Penis Puppetry

That's right, the ancient Australian art of genital origami. I've seen it before and now it's coming to Portland. Haven't got the exact dates yet but I'm sure it'll be a blast. A must see - the Loch Ness monster, the early bird and the hamburger. What a way to start the morning huh?

Readin’ and Rightin’

I always fall back into reading when I'm sans computer. It's a good thing, I should schedule it to blow up more often. In the past week I've read Fraud and Stupid White Men. In the library now to get Downsize This. So thankful to have the library right around the corner, because I really can't buy any more books until I move into a bigger place. I've got the bookcase in the kitchen, 3 in the living room, the wine rack in the dining room has turned into one, 2 shelves in the front room, all 6 shelves on the desk, the inside of the wood bench, the closet in my room, under each of the side tables by the bed and a stack on the floor, not including the random ones strewn about the house. Am I addicted or what? I should go get a book about that.

Things You Can Mail

Would you believe a $20 bill? a tooth? a can of pea soup? Here are some more from the postal experiments. We sent a variety of unpackaged items to U.S. destinations, appropriately stamped for weight and size, as well as a few items packaged as noted. We sent items that loosely fit into the following general categories: valuable, sentimental, unwieldy, pointless, potentially suspicious, and disgusting. We discovered that although some items were never delivered, most of the objects of even highly unusual form did get delivered, as long as the items had a definitely ample value of stamps attached. The Postal Service appears to be amazingly tolerant of the foibles of its public and seems occasionally willing to relax specific postal regulations.

Crackpot of the Year

A rebroadcast of the infamous encounter with Gene Simmons on Fresh Air, the interview that landed him on Rolling Stone's list of the ten biggest disappointments of the year, and inspired Entertainment Weekly to name him "Crackpot of the Year." If you can't wait here is a site with the mp3 of the interview. I love KISS and have seen them a few times, but jeez he's an ASS.

Books I’m Thinking About Getting

I should just start asking to be paid in Amazon credits. If you have read any of these or have any others to recommend, bring it on. 1. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 2. Lucky: A Memoir by Alice Sebold 3. The Lovely Bones: A Novel by Alice Sebold 4. Good Faeries, Bad Faeries: 2 Books in 1 by Brian Froud 5. The Psychology of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 6. The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 7. Fraud by David Rakoff 8. Stupid White Men ... by Michael Moore 9. Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American by Michael Moore 10. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers 11. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 13. The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass by Rick Goldschmidt 14. The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis 15. The Business Plan for the Body by Jim Karas