June 2011
8 posts
Whenever I look at Brad Neely’s site, I always hope he makes more comics: http://bit.ly/it7i4I
Just watched the baby in the construction site episode of Penguins of Madagascar. Genius. I’m so pissed they’re going off the air.
One thing about working from home all the time, I’m obsessed with the weather for some reason. It doesn’t make sense
I forgot how annoying it is to get coffee early in the morning, in the suburbs…
i kinda miss the capes of the mid-to-late ’90s
crap!!
RT @Rschooley: All good things… RT @JHNguyen93: @Rschooley Just saw a tweet about production on Penguins ending. Is that true?
Stuck in the office waiting for my new computer and I forgot to bring headphones #livingLikeThe1800s
Back to work after a magical night with @Jgroover36 is pretty tough
May 2011
1 post
The drive home was a lot shorter this weekend with recommendations from www.flashlightworthybooks.com
April 2011
13 posts
Facebook app is doing that annoying friend recommendation now. They should of learned from twitter
I feel like I should expect more out of the New York Times app. Seems low-class to see a “test advertisement” http://flic.kr/p/9BF7Qd
Easter egg hunt ended like it always does… In tears. http://flic.kr/p/9Be7BQ
Kicking off this meeting with talk of mini vans
Something inside me made me look at my cat tonight and think, “if things were different, I could make you happy…”
I’m going to work out tonight, but my esophagus is low on triglycerides, I’m walking on thin ice here.
Blow-drying Margo's Hair
Yesterday I was blow-drying my youngest daughters hair while she stood on the stool in front of the sink. She was wrapped up in a towel and staring sternly into the mirror studying all the features on her tiny face. I thought, ‘what could she possibly be disapprove of at the age of four? She has big eyes, a tiny button nose, cute cheeks and a small mouth.’ I remembered a few months ago...
Today I was in a hot tub with two successful gentlemen who talked the whole time about work. I couldn’t stop thinking about American Psycho
First new pair of glasses in 10 years. Don’t say they look “hipsterish”. #BecomingABeingOfLight http://flic.kr/p/9xRbHc
9 cups of coffee, a whole sheet of nicotine gum, and crest toothpaste. I can’t stop vibrating. #BecomingABeingOfLight
Working out while listening to the “Mike and Tom Eat Snacks” podcast is oddly inspiring http://bit.ly/efqElB @michaelianblack
I never thought I’d actually get used to naked guys sitting next to me in a hot tub. But I have. And I like it a little bit.
firelyte asked: If I were to grow a beard, what would it look like?
February 2011
1 post
December 2010
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My oldest just got kissed by a boy
I was having dinner with my family this evening, and everyone was finishing before me like usual. My wife took Margo, my youngest, into the bedroom to help her get into her pajamas and ready for bed. Audrey, who’s five, began telling me about how her and her friends have been working on improving a snow-fort on the playground that the fifth-graders had started. It turns out that when the...
August 2010
12 posts
The Unlit Path: Shadow People →
Have you ever been fast asleep, then suddenly awakened to catch a glimpse of a shadowy figure standing in your doorway. Or, perhaps, late one night you catch the movement of something out of the corner of your eye. You turn your head just in time to see something break the light coming from the…
When I was a kid I used to hang out in my sisters room when she was out. Her room was a...
hookersorcake asked: hey you know everything you post gets put in my dashboard. I have to unfollow you until your done putting everything in. ,let me know when your done.
Importing posts
I’m going to start importing posts from my old wordpress account, I can only hope that tumblr is smart enough to now notify everyone of my old posts from the last 10-ish years. If it does, and you see your page filled up, I apologize in advance.
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They weren't listening
They weren’t listening. Like every other night that he took the stage, no one looked at him. He did all the things he was supposed to do, he kept the rhythm of each word, pausing on a beat to emphasize certain parts. He spoke in a soft, faux pleading voice with each line. He even made sure to lean in close to the mic in the beginning. But no matter what he did to ape the styles of every other...
Stupid new guy.
So, I made the mistake of accidentally promoting myself on tumbler. For some reason I followed the link through thinking that you were supposed to as part of ‘the process’, and now my site is up with one promoter - myself. The funny thing is, as I was reading through other peoples posts I kept finding that others have done the same. So I guess I should feel like I’m part of a...
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Shatnermath
Who would of thought that William Shatner could carry the torch lit, and gently maintained by the likes of Phil Donahue (pre lesbian-nazi-midget), Dick Cavett, and David Frost. But he has. And it’s called “Aftermath”.
I’ve reduced my satellite tv package to the $20 family package. Which is good because it’s cheaper and the kids get to keep their shows, but I get...
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Tiny Dead Bunny isn't dead after all
I don’t know why I keep doing it. I see all the stuff I’ve written on Tiny Dead Bunny and get an urge to add more. But when I try to keep it going I lose interest. I had time today to make my last post, and I considered re-designing squid action. Again. Even though it probably doesn’t need it. Then I made the mistake of clicking on some of the links to the right. Over there....
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Knife Fight
“I’ve read a lot of books…” Stephen said. He folded his hands behind him and looked out directly at the audience. He paused for a minute. “A lot of them.” He looked at a few people at different ends of the room. He looked stern. His direct approach toward public speaking always won people over, and if he didn’t sound friendly people began to respect and fear him outside of the meeting room. ...
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Summer gum
As far as summers go this one is more eventful than last years. My oldest kid has learned about chewing gum in the summer, my youngest has become more hilarious, and my mom is getting worse.
Audrey has hit the legal age for chewing gum. She loves it. This is a pivotal summer for her, she’s five years old, she has picked her brand of gum for the summer, has an ugly above ground pool...
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The kids get a bunk bed
Tonight, after months of deliberation, we finally decided to purchase a bunk bed from the “not going to last until college” category of an Ikea purchase.
Erin snapped this afternoon and decided that we should to to Ikea under the pretense of buying a new umbrella for the patio table- an umbrella that would of been in the “not going to last until next summer” category.
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May 2010
2 posts
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It's Sunday and I have a cold.
I’ve never been the type of person who can power through a cold no matter how small and manageable the symptoms. My mom spent the majority of her life never going to the doctor and rarely ever missing a day of work, my dad has chronic stomach problems and he’ll still get on a plane to work out of town no matter how severe his pain is. I, on the other hand, will totally lay around on...
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Meeting my daughters at Toby's wedding
Whenever I hear other dads talk about how they’re really looking forward to spending the weekend up at some waterpark/resort with their children I think they’re lying. I love my kids, and I love spending time with them, but to be honest I’d much rather drop them off with family and spend that same weekend with my wife instead. So when someone talks about how they’re...
April 2010
2 posts
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I woke up at around 3:00 p.m. yesterday after...
I woke up at around 3:00 p.m. yesterday after pulling an ‘all-nighter’ and picked both kids up from daycare. When we got home the three of us laid on the couch and watched Penguin’s of Madagascar until Erin came home. Then I went out to get dinner and pick up my tux, and a pair of shoes for Margo for our friends wedding this weekend. When I got back I saw Margo, Audrey, and the two neighbor kids...
April lameness
I don’t know what my deal is with blogs. I never write in them, even if I have one fan (you know who you are) who loves my posts. Instead I spend each month trying to keep mental notes of things people have said, or kooky situations where my kids have done something where I can refer to them later as dicks, then promptly forget them. I’m always drawn back though. I keep trying to shut...
January 2010
5 posts
Rock the cradle at the MIA
Erin decided that the family needed to get out of the house for a change, so on Sunday morning her parents came over and we piled into the van to head down to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts for the “Rock the Cradle” event. Basically they have bands, story telling and other things for kids to do which is hosted by “The Current” radio station. I wasn’t really...
Egg Saturday
We went to the driftwood this morning for our weekly “Egg-Saturday” breakfast with my dad and Carol. I showed dad the “Flat-Tail” book and we settled into our normal breakfast routine when we were surprised to see the choir guys back again after not seeing them for a year. Even better they sang a song to us which they haven’t done in a long time. As they sang I looked...
Dragon Age. The new World of Warcraft
I bought a copy of “Dragon Age” tonight and I see what all the fuss is about. It’s basically like World of Warcraft (even down to ripping off how to play and item icons) but it has a story that isn’t horrible. I played it for a while after coming back from Jon Roberts house and I wound up staying up till 3am. Plus, the best part, surprisingly, is that it’s a single...
A night to myself
After spending a few weeks working on a project for the day-job, I’m ready to finally spend an evening watching shows like “big love” and “extras” which hinge on my ability to stay awake. Audrey and Margo had their nails painted by Erin while I cleaned up and started their dinner. Once that’s done I’ll finish the evening with a light reading of...
Audrey gets a Wii
Even though we had one a few years ago, we have a Wii again. I’m still not in love with the thing but I guess that Erin panicked and decided to have her play kid-safe games after I made a character for Audrey on World of Warcraft. It was a death-knight that she named “Sparkle Time”. When I asked her why she picked that name she said, because I like sparkles… You know, like...
September 2009
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Labor day World of Warcraft
Ever since I wrapped up some personal projects I’ve resolved myself to playing more of that game. I’ve basically been playing the same character for the last 3 years and never got it up past level 30 because I always played on my own, too annoyed by other people on the internet to try to join a group. But the Brian’s are playing now, and so is Toby and Tyler as well as my wife,...
August 2009
2 posts
State Fair
Something in me snapped when I was at the Taste of Chicago with Erin over the 4th of July. On each street there were about ten booths where you could get food. For the most part you had a choice of beer, pizza, hot dogs or ribs. I don’t even remember what the others were since they were offering random things like “cheesy fries”. I bought some ribs which were only...
Neighbor kids
I used to get into long conversations with the neighbor kids about how to move their gigantic play structure into my yard. I don’t remember how the joke started but I think it was because I told them that they have the same Rainbow System play set that President Obama put in his yard. It’s true, I saw a photo. Neither Max or Rachel seemed to care very much, which is probably why Rachel...
November 2008
1 post
Dads
Lately I’m really aware of being a ‘father’. All the routines, habits, and nuances that I’ve accumulated throughout my life, is starting to give me an idea of how it’s filtered through my kids’ eyes to make up how they will see me as they become adults. My dad was always known for sending us to the fridge to get him a beer. Something we did excitedly since we...