Entries from October 2007

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

An Actual Conversation with Frank, My Housemate - 2

Me: And then she ended up pregnant (referring to a movie).
Frank: Just like putting a baby in an oven
Me: What? You mean…bun in the oven?
Frank: Yeah? What’d I say?
Me: Putting a baby in the oven
Frank: Haha. Yes, that’s much better.

Monday, October 29th, 2007

An Open Letter to ‘Aint-it-cool’ News

To answer your question, no.
Sincerely,
Kevin Longrie

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Excerpts from the Notes of Burke and Longrie

On monday night, Rennie and I were studying for our Cold War History Midterm. We created an outline of our discussion, most of it being academic. Some, however, was not. The following are excerpts from our notes, with any explanations needed added in italics:
Tokey: (Alexander Tocqueville) French aristocrat - wrote about america’s opportunities for expansion [...]

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

An Open Letter to the Woman in Her Late Forties Who Thinks Her Armpit is a Good Place to Store Books

No, that’s not ok.
Yes, I have to touch the copy of “I Love Menopause Because..”* you just held in your pit stain.
Get off your cell phone.
He’s cheating on you, he has to be.
Best Regards,
Kevin Longrie
*I’m not kidding

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Lonely People Talk too Loud - An Online Transcript

So everyone once in a while, you’ll get a talk-up-in-class kid. I’m not referring to voicing your opinion or asking/answering a question, I’m talking about the kind of kid that brings up something completely unnecessary or barely related to show everyone he knows something (even when it’s nothing at all). You all know the type. [...]

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Nighthots

It’s no secret that Ryan Gosling is one of the best actors of his generation. With films like Half Nelson, The Believer, and even the flawed The United States of Leland, Gosling has proven that he can be used for more than just his looks (e.g. The Notebook, Mouseketeers). But GQ has made him even [...]

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Colbert

Stephen Colbert officially announced himself as a candidate for the next presidential election.
I know it won’t happen.
Though I can’t help but dream.

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Two Recent Shows

They were amazing. The first, the Weakerthans, was at the same El Rey theatre I saw them at 3 years ago. The second,Beirut, was at the Avalon.
Both shows I also managed to get there early enough to be directly in front of the lead singer, front row. Both of these shots are [...]

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Winning Combinations

Three customer purchases from Borders:
1. Woman, 28

In Between Boyfriends
Atkin’s Diet for You

2. Woman, 46

5 different books on dogs (including a novel written from a dog’s perspective)
A self-help book on divorce

3. Man, 72

Playboy
Hustler
Box of Fake Mustaches

(titles and age approximated)

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

O Clooney! My Clooney! - An Online Transcript

Dan: gotta finish my Michael Clayton piece tonight. I’m seeing Lars and the Real Girl tomorrow
[Discussion of Michael Clayton]
but if you want 1300 words on it, tune in tomorrow morning
Me: will do
clooney
*swoon
Dan: well yeah
i wonder what it would be like if he just held me
i mean
tits