Complicity at its Faintest: Archive

In just six hours, I will begin the fourth different decade that I’ve been alive for. Let’s hope this decade has the awesome music of 80s hair metal, the over-sized grunge clothing of the 90s, and the fear propaganda campaigns of the 00s.

Dec 31st

Dec 25th

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Are you not aware what today is?

Why am I always up hours before my family on Christmas? I’ve already been up for a couple hours, showered, eaten breakfast, and watched a movie, and no one else has made a sound. Do they not realize Santa came!

Dec 25th

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Why NORAD tracks Santa... →

Dec 25th

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Kevin McCallister: So give it a shot, for your granddaughter anyway. I'm sure she misses you and the presents.
Marley: I send her a check.
Kevin McCallister: I wish my grandparents did that. They always send me clothes. Last year I got a sweater with a big bird knitted on it.
Marley: That's nice.
Kevin McCallister: Not for a guy in the second grade. You can get beat up for wearing something like that. Yeah, I had a friend who got nailed because there was a rumor he wore dinosaur pajamas.

Dec 25th

“Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and...”

– “Is There a Santa Claus?” letter from the New York Sun in 1897 (Whole editorial from The Sun here)

Dec 23rd

WE MADE THE TOP 50!!! Time to vote!!!

everydayjonhill: The video I made, I Met a Girl, has made the top 50 finalist. I hate to ask, but the grand prize is $100,000. That’s a lot of moolah for a kid from Philly and I’m willing to annoy you for it. It’s a very personal film and probably my best work yet. I’m really proud of it, and the girl in it is the actual girl I met. It’s a cute little story, and I hope you like it. All I’m...

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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Dec 21st

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“Fairytale of New York” - The Pogues ...

Dec 21st

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Watch

mikekarnell: Saving Christmas This was my submission for my first ever Movie Night. It was a shit ton of fun to make and it was really cool to watch what everyone else made this past Monday. I’m pumped for next month. If I ever can’t afford Christmas gifts for my kids, I’ll just show them this and explain how Santa’s pulling a Roman Polanski and can’t bring presents to...

Dec 18th

Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

Dec 15th

I really wish Eastern Michigan University was still called Michigan State Normal College.

Dec 15th

“The first thing I want to reveal about Avatar is that it’s a musical. That...”

– Avatar review from Jason Gay at GQ

Dec 14th

Holiday Movie Switcheroo

After two unsuccessful recordings, my DVR finally managed to capture The Santa Clause, Tim Allen’s best movie and a solid holiday classic. Just sat down to watch it only to have A Christmas Story, the most overrated holiday movie of all time, start to play. That’s the holiday movie equivalent of finding out the girl you took home from the bar is not a girl. And now I have to watch...

Dec 12th

Dec 11th

Michigan Senate OKs smoking ban for restaurants,... →

thealuminummonster: (via fuckyeahmichigan) Don’t let me down Jen, DON’T let me down… I have a feeling you’re going to let me down. It’s about time! Thank you Michigan!

Dec 11th

Dec 10th

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Dec 10th

Crazy Wind...

On the way home from a game with the basketball team I coach, the wind was blowing so hard, it was literally pulling the bus doors open as we drove down the highway. Needless to say, the freshman girls were a bit terrified. It was delightfully entertaining watching their eyes get wider and wider as the wind kept blowing harder. Unfortunately, that was the most emotion most of them showed all...

Dec 10th

Best. Hotline. Ever.

cockenblog: Here’s what you’re going to do. Call the Nestle Crunch Hotline at 1-800-295-0051. When asked if you want to continue in English or Spanish, say nothing for about 10 seconds and you’ll uncover a delightful surprise. Press 4 listen to the options menu. My recommendation: Option #7 has some pretty imperative health advice for the Holiday Party season (Thanks for Steph for finding this...

Dec 9th

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