Monthly Archives: July 2011
#200 Actually making the right amount of spaghetti
AWESOME! My friend and talented artist Monsieur Cabinet drew this and 50 other brand new illustrations for every weekend post in The Calendar of Awesome. Read the first 20 pages of the calendar here.
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#201 When you owe someone $10 and someone else owes you $10 and they just give $10 to the person you owe instead
Way to cut out the middleman. AWESOME! Photo from: here
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#202 Pulling a shrimp out of its shell with your teeth without the tail breaking off
You’re the master wiggler. Nice move loosening that awkwardly-curled delicious pink meat from the plasticy trappings of its own tail. Now you’ve increased your shrimp intake and can rest knowing the shrimp’s life was made entirely useful. Ashes to ashes, … Continue reading
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#203 When everything you’re cooking gets done at the same time
Toast gets cold fast. I’m reminded of this nearly every morning after I toss a couple scrambled eggs onto a plate and then mindlessly chomp into the cold and crumby jam-smeared bread that’s been lying around for a couple minutes. … Continue reading
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#204 Opening security doors without using your hands
I live in a tall apartment building downtown. Whenever I get home from the office I tap a little gray button thing or ‘fob‘ on my key chain onto the black box sensor near the front door which unlocks it. … Continue reading
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#205 The person lying down at the front of the sports team photo
There’s always a photo. Yes, whenever I finished up a few painful months of smacking T-ball stands or getting beaned by soccer balls it was time for that classic end-of-the-year, middle-of-the-field photo shoot. Straighten your shinpads, comb your cowlick, and … Continue reading
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#206 When someone returns your wallet
Please don’t steal my wallet. Honestly, I’ve got my entire life scrunched into that little slap of leather. Credit cards, ID, and lots of other Really Annoying Things To Replace fill up my back pocket every day of my life. … Continue reading
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#207 Vacuuming up a spider web
Cleaning up the corners was never so easy. Sorry, Spidey. AWESOME! Photo from: here
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#208 Cleaning all that gunk out of your mouse ball
Dirt is everywhere. Just look around the house for a second here. What’s that in your phone receiver? What’s all over the bottom of your Tupperware cupboard? And what’s that coating your own … face? If you said horribly sore … Continue reading
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#209 Baby dreams
Because what are they thinking? Honestly, when I wake up in the morning and remember jagged shards of Dreams From Last Night, I’m usually just picking up familiar friends and family staging new acts in old places. Maybe I’ve got … Continue reading
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