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Dennis Jansen

September 21st, 2009

How’d you guess?

I’m studying at Wilde Roast today.

I walked up to the Barista to order:

Me: “May I have a large coffee for here?”
Barista: “Sure. Is this something to take the edge off or sharpen up?”

I point to the 10-inch stack of books at my table – Conflicts, Environmental Law, Tax Law, and Taxation statutes.

Me: “To sharpen up. I have reading to do.”
Barista: “Yikes! Are you a law student or something?”
Me: “Actually, I am.”

The most important lesson I learned as a history and English major in undergrad is not to be afraid of large books. It’ll take some hours, but if can manage to wade through Huxley, Joyce, and lengthy treatises on Stalinism then anything is possible.

September 21st, 2009

Dear Mr. Postman

Dear Mr. Postman,

I understand my apartment building has small, dated mailboxes.
I feel your pain. Really. I do.

I understand that I don’t empty my mail every day like I should.
I (again) feel your pain. Truly.

But this sir, is some bullshit:

Time Magazine Glenn Beck

I know Glenn Beck is not making the most pleasant face here, but did you really have to wad up my Time Magazine with your greasy little hands?

Why didn’t you wad up the mailbox-spam from the Tribune? Why didn’t you wad up the community magazines that no one actually reads? Heck, why didn’t you wad up my heating bill?

Why my Time magazine? Why why why?

And this isn’t the first time you’ve wadded up my precious Time Magazine! Every time I pull out my wrinkled magazines in the coffeeshop people look at me like I’m a crazy wino.

And I blame you. And so does Harley:

Bullmastiff