Good Grief!

I like to give the guy a hard time, but boss-across-the-hall does have some excellent qualities, which is why he gets to be the boss. One of his strengths is customer service. No matter who you are or how pissed off you are, boss-across will do his best to help.
Right now he’s talking […]

Wait—come back, male readers! I’m not talking about wasting a Saturday schlepping from store to store at the god-awful suburban mega mall and telling your girlfriend over and over again that those pants do not make her butt look big.
I’m talking about internet shopping, silly. People sent me a bunch of links this […]

Today’s free computer time is devoted to this new toy, a gift from my wonderful family. Yes, on the day that the entire blogosphere is having a techno-orgasm over the new iPod, I have become the proud owner of Creative’s Nomad MuVo2 (the 4 GB version). It has some interesting features; for example, […]

Em, the expletive-spewing neighborhood art teacher and amateur cognitive therapist, is in Italy for two weeks.
In her absence, I decided to seek therapy from J the Obscure, soulless office park receptionist extraordinaire. Her advice comes straight from the mouth of her 96-year-old, chain-smoking, South Philly Italian grandmother:
Fuck ‘em all except for six—you’ll need pallbearers.
No […]

My friend Keeny D sent these pictures. How sweet of him to think of me while browsing a sleazy online t-shirt store! Link may not be safe for work.

Barbie design also available:

barbie fashion

I was lucky enough to catch the Animation Show, a collection of short, animated films à la Spike and Mike, when it played in Philly last winter. And now it’s available on DVD! Uh, yeah, since May, so I’ve obviously been sleeping on the job. The trailer is great—check it out!
Three new […]

Why would Good Grief! sing the praises of the Old 97’s, a band with such an unorthodox use of the apostrophe? Some might call this apostrophe pesky. After many sleepless nights, I found the answer on the band’s website:
Why is it “Old 97’s” and not “Old 97s”? Are the Old 97’s confused about […]

I was sitting in the cold, pouring rain for over two hours, waiting for the Old 97’s to perform at the Singer Songwriter festival. Wisely, I had left the umbrella in the car and had brought no rain gear except a Phillies hat.
Because my friends bowed out of the festivities rather than subject their […]

As promised, here is the punishment mix of the week:

Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn
LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out (sorry Suzette)
Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again* Ha!
Cameo – Word Up
Dar Williams – As Cool As I Am
Leonard Cohen – Dance Me to the End of Love
Elvis Presley – […]

Sheesh, the Britney download was just a one-time thing, people. As punishment for mocking my musical taste, the next mix of the week will consist of nothing but silly iTunes purchases. Look for it tomorrow (hint: think LL Cool J).
And speaking of music, this weekend is XPN’s singer-songwriter festival down at Penn’s […]