Halloween 2005
So for Halloween I am a "sex machine". And by that I mean, the box I am wearing opens up and reveals two dolls doing it to 70's porn music. Also there is a "love tester" and a condom dispenser.
The costume went over really well at all the parties I went to.
Also had a surprise visit from Ramsey, who was some guy from the future, possibly from Miami.
Note that he is wearing the sunglasses from Back to the Future II.
mike sold out at - 19:25
10.29.2005
Things that make you go hmmm
So I had to buy a large box of condoms for my costume (long story) at Rite Aid. When I went to check out up front, the cashier said "oh wow, getting a big pack is a really good deal! I mean, normally it's like 4 or 5 dollars for just a few condoms, but this 36 pack is a REALLY good deal!"
mike sold out at - 12:44
10.25.2005
Quiz Night
Ended up (accidentally) at quiz night at The Mark Bar in Greenpoint after a community meeting last night. Unfortunately it is the red-headed step-brother of quiz night at Pete's Candy Store. Neal & I won third place, and would have gotten first. Note to dude: if you're running quiz night, make sure you know the actual answers! Tampa Bay won the 2003 Super bowl.
Zing. Take that dude. I burned you on my blog. Big time.
Seriously though it was good times.
mike sold out at - 22:18
The Big House
Two artists who performed at the Tank were arrested for hanging up posters for their show. What a crock of shit. I can't believe that they didn't just write these guys a summons. This is such a waste of resources and police time.
mike sold out at - 12:20
10.22.2005
Heifer International?
So I got a "catalog" from this group called "Heifer International" which ostensibly gives livestock to people in the third-world. The only thing is that the quote on the top of the catalog called it "The Most Important Gift Catalog in the World" and had the picture of the above two b-list celebrities, Brad Whitford (Billy Madison) and Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) on the front. So it was kind of hard to believe it wasn't an Onion-like parody for those reasons.
mike sold out at - 11:02
10.20.2005
New York Changing, by Douglas Levere
This site is freaking facinating
mike sold out at - 16:16
But How Many Chrysler Buildings is That?
My standard metric of large amounts of space that I use in policy talks - equivalents of the Empire State Building's floor space (2.3 million square feet) - has finally caught on.
NY Times
"As the project has moved out of its conceptual phase, awareness of its sheer size - nine million square feet, the equivalent of four Empire State Buildings - and potential impact has spread across Brooklyn, charging a much broader debate about its virtues and flaws."
mike sold out at - 15:10
10.19.2005
Sick Day
And a slow day.
"Tax Advisers to Bush Prepare 2 Overhaul Plans"
I read the above title of a news article wrong at first, and I assumed that perhaps Prince had been taken on as a title editor at the NY Times.
mike sold out at - 16:05
10.11.2005
Marryin' off our young
Had a really good time at Ellie and Jared's wedding with the Oakhurstians. Some choice pictures:
The valley of Floyd, Virginia. Home of one traffic light... in the entire county. Referred to as "the Floyd County Traffic Light".
The newly-weds Jared and Ellie Rigby (luckily her first name is not Eleanor)
Bucolic barns barely beyond the boundaries of the church
Paige has a stroke of brilliance at the reception.
Chad does a Riverdance in his jiggy suit.
Chris wears a hat that doubles as a UFO, but is really a space heater.
I seem to be a little too happy in the presence of the Jewz.
