An Observation

When considering Jason Giambi's Nice Guy 'Stache, the Yankees sucking, Madonna getting involved with ballplayers, a black man running for President of the realm and the NKOTB reunion, one must arrive at the conclusion that the 80's are back! With a vengeance!

A Cruel Observation

Following my stint in New Orleans, I visited George and Lauren and we went to have an enjoyable day at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

Lauren: There are a lot of lamb-kebab stands here.

George: It seems a little harsh.

Me: Maybe lambs like irony?

Lauren: I wonder if they recognize the smell of... themselves.

Me: They all smell much better while cooking than they do when they're living.

George: That's gross. We should go look at the herding dogs now.

Me: Good idea.

Cotton

Some boys give girls flowers. Some give girls cotton. Now knit me a sweater, bitch.

The Way That I Rhyme

There's not much to say about this set from Darkside Haunted House -- it speaks for itself, I think. I will add that it was one of those jobs you're happy to take just because the situation is so weird that it becomes a crime NOT to take it. There's a Disneyland-style line-maze that serves to pace attendance and allows guests cycle through and experience a series of terrors. One such section featured a series of hillbilly-Deliverance-style vignettes. Our host and guide said, dryly, "Guess what our theme was last year?"

This comment reminded me of one of my cleverer moments, if I do say so myself. Back in college one of my video professors was a heavy in the early Experimental Video, Queercore and Riot Grrl scenes in the 80's and 90's (and was even namedropped in Le Tigre's "Hot Topic") and she and I would frequently butt heads over this and that. For example, she would accuse me of misogyny and in turn I would make my work more misogynistic because... well... wouldn't you?

Anyway, a few years after we graduated George and I went back to talk to some of our more beloved professors and in the course of conversation asked what Cecilia was up to.

Professor: "I'm not sure. Last I heard she was in Ireland working on a horror film."

Me: "You mean, like, slasher-horror or the horrors of gender relations...?"

Professor: "..."

So I never got a good answer, and I suspect I was right.

Someone Has To Be The Ugly American. Why Not Me?

"Rea" apparently means "Sale" in Swedish. Therefore this picture is funny.