Sean Curry.

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the only time Comic Sans is...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:20:35 -0500

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the only time Comic Sans is ever the appropriate font to use.

Cats as fonts http://www.buzzfeed.com/animals/cats-as-fonts

I'm about to go on an adventure, and I'm writing about it on The Inclusive.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:57:21 -0500

I'm about to go on an adventure, and I'm writing about it on The Inclusive.:

I found something called The Bureau of Unknown Destinations. I’m now working with them. I don’t know where it will take me, but I’m going to be writing about it the whole way. Check out the preview of this week’s article about receiving my assignment below, and the rest up at The Inclusive. And tune in in two weeks for the riveting conclusion.

A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon something online called The Bureau of Unknown Destinations. It immediately grabbed my interest. I’ve always looked at train maps with interest, wondering what the end of lines looked like. Airport terminals always fascinate me; all the stories, beginnings, middles, and ends, the where-you’ve-beens and the where-you’re-goings. Everywhere I could go has always held more fascination for me than everywhere I’ve been. It’s all the possibilities, the roads I could go down but never will.

The Bureau of Unknown Destinations seemed to be made for someone like me. The name alone immediately brought to mind a secret underground bunker, black suits, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. The Bureau was located out in Gowanus, far off the beaten path in Brooklyn (at least for someone from Queens), in something called “Proteus Gowanus”. It was only open certain times throughout the week, and its website was stark, simple, and formal. The only information was its location and when one could expect its doors to be open, all other inquiries had to be sent via email.

I emailed immediately.

After some back and forth, I finally worked out just what the Bureau could do for me, and I for it. They would prepare a package for me. In this package would be a round trip train ticket to somewhere outside the city, a notepad, and a task to do once I arrive. I was to complete the task and report back. All I had to do was get down to the Bureau to pick up my supplies. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it while the Bureau was open, but they had a system set up for such a problem. I was told where I could find my package, and when it would be there. Were I late, they couldn’t guarantee that it’d stay there for long.

So yesterday, after work, I hopped the R line deep into Brooklyn, further then I’ve ever been before. I got off and came above ground to…

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:42:10 -0500

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So have I convinced all y’all yet? Follow the damn...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:46:19 -0500

So have I convinced all y’all yet? Follow the damn blog.

Ghetto Hikes

"Mr Cody, if there's a avalanche i'mma just hop inside a snow ball and I see all y'all at the bottom."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:45:27 -0500

Ghetto Hikes

"You don't need to tell Markell he has to shit in a hole, homie shits in all sorta crazy places."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:44:26 -0500

It seems Markell is a born camper, then.

Ghetto Hikes

"We out in nature dawg, ain't no need to use dictionary words like 'beverage.' "

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:40:00 -0500

Ain’t no need to use dictionary words like “dictionary” either, dawg.

Ghetto Hikes

"Mr. Cody, you ever wanna just karate the shit outta summa these berry branches?"

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:38:46 -0500

That’s all I ever want to do to berry branches.

Ghetto Hikes

"Mr. Cody, this cool but next time I get my cousin D'wayne to deliver us Papa Johns. D'wayne turn these woods into a pizza party forest."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:36:18 -0500

Why didn’t I think up “pizza party forest” on my own?!

Ghetto Hikes

"Rocks, sticks, rivers... Needa come out here with my fuckin' art supplies, paint alllllll this beautiful shit."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:35:08 -0500

More Ghetto Hikes.

"Mr. Cody, there's an ass loada trees out here, I bet that Johnny Appleseed mother fucker went buck wild in this spot."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:33:51 -0500

Ghetto Hikes

Mr. Cody takes urban youth groups for hikes in the woods, and writes down what they say. If you’re not following this, you’re not utilizing the internet to its fullest potential.

Wait wait wait wait wait… Is Bill O’Reilly defending...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:09:00 -0500

Wait wait wait wait wait…

Is Bill O’Reilly defending [JC Penny’s business decision to continue using as their spokesperson] Ellen Degeneres?

How do I make this part of my life and where is its...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:32:29 -0500

How do I make this part of my life and where is its accompanying candelabra?

Too Many Words About Spider-Man!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:07:55 -0500

Too Many Words About Spider-Man!:

This week at The Inclusive, The Thought Bubble finds a way to discuss moral objectivity with Spider-Man! Preview below, the rest at the link above or here.

A few articles ago, I went after Spider-Man and everything I hated about his biggest, status-quo-shaking story in recent years, Brand New Day. But I have said before — and maintain to this day, and will forever — he is my favorite hero. I grew up with the character; he was the older brother I never had. And, much like my real life family, I can write scathing articles in my corner of the Internet about everything I think he’s doing wrong and still be on good enough terms with him at the end of the day to stay in touch (Right, Uncle Frank? I’d sure appreciate it if you’d return my calls.). He connected with me in a way other heroes didn’t, and for a reason that goes way back to his beginnings in the fantastically weird annals of Stan Lee’s mind.

In the early 1960s, Batman, Superman, and Captain America were all established characters, known and recognized in newsstands and magazine racks across the country. And while their adventures were equal parts dashing, daring, and amazing, they were lacking the other half. Who were their civilian identities, and why were readers supposed to care about them? Comic readers weren’t rich like Bruce Wayne; from dead planets like Kal-El, last son of Krypton; or pumped up on government juice like Steve Rogers. Their super exploits were thrilling, but the audience quickly lost interest when the villain was vanquished, which made for pretty shallow storytelling.

Stan Lee saw this as an opportunity to sell comic books. He created a hero that…

Sorry to flood y’all’s dashboards with terrible cell...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:24:21 -0500

Sorry to flood y’all’s dashboards with terrible cell phone pics of men in skintight, lowcut jumpsuits last night. Here’s a picture of the coolest guy ever to make up for it. Friends still?

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:42 -0500

Mad respect for that jumpsuit

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:42:53 -0500

Mad respect for that jumpsuit

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:29:35 -0500

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:16:20 -0500

OH GOD IT’S AMAZING AND EVERYONE IS SMOKING WEED (besides...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:10:33 -0500

OH GOD IT’S AMAZING AND EVERYONE IS SMOKING WEED (besides me, potential employers!)