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Quiet Desperation

The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you...

About Me

I can divide by zero. But the last time I did, the universe imploded, so I haven't tried it for 7 billion years or so. Also, I like pie.Go to my award-winning humor product The Waffle Page(tm) (Yeah, I know it hasn't been updated in forever, but still...)UCG Kid's Christmas Craft Fair -- Hella Cute!

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My Interests

Playwriting, photography, acting/theater, bunnies, cooking, Alaska

I'd like to meet:

People who aren't stupid. I realize this excludes 99% of the population, but you gotta have standards....

Music:

Folk, classic rock, good singer/songwriters

Movies:

When Harry Met Sally, Dogma, Braveheart

Television:

The West Wing, Simpsons, Daily Show, Good Eats

Books:

Walden by Thoreau; Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand; God's Debris by Scott Adams; Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy by Douglas Adams, etc.

Heroes:

Most of my heroes are fictional characters. I don't know if that counts.

My Blog

boredboredboredboredboredboredbored.....

How late did you stay up last night? - 2am-ish, I think.  It might have been a bit earlier.What's the connection between you and the last person you texted? - I don't text.Do you have a best frie...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:41:00 PST

Im number one!

So, I spent most of Friday baking stuff for the bake sale part of my church's rummage/bake sale.  I made a lovely carrot cake, plus 3 cheesecakes (regular, chocolate, and peanut butter.)   W...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Sun, 18 May 2008 10:35:00 PST

New rule

Having a British accent no longer makes a man automatically seem more intelligent.  Not since about 9:57pm tonight, when the British gentleman who was this season's The Bachelor decided--after ma...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:17:00 PST

Church retreat report

So, my church retreat was a couple weeks ago.  Overall, it was pretty good, with a few exceptions.  I will now talk about it in list form, for some reason...-The food seemed better this year...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Thu, 08 May 2008 04:37:00 PST

Why, Joel, why?

So, tonight's contestant on "Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Isn't Smart Enough For The Average 5th-Grader," is the World's Strongest Man (tm).  I'm not sure how one officially gets that title, except th...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:54:00 PST

He wasn’t looking for a five-minute thrill....

This song came on my mp3 player just now.  You know how there are certain songs that you hear them and feel like they could have been written about you?  This is one of those songs for me......
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:57:00 PST

New Rule

People are no longer allowed to say "chillaxin’," as in "I’m just here at the house, chillaxin’."  It’s not a real word.  It would, however, make an excellent name fo...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PST

I know it’s late. I know you’re weary....

So, my birthday is in 2 days, which is naturally depressing the hell out of me.  Driving home from church, I was singing the Bob Seger version of "We’ve Got Tonight."  That’s one...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:51:00 PST

Once again, the question is......Why?

(Note:  In the following blog, I will make fun of a woman on tv whose life is obviously sad and pathetic.  I am currently watching this woman at 3:30 in the morning, following an entire Satu...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:10:00 PST

Its sad how few people who read this will have any idea what Im talking about....

New Rule:  Stop calling it the Field of 65....especially if you work for ESPN--you of all people should know better.  It’s still the Field of 64; it’s just that now, two crappy t...
Posted by Quiet Desperation on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:23:00 PST