Summer jobs are notorious for being horrid. This post is brought to you by ManchuCandidate who actually survived as a Kirby Vacuum cleaner door-to-door salesman for an entire month. Here is the story in all its horror: Continue reading
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Eater.com has asked this question in conjunction with stating America’s seemingly new found appreciation of the taco. They posit that at some point in the near future the taco will eclipse the burger as America’s favorite food (Pizza, you don’t count, apparently.) Continue reading
Yesterday’s Blerg and Biz’s Blove Blog had people stirred up per usual. I happen to believe that the vast majority of pots do have lids out there. You just need to recognize what pot you are and what kinds of lids ‘fit’ you. Continue reading
In recent years, couples getting married have moved from the traditional household items registry to honeymoon registries. Honeymoon registries, offered by websites such as Honeyfund, Honeymoon Wishes and Wanderable, allow couples to set up a registry where the gift is a honeymoon related activity. For example, if Bob and Joe make a registry for a honeymoon in St. Lucia, they can register for activities (e.g. boat rides, couples massage), food and beverages (e.g. hotel champagne) or even travel-related items (e.g. camera, luggage). Continue reading
About six months ago I started working from home. It wasn’t my choice. The business was not doing well, the owners that used to work under the same roof decided to split, and I was left with an option to work from home or quit. Continue reading
Well, if you’re like me, you’re having a really hard day dealing with the bankruptcy of one of the world’s best catalogs to ever make its way down the shitstream from God’s trash can on the crap ferry to hell. SkyMall. Continue reading
Different fonts for different applications, of course. But my favourite sort of signature font, the one my emails go out in, is Bookman Old Style. It’s very elegant, plus, duh, bookman.
When I had my bookstore I had a lot of fun making signs for this and that. A favourite theme, not that original, I know, was to repeat the same line (SALE ON KIDBOOKS, for example) several times, one below the other, each time in a different font. For a sign for an actual sale of children’s books each line would probably be in a different primary colour. Hell on ink cartridges, but eye-catching, which is the main intent. Continue reading
Here we all are, four years on. Seven or more, for those who started with Gawker or Jezebel. Continue reading
It’s the funnest night of the season, when you can dress up like a sexy children’s cartoon, drink dessert cocktails named and dyed to look like viscera, and candy sales are bountiful, so you can eat mini Kit Kats till you feel like puking. Continue reading
In less than two weeks, I will be turning 40. As the date approaches, I have been looking back at my accomplishments and looking forward as well. What do I want to do? Continue reading