Funny Yet Sad
Sad.Sigh Down Under - Part 4
11.18.08 - Taronga Zoo, Oxford Street/Darlinghurst
Rachel, Jamie’s friend from The JC was supposed to leave to head back to the States this afternoon. However, before she was to do that, we decided to go to the Taronga Zoo, on Sydney’s North Shore. Jamie, who’s been to 167 zoos whilst she’s been here, (including world-famous Australia [...]
Sad.Sigh Down Under - Parts 1, 2 and 3
Yay! Blogging from afar! (G - we need a Sad.Sigh Abroad category.)
11.15.08 - NYC, Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
But first, a small tangent. So, prior to my departure from JFK to SYD, I’d received a text message from my Magic Phone Panel telling me that they were disbanding the panel immediately, and that my phone [...]
The Wisdom of Janitors.
Proof that I don’t know anything about anything?
Our custodian at work, Tyrone, a 35-year old Jamaican man, and I had the following conversation the other day about the tanking economy*:
DT: Hey Tyrone, how’s it going?
Tyrone: Ayrie, not too good, not too good.
DT: Sorry to hear that.
Tyrone: You know, I checked me Money Market deother day. [...]
CBD - Update V
Went on my first Crazy Blind Date last week.
It was fun. We met at Flatiron Lounge, (a butt-ass expensive bar in the Flatiron, natch), and we shook hands, got a seat at the bar, and I got a Scotch. Usually a signifier of a good evening.
Here’s the thing. I’ve already pretty much come to the [...]
More Reasons to Keep My Damn Mouth Shut
I spent a long, long day at Bumbershoot, Seattle’s excellent arts, comedy and music festival, where we saw many, many excellent bands. My friend EZ and I had decided to see the guys from Human Giant as our comedy selection, but it turned out David Cross was a surprise addition to the comedy lineup. [...]