photograph: i touched david foster wallace’s things
If you go to the Harry Ransom Center, which is the library at UT Austin, and ask really nicely, they will let you read and marvel at the most … Continue reading
quotation:
“You are so insignificant to me, I wouldn’t even delete you from Facebook.”
blog: jump the shark
I’m wearing a bowtie, and I just labeled a ziploc baggie of coffee INTELLIGENTSIA HONEY BADGER (for whose benefit other than my own? I don’t know) and I forced Alex … Continue reading
blog: notes on brunch
Saturday, 12:14PM. Motorama, Jones and Danforth. I am so hangry (so hungry I’m angry) that I can’t have a charming brunch conversation. Nikki, Maria’s granddaughter, brings me three gigantic chocolate … Continue reading
Quotation:
“I shouldn’t make fun. I have girly conversations all the time.”
“Sorry?”
“I have girly conversations all the time.”
“I thought you said, “Oh, I have great conversations all the time.”
Amazing. “I have great conversations all the time.” is my new icebreaker.
blog: on the topic work-life balance
I hope you’re not here for advice, because I don’t really have any work-life balance at all. Which is to say, I don’t really have a life other than work. … Continue reading
story of my life: dennis, with a “z”
I always thought that my life would be better if I was playing in a soccer game at all times. I’m more confident on the field, truly happy, just generally … Continue reading
blog: 30 day challenge
Last year my friend Dave did a 30 day challenge where he ate vegan, and it changed his eating habits forever. This year he is only eating homemade food and … Continue reading
blog: valentime’s
Well, that’s one way to start off Valentine’s: politely asking someone to be yours, politely being shut down. I miss the bloodlust of Lupercalia. At least I went into it … Continue reading
blog: Ryan Family Values
Nothing is much better than playing soccer under the lights with a team you know and love.* I want to rename our team Ryan Family Values. The Ryan family is … Continue reading
blog: texas
I ate a breakfast burrito! And tomorrow, if all goes well, I am going to hold the handwritten manuscript of This is Water, David Foster Wallace’s Kenyon commencement speech, in my … Continue reading
fashion statement: mittens on strings
when Mittens on Strings become really popular this season, know that it’s because I tied my mittens together with an old shoelace and wear them draped around my neck like … Continue reading
blog: they should pay me to write this, but
ever since I bought that Kevin Murphy Powderpuff fairy dust that goes in my hair, everything has been looking up. I just googled “how much does cocaine cost” to compare … Continue reading
blog: things I learned from Kevin McDonald
I did a sketch comedy workshop with Kevin McDonald today! I was terrible. But only compared to everyone else, who were great. One thing is for certain: I am just … Continue reading
