Grumpy. But too tired to bite anyone

I gave up caffeine as of Saturday...

I'm far, far far far less witty when not caffeinated. The whole "I'd like a nap right about now" phrase is kinda overused for me right now.

While I'm suffering through withdrawal and until my cravings wane, I'm gonna be lazy and hit you guys with some links.

Oh, but they're high-quality links! It's all good.

I've had a link to McSweeneys.net on this page for a long while now, but it's possible that a few of you have never clicked it. You've never explored the fun that is McSweeney's. Well it's time.

This will take you to the main page, and this will take you to their archives. They do a lot of very clever and witty stuff, and not just online - I received 'Fondling Your Muse', a very funny McSweeney's book on writing, for Christmas.

Just take a look at a snippet from their submission guidelines: (full text here)

GUIDELINES FOR WEB SUBMISSIONS

Dear writers,

A good portion of the work we publish on the website comes from complete strangers such as yourselves. While we remain small and irresponsible, and afflicted with mold-born allergies, we do our best to respond to all submissions quickly and professionally...

...PAYMENT There will likely be none. If there is any, it may come very late or in unusual currency.

I love these folks! Gotta have a sense of humor in this world.

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Here's a few posts that I found especially funny:

What I Would Be Thinking About If I Were Billy Joel Driving Toward a Holiday Party Where I Knew There Was Going to Be a Piano

By Michael Ian Black

The 4-Year-Old on a Blind Date

By Ross Murray

Nihilist Job Résumé

By Eric Feezell

Mouthwash Commercials Taken to Their Logical Conclusion

By Mike Richardson-Bryan

My Memoirs of My Geisha

By Rick Stoeckel

Movie Reviews by the City of Los Angeles Itself

By Nathaniel Missildine

Like It or Not, You're No Bob Costas

By Sarah Walker

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