Morning News

I'd like to be writing this later, maybe around 8 so it would look like I just got up. But you know better when someone is posting at 5:21, I haven't gone to sleep. I know that I'm up to late when the sprinklers come on outside, they're what disappointment sounds like. But I can't go to sleep yet, I have to let this chili settle. That is to say that I heated up some chili about 45 minutes ago.

Jesus Christ. I'm not even drunk.

Stranger yet, I heated it up in a mug. Perhaps to limit the amount I could cook and subsequently jam down my stupid face.

But there is actual things to discuss this morning besides poor sleep patterns and worse dietary habits, oh yes. We have a new addition to the staff.

James Dunphy is a writer who is a fan of the low end of the spectrum, much like myself. But where I'm more attracted MTV/vomit inducing celebrity end, he covers a more G4 end. Hes big on things along the lines of wrestling, anime and Magic: The Gathering which I tolerate, dislike and like but never really played much in that order. Regardless, there are holes in my coverage of low culture and he can plug some of the gaps. Besides, he takes some of the work load off me which is nice on one hand but on the other now I don't have an excuse for mailing it in anymore.

He tends to go more in depth than me, I'll chalk that up to what is likely a better attention span. So if you've ever left wanting more here, that will be taken care of here on Thursdays from now on. So starting tomorrow be sure to check out what James has to say and if you'd like to familiarize yourself with some of his past work just click the link to his personal blog, King of Ants, on the left of the screen.

The tragedy of this is that there are only seven people who have ever commented on this blog, including myself and now four of them write for it. We really need to branch out.

And if you're going to click the link over on the left to James blog, or in the event that you've just skipped to this part for whatever reason, please take note of the other new link. Thats right, Chocolate Leg starts today as well. Its my side project, so to speak. It'll be slightly more personal, not in a "I sat in bed last night wondering if I've ever been truly happy" kind of way, more of a shit that no one else is interested in reading kind of way. My random thoughts about Arsenal or a gas station or my cat. Check it out if you'd like, I don't know if it'll be an everyday thing but its there for whenever you're desperate.

You might also be wondering if my chili anecdotes will be moving to that blog. The answer is no, this is where those belong. Those are gold.