“Dear Dragon, my neighbor upstairs is in a new relationship and I can hear her bed hitting the wall hard almost every night at the same time (2 am), what the hell! How do you talk to her without the embarrassment?” – Steven.K I had this same problem Steve when I moved into my new house. It didn’t help much that the chick was a straight up block rocker, nothing cute about her – and she was on bitch mode on the regular. So giving the boyfriend a pound and hollering at him wasn’t even possible. I’ll get back to my story but my advice is to holler at the dude, our male bond makes a question like that more of a prop than a diss. Do you understand? I’d pull him to the side like “hey what’s up man, look its real funny to me but you and your girl wake me up like… [Read more]

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There are always people at work who you have to deal with on a daily basis and simply loathe the time spent with them. Because it’s your work place, you must keep the peace and act as if they matter until they are out of your space.  Here’s my list of the top ten annoying co-workers. Dog Talk Hear this dog lovers – not everyone cares about your dogs and the cute way he jumps in the pool with you when you are trying to relax. Truth be told, I think it’s kind of gross to be in any body of water with an animal (or the bed for that matter). Unless the person on the other side of the conversation is a known dog lover as well, keep your dog comments to yourself. Business meets Personal When you are at work, that’s the only mode you need to be in. Bringing personal problems into… [Read more]

People who know me will tell you that I am quiet and reserved. Fact of the matter is I am, I can be my worst critic and if I have a chatty episode I normally go through some sort of mental scolding for breaking form. Although I have always been a quiet kid, I remained silent in my adult years when I realized how people disappoint. You tell a girlfriend a past episode of pain and she uses it against you in your next argument. You reveal a crime to a supposed friend and the next thing you know he’s taking a plea bargain. See, people talk too much and if you reveal a wound they can easily stick their finger in it and cause an infection but this is the negative behind talking. The positive aspect of silence is in having the upper hand. Now you are the one holding the secrets, you have… [Read more]

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So when you work for yourself the office can sometimes feel like a prison which is why escape is always a welcome prospect for me whenever it is offered. On Saturdays I have been making it a routine to visit the local bookstore with my fellow artist friend to sketch out some ideas and commit them to Adobe Illustrator. This Saturday the token loud, obnoxious nerd was in attendance spazzing uncontrollably in public as he and his fellow piglets recited lines from Ice Age – snorting uncontrollably in concert at their jokes. For everyone else it was unbearable and luckily I was saved by a pair of headphones and the music of Talib Kweli. The last occurrence was on my 3rd viewing of James Cameron’s Avatar when a bunch of these guys flowed in singing out loudly and shouting things that most adults would be embarrassed to admit they even know about. So it makes… [Read more]

Ever feel like skull dragging and then gorilla stomping the hell out of people for being inconsiderate and stupid? This is a feeling that emerges whenever I ride the train, bus or cheap airplane. Do you know why you never see really wealthy people, celebrities and business moguls on your large commutes? It’s because of this attitude for the common man, the common man is a loud, ignorant jackass who rarely knows when to shut the hell up or use his inside voice. Being forced to wear ear buds with Ghostface Killah on a high volume to drown people out is beyond annoying to me. Draining the Blackberry battery to jam Pandora radio on the bus, again on a high volume is annoying to me. It’s annoying because I would love to be able to have options, like reading, remember reading? You’re probably saying to yourself, well why don’t you just read and tune them… [Read more]

Is there anything more pathetic than a guy who has to have the attention of every other dude in a gym? Anybody that has worked out for a considerable amount of time has experienced this phenomenon. First you have the juicers who try to actually strip down to workout… I guess they need to air out the pores or something I dunno. Then you have the guys who (typically aren’t that big) who want the entire gym to know what they’re doing. These guys are always talking to someone really loudly about their workout, cause you know the music is THAT loud, that they have to shout it out to the world. They slam the weights, scream out battlecries and stare at anyone who gives them the time of day. Mr. Loud Weightlifter Guy we hate you. We really do and before you start imagining me as some mouth breathing nerd-rager, I should clarify that… [Read more]

Everybody Hates You (EHY) is a list of archetypes within our culture that we could probably do without… in my honest opinion (and many other’s opinion too). It’s a universal feeling because when THAT guy or gal comes around everyone exchanges glances like “damn it, not one of these”. So periodically we will be adding new ones to the list and it will not surprise you because well if you don’t fit the group, you will agree on hating them too. Enjoy. Everybody We Hate