August 2010
July 2010
And so it begins!
(817): Shark Week. Kick off begins Sunday. The drinking game has been upgraded to include jumping/breaching sharks and Jake’s not allowed to bring the harpoon. Period.
Bahahahahahaha! Love it!
The future is not something we enter, it's something we create.
From the Believer book of advice
Dear Maria:
I know your age is just a number, but recently I feel like I’m becoming old. Not for the obvious reasons—going to sleep before 9:00 p.m., enjoying brunch specials, hating modern music—but because I’m pretty sure I’m shrinking. I saw it happen to my grandparents and parents, and now it’s happening to me. Is there any way to reverse this process, or should I just check myself into a retirement community?
Jack P.
Brooklyn, NY
Dear Jack:
Get a wheelchair, a baked-potato-size dog, some sweatpants combos, and start really living! Gone are the isolation and self consciousness of the middle ages. Fart, tell intimate stories to strangers, fly a Confederate flag on one side of your walker and a gay pride balloon on the other. Let go the constraints of youth. Embrace weakness, confusion, and simple woodworking projects. Our deepest fear is often our greatest wish. I congratulate you on your upcoming retirement.
Maria Bamford
Excerpt from The Believer’s ‘You’re a Horrible Person, But I Like You’ book of advice.
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The Arcade Fire sent over this trailer for their upcoming run of shows at Madison Square Garden next month, the live-stream of which is apparently being directed by a well-known,…
From the Believer book of advice
Dear Todd:
What’s the difference between a transsexual and a transvestite? Which is the one where you tuck it instead of snip it? I just don’t want to make a mistake that I’ll regret for a long, long time.
Greg Sawyer
Macomb, MI
Dear Greg:
That’s an easy one, Greg. A transvestite is someone you fuck. A transsexual is someone you marry.
Todd Barry
Excerpt from The Believer’s ‘You’re a Horrible Person, But I Like You’ book of advice. I’ve been laughing my ass off with this book. Its just a collection of letters but they’re answered by some of my favorite people on earth (e.g., Janeane Garofalo, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Ian Black, Jim Gaffigan, David Cross etc.), if you get a chance check it out.