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I elfed myself, and the results are on the elf yourself site here. My first try was a pretty boring Internet joke, so I decided to go back and do it for real.
If that link doesn’t work, I put the video online. Streaming is here: http://www.masculinehygiene.com/elf.html and download is here: http://www.masculinehygiene.com/d/m/elf.mov
My war on Christmas continues
It’s got to be that time again. The crisp air, the evergreen smells, the approaching drums of advertising… Could it be, already? Is it upon us so soon? Why yes! It’s time once again for the annual
WAR ON CHRISTMAS!
chaaaaarge
Hallmark hasn’t been bold enough yet, but American Greetings has Patriot Day Cards. The link was corrected from an earlier post where it expired; that one shouldn’t, but it should be findable from americangreetings.com in any case.
If you’d like to tell them what you think of this, they are:
American Greetings Corporation
One American Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44144-2398
216/252-7300
Fax: 216/252-6778
Their toll free customer service number is: 800/777-4891.
Maybe they could tell us where that $2.95 $3.25 is going, or why it’s time to have greeting cards when the hole in New York isn’t filled yet and the war isn’t over and a lot of important questions haven’t been answered. Or what the hell they thought they were doing.
Hmm. Now Hallmark’s site is down for maintenance. I hope they don’t…
So, not going to L.A. today after all. Plan B: Sit in back yard with iced tea and a good book, listening to explosions. So if anyone wants to share THAT experience with me, let me know!
I think I’m going to Mt. Washington for Greg’s 4th of July party. His band is going to play (Rough Church). It’s a block party, street closed off at 3 pm, etc. It should be relaxed and pleasant, because Mt. Washington is a neighborly neighborhood.
The Fourth is a weird time for me for the last few years, and especially a Costa Mesa 4th of July is something I don’t much want this year.
If anyone else feels like going, ping me. It’s a nice buncha people.
And yes, I am listening to the Very Best of Hall & Oates. I’m not sure why, because I usually hate hate haaaaate this kind of slick R&B pop, but I’ve always liked those guys.
Dear the Marketing-Industrial Complex:
I was dismissed from UCLA for poor academic performance in 1986 during a severe and nearly fatal depression.
My father died suddenly in 1993.
Fuck you,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_December
Selected Events:
1791 – The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia legislature.
1961 – In Jerusalem, Adolph Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization.
1994 – The web browser Netscape Navigator 1.0 is released.
Selected Birthdays:
37 – Nero, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)
1859 – L. L. Zamenhof, Russian initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917)
1923 – Freeman Dyson, English-born American physicist
1955 – Paul Simonon, British bassist (The Clash)
1964 – me!
Selected Deaths:
1890 – Sitting Bull, Sioux nation leader (b. circa 1831)
1944 – Glenn Miller, American musician (b. 1904)(probably – date of plane’s disappearance)
Apparently it’s the Roman holiday of Consualia, on which day the Rape of the Sabine Women took place. The holiday is all about THE GRAIN THAT IS UNDERGROUND AND HIDDEN AND PROTECTED. Fascinating stuff.
I forgot to celebrate CRAPMAS this year!
Let’s just go ahead and call that a good thing.
Go ahead and celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Even if you’re not in any way Irish. Even if you don’t understand a thing about the politics of the celebration and its slogans and songs. Have corned beef and Guinness and try not to drive drunk, it’s all good. Hell, the Japanese seem to enjoy Christmas, too. Holidays are fun.
But if you call it or spell it “St. Patty’s Day” I’m going to come over to your house and beat you about the head and neck with “The Copy Editor’s Shillelagh”, otherwise known as a 1913 Webster’s English Dictionary with cast iron covers and spikes, on the end of a chain.
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