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Posts by Liffey

I Kissed Gabby In This Park

Posted on June 24, 2012

I kissed Gabby in this park…and she broke my heart.

This isn’t my handiwork. I knew a Gabby in high school, but we never kissed, nor did we talk to each other. I saw this heartbreaking piece of graffiti the other night. I feel your pain, mystery author. I too, kissed a girl in Ann Sather Garden. Her name was Callie and it was just before she returned to the UK. She called me an asshole after the kiss but hoped to see me again. I want to find this author and hear his (or her) story. I want to know more about Gabby.

The L Word – The Movie

Posted on June 21, 2012

I just like how that looks.  The L Word – The Movie. Weren’t there rumours about it? I think so? C’mon llene, make it happen. News came out last week that HBO is considering a Bored to Death movie. And that ladies and gentlemen, we raise a pint to. I’m a big fan of the show and was looking forward to a fourth season. But I’ll take a 90 minute “Bored” film. I also wish that consideration was given to several other shows no longer on the air. So that leads to another feckin’ list. Shows The Dodgy wants to see made into a 90 minute film, a la Bored to Death. The first one is obvious, at least to me. It’s cancellation was…

Porta Potty Blues

Posted on June 17, 2012

It’s summer, so they’re out. Mosquitoes, plastic beer cups, good bare legs, bad bare legs, and porta pottys. Those big, plastic shitboxes are surrounding summer festivals everywhere. I like to call them Blues. Sure some are green, or grey, but most I’ve seen are blue.  I’m sure everyone has a porta potty story, whether it happened inside or outside of one. I was hit on by a drunken high school girls softball coach as we waited in line for one. And who hasn’t walked into one occupied ’cause the asshat in there forgot to turn the latch to “red?”  Then again, how many of those maybe did that purposely. Lots of pervs out there. Getting away from the porta potty for a minute, but…