Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Madness

Looks like March Madness has begun -- in this case, nothing basketball-related, but, rather, the time in Chicago when landlords aren't required to have their heat on (or at least are permitted to radically curtail it). It's always in March, which, in Chicago, is always a cold-ass month. It's the time when one has to have plenty of blankets on hand, and flannel jammies, because otherwise you're gonna freeze! Sometimes the weather'll be bad enough that landlords have to turn the heat back on, but routinely cold weather won't deter them from scaling it back. *SHIVER*

The ONION came out swinging this week (below). Bahah!

Dead Teenager Mainly Remembered for Great Handjobs

I love the ONION's horoscopes (the Scorpio one had me laugh out loud, among others)...
  • Aries You're starting to think about settling down, finding a nice little place, starting a family, maybe eventually even getting some clothes.
  • Taurus Don't worry: There's absolutely nothing wrong with your goals, as long as you realize they're unrealistic and you can never actually achieve them.
  • Gemini Rescue personnel will stretch the English language, the human voice, and the average person's constitution to unprecedented limits while trying to describe the horrible sounds you'll make next week.
  • Cancer This is a good month to take long trips, as long as you travel in a slow, ground-based vehicle without all that much fuel in it.
  • Leo The habit is certainly awkward for your friends and family members, but this would actually be a bad time to discontinue your practice of carrying a battle-ax to church.
  • Virgo The constellation Virgo has seen you gazing at her in silent supplication, and she has this message for you: Her eyes are up here.
  • Libra You'll be astounded to learn this week that, in certain less-than-legitimate circumstances, monkeys do come in barrels, but they are no fun whatsoever.
  • Scorpio You've succeeded in breeding pandas in captivity, but the hard part will be getting them to breed with each other.
  • Sagittarius You always wanted to die peacefully at home in your sleep, but look at it this way: You'll be at home, all right, and the flames will spread so fast you'll only be awake for a few seconds.
  • Capricorn You're spending less time considering your future these days, which, all things considered, is only appropriate.
  • Aquarius Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. Push your grandmother in front of a bus this week.
  • Pisces Time and space are both illusions, making it even more frustrating that you're always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

54,000 words.