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Do you remember?

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Once upon 2002-ish, MTV had an amazing show called Rich Girls starring Ally “Horsehead” Hilfiger and Jamie “My Face is Melting” Gleicher. The show was beyond wonderful in all of its vapid, pointless whining and bickering. It featured some of the best conversations about the merits of cargo pants in the Midwest – “farmers actually put things in the pockets!” – and panics over dogs with pneumonia. Really, it had everything…for a whole ten episodes.

Well, Angelar and I haven’t forgotten. Through the magic of Photoshop, Ally and Jamie have been reunited:

Please, visit the episode guide, read the bios, revel in the photos and hope that a DVD comes out soon…at Rich Girls on MTV.com

Oh, dear…

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We’ve reached a new level of dork-osity at my job. This is me with my coworkers. After work. Yes, we gathered after work for this madness. And, yes…we were excited about it. I know…I know.

(I know.)

An ode to Mamie…

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Okay, so I’m unbelievably fascinated by this Mamie Van Doren…it’s not really a crush so much as I’m in awe. 75 years old. She was a child in the Great Depression. We hear stylists talking about bringing back the look of ‘Old Hollywood,’ but she’s still living it. Anyway, to honor her, I’ve turned her into vector art and created this new background entitled, simply, “Mamie.”

Click here-ish to download the 1680 x 1050 version.

A tour of my boredom…

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Last night, I took home the FMC’s new videocamera…this tiny little Sony MiniDV HC36 which is adorable. Because there is nothing exciting going on in Bellefonte (ever), I decided to just record what an evening in the life of Nick is like. However, I suprised myself with just how fun this video ended up being. I call him “Permanent Press” and you can view him here (QuickTime 7 – 10.8 MB).

Also, today ended up being relatively decent…mainly because I was suprised by a $150 deposit by the university in my checking account. Apparently I was paid over six weeks early for a medical study in which I paricipated. If you know PSU at all, you will understand how rare it is to have anything involving money happen sooner than you’ve been quoted.

Hair cut tonight!

Don’t believe his lies…

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Do you use Mac OS X? Have you ever made the mistake of believing the Weather Widget? Ever fall for the trickery of AccuWeather? Well, here’s a helpful illustrated PSA for you:

I want a job where I can just roll out of bed, write down whatever assinine predictions strike me as possible, phone them in and go back to sleep. What’s particularly insulting is that there is an AccuWeather office right here in State College. Like, if they wanted to ‘forecast’ accurately, they could just look out the window.

Thanks…that is all.

New painting…

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Well, my back may never speak to me again after working on the floor for three or four hours (lost track of time), but I’m sure that the sacrifice was worth it this time. I was inspired by my trip to Rome, where there is a modern city encased in a church, more or less. And now, for your viewing pleasure:

Roma

I call this one “a life in the shadows”…

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i figured out the key to short-term success
just tell everyone that you’re clinically depressed.
make a list of all the people that you’ve wronged.
don’t ever call them back, but use them in a song
and if you’re lucky enough to have a parent pass away,
pretend it broke your heart, but never go to their grave.

and it goes 1, 2, 3, easy as 1, 2, 3.
it goes 1, 2, 3, let’s all exploit our misery.

i figured out a way to twist reality,
just take a ton of drugs and never go to sleep.
re-rent the saddest movie that you’ve ever seen.
fill your room with TV sets and put it on repeat.
push all your friends away with the cool things that you said.
if you need company, you got the voices in your head.

and it goes 1, 2, 3, easy as 1, 2, 3.
it goes 1, 2, 3, let’s all exploit our misery.

so stay down on yourself
and if you feel a glimpse of hope,
you gotta choke it out before it grows.
you’re the only one that really counts.
stuck dollar bills inside your ears
and let the rest of them work it out.

and it goes 1, 2, 3, easy as 1, 2, 3.
it goes 1, 2, 3, let’s all exploit our misery.

right now

“Missed Medicine” by Her Space Holiday