Once, you dedicated your life to Love and Art. Lately, you’ve downsized it to Sex and Craft.

Think about the time those callous sophisticates at Wheat rejected the finest poems from your Stoned Surrealism period, including the immortal “Cabbage of Desire” and “10 Fingers of Hand.” When you’re done with that, dwell on the fact that being morose is not a salable skill.

It’s easy to get jealous when everyone around you is successful….

[Brandon Francis Morill]: Need a good gamer tag for mah Xbox.

You have to wonder about cinema’s underclass, those helpful servant and offscreen plot-assistants who toil tirelessly for the heroes; often they’re not only unsung, but actively frustrated, by the hero, though we never hear a word about it. The movies are knee-deep with supporting characters whose presence just raises more questions than it answers. Here,

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One thing I hate about long-running cartoons is when the creators/writers/producers feel extra characters are necessary to freshen things up. Previously unknown and unheard of family members are the worst (Stanley SquarePants, I’m looking at you).