Archive for May, 2005

Friday, May 6th, 2005

Truly Racist

This morning I saw a truck for the area pest control company Truly Nolen. Their car ads are everywhere, from the yellow bugs to yellow work trucks to antiques with the logo on the side. It’s fairly effective advertising, as I wouldn’t be able to name another local pest control service.
The work truck [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Current Events by mattcomroe

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

Quote of the day

“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to [...]

No Comments » - Posted in House by mattcomroe

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

The Seven Gummie Sins: Envy

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The Seven Gummie Sins: Envy, originally uploaded by Wiedmaier.

No Comments » - Posted in Flickr photos, Humor by mattcomroe

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

Coachella capsule review

Highlights:

Bauhaus
New Order
Coldplay
The homefries at a Palm Springs breakfast place
Winning $50 very quickly at a super-loose California cardroom Saturday

Lowlights:

The fucker from craigslist who never got back in touch about camping tickets
Selling one too many extra Sunday tickets on Saturday, and having to buy another one Sunday
Forgetting my ticket at the condo Saturday and having to go [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Matt's Boring Life, Music, Poker by mattcomroe