nothing good. nothing fresh. i promise. since January 2001

SO SORRY, YOU'RE TOO FAT

Now, I know people come in all sorts of sizes and shapes, but I for one am happy that Southwest is forcing the obese to purchase 2 seats instead of 1. Isn't it about time we stopped coddling these fat, fat-headed fatty pants, and start making them pay for their intrusion into our personal space? The SFGate article mentions advocates for the obese disliking the plan, but what about advocates for the normal sized person who is tired of being squeezed out of her seat by the overflowing flab of the person beside her? Yes I'm a coldhearted bitch, but the fattening of America truly sickens me. Oh poor me, I'm obese, and yet I'm stuffing 3 pounds of McD's beef-tainted frenchfries down my throat every hour. Maybe the pocketbook pain of being double billed will get these fatties thinking about slimming down.
posted by Say It Loud at 1:04 PM

BANANA SPLATZ

what is it with ebay & banana splits stuff? I just bought these patches.


posted by Say It Loud at 12:38 PM

DULL MEN'S CLUB!

they just need to open a dull ladies club and I'm all over it. Hilarious sections on which direction the airport carousels turn and dull activities.
posted by Say It Loud at 12:24 PM

WHOOOMP

to the asshole who just rammed into me with his backpack and instead of apologizing said "Move!" as I was exiting Stacey's bookstore, fuck you. I went back inside the bookstore to tell you what a jerk you are, but you had nimbly climbed to the second floor and you're not worth the effort.

posted by Say It Loud at 1:55 PM

LALA LAND

i have a weird relationship with LA. On one hand, it was my first glimpse into what Cali living could be like, and I fell hard for the blue skies and palm trees. On the otro mano, now that my home is in No Cal, I participate frequently in snarking on the SoCalites and their lame [insert sports team, mentality, pace of life, or celebrity obsession]. But when I stepped off the plane on Saturday and soaked up some mid 70s temps that kept rising, I remembered what it's like to have summer, muy importante. I was all for falling in love with LA again, with the jasmine scented air and hot heat; then we got on the 405 to head to our hotel and sat in stop-start traffic. Death Cab for Cutie's song 405 looped in my head and kept me from screaming. And when we left the hotel to do some shopping, we were planning on walking to the mall until the sidewalk we were on abruptly ran out. Cars in LA is such a tired topic, but seriously, WTF. That smog comes from somewhere.

Other observations: cabs in LA come complete with the bullet proof shield between the driver and passengers, thus preventing any air conditioning from reaching the back seat. Cabs in SF have no such partition (low crime? less rage?) and no need for air conditioning.

Our flight back on Sunday arrived early enough for us to catch most of Michelle Shocked's free concert at Stern Grove. She totally rocked, and even squeezed a few songs in about how much she loves LA.

Currently watching: Mr. Show Season 1 & 2 DVDs
Listening to: Dub Narcotic Sound System: Shake-A-Pudding
posted by Say It Loud at 12:32 PM

SQUEEKY SQUEEKY

i am wiping away the tears from this hilarious collection of sound clips: recorded conversations of a drunk(?) guy who randomly calls someone's workplace every couple of days. He is a self proclaimed "pieced together robot."
posted by Say It Loud at 12:37 PM

Cool fortune cookie page.
posted by Say It Loud at 12:20 PM

Alack Alarum

Car Alarms: Effective or Merely Annoying? My vote goes to Annoying, since I live broadside to a busy street where alarms go off at all hours of the day/night. The other morning I was up at dawn (couldn't sleep, went for a walk) and was walking home when a car with a booming motor set off another car's alarm. It figured to be mere annoyance for the neighbors attempting sleep at 5 a.m. when I saw a rustling behind a curtain and a car remote pointed at the car shutting it off. At least this time the owners of said alarm were disturbed from their slumbers. I was working from home today and no less than 6 alarms went off for their standard period of 2 minutes. None were theft attempts from what I could tell. Can we make these things obsolete? Can we switch sound for visuals? A bunch of bright flashing lights would be just as effective and a whole lot less annoying. I mean, how many blind people report cars being stolen? EXACTLY!!!!! Let's turn this into a movement. Petitions, anyone?
posted by Say It Loud at 8:17 PM