Monthly Archives: August 2003

can’t get you out of my head

This summer, a community board in Brooklyn, N.Y., has called for a limit on the playing of the “Mr. Softee” jingle by ice-cream trucks — a jingle that can be unbearably memorable for those subjected to it for extended periods. strangely, the ice cream man that drives around our house has abandoned the old fashioned

my name is…

Shake-zula,the mic rulah,the old schoolahyou wanna trip, I’ll bring it to ya. Cause we are the Aqua Teens.Make the homeys say hoand the girlies wanna scream.Cause we are the Aqua Teens.Make the homeys say hoand the girlies wanna scream. (And now they’re available in cuddly plush form. Sorry… no Carl yet.)

just talking about rufus

she: so what is he trying to do now? write a musical? me: i think rufus is always writing musicals. every single song is its own little musical. (go give a listen to mr. wainwrights’s latest.)

overheard in newtown

newtown is between roswell and alpharetta. it used to be an established community, but these days, it is just a recreational park. the shopping centers around it have picked up the name for commercial use. anyway, i’m getting gasoline at the newtown bp station. i notice the honda behind me and then the pair of

the lesson to be learned here is..

always remember that the internet is an ever-weaving series of databases that have been building and evolving for years. and while bits of information may be forgotten or neglected over time, they never actually disappear. sooner or later, they’ll show up. like today, for example. take a look at today’s online atlanta journal-constitution. now scroll

i like that new simply red song

seriously. never thought i’d hear anyone say that again. how long has it been? 1989? sure, they’ve stayed in business over in europe, but we always ignore pop music over here. heck, the U.S. will likely miss this track too, but let me repeat: i like that new simply red song. and what makes it

fool me once, shame on you..

fool us all forty times, shame on … well … shame on you.