Jason Naas

Verily, I say unto thee: contain’d within be a theatrical...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:46:39 -0600

Verily, I say unto thee: contain’d within be a theatrical which doth produce the very height of mirth. Forsooth.

Good gentles, I doth present to thee Pulp Shakespeare.

Soy Un Perdidor

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:20:28 -0600

Six days on my diet, and five pounds lost. Officially, that is - I only recently got a scale to measure this stuff. In fact, I’m probably down a dozen since Xmas. I’m a loser, baby!

"My psychiatrist told me I’m going crazy. I said “If you don’t mind, I’d like..."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:03 -0600

“My psychiatrist told me I’m going crazy. I said “If you don’t mind, I’d like a second opinion”. He said “All right, you’re ugly, too”.”

- Rodney Dangerfield

"…he’s so damn white he makes Justin Bieber seem like Gil Scott-Heron."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:38 -0600

“…he’s so damn white he makes Justin Bieber seem like Gil Scott-Heron.”

- A description of Mitt Romney in The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2011.

Hipster Doofus Commercial

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:36:45 -0600

Hipster Doofus Commercial:

Have you seen this commercial? It’s some H&R Block thing featuring a couple of astoundingly annoying hipsters in a bike store (natch). God, I hate hipsters. The doofus sales guy with his sock hat and pointless gesticulation; the girl and her affected reactions (“Shut UP!”)… It’s in heavy rotation on Hulu right now, and I want to scour my brain with a toilet brush every time I see it.

God, I frickin’ hate hipsters. Did I mention that?

Random Thoughts

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:49:22 -0600

If, at any point in a discussion of music, you use the phrase ‘beats per minute (BPM)’, you are a complete and utter tool.

"Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too hard to read."

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:30:00 -0600

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too hard to read.”

- Groucho Marx

The Forgotten Music Of Ronnie Lane

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:27:00 -0600

The Forgotten Music Of Ronnie Lane:

Just about had a cow when I ran across this link in my RSS feed today. I love love love Ronnie Lane. If I could snap my fingers and be a professional musician, I would be a member of Ronnie Lane’s band. What fun. Anyway, enjoy.

I Can't Stand The Rain

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:32:13 -0600

Actually, I love rain. However, whenever there’s a squall a-comin’, I feel it in my bones like nobody’s business. And here’s proof that I’m not nuts (about that, anyway). It used to be just my knees, but lately my elbows, hands, head and my feelings all hurt in the hours before a rain shower. And sometimes, I fall asleep. I cannot win.

Internetical Things

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:22:34 -0600

I think, after some trial and error and outright stabbing in the dark, that I finally have my freshly-renewed domain name pointed here to Tumblr. That is, jasonnaas.com now points here instead of to my old Google blog. Which I’m excited about.

I’m also happy to have gotten away from GoDaddy once and for all. This whole kerfuffle with GoDaddy and SOPA really turned me off to them (as if there weren’t enough reasons to hate those guys, what with killing elephants and all). Moved over to hover.com, and they seem to be rather easygoing and benign, so far. Fingers crossed.

So, here we go. Blog, Part 2 (or is it Part 8 by now…)

Tumbling

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:29:35 -0600

I’ve had a Tumblr page for what seems like two or three years… but I have never done anything with it at all. Now, of course, everybody’s got one. I’ve been blogging over at Blogger.com - but, unfortunately, less and less as time went on. I couldn’t find any enthusiasm for it. But Tumblr, even though I’ve been around here for years, is looking new and fresh and is - dare I say it - inspiring me. So I’ll give this a shot. Anything beats goddamn Facebook.

Behold the majesty of the ukulele.

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:20:00 -0600

Behold the majesty of the ukulele.

"As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler."

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:17:00 -0600

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”

- Henry David Thoreau