January 2009
87 posts
Watchi love how he calls her “ms. katie.”
i am sooooo watching this special…
GAH!
Today will be my third (count it: one, two, THIRD) day home sick and I’m kind of going out my mind. All I want to do is roast a pork butt.
Oh, I will roast a pork butt. And anyone who wants to come over and enjoy it with me (while risking exposure to pneumonia…do I have pneumonia? my mom thinks i do, but then again, my mom thinks that any illness lasting more than 5 days is...
White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code →
every day, i just fall more and more in love…
me: also! nyu only lost 19.6% of its endowment. cornell lost nearly a billion and is raising tuition, etc.
Kevin: surprising
me: so now, i've decided to go with the school that's lost the least of its endowment. i think it's a good plan
Kevin: Don't you just want the most well endowed choice, regardless of previous growth/shrinkage?
me: um, i don't even know how to answer that
“Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova — the adorable real-life couple who starred as...”
– nymag.com vulture blog
“An even more vexing question when it comes to Michelle is the fact that she uses...”
– “Fashion’s Unsettled Relationship With Its Newest Icon,” Amy Larocca | nymag.com
Gung hay fat choy
Happy New Year (of the ox)!
My Chinese Zodiac:
Sign: Boar/Pig
Associated Element: Yin Water
Inner Animal: Ram
Secret Animal: Monkey
A Turtle for a Kiwi
I finally finished making the turtle (2):
He has a removable shell.
He is for my Kiwi cousin, Bella, and is currently under the watchful eye of my parents until they can get him to her upon arriving in Florida tomorrow. She’s nearly five, so I hope she still has an appreciation for stuffed toys, if not handcrafted ones.
I wish I had skinnier legs...
“No one’s trying to fool anybody. This isn’t a matter of Milli Vanilli.”
– Carole Florman, a spokeswoman for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, on the playing of a pre-recording of the John Williams composition at the Inauguration | nytimes
Register to take the online test to be a... →
a dream come true for the adolescent version of me…
email from my momma
From: mom
Subject: RE: hi
Date: January 20, 2009 4:33:29 PM EST
To: me
Did you watch the inauguration? It has been incredible. I would have dressed the First Family women much warmer:
Michelle:camel cashmere coat with persian lamb collar and cuffs and matching hat and high heeled dark brown leather or suede boots.
Girls: needed hats and gloves
Mom: nicer hat and scarf
Her outfit...
“But by the time the new president, Barack Obama, returns from the inaugural...”
– On Moving Day for 2 First Families, a Bit of Magic by 93 Pairs of Hands | nytimes
neat-o
I wonder if the secret service agents on...
I mean, they’re not protecting “people,” they’re protecting a dream, an opportunity, hope itself.
Matthew Weiner back on the "Mad Men" train. ... →
UMich? Awesome. Starting school in May...?
an absolute impossibility.
um...I was just presented with a professional...
what. the. fuck.
“What’s the difference between a disabled person and an able bodied person?...”
– testimonial from a man arguing against fare increases for those who use access-a-ride | MTA Public Hearing, January 14, 2009
“When will medicine find the cure for a woman’s mouth?”
– Dr. Spacemen (pronounced “spa-che-min”) | 30 Rock
“Here’s the difference, to me, between boys and girls: Boys fuck things up; Girls...”
– Louis C.K. (via ledenes) (via barelysarcasm)
(via 6od)
Nas, Kelis Expecting First Child →
will be. illest. child. EVEEEEEEEEEEER!
Tattoo or not to Tattoo?!?
so, yesterday, i posted the following as my gchat status:
tattoo or not to tattoo
its solicited some interesting responses (and conversations)…so now i bring it to tumblr.
what say you - should i get a tattoo? are there any conditions only under which i should consider getting a tattoo?
I got an intern!
(You should get one, too!)
How the Greatest Depression Can Benefit Single... →
Critical Meeting for Kent Ave. Bike Lanes TOMORROW...
Tomorrow, January 13th, is the first full meeting of Community Board 1 (CB1) since the Kent Ave. bike lane dispute erupted little over a month ago. If you’re a cyclist or in any way interested in maintaining this lane (which has vastly improved safety on this truck route for cyclists and pedestrians alike), your attendance is CRITICAL!
You can sign-up to give a short 2 minute statement if...
Watchtina fey accepts her (well-deserved) golden globe and acknowledges the haters.
sorry i missed this. i also want to find the clip of ricky gervais presenting - he made an extras joke with kate winslet and i actually got it. he’s a funny dude…
GAH, in the worst fucking mood today:
there are too many people at my house
there exists too large a ratio of things i want to do to than things i have to do
it’s cold
Confession:
I don’t like girls very much.
Blame it on adolescent cruelty or subsequent toxic “friendships,” but I just don’t like being around them. Strange girls, especially, make me really uncomfortable.
Ever been so busy that it makes you upset?
Like, “how could i have possibly thought that a schedule like this would be okay?” what the hell was I on???
i kind of can’t wait for this weekend to end, so that the work week can begin. crazy, huh?
My dream kitchen will definitely have a deep...
(Those oreos won’t deep fry themselves.)