Great news, buttfuckers! Remember that touchy-feely sounding all-night improv contact jam and possible orgy you bastards voted overwhelmingly to send me to? Well, I went to register for it, and guess what? Despite all appearances online to the contrary, it ain’t happenin’! So, since one of the other three options already happened yesterday, that only […]
Discomfort Zone
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Marjorie Skinner, Welcome to the DISCOMFORT ZONE!
Marjorie and I are pals. We even hang out when we aren’t working sometimes! That doesn’t mean I don’t secretly loathe her, though. Which is why I’m DELIGHTED to offer you, dear Blogtown readers, the chance to inflict misery and sadness upon her! Welcome back to Discomfort Zone, the (sort of) new Blogtown series where […]
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Discomfort Zone: In Which I Endure Monday Night Bicycle Racing at PIR
Well, here we are: The first post-mortem in Blogtown’s new series, Discomfort Zone, in which Blogtown’s sadistic readers send one of the Mercury‘s esteemed editors to do something profoundly uncomfortable! You guys voted to send me to Monday Night Bicycle Racing at the Portland International Raceway, so last night, that’s what I did. And now […]
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Blogtown Voters Are the Worst Voters
Well, I hope you’re happy, Blogtown. Seriously. What the shit. Sending Erik on a bike ride? You guys did that to me last year. It was magical. What do you have against bike rides, anyway? I’d also like to thank you for ruining, out of the gate, our brand-new Blogtown series before it even has […]
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Blogtown Voters are the Best Voters
Heh. Hey, remember when you guys thought sending me to a burlesque show would be my “Worst. Night. Ever.”? Remember how that turned out? And now you’re sending me to go ride my bike at PIR? Holy shit. Do you have any idea how much I fucking loathe Hairspray? Do you have any knowledge of […]
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New Blogtown Series: THE DISCOMFORT ZONE!
Welcome to… THE DISCOMFORT ZONE! The new Blogtown series which is a lot like our old Blogtown series, “Worst Night Ever” except modified somewhat—and only slightly less interesting! Every week a Mercury editorial member will be forced to attend a local event that is handpicked by YOU, the Blogtown reader, with the intention of causing […]