A (Foolhardy?) Proclamation

by colros
I’m a flabby mess.
It’s time I do something about this.  I’m going to lose 10 pounds, goshdarnit, and I’m to do it the old-fashioned way; by blogging about it!  Well, not solely by blogging about it.  Frankly, I don’t type fast enough to get much of a workout.  No, I will in fact [...]

Adult Laser Tag

The last (and only previous) time I did laser tag, I couldn’t have been more than 14.  The setup was in the back room of a roller skating rink, somewhere deep in suburban New Hampshire, hundreds of miles from home.  I was there with a few relatives, my siblings, and all the awkwardness that my [...]

The Great and Historic Return of 2008

You know those nights where you roll around half-awake in bed, sleeplessly contemplating various unsettling aspects of your life and wondering how they all tie together?
Tonight was one of those nights.  I nodded off early, then spent a solid hour tossing and turning, feeling uncomfortable, and not just because of the ridiculous DC humidity.  When [...]

Winter

 Winter in Washington is sort of a joke. It gets genuinely cold for all of one week of the year, it snows only occasionally, and yet the general populace is about as prepared for the weather as Noah’s neighbors were for the Flood.
Admittedly, it’s probably a good thing that people freak out about the [...]

I’m No Longer Friends with You People

If there’s one thing in the world that’s more annoying than spam, it’s MySpace spam.
Most people have probably experienced it, but for those who haven’t, it works like this: some ne’er-do-well creates a bogus profile, then tries to add you as their friend. Why? Once they are your friend, they can use things [...]