Wednesday, March 24, 2010

the lives of men: mundane idiosyncrasies

nothing fascinates me more than quotidian details and mundane idiosyncrasies regarding the lives of men. i am going to write a book about it. it's going to contain a lot of dull facts about certain men. here are some examples:

Edward, 23: Edward has never had Thai food. he tells people that he does not like Thai food even though he has never tried it.

Bob, 31: Bob likes watching "American Idol". he watches American Idol every week with his dog sprawled out on the shag carpet in front of the tv.

Apollo, 27: Apollo once went to Milwaukee and got food poisoning. because of this, he always roots against the green bay packers.

see, doesn't that sound like a great book? it would just be chock full of boring snippets from male individuals. shoot, i could fill up a whole book about myself! it would have things like:

Dave wears glasses that are two years old. he wants new glasses, but hasn't taken the necessary steps to attain these glasses.

Dave has a new vacuum. his new vacuum is actually capable of cleaning the carpet in his room.

Dave needs to buy a gallon of skim milk. he really likes skim milk.

[end sarcasm]

hi everyone, it's me, i swear. i like making fun of myself, and i definitely make fun of people such as my brother, dad, and best bros. gotta keep it loose ya know! i hope i'm not being cruel, just trying to joke around. what are some mundane idiosyncrasies of your life?

wow what a weird post, let's make the next one weirder...

i got a link for ya. full disclosure -- i've only watched part of this video and haven't listened to it. but it has people riding cars on frozen lakes in new hampshire. how could you possibly resist watching it?!:
On Thin Ice - Video Library - The New York Times

here's my abstract screengrab of the splashscreen thingie for nytimes video. how do you feel about nytimes video? i think some of it's pretty cool, i should watch it more.