From Publisher’s Weekly: Chuck Palahniuk Knocks ‘Em Out Without a Punch There are stories that make you cry. Others that leave you breathless. Some might even give you nightmares. But the short story Chuck Palahniuk is reading aloud on tour to promote his latest novel, Diary (Doubleday), is making people faint. That’s right, people literally…

Check it. A Pixies reunion! (thanks, Scott and stee for the link). Quick: I wish for a job, preferably a writing gig. Or a bag of money to tide me over until something sells. I wish for something to sell. I wish Cal could live forever. I wish stee makes dinner tonight. Wait. No. Priorities.…

This is a much easier way to post new cool kids! Huzzah! From Michelle: I also wanted to let you know that I’ve just packed up a box for the Oakland Libraries. My trip to the post office tomorrow will surely break me, but it’s for a good cause. Because you’re tracking such items, I’ll…

The magic blog makes things happen. We wish for Jon Stewart, and we get a new episode last night. I wish for Inhale on Oxygen, and it comes back — without the annoying news ticker at the bottom! Who says petitions don’t work? Showtime’s Freshman Diaries makes me so nostalgic for my first two years…

If you tried to use the swank new email address I posted for Dan earlier today, he didn’t get it, because it’s not working yet. Please resend your nice words to here until I get it fixed. [edited to add: fixed.] When will Jon Stewart come out of reruns?

Maybe you haven’t checked Kari Wuhrer.net in a while. It’s okay. I understand. But did you know there was a Remote Control Reunion? And you say I give you nothing to do while you’re at work.

Why do people seem to think that snark is a new word? And when will it be accurately defined?

Dan: Keith Olbermann is not Ken Ober. (Only Colin Quinn knows the true difference.) Perhaps you could print out the 31 page recap of the VMA’s for your manila folder. I once took a trip to a beach house in South Carolina where I knew 5% of the people in the building — I used…

So tonight I was sitting mere feet from Rivers Cuomo and I didn’t freak out… too much. He moved tables and put a hoodie over his head, but I’m not going to blame myself for it… even though some else at my table said it was my fault. In fact, the rest of the table…

AKPam? It’s A.K.PAMIEHi, A.K.AKI’m about three-quarters of the way through with your book.PAMIEOh, thank you!AKYeah, and I’m really liking it.PAMIEThanks. That’s very nice of you. AKBut I had to call you, because…PAMIEYou just got to the part about Simpsons fans?AKHow’d you know that?PAMIELet’s just say you’re not the first person to call me up after…