tic tic tic tic tic “STELLA!” tic tic tic
from the protein wisdom conceptual series
July 22, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief Greenwaldean* awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic ding! / beep / blip / tock / cuckoo-cuckoo! tic tic tic
July 18, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief Socratic awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic “Yes. But why ‘tic,’ if you don’t mind my asking? tic tic tic
July 17, 2006
“The yin and yang of intimate interpersonal relationships post, 25” (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
yin: “Honey? The oil light is coming on in the Land Cruiser again.” yang: “Uh huh. Well, the plug on the Toyota is underneath the skid plate, so you’re going to need the motorized ratchet set. And when you roll under the truck, make sure you have the emergency brake secured and you aren’t parked on an incline.” yang: “Oh. And don’t wear anything fancy. Because you’re likely to get
July 11, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief ‘several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and groovin’ with a pict’ awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic “When I was in college, I once blew off two days of classes and watched ‘Pink Oz’ like, seventeen times in a continuous loop. Which would have been a total consciousness raising experience, I think, had I not ruined it by eating thirty-five Taco Bell chalupas and a entire family size bag of Bugles.”* tic tic tic
July 6, 2006
The “yes, I have no bananas post” post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
Sorry. But feel free to help yourself to a slice of leftover Little Caesar’s pepperoni pizza—or one of those cranapple juice boxes. It’s not like I’m going to drink that shit.
July 5, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief logical positivistic awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic “The truth is, I will always tic. So tell that Austrian hack Popper and his bullshit modus tollens to kiss my ever-ticking clock ass!” tic tic tic
June 29, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief John Paul Stevensesque awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic “Before we tic any further, have we checked with the Belgians on this?” tic tic tic
June 28, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief anti-heteronormative awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic “Is it me? Or does the fact that clock hands look like predatory rotating penises stalking a set of mostly curvaceous and feminized numerals reinforce an idea of sexuality that marks us as only slightly more socially advanced in our purported ‘tolerances’ than, say, the Taliban…?” tic tic tic
June 22, 2006
variations on a theme: The “an ordinary clock glimpsed in its moment of brief ‘progressive’ political awakening†post (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
tic tic tic tic tic “Wait—we are still doing ‘tic,’ aren’t we?”*** tic tic tic