Author: Chris Bastedo
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Do It Yourself: The Minnesota State Government
Hello again, welcome to another installment of Do It Yourself with Chris…
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My Love Affair With America
So it’s July 4th again, America’s birthday, and I thought that this would be a good opportunity to give you a unique perspective on this great land of ours and what makes her so special. Even if it is a bit clichéd, this is a good day for reflection about this sort of thing. So…
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Do It Yourself: Precious Moments Figurine Shelf
As with many avid Do It Yourselfers, a lot of my love for building things was instilled in me by my father. So for this edition of Do It Yourself with Chris Bastedo, I’ve decided to show you how to build one of the earliest projects I can remember him taking on. Also, in his…
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Do It Yourself: The Masturbatosphere
Welcome to the first installment of Do It Yourself with Chris Bastedo, where I show you some fun and useful building projects you can do in your very own home or studio apartment. Today we will be making a simple device I whipped up in the workshop that I call “The Masturbatosphere.” Now before you…
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In Response to the 2/5ths-Assed Bio The Tangential Wrote For Me
Dear Tangential, I’m sorry I didn’t submit a bio. So I see that I now have a half-assed bio (that may be too generous, 2/5ths assed at best) on the writers page of The Tangential. I took the liberty of writing some better bios for you to use. Please choose from any of the following:…
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An Open Letter to Every Woman I’ve Fingered
Dear Special Lady, Hi there, how are you? It’s been a while. I know we haven’t spoken in a while but it’s never too late to catch up, right? Do you remember me? It’s ok if you don’t but I bet you do. I definitely remember you. Look, the last thing I want is for…
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I’m Writing This on a Plane as an Alternative to Infanticide
Babies crying on airplanes are right at the top of the clichéd gripes list somewhere alongside men leaving the toilet seat up and the lack of hardcore pornography set during the Civil War. I would feel like kind of a hack writing on this topic, were this not happening to me RIGHT. FUCKING. NOW. The…
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Snippets of Two Guys and a Girl Drunkenly Fighting Over How to Live Blog the Royal Wedding: Part Two
Part Two: Mystery Science Wedding 3000 The blog debate is devolving into anarchy. Dustin won’t stop screaming at the tweets that appear on CNN’s news ticker, and CBass suggested that perhaps all the ladies in attendance have stapled their hats to their heads. The boys have made a series of tasteless Princess Diana jokes, none…