Beth Mann's Blog

Beth's Urban Tales of Wonder and Decay
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AUGUST 10, 2009 11:22AM

It All Went Downhill When...



1. We Stopped Bagging our Own Groceries   

Perhaps it was different where you came from, but where I grew up, we worked with the cashier. It was our food after all and besides, it saved time for you, the cashier and the poor sap behind you. Now people mindlessly… Read full post »

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MAY 10, 2009 10:39AM

13 People who Ruined it for Everyone Else

1. Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam started a movement of self-serious, white guy rock that has been dismal and morose and needlessly melodramatic. Because of Pearl Jam, we’ve been forced to listen to the likes of Creed, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Three Doors Down and a slew of other slacken-fa… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009 12:51PM

The 16 Most Overrated Sexual Acts of All Time








 

 

 

 

 

(I'm just in love with my photo choice. It's so perfectly weird! Special thanks to Joe Shahadi for idea, input and inspiration.)

Here’s the long-awaited (by whom?) and much anticipated (oh really?) list of the most overrated sex acts of all time.… Read full post »

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MARCH 31, 2009 6:54PM

The 28 or 29 Most Annoying Phrases of All Time


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You hear them everyday. And perhaps you utter a few yourself. But they're annoying and need to be stopped. This is a campaign. Climb on board or be left to the sharks.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009 6:25PM

The Sexiest Men in Rock & Roll - A Scientific Study

 

 

 


"You want this."



Some think sexiness is in the eye of the beholder. But is it? Here at Silly Lists of Nothingness, we say its an exacting science that can be proved in labs with women in white coats using complex formulas that are beyond you,…

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 8:25AM

24 People Who Look Like they Sound

This week's Silly List of Nothingness is composed of people (and some non-people) who look like they're supposed to. They were named correctly. You look at them and say, "Yep, that sounds about right."

Contributions by Ms. Ruby Lawrence.

1. Bob Seger

 



2. Margaret Thatcher




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OCTOBER 27, 2009 10:19PM

In Bed with the Devil (One Last Time)

 


“So how’s it feel having sex with a dead man?”

“Good,” I gasp. “Very good.”

We laugh at the gallows’s humor. We can make jokes while having sex. We’re at that point with one another.

Soon the laughing makes way to sighs and moans. A t…

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MARCH 14, 2009 11:29AM

Clint Called me a Slut

“I didn’t call you a slut. I’m just saying you might want to…to tone it down a bit," Clint mumbles into the phone.

He’s referring to my photos on MySpace and Facebook. I take them myself, of myself. They are only slightly scandalous. A solid PG-13, in my opinion.

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MARCH 4, 2009 11:32AM

Everything is Amazing and No One is Happy

This 4 minute video clip really resonated with me this morning. It's comedian Louis CK on Conan O'Brien speaking about discontent in today's faster world. Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 18, 2009 12:52PM

The Dokken Factor and Other Dating Deal Breakers

First dates are up there with anal fissures in the pleasure department but they must be endured. How else can you get to the sex?

Unfortunately, one often encounters deal breakers on those first dates, making any future seem unlikely.

Take my date last weekend...please. Actually, he was a… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 12:24PM

Am I the Wal-Mart Baby Slapper?
















Unchecked children drive me nuts. When I have to tell someone's kid to rein it in, I want to send a bill to the parents for services rendered. So when I went to the block party at the end of the street this Labor Day weekend, the last thing I wanted… Read full post »

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FEBRUARY 28, 2009 10:36AM

The Only Things I'm Not Addicted To

My friend Dea says she has an addictive personality and I smile slightly. Because she doesn’t. Only people with real addictive personalities know that wild, sick, consumptive burn that emanates from some fiery pit in your soul and wants to eat your charred skin for dinner.

Addictions are… Read full post »

AUGUST 8, 2009 12:00PM

Amanda Dreams



Amanda dreams of riding undulating silver worms in the desert. She is wearing ornate filigree glasses and talks with Egyptian women, somehow knowing the language. She has wild orgies with ever-changing partners. She is suddenly a man, then back to a woman, then a man again. Body parts are made… Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 11:56AM

Love Means....


I’m not sure why you stopped talking to me. It happened slowly, methodically, like rust. There was no big fall-out, no noteworthy event. Suddenly, you and I were no longer speaking. The divide formed.

Women are weird. They’re passivity runs deep. But you and I are different. We&rsqu… Read full post »


As I watched Law & Order, Criminal Intent, last night, I thought long and hard about Vincent Donofrio. He's a fine actor. More than fine - he's a very good actor. But he's a little annoying, with his over the top mannerisms and twitchy idiosyncrasies.

I fantasized about directing him… Read full post »

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JUNE 1, 2009 9:23AM

What Kind of Tears do you Cry?

 

 

My friend Beth crying Daily Bullshit Tears combined with Tears of Elation after finding out she wouldn't be held entirely responsible for her recently deceased husband's tens of thousands of dollars worth of hospital bills.
 
 
Have you cried today? This week? This l
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Feeling a little under the weather last Sunday, I decided not to forgo surfing and shoot some photos of The Brothers on their long boards instead. I quickly realized that shooting surfers is not only difficult but slightly boring.

But here are two prerequisite shots of Kurt and Kyle surfing anyway:

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APRIL 30, 2009 4:35PM

I Miss Shoplifting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (Play music video at the bottom of post before reading for full soundtrack experience.)

Even though I have a mild crush on the cop up the street, I know it can never be. First off, he reminds me of Father Karras from… Read full post »

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APRIL 2, 2009 3:09PM

The Freudian Text

                            A Contemporary Cautionary Tale

(All the names in this story have been changed to protect my sorry ass.)


So I’m in the midst…

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MARCH 5, 2009 8:29AM

Get off of Wine's Back

Good wine is a necessity of life for me.

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JULY 23, 2009 3:49PM

Date This



Being “set up” with someone has unnerved me since my dating life began in kindergarten. I’ve never been open to matchmaking and probably never will. Perhaps it shows a real closed-mindedness on my behalf. More likely, I just find it distasteful and patronizing.

Undoubtedly (an… Read full post »

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AUGUST 22, 2009 11:55AM

Small Gestures, Small Flowers

 

Mark Dixon's "Two Friends"


Clint came over for coffee yesterday morning.

I had just returned from a brief trip back to my hometown to see some old friends. Emotionally fragile, I tried my best to engage in conversation with them and listen to their stories, though my

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JUNE 7, 2009 12:18PM

How I Scared Jared Leto Away

(Let me just say, this post may be just a flimsy excuse to post videos and photos of Jared Leto. Just look at the photos if you're feeling lazy.)


"Beth, you know you want to slap my pretty little face."


I believe in magic. I have since I watched…

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OCTOBER 1, 2009 9:10AM

12 Myths about Men and Women Debunked with my Little Hammer























Whenever someone starts a sentence with “Men are…” or “Women always…”, I cringe. Sweeping generalizations about the sexes are silly at this point. We’re all bleeding into one another, changing, morphing. Plus, these stereotypes tend to be sexi… Read full post »

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JUNE 20, 2009 7:27PM

Who's your Daddy, Beth Mann?

 

Paul E. Mann

Dad:

I haven't spoken with you in so long. Things are such a mess. And I need your help.

I seem to be crying too much, feeling overwhelmed and broken. I don't really think anyone cares about me. Everyone will say they do...but they don't. Not in…

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