August 2011
10 posts
“…and they don’t even have Mr. Pibb; they foist Dr. Pepper on you with a maddeningly unapologetic shrug then any fool knows Dr. Pepper is no substitute for Mr. Pibb, and it’s an absolute goddamned travesty, or at any rate extremely dissatisfying indeed.”
- David Foster Wallace on two of the greatest soft drinks on the planet.
Great American Adventure.
- As a lot of my friends are wont to do these days, my friends Steph and Gabbie are going out on a Great American Road trip. There’s a catch though, Gabbie’s moving to Seattle which a lot of other people are wont to do these days as well. To commemorate their Thelma & Louise-esque savage journey to the heart of the American Dream they’re documenting said journey on the...
“I love that Pavement song. I need more Pavement in my life. I need more flannel, Ethan Hawke, Reality Bites, post college blues, babydoll dresses and bright tights, Before Sunrise, long hair in boys’ eyes, I need more of all of that. I have a romantic view of America in the 90s. I mean our economy was doing well, the President played the saxophone, The Simpsons had some quality...