February 2010
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January 2010
55 posts
Coffeeshop Story
The girl sitting next to me sat down at what she thought was an empty table. Two minutes later a guy walked up and grabbed his jacket of the opposing chair. As the girl realized she had taken his seat she let out of a sheepish “Sorry.” Slight head tilt and shoulder shrug. No effort to get up and find another seat. Quick glance with me to share in the awkward moment.
Our newly evicted...
Update: Apartment Robbery 2009
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Wait….Jason…are you just blaming your absent mindedness on this robber?
No, I am not. Unless I lent them to you and forgot. Which I doubt.
When I checked my apartment for missing things most everything was in place. I only own a few DVDs and they all appeared to be there. It wasn’t until I went to watch them tonight that I noticed their absence.
Update: Apartment Robbery 2009
You may remember last thanksgiving I was broken into. I thought they had only taken my cologne. It turns out they also stole my Arrested Development DVD’s!
This is now a tragedy.
On Lady Gaga...
Kayleigh: also. if i purchase for you lady gaga on vinyl
Jason: no.
Kayleigh: will you listen?
Jason: see above
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I'm watching La Dolce Vita. Rolleiflex's...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
The Modern Lovers (5)
Andrew Bird (5)
Bob Dylan (4)
Blitzen Trapper (4)
The Ramones (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Are the Texans still a thing?”
– Tim
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Who wants correspondence?
I have cards, and stamps. I will never use them. Who wants a note?
Email me your address and I will send you some mail. Who doesn’t love getting mail?
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Why Don't More Politicians
put adding more federal holidays on their platform? I bet that’s good for a few votes. That might even be good for some straight ticket voting if the whole party was behind it.
Voter 1: Are you voting for candidate A or B? Voter 2: I’m voting for B again! He’s the reason I have every other Tuesday off!
Have I Been Published?
I had a self-portrait I took featured in an online publication. You can see it here
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
The Modern Lovers (10)
The Ramones (10)
The Jam (10)
Mudhoney (10)
Arcade Fire (9)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Most men and women lead lives, if not of quiet desperation, at least of...”
– William Zinsser - On Writing Well
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“These people are people you would want your child to grow up and marry. You can...”
– Ted Olson
Seriously, how hard is it to define marriage as a state institution, and then allow church’s and other religious institutions to more narrowly define the relational covenants they honor?
The State cannot be exclusive. Everyone is entitled to equal rights as defined by the...
“Oakwood Cemetery at 16th Street and Navasota in East Austin is the city’s...”
– City of Austin running out of places to bury dead
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Has the Indian threat in Zilker been neutralized? I mean, surely a treaty has been signed, or a trail of tears two. I don’t know. It wasn’t in my Texas history textbook.*
If they were hunting bear that means there are bears....
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audsandends asked: how the eff do you enable questions???
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FYI: Show Tonight!
Come on out to Beerland tonight and hear me play some guitar. Music starts around 10, and we play around midnight.
Update: It’s free!
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
The Ugly Beats (15)
Mudhoney (12)
The Jam (8)
Blitzen Trapper (8)
Freddie King (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“I believe they will sell “Bread In A Box” after they realize little...”
– Decade in Preview: The Youthful Vision | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/06/2010
This is priceless.
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The Mark McGwire Thing
is upsetting. I remember the year he broke the home run record. I was in 7th grade, and on one of my textbooks I had a newspaper book cover, and everyday the newspaper would put a counter in the top right corner of the sports page.
I would then cut it out, and tape it to my book cover to keep track of their progress. Now, my childhood is a sham. great.
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On The Supreme Court
While in college I wrote a paper on the practices and procedures of the modern senate. One of the more interesting things I learned is that in the last twenty years if a bill comes to the floor for a vote it’s already guaranteed to pass. This is because of the rules of the senate that require 60 votes to impose cloture. Meaning that if the senate votes to invoke cloture floor debate is then...
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“It rests on the stereotype that white people are rationalist and technocratic...”
– (Via David Brooks - NY Times)
When I started talked about Avatar my dad asked me why, “I couldn’t just enjoy a movie.”
schickles asked: What time does Grey's Anatomy air in PST?
I'm out of the office for one day
and this happens.
Well, if anyone is has any questions left over. You can ask them here.
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Emails can't do all the work.
“It’s so bad lately that I feel like our staff recommendation cards should read:...”
– Elizabeth Jordan, head book buyer at Book People