a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 71 The Eve of All Hallows Eve The mad scramble before the storage unit closes to extract Halloween. Thinking how despite ourselves we hurt the ones we love. But tomorrow we’ll string webs and plant ghosts and party and have fun.

Happy Almost Halloween! I know that we did a Halloween edition last week, but it is HALLOWEEN, so we’re doing it one mo time. Have fun! 1. The perfect Halloween gift for your favorite crafty pre-teen: A Robert Pattison cross-stitch pattern. Dreamy. [Gawker] 2. I love the NYT’s Modern Love column, but I think I [...]

a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 70 Halloween Parking Garage Bathroom In the bathroom of the parking garage beneath the haunted house I find Tell-tale signs: bloody footprints. And resting on the back of the toilet: Two tubes of white make-up and a tall plastic bottle of blood.

. a substitue blogumn by Michael Gutenplan Hello all!  This week I’m filling in for Mr. Ryan Dixon.  For those of you who don’t know, I’m a professional magician, work in TV, was born an Aries and love New York— especially Broadway.  So here’s a little article to hold you over until next week when [...]

And by fishing, I mean to the art museum. This is Liz’s and my last sister day b/f the hubby gets here, so we’re taking advantage of it with a trip to the St. Louis Art Museum and then Steak & Shake for lunch. Perfect, right? Sorry for the two-week skip, but we’ll definitely be [...]

Oh, this is terrible! Apparently you guys are like Women Who Kick Ass! experts or something, b/c Monique from “Political Physics” guessed correctly that yesterday’s lyric was from “Supermodel” by the fiercest and nerdiest drag queen of all time, RuPaul. And I think it’s going to be a clean sweep, b/c I bet you, like [...]

. Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron TOUGH AS NAILS EDITION Toenails grow approximately 4 times slower than fingernails.

. a blogumn by Zack Bunker I need a haircut. It’s as simple as that. My hair goes from needing no help at all after I wake up, to unmanageable mess after a few weeks away from the barber’s chair. I often refer to this stage in my hair development as “Doll Hair,” due to [...]

a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 69 Equal Time for Elise (My Poetic License Suspended?) “That wasn’t even a poem, it was more like an attack.” Elise has given me License to write about our fights. “But at least be fair. You made me sound crazy When all I asked you [...]

So apparently Urban Outfitter is good for something other than making me feel old and unfashionable. Go here to download 25 free songs by indie artists. Awesome, right? And big thanks to Yvonne from The Rest of Yesterday for the tip-off!