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About Me

she said "you're pretty good with words but words won't save your life"


Ironic Detachment - My Writings

My Interests

music, writing, and rolly coasters.

I'd like to meet:



Music:

radiohead, (old) weezer, of montreal, the hold steady, lcd soundsystem.

Movies:

magnolia.

Television:

arrested development.

Books:

anything klosterman. anything vonnegut.

Heroes:

gary sinise.

My Blog

Test Your Fergaliciousness.

How Fergalicious Are You?This simple quiz will help you find out your exact scientific level of Fergaliciousness. Be warned, the results may kill you.Point totals are in the [brackets] to the right. A...
Posted by Wesbot on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:20:00 PST

Wes's 2006 Playlist: Long Winded Music Commentary AHOY!

In trying to sum up the year in music, my usual barometer was a bit off. You see, I generally try to rank my favorite albums in a sequential order, best to worst, to a certain arbitrary number, like, ...
Posted by Wesbot on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:35:00 PST

The Best Things I've Overheard In 2006

The Best Things I've Overheard In 2006I spend an abnormal amount of time listening to other people's conversations, usually because every once in awhile, I come across gems like these. The best random...
Posted by Wesbot on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:39:00 PST

SPAM Message Or Guided By Voices Song

Here's a list of 20 titles. Some of them are the subjects of SPAM e-mail messages I've received. The others are titles of songs by the indie rock group Guided By Voices. Can you guess which ones are S...
Posted by Wesbot on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:01:00 PST

[ESSAY] The Passion Of The Floyd

Dear Readers, I have launched a web site for my writing, www.ironicdetachment.com. You may view the full essay, as well as previous writing, there.-----------------------------------------------------. ..
Posted by Wesbot on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:52:00 PST

Wes's Guide To Writing Better SAT Essays

Wes's Guide To Writing Better SAT EssaysRecently, the College Board revised the SAT test. One of the major changes was the inclusion of an essay prompt. Upon hearing this news, I was a tad disappointe...
Posted by Wesbot on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:00:00 PST

I Bought 72 Cans Of VAULT

For the uninitiated, read my story about Surge and Vault here for background. Anyways, Vons had a sale on six packs of Vault. Six pack for $1. I bought 12. That's 72 cans of soda. 864 ounces of liquid...
Posted by Wesbot on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:13:00 PST

Awesome Monday, 4/16/2006

FYI: The best non-denominational holiday based around the start of the work week is tomorrow.Since all the other week days have Holidays (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday etc. etc.) I decided...
Posted by Wesbot on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:36:00 PST

Florida Trip Pics

So here's some random photos from my trip.This is the Wilderness Lodge. I stayed here on the first night. It's a very nice hotel. EPCOTEPCOT. Yay.Mission: Space was pretty cool. This is the exterior.G...
Posted by Wesbot on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:38:00 PST

Surge And Vault: A Tale Of Two Sodas

Back in the late 90's, Coca-Cola released a new soda called Surge. Surge was designed to be a major competitor to Mountain Dew, a high caffeine citrus flavored soda that had somehow cornered a large t...
Posted by Wesbot on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:47:00 PST