Stuff White People Like

Recently, I was tipped off about this fun little blog called Stuff White People Like. It's pretty awesome - and scary if you happen to be of the Caucasian persuasion (i.e. being white), because you'll find yourself saying, "Oh, I really do like/say that type of thing."

There are about 90 items on the list thus far, which includes coffee, film festivals, non-profit organizations, yoga, Mos Def, shorts and more!

Here are a few things they should add to the list:

1 COPS
2 Bumper Stickers
3 Nalgene Bottles
4 Performance Fleece
5 Blogs about white people

Chaos at the snackerie

Yesterday, as I was minding my own business at a local snackerie (it's French, like 'McDonalds'), these two femme fatales seated themselves at my table. Honestly, I feared that I was on the verge of experiencing a well-crafted hoodwinking or purse snatch - though I don't carry a purse, nor do I have enough money to necessitate owning one, and actually should never need one on account of my masculinity, but this is all egregious verbosity.

After I queried the intruding vagrants, much to my chagrin, they assaulted me with scandalous propaganda. What could I do, but avert my eyes and take a fetal yet mobile position? So I made use of the little known martial art of Roly-Poly Chai Tea, where one forms an impenetrable outer shell, but leaves room for his/her appendages to proceed.

(Note: Many over the years have incorrectly observed this maneuver as 'crawling,' but it is not.)

Once I had secured a favorable position and was no longer out-flanked, I turned to my assailants and accosted them with irreverent vernacular. But they were persistent. Burning with patriotism, I felt it was my duty as an American to capture their image via camera phone and render it to the local authorities.

The task proved difficult, but I feel that the evidence will be sufficient to determine their identities. ALERT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, AND DO NOT CASH CHECKS FOR THESE WOMEN:

Well, call me George Washington

I too, much like my friend, George Washington, can now be associated with one-fourth of a dollar. The quarter-century year seems like it may yield greater things than the previous, which for a time involved three absolutes that every 24 year-old must face:

1) Having no money
2) Living with your parents
3) Living with your parents' cats

As I look into what lies ahead this year, the three 25th-year absolutes I see are:

1) Having very little money
2) Bewilderment concerning 'the future'
3) Redirecting family conversation about my lack of a significant other. (question - do people have insignificant others?)

However, just as was true in the years before, there will always be an abundance of family and friends to encourage me along the way, whom I'm crazy-thankful for.

Side note: You all really need to check out Trace Bundy. He's my new hero - like this guy.