Being a rambunctious sort, my past is full of tales of derring-do and mischievous insubordination. In this series I will examine specific instances of orneriness from my past so that you, the reader, might understand Isley’s special relationship with authority […]
Being a rambunctious sort, my past is full of tales of derring-do and mischievous insubordination. In this series I will examine specific instances of orneriness from my past so that you, the reader, might understand …
Maybe it's a guy thing, maybe it's an Isley thing, but farts are kind of hilarious. With that in mind, here are some of my favorite cases of the vapors from the past decade or …
Every time I revisit John Boorman's Excalibur I enjoy it a bit more. And since I thought it was pretty awesome to begin with, I can't think of a better indicator that I should probably …
This is another entry in my fairy tale series. Each entry attempts to analyze one archetypal element of myths legends and fairy tales in a short introductory essay followed by an original fairy tale utilizing …
As a follow up to the beer blog I had an "India Pale Ale taste test" at my place last night. Six IPA's, three taste testers (my NYC friends Ian and Jessica joined me), a …
I've always weight lifted (aside from that small 5 year break that I had taken up till this last summer). Power lifting (bench, squat and deadlift) has usually been my thing, but as of a …
Once again, from the pages of Goth Blog comes the spinoff everyone has been clamoring for: SNOB Blog! This time it is the wacky antics of the high school english teacher! He just wants the finer …
So, I watched the usual random assortment of movies over my Christmas break. Looking back, I realized that 8 of them naturally fell into pairs, both thematically and in that one was an old standard …
From the pages of Goth Blog comes the spinoff everyone has been clamoring for: JOCK Blog! That’s right, you will now periodically be subjected to the wacky adventures of everyone’s favorite jock older brother, Chet! …