Monthly Archives: October 2006

this Raya’s ad and my obsession with those Petronas ads

Posted on October 29, 2006 by gee

Do you think the Petronas ad for this raya is good? The story is of an aged man who is unable to take care of himself and has to live with his daughter’s family much to the displeasure of the … Continue reading →

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but I already do it for a living!

Posted on October 29, 2006 by gee

Apparently, for some, the naughty librarian makes a good Halloween costume. This er… outift, carried by ever-tasteful Target, includes “a navy blue dress with screen-printed skirt, attached tulle petticoat, shawl, rhinestone glasses and removable “Naughty Librarian” badge” and is 100% … Continue reading →

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aw shit, we lost

Posted on October 28, 2006 by gee

… and the bandwagoners in LA are dismounting faster than you can say flakey. For the first time in a very long time USC has lost in the regular season. It was in September of 2003 when Cal beat USC … Continue reading →

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putting in the effort

Posted on October 28, 2006 by gee

Professor: G, what is a thesaurus? Me: A dictionary of dinosaurs! … Grad school? Really?

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former Trojan celebrates fruit of his loins

Posted on October 27, 2006 by gee

Time passes so quickly. It felt like just yesterday (back in August, actually) I reported that Matt Leinart was expecting a baby with ex-girlfriend, Brynn Cameron. Apparently, the kid popped out this last Tuesday and is christened Cole Leinart. Proud … Continue reading →

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Saving Face

Posted on October 27, 2006 by gee

I’ve spent a week two weeks letting this ‘review’ sit in draft mode but no amount of stewing is making it any more coherent than when I started writing. For better or worse this is a rambling train of thoughts … Continue reading →

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keeping warm

Posted on October 25, 2006 by gee

Now that it’s getting around to the time where it starts to get colder than a witches tit (a metaphor that I’ve yet to completely grasp), I thought it’d be a good time to start thinking about keeping warm. And … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogging: Smart and Sexy

Posted on October 23, 2006 by PpFt

“I am sick of the opposition trying to make me choose between being sexual and serious; and I am sick of being split the same way by victim feminism. I want to be a serious thinker and not have to … Continue reading →

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GOAT’s last race

Posted on October 21, 2006 by gee

A little over twelve hours from now Michael Schumacher will line up for his final Formula 1 race. He starts at P10 and so, barring some uber freakish turn of events, will probably see Fernando Alonso win the drivers championship. … Continue reading →

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this week’s sign of the apocalypse:

Posted on October 19, 2006 by gee

It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these. So here we go – this week’s sign of the apocalypse is coffins with professional baseball team logos. Urns available also. Previous signs of the apocalypse: Sign #1 Sign #2 Sign … Continue reading →

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virtual life too real

Posted on October 17, 2006 by gee

For those of you familiar with MMORPGs you know about Second Life. Have you heard that Reuters has opened a virtual news agency in the Second Life world? Yes, a real news agency is going to be reporting news of … Continue reading →

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brinksmanship relativity: appendix

Posted on October 17, 2006 by gee

I whined couple days ago about the different approaches used by the US gomerment for the Iraq matter and the North Korea issue. It was Bush’s speech at the Rose Garden that got me banging my head against my desk. … Continue reading →

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blogger’s block

Posted on October 16, 2006 by gee
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yuk

Posted on October 16, 2006 by gee

I’m mad cause my pretty shoes are ruined from having to walk in this shit: It’s not looking to end cause we’re picking the system up from the gulf where Houston and the surrounding areas are just getting pounded. Pity … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogging: Canehdia and all that kinda thing

Posted on October 14, 2006 by PpFt

I was out shopping at Old Navy yesterday. My otherwise perfectly cute checkout guy (…whose nametag said “Nate Dog”. I wanted to ask if his last name really was “Dog”, but got distracted by the fact that he…) was wearing … Continue reading →

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