Getting the Spider-Shaft

I was reading this story about an allegedly deadly spider being found in the bananas at a Whole Foods in Oklahoma when the article took an unexpected turn:
Oddly, the Brazilian spider delivers more than a painful bite that sends most victims to the hospital. Researchers have found its venom also stimulates an hours-long erection in [...]

Floyd Gets a New Coat

Three weeks ago Thursday I suffered a disheartening tragedy, the scars of which remain to this day.
Life had turned a corner.  I was really hitting my stride applying for jobs, and was averaging 3-4 quality applications a day.  I had recently played basketball for the first time since I moved, and it felt good.  And, [...]

Viking Day Craze Sweeps America

I was speaking with Jack Serpentine the other night.  Here is a partial transcript of our conversation, including the crucial part where we think of our latest million dollar idea:

Um, Creepy Tune Thursday?

or “Floyd Hates His Readers And Ruins Their Dreams Forever”
*Click on the Title above to see the full videos – I can’t get the formatting right to get a full shot on the front page.

I stumbled across these videos in the last few days.  First, Crispin Glover creates, um, “art.”

Then, I [...]

Crazy Lady Thursday

(Original post redacted)
Sometimes you have a good story, but in writing it just doesn’t come out right.  That was the case, at least in my opinion, of  my latest Crazy Lady Thursday story.  I just wasn’t feeling it.  It’s still pretty funny, though, so here’s the CliffNotes version:
I went to a sports bar to watch [...]

What I’ve Done, What I’m Doing

So, given my lengthy hiatuses between posts, I suppose I should give some sort of life update.  So here you go.
I still don’t have a job.  I spent most of February frantically applying to every job with the words “assistant,” “editor” and “writer” in them, to no avail.  To date, I’ve heard back from exactly [...]

The “Brevi-ty” of Young Love

The Dream is Dead.
***UPDATE 8:44PM*** The AP has confirmed that Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin have broken up:
The engagement is off for the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the father of her baby. Levi Johnston told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he and Bristol Palin mutually decided “a while ago” to [...]