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ABOUT THIS BOOK
They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re all exactly the same, talking about how they “get” Sarah Silverman’s “subversive” comedy and Wes Anderson’s “droll” films. They’re also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They’re organic, ironic, and do not own TVs. You know who they are: They’re white people. And they’re here, and you’re gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here’s a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christian Lander is the creator of the website Stuff White People Like. He is a Ph.D. dropout who was the 2006 public speaking instructor of the year at Indiana University. He has lived in Toronto, Montreal, Copenhagen, Tucson, Indiana, and now Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Jess, a photographer who contributed many of the photos in the book.

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The book comes out in July and there is a link to the blog related to this book on the right side of this page under "Cracker Barrel." It's good stuff! Check it out! Come on, you know you know some white people, right? This will help you learn how to talk to them!

Fairy Cakes

"Cupcakes" versus "Cup cakes"

A cupcake, a well-loved dessert, is so named because it is a small cake the size of a teacup. In previous centuries, before muffin tins were widely available, the little cakes were often baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds. The name fairy cake is a fanciful description of its size: an appropriate size for a party of diminutive fairies to share.

(The above came from Wikipedia.)

Since Snotty had her bday party on Wednesday and I happened to be there, as well as hanging out with her yesterday post-hair-coloring, I have imbibed my fair share of cupcakes over the past few days. They have also conspired to put me into a sugar-induced haze so that I no longer am able to speak and make any sense. I just went and got a mocha in the hopes that the caffeine will assist me in my vocalization coordination, but my hopes are low.

See? I have no idea what I'm saying. I blame the cupcakes.

I'm RICH!!!

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Puppetry of the Penis

Oh yeah, did I mention that my DAD got tickets to see this show and took me on Saturday night? It was... it was... it was frightening. I mean, it was pretty funny and all, but an hour long dick joke is really more than I can handle. Watching two guys contort their junk into shapes that vaguely resemble snails, hamburgers, wristwatches, sea anemones, and the eiffel tower just isn't my idea of a good time. (And I'm gay, so it isn't like I'm averse to watching nude men cavort.)

Scary stuff. Enough to take the sight out of a good eye. But there were a lot of groups of ladies that appeared to be there for birthdays and/or bridal events. Or just to ogle in general. And since they serve liquor at the ACT Theater, they got pretty rowdy. One of them even fell over one of the ledges! Although to be fair, it happened at intermission when she was trying to climb down instead of go across a row of people. But still. She fell flat on her face and was completely mortified.

Super Secret Spy Photo #3

I'm not entirely sure what is going on with these two girls, but they seemed photo-worthy. The boots make that one outfit look like something that Britney Spears might wear. And the purple hoodie, well, I don't really want to talk about it. It scares me.

Super Secret Spy Photo #2

Again, I was sitting at my computer and felt compelled to snap a picture of this lady with her dog and (I assume) her daughter. Unfortunately, by the time I got my camera she had passed so I was only able to get a shot from behind so you aren't able to get the full effect of her big hair and full-on painted face. Considering that you can tell she has on purple suede boots with purple tights, purple shorts, and a lavender tweed jacket, I think you get the idea. She seemed to be of the age where it would have been more appropriate for her to just slap a red hat on top of it and join a gaggle of other purple-wearing, red-hatted ladies as they made their way around town.

I feel like a paparazzi without the chasing!

Weird.

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer are dating? I never would have predicted that. I guess I'm not like Jeanne Dixon, psychic to the stars after all.

Survived the end of all of my classes successfully. Busy recuperating. No. More. Design. (For like, a week or two.)