2008

Jul

courtneyc: WALL*E sundae!!! I recently discovered the Tumblr...

jstn: The thing is, I have always loved Third Eye Blind. ME TOO!!!

E-mail from Daddy

I woke up this morning to an email from Daddy reminding me of the black and white striped giraffe...

Beautiful Parsons desk from West Elm. It also comes in...

More About The Giraffe

Falling in love with my Jonathan Adler giraffe lamp (here he is again!) has changed my life. I...

Honor Your Word, or This Banker May Call Mom

Dr. Rory Sheridan Tells Us How To Beat...

Rory: There is always a way to get crutches for free.
Sent at 9: 53 AM on Friday
me: how do you know this?
Rory: It's just something I learned in life. Crutches are one of those things someone else always has that they want to get rid of.
me: sort of like a bunny suit?
Rory: Yeah! As a matter of fact, the guy I'd get the bunny suit from is the same guy I'd get the crutches from.

Jonathan Adler Giraffe Table Lamp: beautiful,...

mareen: We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone (via...

jstn: mollylambert: plz

travors: How hard is it to prosecute George Bush? This is an...

“They were a bit freaked out at first because he was wearing...”
— Mom, on what her parents...

“I believe brontosaurus existed and I want him back.”
— my favorite quote so far from...

“The inherent problem with watching Wall-E is that almost...”
— Twelve Reasons a Movie Should...

Jun

“Of course, “embargo” spelled backwards is O Grab...”
— from Vladimir Nabokov’s...

I Have Written A Symbolic Poem

Champagne for my real friends John McCain for my sham friends. In the words of Adrian Mole, I think...

Ok, F That.

HOW MANY FREAKING SHOWS DO I HAVE TO SEE FEATURING A MAN IN A BUNNY SUIT? DONNIE DARKO DID IT FIVE...

There Was A Man In A Bunny Suit In...

But if there is one thing I learned in four years of experimental theater training, it is Do Not Be...

“But I’ll tell you what they don’t want. They don’t want a...”
— George Carlin (via azspot)...

A Cat's Revenge

It was a long week at work. Thanks to the generosity of one of the best colleagues anyone could...

“The performance uses strobe lights, bright flashes, smoke,...”
— an email from St. Ann’s...

“The traffic wasn’t moving. I asked him to suggest a French...”
— “Paris, I Love You But You’re...

Amazing Books

The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell. This won him the Booker Prize and now Booker is...

I did not know that Evelyn Waugh turned Catholic while writing Brideshead Revisited. This changes...

Every time I see or hear John McCain talking, I feel a little nauseous. I am concerned that his...

Conversing With Rory

me: rory i had the craziest dream about you
you were a taxi driver in jurassic park
Rory: Oh fun. What happened?
That's awesome!
me: you saved me from the t. rex.
and all i could say was, "you know you have the same name as a gilmore girl."
Rory: Some gratitude, Slaney.
me: i know, i suck.

“Note: it took me like three solid months to read Ulysses. I...”
— Dave McGee

“Hi, yes we’re ready to continue the sea turtles discussion...”
— Overheard in the National...

“But setting out to have a good time, the young McCain hung...”
— The wife John McCain callously...

Come Out And Play

Yesterday, I schlepped myself out of my air-conditioned cocoon and into the firey dragon’s...

The Dakota Fanning Show. This is me when I was nine.

May

“I walked into the theatre hoping for a nice evening and came...”
— Anthony Lane’s review of...

“We have to remember: There is nothing wrong with women...”
— Another Pretty Face Of A...

First World Sad News

No summer Fridays at work this year. And I have to admit, it’s understandable. Things are...

bullshit: CIA redacted document about the use of torture...

I had not ridden a bike since I was ten. It was the same...

He is my favorite person.

Sailing on Cape Cod Bay.

Sail boats on the Atlantic.

Wood Point Lighthouse.

Humpback whales. We were 22 miles out to sea.

Province Lands Visitor Center Lookout. That building is the...

The dunes east of Herring Cove Beach. That’s Wood...

I Am Not Yet Dead

As per Deena’s request, I am letting everyone know I am alive. I didn’t post today...

“So charismatic is Stewart as an actor that he can make the simple act of preparing a ham sandwich...

Cindy McCain Sells Sudan Investments

bullshit: Drawings by kids recreated in real life (from...

It's That Time Again!

Every year, there comes a time (now) when I decide that I am definitely going to apply to grad...

Can You Catch Up on Lost Sleep?: Scientific...

Bleak House

One of the characters has just spontaneously combusted.

““I cannot tell you how important it is that we...”
— - Rod Parsley, whom John...

Jenny: The person who invented packing peanuts also needs to explain why sometimes they smell like popcorn, and, yet, I cannot eat them.

“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen...”
— Dad’s most-quoted...

Things I Have To Say

1. There is a very special circle of hell for people who leave office bathrooms a mess and expect...

brooklet14: Photo credit: Michele Mossop

I’m so proud of the risotto I made last night. I’ve been making risotto since I was ten...

I dreamed last night that Barack Obama had just won the presidential election. It was so cool. ...

“Indiana voters are notoriously hard to read, much like the...”
— from this morning’s NY...

Me: (upon seeing that there is a power plant right next to Greenwood Cemetery, which is right next to my new house): Oh no! When the electricity from that plant zaps the dead bodies and they re-animate into zombies, we'll be the first to go!
Derek: We'll be the first to KNOW.

N.Y.U.’s Expansion Threatens Historic...

Lipstick May Be an Economic Indicator - New York Times

Derek totally said exactly the right thing this morning. It’s still really freaking chilly...

Apr

Lose/lose Scenarios: Games People Play

I am spending this evening combing the streets of New York with Derek in order that he may catch a...

The ladies (Tatiana, Larke and Lula) with Patrick.

Me and Kerry Vasquez.

Derek looks good. I look…well, kinda cracked out. To...

New Age Resolutions

I’m of the belief that New Year’s resolutions should be flexible. Life is stressful...

The News From Lake New York

I am 25 today. Derek brought me cold pizza in bed, Daddy bought me pearls. All was well until I...

A Pigeon Plopped On Me

Last week I was standing outside a building with Derek when he started looking at me funny and...

"It's Called Work For A Reason"

“I’m good at my job. But I’m GREAT at my life. I don’t confuse the...

Cheesey Happy Thing

When I was like 8 or 9, there was this Saturn commercial where a girl went into the Saturn...

travors: Dollhouse will be about “identity,...

shawnblog: via zombiepics.net I had a horrible horrible...

Chat With Rory

Me: I got up to take a shower this morning and there's a man in my shower, cigarette butts in the kitchen sink and porn on the television. It's like what people tell you the Midwest is like, but then the people who are telling you the Midwest is like that a. have never been west of Pittsburgh and b. are ones sleeping with the man who is in my shower, putting cigarette butts in my kitchen sink, and watching porn on tv at six am.
Rory: You live in a 70's sploitation film.

Me and Testarossa.

bullshit: Give Us Today Our Daily Terror, stills of...

Dubious Studies: Skip The Shrink

Another Good Thing That Happened This...

I started reading Mrs. Dalloway again. I can’t get over sentences like this: But she feared...

A Conversation with Rory

Rory: You know what else is confusing?
Me: Particle physics.
Rory: When you're making out with someone at karaoke and the next minute she's in the bathroom making out with some balding Indian chick.
Me: Did this happen to you or did you make it up?
Rory: Oh, it happened.

Good Things That Have Happened This...

1. Derek and I scheduled our trip to Cape Cod. We will be staying here. 2. I found an edition of...

travors: It’s kinda unfortunate for the pig.

Reasons I Love My Boyfriend, #5,764

I was upset this morning and Derek knew exactly what to say.
Me: (bitch bitch bitch)
Him: Remember when Mr. Gaida lied on the stand about seeing Gaius Baltar sign the execution order back on New Caprica?
Me: Yes.
Him: What did Lampkin say?
Me: He said that if Mr. Gaida wanted to perjure himself there was nothing they could do about it now except adjust their strategy.
Him: Exactly. So we'll adjust our strategy.
Me: I like you. I shall buy you a breakfast sandwich.

John McCain's Racist Remarks

The Hangar Deck Distillery - A...

The following occurences merit a drink: 1. Use of the word “frak.” This will be your...

Tayto have left me wanting

travors: It’s just occurred to me whilst munching on a rather measly bag of crisps, that the reason...

My favorite book, Nabokov’s Ada, was described by someone in today’s New York Times as...

Mom’s horse. Isn’t he something?

The Dog meets his first donkey.

Posing with the dog at the horse show grounds in West Palm...

Mar

“Steve Buscemi is singing “Heigh Ho Heigh Ho” on...”
— Deena

travors: xstevemurphy: Postmodern Mazes.

David McGee Has Been Reading My Recent...

On this date in 1199, Richard I of England was wounded by a crossbow bolt shot by a dastardly...

Selby and I on a willow tree.

With a bonsai tree at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens on...

“As late as the tenth century, a squirrel could have traveled...”
— Professor Margaret Lavinia...

Barack Obama On Race

Where my loyalties truly lie.

George Speaks, Badly - Gail Collins for the...

Some Of My Favorite Disney Sidekicks, In...

1. Sir Hiss, A Snake: in Robin Hood Prince John: That insolent blackguard… Oooh! I’ll...

OMG Roadtrip

Derek and I have been kicking around the idea of a trip to Cape Cod. Neither of us has ever been. ...

“On this date in 1845, Henry Jones invented self-raising...”
— David McGee’s Instant...

“Let this be a lesson to you: no sex is worth $4,025 an hour....”
— Deena’s Dad, Harvey, on...

Conversation with Deena

Me: [redacted story about Derek doing something sweet]
Deena: If he hits you, call me.
Me: Huh?
Deena: Don't try to fight back. Tell him you deserved it and then go to the bathroom and call me.
Me: And you'll what, rent a Zip car and rescue me?
Deena: Yes.
Me: Am I being really naive here? Why do you think that the fact that my boyfriend likes me means that he will eventually be driven to violence?
Deena: I guess this is really more about my own issues.

Client 9 From Outer Space

alexbalk: BALK: I’m just upset as a New York state resident. The Albany whores aren’t good enough...

An E-mail From David McGee

Your word of the day is: clerestory.

Sunday Night Update

Off to the Rusty Knot for Nadia’s birthday party. She is the only girl I will leave the house...

Latest Bush Radio Address

“…I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat...”
— Barack Obama (via azspot) (via...

Lunch With An Old Friend

I just saw my friend Selby for the first time in six or seven years. We hugged for like, an hour,...

I Found This Little Anecdotal Piece on...

I was pulled in by the fact that the author knew all about them from her mother. I got ALL of my...

Irish Superstitions

Why Do I Read Sylvia Plath When I'm...

Conversation Among the Ruins Through portico of my elegant house you stalk With your wild furies,...

“Half a league, half a league, half a league onward? As in,...”
— Daddy

Sam Is Moving To New York

My little brother, who is way taller than me, just got a job with Teach for America and is coming to...

Secret Museum on Moon's Surface via...

Martian Death Flu Update: Field Report

I have officially kicked the Martian death flu. Well, it became official last night when I had my...

travors: This is an art piece from a recent exhibit entitled...

Feb

Is Everyone Sick Of My Martian Death Flu...

Not as sick as I am. Okay, let’s focus on the good things. What good things are there on this...

thank god for jilly cooper novels. They are the thin thread connecting me to this earthly...

Martian death flu update

still Martian. Still deathly. Still flu. This whole weekcanbe summed up with the word...

Feeling awful. This is the most deceptive Martian death flu ever. This morning I thought I was...

Spontaneous adoration. | parsiri | blog.

30 of the Most Creative Bookshelves Designs

“I don’t have time for this. I have to spend my free...”
— a random quote from an old...

Dispatches From The Brink: Martian Death...