{"id":1206,"date":"2006-09-30T09:28:35","date_gmt":"2006-09-30T09:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2013-06-12T10:52:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T17:52:50","slug":"chronicle-of-my-dissatisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/30\/chronicle-of-my-dissatisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicle of My Dissatisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>this blog began as a section on my site called &#8220;Infinite Diarrhea&#8221; which I took down very shortly after starting it because \u2026 people were reading it.  This, in turn, was causing problems in my already failing marriage \u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chronicle, a company that turned down my Japanese toy book proposal after initially accepting it because they &#8220;didn&#8217;t know how to market it,&#8221; is publishing a book entitled &#8220;Stuff on My Cat&#8221;: a pictorial collection featuring photographs of cats with things on top of them &#8211; you know, action figures, breadsticks, bowling balls, that sort of thing. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The book was fueled by &quot;the internet sensation&quot;, according to the promotional blurb&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know whether to feel insulted or relieved.<\/p>\n<p>I know! I&#8217;ll do a book called &#8220;Stuff In My Ass&#8221; a pictorial of things I will wedge up my ass &#8211; you know, action figures, breadsticks, bowling balls, that sort of thing. 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