There is a delightful little ice cream stand in upstate New York called Country Cream (known locally as “The Penguin”). They sell some food too but that’s not really important right now. They have (what I’m told is) a rare machine—though I don’t remember the full story behind it—that can take a block of regular… Continue reading The Ice Cream That Couldn’t Get Any Love
Author: Matt Aromando
Stand-up, improv, and sketch comedian.
An Axiom of My Life
Maybe it’s my passion for word association that makes me read this in a way that says “take pictures of things and mock them” or “take pictures that make a mockery of things” but I really love this sign. It was also hung up in an old silverware factory, which makes it sort of stranger.… Continue reading An Axiom of My Life
Justin Bieber on the Subway?
An ad on the subway in Philadelphia:What an unfortunate coincidence. I’m sure this guy worked hard to get where he is today and some 14-year-old teen heartthrob has to come along and make a mockery out of the name. Though, if the singer’s paternity suit wasn’t already withdrawn, I would have loved to see some… Continue reading Justin Bieber on the Subway?
Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 2)
I have a smartphone (more specifically an HTC Aria running Android Froyo). The auto-correct feature for typing is pretty good and it allows you to add words to its dictionary that it might not otherwise have. It turns out, as of this morning, I have 217 words that I added to my dictionary and most… Continue reading Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 2)
Monthly Mottos: November
Winter is basically here in November. After a summer of being outdoors, it’s the beginning of indoor season. What does that mean? More germs and stuff. That’s why colds are associated with cold weather. Germs cause colds, germs love it inside closed doors with uncirculated air. Anyways, a slightly less cheery motto than October’s but… Continue reading Monthly Mottos: November
Dr. Layman or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Simplicity
From a convenience store in Manhattan:Part of me is angry for how stupid the world must be for something like this to exist. I mean, “I’ve cut myself?” I get allergy medicine or aspirin being tricky but band-aids? You’ve cut yourself and you forgot the thing you need to buy is band-aids? AHHH! The other… Continue reading Dr. Layman or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Simplicity
Subway Over the Rainbow
It’s been a while but here’s a new drawing of mine: