Newsletter
-
By timoi in On Another Note
A few years ago, my dad and I went to one of those boxing matches they hold at the community center. The place was pretty excited to see a young boxer from Victoria make his professional debut. After one of ...
-
By timoi in On Another Note
I have this friend named Juan, everyone calls him “Buddy”. We met while working and were assigned to work together from our employer at the time, we became great buddies ever since. One of the great things about Buddy is ...
-
By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
The alarm goes off. I hit the snooze button. After these processes are repeated for a few turns, I remove myself from my blankets, thus tearing the wrapper off of a brand new day. I never realized how symbolic this ...
-
Advertising Doesn't Always Work
By timoi in On Another Note
Instead of writing about the obvious VMAs that your coworkers may be gabbing about... I heard this on a radio ad this morning: "Cingular has exlusive ringtones from artists like Nelly, Missy Elliott, and Hillary Duff." So there you go...
-
By timoi in On Another Note
I used to threaten my friends that one day I would run for public office. My campaign slogan would be "You Could Do Worse".
-
O Good Taste, Where For Art Thou?
By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
I have thought about it long and hard, although I don't know why. If a man is trying to woo me, I am more likely to be impressed if he quotes lines of Jay-Z rather than lines of Shakespeare. Is ...
-
By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
A few months ago, I was reading one of those celebrity gossip rags, and I came across something that's been nagging at me ever since I read it. Adam Sandler had just purchased a $13 million manse. Cameron Diaz had ...
-
By timoi in On Another Note
My wife likes to watch novelas. For those of you not in the know, thats a Spanish soap opera. Well, she doesnt like to watch all of them, just one in particular. Its called La Madrastra, and unlike American soaps ...
-
What Happens At World Youth Day, Stays At World Youth Day...
By timoi in On Another Note
This story kind of struck me as odd. Seems as though a Belgian Nun was reprimanded for "wild dancing" as she acrobatically danced with a missionary. She states that normally she wouldn't dance like that, but was carried away by ...
-
By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
The languid rays of the moonlight carried us down the shore, Following our every curious move forward. The luminescence bounced from ripple to ripple, The bay awash with muted light from the galaxy above. We seemed connected to the orb ...