August 2008
10 posts
I just finished saying goodbye to an engineer I worked with this summer. He’s young and pretty adorable and kept delaying leaving by talking about camping or going to boston to visit family. I need to remember to keep in touch - he’s definitely one of the sharpest guys here and has taught me a lot
“I’m as useless as a screen door in a submarine”
– A man on the beach, on his inability to assemble a beach chair
Taking Over
I, Ari, have decided to take over this blog and make it my own after its colossal failure as a medium for 518 banter.
July 2008
6 posts
Ryan: Check out my new fav song (it's Britney Spears)
Me: Ew
I'm trying to imagine it playing on good speakers, maybe it sounds better then?
Will: Does anyone else like how Ryan signs all his emails to the 518 club "Best, -> Ryan"?
Most faithfully yours,
Will
Trevor: Ryan, I hope that someone was playing a prank on you and sent that from your account.
I swear, the music you listen to...
Ari, neither your ears nor your speakers are deceiving you, the song sucks.
Will, don't encourage him.
Truly,
Trevor
Me: With all my love,
Smathy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_fe_st/pre... →
San Francisco plans to name a sewer in Bush’s honor to commemorate his, um, lovely contributions to this country over the past eight years.
Santogold - Creator
June 2008
21 posts
The Itch →
Very interesting article on itch, new perceptions of pain in the most recent New Yorker.
Obama - Software for Campaign →
How cool is that? I wish I was a developer - what a great chance to combine a love of politics with the tech lifestyle.
In light of Father's day...
My paternal unit’s instructions to make dinner:
COOKING ! Spaghetti tonight ? 1. take the sausage meat out of the casings & fry 2. also put in the hamburger meat 3. Remove meat and put into another vessel 4. Peel and cut into rings, 3 -4 onions, fry slowly in a little bit of vegetable oil. At that point, I will arrive, put out the remaining fires, and add the little...
Wish this was my house... →
Write to Pogs
He will be at field training for three weeks, partaking in the unimaginable: waking up before he goes to bed, running 20 miles while carrying his pack and doing pushups, scarfing down maggots for dinner in 15 seconds. Please help a bamf in need by sending humorous/encouraging content. Maybe, though, if we send some kind of threatening letter he could get his training halted for security...
“He had nice cheeks.”
– an intern @ work, upon questioning his motives for allegedly kissing another guy on the cheek
http://barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com/ →
“It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Democrats’ nomination of Obama...”
– Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Trevor's Dream
Ikea, promoting the opening of their second store in Brooklyn.
did it work
Im in a mountain with my phone and wanted to see if it worked. did it work?blahhjhdhdbej
Gabby - an author in our midst?
William Ford Gibson (born 17 March 1948) is an American-Canadian[16] writer who has been called the “noir prophet” of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction.[17] In 1982, Gibson coined the term “cyberspace” and popularized the concept in his debut novel, Neuromancer (1984). Gibson is best known for depicting a visualised, worldwide communications network before it became...
“Because it’s MY room.”
– Ryan Jackson, on his significant lack of clothing
Oh, daym! →
Plz check out www.lolbama.com
