Summertime Girly Book Man

So, I was on the train yesterday headed to work. At the Belmont stop, a rather cute gentleman boarded the train--tall, athletic, seemingly ungay. But then he pulled THIS BOOK out of his bag and began reading. Um, what?

Great Moments in Mistaken Identity

Courtesy of Gawker:



Now if the New York Post has, in fact, pictured the correct Barbara Bush for this story, I'm not sure whether to be frightened or impressed.

Feel the love

Look everyone--Mark is back in Chicago! And he's groping Cleo!

I'm not over Six Feet Under, but I think I've found a new favorite show

"Lloyd, pack up all my files! Pack up everything you see into a box. Everything! You see a used condom, an executioner's mask, and a goddamn spike paddle, don't think--JUST PACK THAT BITCH! Chop suey!" --Jeremy Piven as asshole talent agent Ari Gold speaking to his Asian assistant in this week's episode of Entourage

Charlotte's Web

Completely stolen from yesterday's edition of Gawker...

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Cuddle Party Los Angeles

Hey everybody! Cleo finally added me (yay!) and I'm excited to join the crazywickedfun posts that are the Unfocus Group. I think most everyone on here knows me from the CRC days, but for those that don't, I answer to Mike, Mikey, Tall Mike, Tall Kid and sometimes Bitch or Drunk Guy, depending on the circumstances.

As my first post to the Unfocus Group, I'm happy to introduce you to the wonders of Cuddle Party Los Angeles. I don't know whether I'm more disturbed by the fact that the rules allow kissing but no sex, or by rule #14 -- "Clean up after yourself."

For the gays, you'll be happy to note that "by popular demand, Andrew has decided to begin coordinating all-male Cuddle Parties" beginning in October.

My friends seem to be of a mixed opinion that these parties sound either "fun," "scary" or "designed for fat and ugly people." You be the judge.

"Good morning, I'm Cumming."

Words cannot describe my response to a new commercial for Alan Cumming's scent.

Clearly, this spot is a vehicle for his, ahem, self-gratification and exposure.

Who will win?

Conan O'Brien vs. Bear.

The Neo-Futurists in the New York Times

"The actors move so assuredly between raucous send-up and searching drama that the show finally occupies some indefinable space between them." Yup, I'd say they got it exactly right what the Neo-Futurists are all about.

Yeah, I'm not quite sure what I was doing here. Outside of Trader Todd's on Sheffield.

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Fornicator Prep

CANTON, Ohio -- There are 490 female students at Timken High School, and 65 are pregnant, according to a recent report in the Canton Repository.

65 Girls At Area School Pregnant; School To Unveil Three-Prong Program

Home, sweet home

...stolen directly from Towleroad...

For those still bathing in the afterglow of Sunday's Six Feet Under finale, here's a Flickr photoset of the Fisher house just outside downtown L.A. as well as a satellite shot, and Google map. Notice the exterior has been painted white. I don't think that was part of David and Keith's renovation.

Pass That Dutch

"On the Herengracht, those returns have often been fantastic for 25 or even 50 years at a time. Home prices soared in the first half of the 17th century, around the time of the tulip mania. But they came crashing down in the 1670s, when the prime minister was killed, and partially eaten, by a mob of angry Dutch, and the country nearly disintegrated." — From an otherwise bland story about the possible existence of a housing bubble, in The New York Times.

My mom, the comedienne

I sent my mom family pictures from graduation. She replies:

Are there any pictures of you alone? There's only one picture that someone wasn't looking scary.

Dear Kansas School Board...

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Rent-A-Gay

Now you can get more than just books out of the library! Try borrowing a person from your favorite minority group.

That's Ridiculous! Everyone Knows That Makes It Bigger

"There are good programs in many schools. There are excellent books on the market. There are plenty of parents who are having carefully open conversations with their children.

But in every classroom, there still seems to be some boy passing the word that masturbation can make your penis fall off."

Our Friend?

Okay, so I finally used Snapfish to order prints of the digital photos a bunch of us took at the Cape over Memorial Day weekend. But when my prints arrived, there was one photo of a friend I don't remember being there with us. Does anyone know her?
(Yes, I have a 4x6 glossy of this photo... Thanks, Snapfish!)

Bush to set record for vacation time

"Tuesday was the 319th day that Bush has spent, entirely or partially, in Crawford -- roughly 20 percent of his presidency to date...According to an AP count, Reagan (who holds the current record) spent all or part of 335 days in Santa Barbara over his eight-year presidency -- a total that Bush will surpass this month in Crawford with 3 1/2 years left in his second term."

Washington Post Story.

I'm not sure the kids call it "lame"...

FORT A.P. HILL, Va. -- The sour scent of sweat pierced the night air. The forest floor was barely visible under beach towels covered with Scout patches displayed for trading. A tiny youngster in a baseball cap skipped frenetically through the crowd, his high-pitched scream rising over a cacophony of haggling.

"Anyone want this?" he yelled, holding a patch aloft. He stopped, jabbing his fingers at the patch. "Look! It's silk! SILK!"

Nearby, Tim Baldwin, 16, of West Chester, Pa., tried to pawn off a piece of "bait" -- a truly lame Cub Scout patch covered with rainbows and bears and the words "Day Camp."

Washington Post story.

Cleo weeps when she learns that there are no more strawberry mango smoothies at Lollapalooza.

Oh, and by the way, Jessi got married. More to come.

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Eliina eats the chicken. @ Lollapalooza.

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