May 2008
20 posts
distorte: If we are allowed to talk about things that tick us off over here , then I’m going to give out about the word “overrated.” (We aren’t? Oh sorry, did I walk into the wrong Internet?) Who’s giving out these ratings that you feel are overly-generous? Did you read the original reviews when the book came out? No, you didn’t, you’re actually talking about the opinion of your brother’s...
“We are mired in a repetitious pattern of hate, jealousy and resentment toward...”
– Female, writers, Emily Gould, Sex and the City, New York Times | Salon Life via Gemma. Though as all of us (one of us, one of us) Lang graduates know, there’s a chicken & egg thing at work, too. Begrudge not the go-getters who go and get, but perhaps the buyers who buy, and remind me...
“before signing a book contract, think about the inevitability of death”
– radiomaru.lj - Blind leading the blind (via Matthew)
So twice so far this week I have seen young, stylishly-looking girls wearing moccasins on their feet, you know, the kind with the kitschy gift shop beading. What I want to know is: is this a trend that is about to happen? Because I am not above going to Niagara Falls over the weekend and buying out that stock for maximum resellage on the Bed.Ave this summer.
I no longer have a desk chair and my birthday is fast approaching. You know, in case.
“The Gun Song,” 2004 Assassins...
According to this post on io9, women feel alienated (HAR HAR) from science fiction because everyone tell us to feel alienated (AHAHARAHAR) from it. But actually I think the real story can be found in the following conversation. Andrea: I didn’t watch Firefly at first because I don’t like space. Me: I don’t like space either. Or guns. There you have it. Girls don’t like...
Music I Can Hear My Upstairs Neighbor Playing UPDATE: “Roxie,” Chicago Revival Cast Recording. Those cadences are unmistakable, even through the floorboards.
Guys I think I just realized that a Tumblr is like a less pastel Pita. So now I wish I had an eggpost to read. OH WAIT HOORAY I DO.
“The dress definitely got me excited about seeing the new movie: I had no idea it...”
– Style pro & average Joe face off on Carrie’s freaky frock Via Himself.
VF Daily: Mr. Pilot!: An Interview with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross David’s Situation, like a lot of your comedic collaborations, takes satiric aim at fame and celebrity. Is that a coincidence or a conscious choice? Bob Odenkirk: Well, Hollywood is a weird town, without a doubt. All the clichés about this place are true, and that’s kind of wild. David Cross: But it’s also where we work and...
“I’m mad!” —The Internet
[David Tennant's] TWISTY FACE OF DOOOOOOM!!! →
More or less what Rich would call a Pretty Party. I’m gonna laugh for days scrolling through this over and over.
Yesterday Andrea and I had lunch in the park and decided that everything would be better if people just did their research. Pick up a book once in awhile. I wish these cherry blossoms would stop falling in my hummus. All that. I understand that you may prefer the above in haiku form. Many people do. yesterday, lunch in the park fie on lazy work too bad about my hummus
Lady Cleveland Fan: [Is drunk, annoying; Repeatedly holds up sign reading: "Shake it off, LeBron! BOSTON'S GOING DOWN! GO CAVS!" even though we are at a baseball game, so...]
Young Gentleman Yankee Fan: Cleveland SUCKS!
LCF: You suck!
YGYF: You can't say that to me! I've been coming here since NINETEEN EIGHTY-TWO!! I'M IN GRAD SCHOOL!!!!
LCF: Yeah? Well when was the last time you got laid?
YGYF: I'M TWENTY-FIVE!!!!!!
LCF: 'CAUSE I GOT LAID THREE HOURS AGO!!!
Middle-Aged Yankees Fan Man: HIT HIM WITH THE POSTER!!
“THE CAST and crew of the upcoming “The X-Files: I Want to Believe”...”
– David Duchovny, Mr. X-Files, says, ‘God, what a great love affair’ - Los Angeles Times (via iamsab!) Wuss. 