Apropos of Nothing

Epiphanies are wonderful

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:23:56 -0700

I've just gotten off the phone (well, Skype, but it's pretty much the same thing) with The Amazing Jennifer Priest. Why is she so amazing? Because in the space of an hour, she brought me up from exhaustion to excitement; from depression to deligh...

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The First Step

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:44:58 -0700

Part of wisdom is knowing when to seek help. I don't claim any special store of knowledge apart from the common sort that arrives with age, but I do know when I need assistance. I've come to a point in my life in which I feel overwhelmed by the ...

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On drinking

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:45:20 -0700

O the wonders and joys of drink! The epicurean delight to be had in a precisely-concocted formula of alcohol! The gastronomic pleasure inherent in every chilled sip and swallow! It is a consummation I shall never know. For I, dear friends and ene...

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Friday the 13th: the Luckiest Day of the Year

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:57:00 -0700

According to lore -- and by "lore", of course, I mean "Wikipedia" -- there really is no supportable reason behind the fact that traditionally, Friday the 13th is considered a day of bad luck. Mostly, it's a concatenation of the belief that Friday...

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Being about the origin of cherubs as instruments of failed relationships

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:34:33 -0800

So! Valentine's Day, huh? Am I right? Huh? Yeah! Hearts! Flowers! Candy! Ha-haaaaa, ugh. Now that it's safely past us for another year, I gotta question. Whether you're a dyed-in-the-wool romanticist, all luvvy-duvvy boo-boo kitty nummymuffincooc...

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Only YOU can stop your head from exploding

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:30:11 -0800

If you’re like me, or even like him, or her, but not her or her, and totally not like that guy, ‘cause eww, what the hell is wrong with his ears, he doesn’t know the business end of a loofah from a turkey’s wattle and MAN he needs the services of...

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CyLOLns

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:39:29 -0700

'Nuff said.

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Telegraph? Whoa, I didn't see THAT coming!

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:34:25 -0700

Of all the abandoned, obsolete technologies we've discarded over the years, the one most deserving of a second chance is the noble telegraph. Think about it -- when we're at our computers everyday, visiting our favorite wicker porn sites, what ar...

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No go boho

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:18:42 -0800

Here's where we separate the strong-stomached from the squeamish. I give you: Bohemian Rhapsody, a capella. One of the lyrics is wrong, but damned if I was going to re-record that. History will judge me.

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Nothing left to lose

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:11:29 -0800

It’s been a long December, and there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last. But how much better? What has kept it from being better before this? Have you been unable to do everything you wanted to, due to scheduling res...

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