All kinds of dorky hobbies are out of the closet now that the geeks have inherited the earth. Sci-fi’s a big enterprise now (har har) … now that “Lost” and computer programming is big business, all the nerds like me are out of the closet and partying in the light, blinking while our eyes […]
Entries Tagged as 'awful'
25 Pounds of Dead Ferrets in the Freezer: Just TRY Not to Judge
February 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: video · death · ferrets · hobbies · obsession · 2008 · awful · insane · animal sacrifice · nasty · horror · funny · New York City
Book Rental Service: The Tower Is Crumbling
January 29th, 2008 · 16 Comments
I was talking with a programmer at work the other day about the development of the Internet and web-enabled discourse. He was saying that back then, in the ’80s and early ’90s, pretty much anyone you talked to online was going to be pretty smart — you had to be, just to know what the […]
Tags: stupid book rental service · Tower of Babel · dumb · 2008 · awful · goodbye · funny
Hate The Hair, Love the Balls
January 25th, 2008 · 16 Comments
I posted something last night about the worst haircut I’ve ever seen, complete with a cute little drawing to illustrate it. At about 6 pm, both BoingBoing and Gawker linked to it, increasing my traffic tenfold.
“Oh look,” I thought. “Everyone thinks I’m witty, brilliant and wonderful. It must be true if the Internet says so!”
Then […]
Tags: awful · blogging · update · 2008 · haircut · art · Gawker · BoingBoing · Brooklyn · Manhattan · L train · New York City
Hair, Not Commentary
January 23rd, 2008 · 17 Comments
Last weekend I saw a haircut ugly and evil enough to impregnate a nun just so it could kick her down a set of steep stairs. I’ve seen some stupid haircuts in my day, rocked more than a few regrettable ‘dos my damn self. My own hair in high school was shaven on the sides […]
Tags: haircut · Marlow & Sons · irony · 2008 · awful · bar · Williamsburg · Brooklyn · New York City
Rockabilly Westworld: Zombie Karaoke Elvis-bot
January 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments
My friend Eric called me up late the other night from somewhere outside of Barcade, panting breathlessly in the cold. “Dude, don’t go to bed yet,” he said. “I’m bringing something over for you.”
And what a something it was! In its heyday, he looked like this, functioning as an expensive karaoke toy.
More photos after the […]
Tags: found · photos · toys · cult sensation · rock · photography · awful · robot · karaoke · Eliza Skinner · 2008 · sci-fi · science fiction · sci-fi art · Elvis · King · Graceland · Japan · Williamsburg · art · robots · Japanese · love · New York City
Dueling Hairdryers: Vintage Portraits from Olan Mills
December 31st, 2007 · 6 Comments
God, I wonder how much they spent on shampoo and conditioner as a household. Probably at least as much as this guy spent on mousse and hairspray.
That photo up there comes from a fantastic post (via Metafilter) of spectacularly crappy vintage portraits from Olan Mills Studios. Like one of the comments says, “hilarious in […]
Tags: portraits · awful · Olan Mills · vintage · photography · family · photos · Uncategorized
