I felt bad about Rickrolling my friend and then exploiting his pain as Blog fodder. So I decided to interview Irvin, so he could lend his voice and face to pain of the the millions upon millions of RVs (Rickroll Victim) out there. When I Rickrolled you, what were you...
Entertainment & Pop Culture
Don’t Get Rickrolled
I got my friend back. The one who sent me that blind link to Stewie from the Family Guy... how did I do so? I "Rickrolled" him. What is Rickrolling? It's telling somebody that a link leads to something they may find of interest, but instead they click and find...
Advice From Stewie
There's the Miis of me and Gwenn. So far so good in 2009, I've worked out on the Wii Fit everyday this year, and my reward is that I've gained a pound. I like to think it's a pound of rock hard muscle that, for now, is invisible to the naked eye. Aside from the...
2008 Into 2009
11:21 pm, December 31: Shawn cuddles up on couch with Gwenn. Both are lying down, watching Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin. 11:53 pm: Shawn doses off... 12:03 am: Shawn wakes up, sees a lot of confetti blowing around on TV. 12:06 am: Shawn craddles Gwenn, and says,...
Happy Holidays from the Family
The Karate Kid and World AIDS Day
I'm thrilled by my most recent endorsement for My Pet Virus. You may remember these guys from The Karate Kid. While not at their 1980's fighting heyday, the Cobra Kai Dojo is still turning out some knuckle-justice bullies who believe in the "strike first, ask...
The Twilight (of My Cold)
Whatever I had is finally leaving my body. With the time change, and the late nights of Nyquil-induced slumber, I went three days without seeing sunlight. But now, I'm ready to re-emerge among the living, and the bright flashes of sunlight that greeted me today in the...
A Positoid’s Tribute to E.R.
I can't take any pills for the kind of lingering cough I have right now, so my only prescription is some herbal remedies and an excessive amount of E.R. episodes. For those who don't know, E.R. is a television show about a hospital in Chicago called County General....
LemonAIDS
How does the joke go? When God gives you AIDS, take lemon shots? Well, God may not have given me AIDS, but he sure saddled me down with whatever gunk is going around. The coughing, the just feeling blah. In an effort to turn the tide today, I did three lemon shots....
With Teeth: The Barney Story
One of the most influential musicians for me was Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. In high school, when I got my first copy of his first album, Pretty Hate Machine, I couldn't believe that one person, and one person alone was responsible for the music. It was the first...