The Age Of Men |
Thoughts on watching "Mary Poppins" as a grownup:Identified a lot more with David Tomlinson's Mr. Banks than I ever had before. Poor guy. Never has upper-middle-class fatherhood looked more thankless ...
Posted by Paul Jay on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:12:00 PST |
A Stitch In Side Saves Nine |
Today, during my walk, I actually RAN for three whole minutes! And then did two whole pull-ups! And I haven't eaten fast food in like four weeks! America's Next Top Male Model, here I come, as soon as...
Posted by Paul Jay on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:59:00 PST |
This Is Interesting, I Promise |
[I had never heard of this label, I don't like any of these bands, none of the names mean anything to me, and I STILL could not stop reading this article until the end. A truly horrific depiction of l...
Posted by Paul Jay on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:56:00 PST |
Darn My Enthusiasm |
I seem to have sprained my foot while working out, which apparently happens to people who have been basically immobile ever since the release of Netscape and then decide to do jumping jacks. I wonder ...
Posted by Paul Jay on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:29:00 PST |
Who Minds The Store? I MIND |
I didn't exercise this morning -- I had an urgent need to go see "Stardust", alone, and then drive home weeping -- so I thought I'd get my heartrate up by watching the entire Comedy Store open mic. I ...
Posted by Paul Jay on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:07:00 PST |
Fun Hurts |
I was at a swimming pool for an hour and a half today and managed to get a sunburn and a charlie horse. My left leg still doesn't work right and my shoulders are the color of a lobster who has had an ...
Posted by Paul Jay on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:49:00 PST |
No Try |
I stopped cohosting Name of Show because I felt like my onstage banter mojo had withered away. Current host Ed Salazar assured me I just needed to relax and not think about what I was doing, and comed...
Posted by Paul Jay on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:35:00 PST |
Y’all Just Don’t Get Me, That’s Y’all’s Problem |
Last night I tried out my "racist nerd" bit at the first place I ever did standup: a mixed (but mostly spoken-word poetry) open mic called Green, over in Culver City. You should check it out. But don'...
Posted by Paul Jay on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:14:00 PST |
Jediliverance |
Are there racist nerds? Like, rednecks in the middle of nowhere with no education or humanity to speak of, but somehow they've got a Netflix subscription and a whole box of Golden Age comics, from bac...
Posted by Paul Jay on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:06:00 PST |
How To Tell If You Are Becoming A "Foodie" |
You make a sandwich that could be reasonably described as containing "shaved Gruyere".
Posted by Paul Jay on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:16:00 PST |
