Confessions of a Diet Pill Junkie

Hi. I’m Melissa. I have phentermine in my veins right now. Phentermine is a controlled substance in the USA. It is available through a doctor’s prescription, which is how I have it. It is a substituted amphetamine, and acts very similar to amphetamine in the human body. It suppresses appetite …

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50 Days Without Facebook: Day 1

Blue Screen of Death

I did it. I finally did it. I deleted Facebook on my phone. I logged out from my computers. I announced on my account that I’d be elsewhere online until December. I am tired of reading Facebook as a reflex. I am tired of wondering where my time went. I …

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Memos from Ground Zero

Hi. My name is Melissa, and I’m watching movies at Fantastic Fest this week. If you haven’t been watching the news, here is the broader implication of that: I’m at ground zero of an internet news hurricane. A few weeks ago, Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse — the theater I’m watching movies …

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PowerPoint Karaoke APRIL OF DOOOOM!

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This month, you will have THREE chances to see PowerPoint Karaoke on stage, and one of them you can even watch live on the internet! April 1: Die Laughing 50-Hour Comedy Marathon This year, PPK returns to the Die Laughing comedy marathon, where Fearless Comedy Productions does live comedy nonstop …

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Max Wants You to Donate to the Walk for Animals!

Max

This is Max. Max is my dog. I adopted him from the Golden Valley Humane Society in August 2016, and he is, of course, the best dog! (…except when he shreds his dog bed, like he did last night. But he’s cute, so we’ll overlook that for now.) The thing …

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The Iceman Cometh (not the Eugene O’Neill one)

The Iceman Cometh (1989)

I finally tracked down a DVD of a movie yesterday, and I’m so pleased with my purchase that I am honoring it with animated .gifs. This movie, of course, is The Iceman Cometh (aka Ji dong ji xia, released in 1989). No, this has nothing to do with the Eugene …

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Friday, March 17th: The Ides of PowerPoint Karaoke!

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On Friday, March 17th, PowerPoint Karaoke returns to rock Fantasy Flight Games! What it is: Four improv comedians must each give a PowerPoint presentation with slides they have never seen before, and the slides make no sense! When: 7:00 PM, March 17th Where: Fantasy Fight Games Center, 1975 W County Road B2, Roseville, MN How …

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Friday, February 17th: PowerPoint Karaoke Returns!

PowerPoint Karaoke

That’s right, folks! On Friday, February 17th, PowerPoint Karaoke begins a whole new season of image-assisted mischief at Fantasy Flight Games! What it is: Four improv comedians must each give a PowerPoint presentation with slides they have never seen before, and the slides make no sense! When: 7:00 PM, Wednesday, February 17th Where: Fantasy …

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Butt-Numb-a-Thon 2016

Butt-Numb-a-Thon 2016

A couple weeks ago, I was once again granted access to the Butt-Numb-a-Thon 2016 in Austin, TX. For 24 hours, around 200 hardcore movie nerds and I were subjected to the cinematic whims of Harry Knowles. The drill: show up at noon on Saturday, we get to leave sometime after noon the …

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PowerPoint Karaoke: Cancelled for December 16th

PowerPoint Karaoke

Hi, folks! Since there is apparently a big whopping snowstorm sweeping in on Friday, and because Rogue One is opening this weekend, we decided it would be best to just simplify everyone’s lives by canceling this month’s show. We will return in January!

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