From the monthly archives: June 2004

Pumpkin Seeds: Butterflies in my Stomach Edition

By On June 29, 2004 · 3 Comments · In Personal

1. Tonight is another louder than words and yes, it’s true, it could very well be the last one. That’s my attitude going into it, at least. A lot of it is riding on how I feel by the end of the show.

2. Right this minute, I feel like it could go [...]

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Attn: Department of Homeland Security

By On June 28, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

While catching up on the news this morning, I came across the following information buried in some left-wing propaganda on the “record-breaking” box office for Fahrenheit 9/11 that leads me to believe an insidious act of terrorism has been successfully launched on our soil:

The Wayans brothers’ comedy “White Chicks,” about two black [...]

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Yummy Sandwich: Revisited

By On June 27, 2004 · 1 Comment · In Marketing

Due to a sudden rise in Google searches for “Yummy Sandwich” leading to my journal over the weekend, and a couple of sad attempts at revisionist spin in my comments section, let’s recap for the newcomers.

1) On May 20, 2004, I wrote about Yummy Sandwich’s Powerpoint presentation and it’s questionable use of [...]

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FLATLAND: The Village Gar’tor

By On June 26, 2004 · Leave a Comment · In Writing

By St. Cuthbert’s beard, I signed up for the military to kill Orcs!

Kobolds and half-orcs and the ignorant humans willing to deal with them were not what I’d expected. Never mind the undead! If I wasn’t disappointed when they split Leoroar and I into different units, I certainly was when I fell beneath the [...]

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Comical Stereotypes

By On June 25, 2004 · 3 Comments · In Pop Culture

SCENE: Midtown Comics, East-side. A half-block-long line of stereotypical geeks, mostly male, and a smattering of normal-looking geeks, all male.

I like to believe I’m one of the latter.

There was a time when I would have felt extremely self-conscious in a situation like that, standing on line outside a comic book store waiting to [...]

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