// New Orleans, LA The woman beside me is eating the innards of a po-boy with a fork, its bread untouched. Why even come to a po-boy shop? New Orleans doesn't lack for places that fry oysters. I realized why the French Quarter bothers me…
Date Archives January 2018
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
2. Pop Cipher (The Magicians, S03E01) Honourable Mention Tucci Gang (Saturday Night Live, S43E10) Stray Observations "Leroy, listen, I have to tell you something. No one's ever called me 'James Woods.'" "I'm confused. I was under the impression they called you 'James Woods' based on…
N.O.P.S.I.
// New Orleans, LA My Lyft driver isn't sure where to stop. Lyft Driver: You going to Cooter Brown's? Jon: No. Mr. Chill's. The neighbouring building. A combination I had not seen before. Ehh… Oh, but Izzo's was founded by a Mexican, so it's okay,…
Laissez les bons temps rouler
// New Orleans, LA My Lyft driver sees my destination. Lyft Driver: Oh, that's near Jacques-Imo's, one of my favourite restaurants. My girlfriend is a server there. Jon: Does she ever bring you leftover food? Lyft Driver: No. I should beat her. Jon: [Drew Scanlon…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
Year nine. 1. Dan Le Batard vomits on air from Stugotz eating photo (The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, 01-04-18) Stray Observations "I'm a walking medical disaster, Frank." "Well, that's why God invented Canada." (Shameless, S08E08) "Do you think it's weird that all the…
Death, destruction, anarchy, progress, ambition, and self-improvement
I'm off to New Orleans for the first time. B gifted me an Away suitcase for Christmas. It features a built-in battery to charge USB devices. I can't imagine a scenario, however, in which I can't find a power socket but have this suitcase with…
It's like licking a volcano
Uhh… It's not a joke account… [searches Google Images for "Eddie Timanus"] [pause] Okay, but THAT'S what you use as your Twitter avi?! Photoshop works both ways, you know…
Mallory out of a hat
New Year's Eve novelty glasses are capitalism at its worst. Direct-to-landfill. Imagine surpluses of them being sent to Africa as sunglasses, everyone wearing a different year. "This is my 2008 ensemble: McCain/Palin hat, namesake shades, NBA champion Lakers shirt." A History of Taco Bell's Failed…