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Monday, November 20, 2006

Am I the only one upset that I won't get to see the OJ interview?

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And so, the odd planetary alignment that brought about the most bizarre television special in history has passed, and I for one am kind of sad about it. When I first heard that OJ would be interviewed in a show titled, "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened," I thought it was a hoax of some sort. As I realized it was serious, I became outraged and disgusted. Sure, we all know he did it, but hearing him describe the "hypothetical" murders was akin to spitting in the face of the murdered and their families. This is horrible! I yelled. He is a sicko! I can't believe Fox is running this!

And yet, some small part of me was really looking forward to the interview. It's the Gawker, that part in all of us that slows down to look at gruesome accident scenes. Sure, it's sad what happened to those drivers, but gee whiz, look at how mangled everything is! I was looking forward to hearing OJ describe the killings. I wanted to know just how psychopathic he could really be. And after years of speculating about what really happened, we were about to hear it from the killer himself.

But now, because of Mass Outrage, we never will know what really happened. Well, er, I mean, of course we know what really happened, but we don't know know. Oh well. Guess it's back to the golf course to search for the real killer.

Friday, November 3, 2006

Cuddly Rudy

Cuddly Rudy, originally uploaded by CaseWriter21.

Rudy is fluffy and cuddly, basking in the light from the rising sun. Note the sparkles around his eyes! (For best effect, click through to Flickr, and then click "All Sizes" to see it larger.)

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

God I love Chipotle

IMG_6544.JPG, originally uploaded by CaseWriter21.

I don't think I've enjoyed Halloween this much since I was a little kid, experiencing the thrill of getting FREE CANDY for the first time. You see, Chipotle (one of my favorite restaurants in the world) has a special Halloween deal which is only known by hard core Chipotle fans who subscribe to their e-mail list: Come in dressed up as burrito, and GET A FREE BURRITO. This is essentially the new Adult version of Halloween; I no longer care about getting free candy, but dangle a free burrito before me and I'll do pretty much anything you want. Want me to dance? I'll dance. Want me to dress up as a burrito? For the love of God, I'll do it!

My tin foil cap facilitated the acquisition of two free burritos -- a steak/barbacoa version from the Dupont Circle location, and a chicken/guacamole version from Woodley Park. At each restaurant, there were very few people in line when I showed up at 5:45 and 6 pm, respectively, and I was the only one wearing aluminum. I was seriously planning on getting a third burrito, but alas, when I drove past the Tenleytown Chipotle shortly after 7, the line was out the door and several of those waiting were clad in foil. Apparently word had gotten around.

Oh well -- I still got two delicious burritos, one of which I had today and the other I will devour tomorrow. I'm already looking forward to next year... I've gotten lots of burrito costume ideas from flickr, and some of them are incredibly inspired.