the single best commentary on the end of the world:

"it's just the kind of thing you want to hear about on a 'family radio'

'kids, lets listen to how you'll never have a future'

told by Randy the Rapture Demon"

thanks, danger!

the defenders of marriage

the defenders (2009)

from jesse danger.

this movie gets me teary at the end every time.

just so you know, kenneth starr is just as much of a jackass as you remembered.

i went to san francisco today to watch the arguments about proposition 8 before the california supreme court. i was expecting miserable weather and tons of people; the crowd wasn't ever very big and the weather was absolutely magnificent.

i ran into a friend from the dorms; he'd been looking at me funny and it was because he recognized me. we stood together for a bit. then he had to leave and i ended up next to an older woman who gave me the rundown on everything. she knew the names of all the justices and how they'd voted, how they were likely to vote, and big issues with which they might be concerned. she was awesome.

and kenneth starr? awful. what a horrible dude. he kept talking about how eliminating marriage rights didn't erode the bundle of rights so graciously granted by the state...and we kept hissing. because at that point, it was about all we could do.

and then i left the protest and had lunch with jesse danger.

jesse danger makes reasonable suggestions

"isn't there like a waiting period with relationships? like handguns."

i am glad that you made it back okay.

me: "are you getting ready to the frozen white north?"

jesse danger: "yes. it's super frozen right now too
like a billionteen and a half below zero."

jesse danger is wise.

"people can be really stupid when they use many unrelated words to convey something they don't want to say."

jesse danger, on urban transportation:

"i'm waiting for my bus. or as i like to call it, the peoples' taxi."

[a little later on]

"oh, i've got to go! my cab's here."

dan savage may be moving in on jesse danger's scientific fact dispensing, but jesse danger can give relationship advice too!

"if you dont fall in love within the first week - sarah - it's not worth it
move on"

take that, scientific fact stealer!

my blog report on "I Punched a Flower in the Face"

my blog report on "I Punched a Flower in the Face"
by sarah.

"I Punched a Flower in the Face" is written by jesse danger, who i believe (at the risk of sounding like a high school yearbook) to be one of the funniest friends i have ever had. ever. in my entire life. he also gives good advice and, although he is generally polite to strangers (being minnesotan and all, doncha know,) he will definitely give off an imma-cut-you vibe to people if they push you around at a rock and roll show. trust me on this one.

"I Punched a Flower in the Face" tends to have short posts, and jesse danger seems to specialize in observations about life in the city. also scientific facts. definitely check out the scientific facts. they're scienterrific!

(read more blog reports)

can we all just agree that dan savage is almost as good of a scientist as jesse danger?

in his most recent column, dan savage answers a letter from someone who's heartbroken over an ex-girlfriend. as he usually does, dan gives the poor guy some good advice [time will fix you right up; see other people], which includes:

Did you know that every ounce of another woman's saliva that you swallow, TOH, shaves a week off the healing process? It's a true and totally scientific fact. I distinctly remember reading it in the Science section of the New York Times this morning.

this is impressive science, naturally, but i still think jesse danger's got him beat when it comes to the science.

jesse danger explains hipster fashion.

jesse danger: "god there were some nastified haircuts
i was wondering about the conversations that went on before they got there
'no I can look worse than you'
'oh yeah? watch THIS!'
'look what I'm doing with the curler'
'oh yeah look what im doing with highlights'
people actually try to look hideous in this area
i mean - people do it by accident and because of laziness in the midwest
that i can respect
but here they actually go out of their way to look gross"

jesse danger knows about all the interesting careers

me: "but really, can anyone sincerely be expected to keep up with [name of friend who has many gentlemanfriends] and his gentlemanfriends?
i think not"
jesse danger: "it would take a crack team of at least a dozen skankamticians"

because somebody's got to keep me classy:

me: "it was a heck of a week"
jesse danger: "such language
what's next sarah, 'dang'?
'dagnabit'?
sarah 'acid-tongue' [last name]"

jesse danger is nothing if not fair.

"im all for alternative medicine - but it needs to play by the same rules as the other medicines"

agreed. also, check out his recent article on a pressing contemporary social and medical issue—an issue that affects us all, and one that's surely going to get worse long before it gets better.

"i love jesus, i just drink a little"

jesse danger sent me this movie. i liked it a lot; old people are great.



gladys hardy calls ellen degeneres

i have to say, though, that "i love jesus, i just drink a little" really reminds me of another "i _______, i just _________."



not a player, by big punisher

can we all just agree that same-sex marriage in california is awesome?

i've cried quite a few times in the last couple of days, looking at pictures and reading stories of beautiful, loving couples. the san francisco chronicle has a few great photo galleries of folks. go see!

also, please take a look at t4toby's civil rights are civil rights. i think he hits the nail on the head, so to speak, and his post also includes the first picture that made me cry: a couple who has been together for 55 years. 55 years!

and on a lighter note, jesse sent me the following video:

it's all because (the gays are getting married)

so folks, love is love. and this week is a great time to appreciate that. we've got a long way to go on the road to equal rights for everyone, but for now, take a moment to see beautiful brides and grooms, people in love.

i'm so glad jesse danger's back from the frozen white north.

because he is a good friend, but also because he regularly says things like this:

"my bed is bitching about me not being there when i said i would."

(and these. and these.)

you should probably go read this. it might end up helping you some day. (and there is a beer can that looks like a skull there too. bonus!)

jesse brings you two important, interrelated lessons about city life.

scientific facts.

for you. from jesse. yes!

yeah, i'm pretty sure that was him too.

me: blah blah blah boy

jesse: "like the old saying - all janky things must come to an end
i think lincoln said that"