Archive for May, 2007

Strippers are (one of) my vice(s)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007
So I was out in Vegas over the weekend for my friend’s wedding and, as is my wont when I travel, I found some time to check out the local strip club scene.  On another friend’s recommendation I visited a place called Olympic Garden, where I had a highly enjoyable but financially devastating experience.  

You see, strippers are my kryptonite.  I can’t resist their power.  Whenever they draw near I start bleeding cash.  Once I enter a club I go under some sort of spell where all sense of fiscal responsibility abandons me. 

The worst part about all of this is that I absolutely love it.  The irresponsibility, the recklessness, the short-sightedness, the loss of control - it’s just one enormous rush for me.  Are there problems with my behavior?  Probably.  Is the rush I experience really worth all the money I spend to attain it?  Probably not.  Does my frequenting of strip clubs have an adverse effect on my relationships with women and contribute to my objectifying women as means for satisfying my own selfish sexual appetites?  You bet.  I’m a weak-willed, libidinous slob and I’m willing to accept that about myself.

David Chase Says We’re Bombing Iran

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Over at Slate Jeffrey Goldberg has noted that this season of the Sopranos has been eerily presaging real life events. While Goldberg jokingly suggests that David Chase could write an episode predicting the onset of peace in the Middle East, it looks like Chase has other ideas. Before A.J. tries to whack himself in tonight’s episode he tells Meadow “we’re gonna bomb Iran”, so that’s more or less an inevitability now. 

Yet Another Sad Attempt For Attention And Approval

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

So this is a place where you can come when you’re just dying to know what I’ve been doing or what I’ve been thinking.  Of course, you could just shoot me an email or give me a call, or maybe even swing by my apartment to say hi.  But you and I both know that social interaction with me can often be awkward and downright uncomfortable.  This blog offers you a more convenient and safer way to get the low-down on the Joe-down.