dr. james watson discovers DNA, drops ball

Watson, the guy on the left, was instrumental in the discovery of the double helix structure of molecular DNA. 45 years later (now), his speeches at prominent scientific forums are getting canceled.

Something to do with a little thing or two he said, namely that he thinks black people aren't as smart as white people, and that women should have the right to abort their babies if it could be proven they would be gay.

What a jerk.

Scientific progress is a treacherous path, people. Treacherous.

bitch

I don't know that I've ever been called a bitch before. I've been called plenty of other things, but not a bitch.

Or maybe it's just that I don't bike enough on Saturday nights. On the way back from some Los Feliz thing, I had a perfectly delightful ride. Really good, in fact, until about a mile from my house, at which point a Jeep driver was compelled to impart his opinion.

"Bitch!"

I was doing the bike driving thing (acting like a car in the absence of a bike lane), in the right lane. They were in the left lane. Then the light turned red. I passed them, they passed me. I gave them the "I'm looking at you because I want to not hit you, but I'm looking with cold, dead eyes." Then, this:

"GET ON THE SIDEWALK, HIPPIE."

Wow, wrong. I would have expected "hipster" before "hippie," but hipster's not right, either -- I do bathe. Most accurate would be "Nine-year-old boy!" because, well, I dress like a nine-year-old boy. Or "Fashion-Lazy!" I would have taken that. Or, like, "Rigorous with your Political Beliefs, in your Words and in your Actions!"

Oh shit, I am a hippie.

the trouble with insomnia

... is that you sit there, not-sleeping, doing quick math to determine how many hours of sleep you could have if you could JUST get to sleep JUST now. But the math itself keeps the mind humming, and so you don't sleep, and the fucking math goes on and on.

But at least "An Affair to Remember" is on. Deborah Kerr's dresses, and especially the colors of her dresses, are inspired and inspiring. Charles LeMaire. Good work.

chaly angel

Once, I lived in Cambodia. (Now, I don't.)

This was a comic I drew while living over there. Click on it for clarity.

bill murray explains golf cart incident

Here.

While he's explaining things, maybe he can talk about his appearance at the Getty's "Icons" exhibit.


Here he is, reading the first script for "Groundhog Day."

i wish for financial solvency

I'm sure -- I'm SURE -- this was my worksheet for one of those quizzes where you enter your birth month followed by your favorite number followed by the names of the person to your right, the last person you called, the last person who texted you, your roommate's sibling ... the name of your honorary younger brother ... song stuck in your head right now ... um, song stuck in your head twenty years ago .... two songs with the same title .... and the thing you wish for but will never get. And then you add it all up and it tells you the age at which you're going to die.

Unfortunately, I didn't write down my answer. So I'm still in the dark on that. Any insights from MySpace quiz experts would be greatly appreciated.

first date at a greek restaurant, anyway

What? It was on.