The best part about sober February is you can start drinking again on my birthday, the 29th, because that’s not really February anyway.We’re only two and a half weeks from the start of Sober February 2kDozen. You might be surprised to learn that actually looking forward to it.
I had a big realization about it the other day. Not drinking is easy. Duh. None of us are alcoholics, at least not yet. The reason Sober February is great is because it helps you realize why you drink. Or more specifically why you enjoy drinking enough to think you can’t stop for a little while. In my case I use it as an excuse to be social. It’s a crutch that I lean on to get out of the house and having fun. So all of February I push myself to be as social and fun as I normally would be, only without relying on drinking to make it happen.
I’m looking for people that are participating this year. It’s starting to grow and I’d really like to try and make it a full fledged novelty movements like “Mo-vember” or “the 4th of July”. If you’re participating, read up on it and send me an email and let know why you’re doing it.
Photos from Whiplash - Monday, January 9, 2012 - with Chris Gethard, Daniel Kitson, Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney, Ron Babcock, Nick Turner - UCB Theater - New York
This show was an absolute blast. For anyone in or going to NYC, make sure to go to Whiplash at UCB at 11PM on Mondays. Def one of the best shows in the city.
Keeping this on the “things to do for Sober February” list.
THE SONGS WE SING
episode two of my favorite podcast….
Episode 102 - Arturo Mendez
This week on The Songs We Sing: Salsa superstar Arturo “The Chilly Pepper” Mendez.
Shark Punch - Livin’ La Vida sXe
I think Shark Punch might be my favortie joke hardcore band since Jud Jud.
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on.
(via friendlyatheist)
Scully in California … just hanging out…. OH NO!!!
GPOYW. LA River Crew. See you guys next time!
The "Poison Concert" story
Honestly nothing is funnier than a good “shitting your pants” story. I am both sad and happy that I don’t have one.
(via juliasegal)
The word “fearless” gets bandied about a lot. This man was genuinely that. He was fierce and brilliant, truly humane. I feel so, so sad that he has gone, the world needed him, we needed him, and now I’m crying again.Rest in peace, Mr. Hitchens. You were a beautiful and brilliant man. I’m going to miss you terribly.
This video hits the spot. And it illustrates just what we, and our culture’s discourse, has lost.
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RIP: Christopher Hitchens, world-renowned journalist, writer, thinker, and antitheist, passed away today following a hard-fought battle with esophageal cancer.
He was 62.
Vanity Fair, where Hitchens served as contributing editor for nearly two decades, broke the news. “There will never be another like Christopher Hitchens,” said the magazine in a statement. “A man of ferocious intellect, who was as vibrant on the page as he was at the bar.”
His final piece for Vanity Fair, “Trial of the Will,” was published just last week.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Blue, and their three children.
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RIP: Christopher Hitchens, world-renowned journalist, writer, thinker, and antitheist, passed away today following a hard-fought battle with esophageal cancer.
He was 62.
Vanity Fair, where Hitchens served as contributing editor for nearly two decades, broke the news. “There will never be another like Christopher Hitchens,” said the magazine in a statement. “A man of ferocious intellect, who was as vibrant on the page as he was at the bar.”
His final piece for Vanity Fair, “Trial of the Will,” was published just last week.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Blue, and their three children.
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