Entries Tagged as 'society'

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Gymmin’ it

We’re not what you would call athletic, in my family. I found out my dad, Ken, had the nickname “Ken-do” in college, taken from the phrase “Even Kenny can do it”. Yeah, I know, they weren’t super creative in the 70’s.
But we Wagners make up for this by looking like we might be athletic. If [...]

Friday, February 5th, 2010

CD’s blog posts in yo mouth

Yesterday I went to an actual record store, FYE, to purchase a CD. It had to be purchased in person because I was giving it as a gift, and I can’t say which CD, in case my mom is reading this (she’s not).
Normally just the threat of having to walk to a store is enough [...]

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Perfect

I am a perfectionist. That doesn’t just mean that I want everything to be perfect, everybody wants that. It means that I have a hard time accepting imperfections. By definition, I am a normal adaptive perfectionist; meaning I am able to take joy from my actions when they meet my standards, and that, for the [...]

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Glasses - they make you look good

I started to write a post a while back about how looks matter in life, and for more than just the stuff you’d suspect. It got really long, obvious and rambly. Instead I’ll summarize here. Attractive people look more “normal” and like they fit in so they are desirable to employers even when the goal [...]

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Loomings

Ugly Betty is now in it’s 4th season. Shouldn’t those braces have come off by now?
The immaculate conception that they talk about in the bible probably just means Mary had sex without leaving one of those wet spots in the bed.
Couldn’t Data have written his own software-based solution for emotions rather than needing a dedicated [...]

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

$32

A beggar made an insteresting speech on the subway this morning on my way to work. He was well spoken and clean-cut, at least for a beggar, and explained his finances to us. Apparently, it costs him $32 dollars a night to stay at a YMCA in the city, and if he doesn’t have his [...]