Posts from October 2008

Someone gets shot; we all end up in The Hospital (October 7th, 2008)

At this exact moment, I’m supposed to be on a boat, sailing around Turkey.
I’m supposed to be sipping cocktails on the top deck of a yacht, under the scorching Turkish sun while hot girls scamper around in bikinis and Robert, Simon, Scott and Tom try to keep their hands to themselves. 
And yet, and yet.
And yet, [...]



Hell hath no fury like a woman misquoted (October 6th, 2008)

“Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing to do with politics. This is yet another example of McCain and Palin distorting the truth, and all the more reason to remember that this campaign is not about gender, it is about [...]



Gosh darn it, I doggone love Tina Fey (October 5th, 2008)
Clearly I didn’t really think this whole ‘published author’ thing through (October 5th, 2008)

Here’s a fun fact: I didn’t think anyone would read my book.
Can you imagine a more disingenuous statement from an egotist like me? That I didn’t think anyone would buy and read my brilliant, hilarious, insightful book? Please.
But it’s true. While I was writing The Book, my brain didn’t engage with the fact that at [...]



Don’t vote (October 2nd, 2008)

American readers – I do so hate to get all ‘Operation Clark County‘ on your ass but this is about thirty five types of brilliantly written, and 301 million types of important…



Yours truly, angry mob (October 2nd, 2008)

“Hello, Mr Carr?’ said the little Nazi, ‘I’m afraid there’s a serious problem with your hosting. At ten o’clock this morning we received a call from the Metropolitan Police’s Obscene Publications and Computer Crime Unit asking us to shut down your web server. Apparently one of your sites was offering advice on setting up a [...]



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