Monthly Archives: February 2010

#560 Putting on your most flattering pair of pants

Just slide smoothly into that second skin and get ready to rock the streets with your perfectly wrapped package. Yes, it’s time to shake that booty strong and get your moves on long because you look great, girlfriend. See, we … Continue reading

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#561 Letting the waves bury your feet at the beach

Smile and stare out into the glimmery ocean distance as your feet sink and squish into the wet sand at the edge of the waves. Squeeze pockets of drippy beach in your hands and rub your dirty palms together for … Continue reading

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#562 Not bumping your head on something you always bump your head on

Sorry, airplane overhead bin. Maybe next time, basement stairwell ceiling. Catch you later, car trunk latch. AWESOME! Pre-order The Book of Awesome Photo from: here

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#563 Watching cream go into coffee

Swirling seas of milky white twist and twirl like strange and distant galaxies in the far corners of outer space. As you grab a rushed coffee break in the chatty workplace cafeteria or cutlery-clinking dining hall, just stare deeply into … Continue reading

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#564 Fishing a big piece of lint out of your belly button

Belly buttons means business, buddy. Yes, your innie or outtie is where heaping truckfuls of DNA were dumped into your ittie bittie body when you were a cute little negative-year-old. And of course, as a special thank-you present from those … Continue reading

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#565 Moving forward and moving on

We’re all gonna get lumps. We’re all gonna get bumps. Nobody can predict the future but we do know one thing about it: It ain’t gonna go according to plan. Yes, we’ll all have massive highs, big days, and proud … Continue reading

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#566 Unforgettable friends

My friend Chris died last year. He quietly suffered from mental illness for a long time but took great care to ensure everybody around him felt good, felt happy, and never worried about him. Most people didn’t know because his … Continue reading

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#567 Getting to the light at the end of the tunnel

My world was spinning in 2008. After finishing school in Boston and going on a cross-country road trip with my friends Chris and Ty, I moved to a dusty suburb to live with my brand new wife in my brand … Continue reading

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#568 Your mom’s love

My mom was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1950. Growing up the youngest of eight kids in a small house off the downtown core, she was quiet, shy, and always the baby. Her three older brothers received the bulk of … Continue reading

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#569 Sharing your stories with friends

Howdy, y’all. As you may have noticed by the pictures up here, The Book of Awesome was recently made available for pre-order. I’m massively pumped about it and wanted to share my stories and my excitement with you this week. … Continue reading

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