Subtle Bluntness

I’ve decided that, this year, I’m going to get into the Christmas spirit even if it kills me.  And if I have to be Christmassy, all you motherfuckers are coming along for the ride whether you like it or not.  That means tinsel, that means wreaths, that means poinsettia bushes, that means the whole nine [...]

Merry Christmas, blogosphere.  I hope you and yours have had a wonderful holiday, and I hope you all sang happy birthday to Jesus.  If you don’t, I he will be mad.  But it’s okay, he’s all about forgiveness (so long as you sold your watch to buy him combs for his beautiful hair). I’ll celebrate [...]

On the expressway this afternoon, a great deal of my trip was spent riding alongside a taxi cab.  This happens a lot, as I work pretty close to the airport and there’s always some kind of traveling cabbie train coming or going from there, but this was a little different.  Inside the cab, the cabbie [...]

I spent a lot of time over the holiday season watching television. Actually, I spent a lot of time watching television period, especially this year, but the holiday season is always a time in which lots of television is watched because when you don’t have to get up for work the next day and you [...]

Everyone has a favourite holiday. For people like me, that favourite holiday is Halloween. The airwaves are full of horror movies, websites indulge in theme weeks celebrating underappreciated horror films (ahem), there’s lots of candy and treats, pumpkin-flavored beer, cool costumes, and general indulgence of our darker natures. Then, there’s the antithesis of Halloween: Christmas. [...]

It’s sad, but I actually remember the Monstervision Christmas marathon from back in the early 1990′s. Good times, gang. Good times. Cable television could use a man like Joe Bob Briggs again, that’s for damn sure.

Squirrel Queen tagged me, so here goes nothing. In the spirit of my newfound desire not to be the Grinch’s meaner half-uncle, it’s a Christmas-themed Xmas meme! Rules for the game include: 1) Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. 2) Share Christmas facts about yourself. 3) Tag [...]

You know how I know Newscoma and I will be BFFs? She likes Mystery Science Theater 3000 (so does Ginger, surprisingly). Amusingly enough, she posted about her desire for a Patrick Swayze Christmas at the very same time I was writing my Cultelevision article about those very same awesome folks for Den of Geek. It [...]

A brief update on this chilly and haunted Halloween night. I’ve been busy over at Den of Geek the last week, and here’s a little update of what I’ve been doing yonder for those still in the Halloween spirit (and also fans of The Office). The Office 4.05: Local Ad. Limitless paper in a paperless [...]

Date: October 28, 2007. Time: 1:57 PM EDT. Program: NFL on Fox, Colts Vs. Panthers Event: The first Christmas commercial of the year, for the Garmin GPS navigator deal. Sigh. IT’S NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YOU ASSHOLES! I don’t ask for that much. All I want is to not see Christmas commercials until after Thanksgiving. Hell, [...]