling us by putting those grill marks on the aforementioned patties? We were there when they were put in the microwave...hello...

Update #4: Apple crisp. Yum.

Update #5: My lord...this is far too much food for any one man to eat. I don't care how hungry you are.

Update #6: I ate the whole thing. I feel sick. Ugh.
1/17/2003 03:53:00 PM link | talk

Don't Think I Forgot...

...the wonder that is shel...I haven't. In fact, last night, I found a present for him. Like, a real-live present.

Well, not real real-live. I'm not going to have to punch holes in the top of the box or anything. Don't worry. It'll survive the trip to Alberta...

Wow, I have no shame.
1/17/2003 10:27:00 AM link | talk

Even More Sucking Up

It makes it easier to suck up to people when they have really cool sites. I'd always heard about Rannie's site, but for some reason, I'd never clicked.

I can see now that I've been remiss...

He's a great photographer and I bet (if he gave himself a chance) a great knitter. Or at least he looks nice in a Harry Potter scarft.

Speaking of, I'm getting all my Harry Potter news from his site from now on.

You trust Micky when he tells you things. Go visit Rannie. Look at his photos. It's Friday...what else do you have to do? I know you're not working. And you can't just keep reading all my archives over and over again. Really.

P.S. To Rannie...I would have taken a picture from your site to do some kissing up magic, but I didn't want to violate any copyright stuff. Besides they're too good to mess with (I can say that because my photography sucks...). Just know that the love is there.
1/17/2003 10:24:00 AM link | talk (1)

 Thursday, January 16, 2003
More Sucking Up

I've just spent the last hour reading through jadedju's archives. In the lieu of all sorts of paper origami boxes and super twitch muscles, I have a present for her:



Deluxe Leather and Chrome Executive Chair

Pneumatic gas lift, swivel and tilt control with lock; Thick padded seats and built-in lumbar support; Padded leather chrome armrests; Exceeds ANSI/BIFMA standards; Available in black leather - all leather seating is a combination of genuine leather and matched vinyl. Luxurious leather covers inside seat and back; outside back and sides are durable matching vinyl; Ready to assemble.

Look at that. It exceeds standards. Doesn't that sound like the chair you need to have all sorts of sitting comfort and goodness?

Go visit jadedju. Let her see how much Micky loves her.
1/16/2003 05:02:00 PM link | talk (3)
Answers

Just checked the referral log. Someone found us by asking the question "Should I wear socks with clogs?"

The answer is decidedly "No." Actually, if I had a choice, the answer would be "You should not even be wearing clogs, as they are stupid and pointless, especially in the winter, and you should take them back."

I know they won't like these answers, but I have a duty to my people. I hope they found what they were looking for.
1/16/2003 02:05:00 PM link | talk (2)
Get Well Shel!

As I'm sitting here listening to Robbie Williams's Feel, I'm reminded that shel has been sick for the past few days. That's not fun. I bet if everyone sends good mojo up towards Canada, he'll feel better soon...

Oh stop your whining and send some mojo.
1/16/2003 01:59:00 PM link | talk

Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Some Robbie For Shel

Celebrity endorsements are key in a game like Blogwhore, so luckily for us, I've gotten Robbie Williams to be a sponsor. See?



Come on. If I can get someone like Robbie (and hello...he has the second biggest recording contract in history...) to support me for Blogwhore, shouldn't you support me too?
1/15/2003 01:50:00 PM link | talk

Tuesday, January 14, 2003
An Ode to Shel
(with apologies to Walt Whitman)

1.

O Sheldon! My Sheldon! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning:
Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
His orangeness is strong,
For Sheldon is my one true king,
The king of all the blogs.

2.

O Sheldon! My Sheldon! you make the world so sweet;
I find each day I talk to you, my life is really neat;
You are the bestest person that I'd even want to know;
Screw Survivor: Blogwhore 2 is now my favorite show.
Exult, O Canada, and sing, O Robbie!
His orangeness is strong,
And I, I find I must suck up
To the king of all the blogs.

3.

O Sheldon! My Sheldon! your power must be such bliss;
For you, I ignore my list of work, and focus now on this;
This sucking up from the whole wide world is the ultimate in whoring;
And if I'm selected, I'll follow your lead, and promise to never be boring.
Exult, O judges, and sing, O whores!
His orangeness is strong,
For you and I must all concede
To the king of all the blogs.

Oh be quiet. Walt doesn't always rhyme. And he's famous.

OK, fine, he's dead too. So you save this for another 60 years, and then we'll talk about rhyming.
1/14/2003 12:05:00 PM link | talk

Bloggin' Lovefest

I know it's shel week and all, but I have to give out some more love. Robyn's Bloggin' Lovefest is such a nice friendly idea, and I would have included shel anyway, so here are a few more people that I love and why:

Nancy: Although she's not online much anymore, I will always think of peanut butter when we talk. (Don't ask...it has to do with stupid co-workers, of which we have many...) At least I have her blog to get my jillmatrix fix every once in a while. She always manages to find news that is interesting in the vast wasteland of crap. I have her wedding invitation in my scrapbook (All right, let's be honest. Men don't have scrapbooks. We have boxes of stuff that we don't throw away until we get married and our wives either throw them away or make scrapbooks for us...) and being able to find one of the songs for her ceremony makes me happy. She has also spent countless hours helping me fix things on the site, and get hosting, and all sorts of other fliz. You know you love Nancy too.

Shel is getting an awful lot of love this week, but he deserves it. His site is fun, and always chock full of Robbie Williams. He sponsored the Penny Drive and Blogwhore 2...things that I often thing about when I'm offline, which to me, is the mark of a good blog. I've said it before and I'll say it again...i never thought someone that I hadn't met in real life could turn out to be such a good friend. Love to shel.

Jodi rules in so many ways. She helped me with my very first site...helped me buy my domain name...gave me the support to start my backwash column...and on top of all that, she's coooooool. She posts a lot, too, which is key. A lot of funny-ness. Good stuff.

Jeremy is all about kicking my ass in the losing weight department. Not only does he inspire me to work out and eat right, he raises the bar for bloggers everywhere with his unique and wonderful writing style. And he's a good guy in reality, which makes it even better when you read his stuff.

and finally...Court: So smart. So funny. So lucky with the women. Such a bastard for going to California for the next two weeks. (Oh wait...that's not love...that's angst...my bad.) But seriously, a good guy, with a good blog (although he could post a little more often, eh?) that you should check out.

Thus endeth today's lovefest. If that's not enough for you, go see Robyn and she'll take good care of you.
1/14/2003 10:57:00 AM link | talk

Monday, January 13, 2003
Blogwhore 2

That's right, boys and girls. It's time for Blogwhore 2. And I have to be in it.

No. I HAVE to.

Be prepared for some hardcore sucking up. This is the official start of orange week here in mickyworld, in honor of shel's favourite (note Canadian spelling...) colour. Every day we'll talk about how much we love shel. It'll be fun.

Let's begin, shall we?

Nine Things I Love About shel

9. Likes Robbie Williams and sends me mp3s.
8. Is Canadian.
7. Has great taglines.
6. Likes cats.
5. Shops at the sale racks in the Gap.
4. Is a good slacker.
3. Comes up with good ideas like Blogwhore.
2. Does an awful lot to help people who need it.
1. Is one of the best blogfriends I have. And I love him.

Don't you love shel too? I think you do.
1/13/2003 06:22:00 PM link | talk (5)

 Friday, January 10, 2003
Dumb

Remember when I complained that some bastards had stolen the sandbags from the back of my truck? Apparently the bastards were LIJ and myself when we put them in the garage to make room for some furniture we were moving. We both forgot all about it, until we were moving TOGFI's borrowed furniture back out to the garage. We stopped. Looked at them. Looked at each other. And then...

Micky & LIJ: Oooooh.

LIJ: Remember?

Micky: Yeah, we took them out...

LIJ: when we moved that bed and desk and stuff...

Micky: because there wasn't room...

LIJ: And put them in the garage.

Micky: Right.

LIJ: No one stole them.

Micky: And we forgot. Dumb.

So no worries. Although I assume that my ticket from that day is still valid. But wouldn't it be nice if it weren't?
1/10/2003 04:24:00 PM link | talk (1)

 Thursday, January 09, 2003
Justifications

Today, the ex and I were discussing her purchase of a metal filing cabinet. It's our usual habit to justify any of our purchases as an investment in some important aspect of our lives. I chose today to relate the purchase of a filing cabinet to one's health.

Pay attention. It gets tricky.

One must invest in organization. If one does not, one's mental health will fail, as one will not have lived up to one's goal of organization. As a result of mental angst, one's physical health will start to falter, as one will be less inclined to go to the gym, and more inclined to sit on a pillow and read magazines. So really, it's healthy to buy office supplies. It's almost stupid not to.

This justification continued when I got to the airport almost 45 minutes early. Not one to drive around for that long a time, I searched for an interim destination. I finally found a McDonalds. I figured I'd get a hamburger or something, and play with my palm pilot or read a magazine or something.

Except I left my backpack at home. No palm pilots. No magazines. Not a snack in sight. So because I had nothing better to do, I ate a chicken mcnugget meal. And I have to admit that it was damn yummy.

The point of all this is that people who have lots of money, or want lots of money from me, are so not cool. So there. If they had not been so self involved, I might never have gone to McDonalds.

Update: hmmm...I just came back to fix some spelling mistakes and reread this, and it dawned on me that the last line makes no sense at all. Really. None. Oh well. Let's just chalk it up to being drunk on mcnuggets.
1/09/2003 03:02:00 AM link | talk (3)

 Tuesday, January 07, 2003
Nerves of Steel

A while ago I wrote something unsavory about someone. And that someone reads the blog of someone else. Someone else who is frightened that the first unsavory character will search my blog and find the aforementioned comments.

And now this person will be frightened that I posted this. If one is smart, one won't comment, because that would let the cat out of the bag. Luckily one is very smart, and I'm sure to get an email later telling me how risky this is.

Oh, but it's fun, isn't it? You know it is. It's nice living life here on the edge. The risks. The spontaneity. The danger. The snacks.

I bet you didn't know there was a food table on the edge, did you?
1/07/2003 01:37:00 PM link | talk (3)

 Monday, January 06, 2003
Moving Day

TOGFI finally packed up most of his stuff and moved yesterday. But it was a huge exercise in procrastination. The Happy Canadian (THC) is moving some things in today. So TOGFI said he was going to move his stuff out on Friday. We loaded up his matress and box springs into my truck and moved them up...

...and that was it. I came home on Saturday and saw no change at all. He spent the day shopping. LIJ figured that he'd just do it all on Sunday. So I was only a little worried.

I had a full day of work on Sunday and got home around 6:30...and saw no changes. Everything was in exactly the same place it was the night before. (For that matter, everything was in the same place that it was weeks before, because there was no packing or any other sort of planning.) You know why? He spent the day shopping.

High School Reunion premiered last night and LIJ and I were looking forward to it. At the end, TOGFI comes home (this is around 9) and asks us for help. So we did. Not happily, but we got most of it done. At midnight. In the snow. Up two flights of stairs. There are still a few things left for him to take (including a huge computer monitor box filled with books that I refuse to have anything to do with...) and some cleaning to do, but it's almost ready for THC to move in.

And it's about time.
1/06/2003 03:03:00 PM link | talk (1)

 Friday, January 03, 2003
Stetzler and Dad: A Song

Stetzler and Dad had a mini reunion (sadly, sans the older Stetzler). But to commemorate the event, we have collaborated on a new song. It's a song that's going to be performed in the Chicago Sketchfest in a few weeks. The lyrics were already written as part of the sketch, but I wrote the music. That's me on the piano (and you'll notice I didn't care about a few mistakes...) and Stetz singing.

The song is about an interesting booth at the volunteer fair. Enjoy.

Slut Volunteers of America
1/03/2003 01:46:00 AM link | talk (2)

 Wednesday, January 01, 2003
New Year. New Look. New Theme.

That's right, boys and girls. It's not a drastic change, but a change nonetheless. The most important thing is to unveil the new theme for 2003. Every year, pop icons that we are, Stetzler, Stetzler and Dad proclaim the theme for the year. You'll see it up there on the banner.

2003: Please. Do Not Disturb the Sexy.


"What the hell does that mean?" you may ask. Well I'll tell you. It all dates back to P. Diddy's out-of-control invitation to the MTV Video Music Awards post party. We also put our own spin on it for the New Year's festivities last night.

Speaking of...that was a good time. And a big mess. But totally worth it.

Following the party, I had an upsetting dream where I was told that Russell Crowe didn't want me to come backstage because he "wasn't in a very Micky place right now".

Harsh.

But luckily, it was all just a dream, and most likely a lesson to not eat so many spicy snacks before bed. Well, for the eight hours before bed. There were a lot of snacks consumed.

Don't worry. The mimosa I'm drinking right now helps.

That's right. Orange juice. Health.
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