And now: commentary about not-really-commentary (or is it?), wherein I overanalyze my own Twitter jokes. REACTION: “That’s so Raven.” – a line from _The Raven_, probably — Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) April 21, 2012 I, like most geniuses, am I intrigued by the mid-00s Disney Channel show That’s So Raven. I’ve never seen the show, nor [...]
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Secondhand smoke. Inevitability of death. Bonsai trees. Uncomfortable shoes. Thinning hair. Wrinkled shirts. Pleated pants. Stinky feet. Out of paper towel. Dirty dishes. Social anxiety. Nobody understands me. Need more fiber in my diet. A do-nothing congress. Two left feet. Lawsuit from that botched foot-reattachment operation. A do-something congress. Lies. Damn lies. Need to think [...]
This is Twittering: Meta-Commentary Digest, Episode 46
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. WORDPLAY: I write for a living, but sometimes it feels like I wrong for a living. — Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) April 12, 2012 Get it? I wrong. I guess this technically means I act unjustly toward people, but I like to view it (more poetically) as [...]
This is Twittering: Meta-Commentary Digest, Episode 45
Hey. STUPID: Down with pants! LITERALLY! — Conlan Spangler (@thisisconlan) April 11, 2012 This is funny because it’s true. If you really were opposed to pants, and you were wearing pants, then you would literally pull down your pants.[1] WISDOM: No one ever said, “I want to be a junkie when I grow up,” except [...]