October 2008
46 posts
Histrionic personality disorder - Wikipedia, the... →
Quick laugh: read this while thinking, “Emmanuel Eboue.”
September 2008
95 posts
Beans & rice thrown off balance by too-salty tortilla chips. Damn.
Jim Stoten - Jim the Illustrator →
erasing.org - Subtropical →
Catch the fever!
I’m staring at a big, half-put together piece of particle board furniture. And it actually doesn’t look so bad.
“Sure I was once one of those brooklynites that liked to brag about not having...”
– saipua
Smothered pork chops with bacon-wrapped green beans and rice & gravy. You never want to die thinking you didn’t have enough rice & gravy.
“The win was not as pretty as I was hoping it would be, but it was a lot prettier...”
– Dandy Don’s LSU Recruiting and Sports News- Football and more!
Twitter, that’s the second time you made me minimize the Election header. Get it together, guys.
Be the Change You Want to See in the World →
“if you’re looking for a grumpy, sarcastic put-down artist as president,...”
– Cranky vs. cool - Joan Walsh - Salon.com
“There is no such thing as a “digital generation.”
– Generational Myth - ChronicleReview.com
EDSBS » Archive » FEDS CALL FOR 38 POINT BAILOUT... →
Closing moments of desperation: McCain compares Obama to Bush, plays the POW card. It’s over, Maverick.
“You can’t tell someone else that the ground on which they make their voting...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Park Avenue Diplomacy - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Well - Does Clothing Play a Role in the Spread of... →
I think about this a lot. Scrubs on the subway skeeve me out.
“Otherwise I’m just a baby sitter who occasionally breaks into syllogism.”
– The College Issue - The Thinker - NYTimes.com
Neutron dance
I downloaded this song from iTunes this morning, on an old Amex gift card that still has a few dollars to be scraped off. I also got Jump (For My Love), Automatic, and I’m So Excited.
The song Neutron Dance came to me as I was watching the Chelsea/Man U match this morning.
The Pointer Sisters album these tracks are from came out in 1983, one year before Purple Rain. They share tacky...
George Michael, step into your majesty.
“He was smarter than anyone else, but also poignantly aware that being smart...”
– Ideas and Trends - The Best Mind of His Generation - David Foster Wallace - NYTimes.com
What is "purple banana" referring to? →
Loyola University New Orleans →
Relaunch! Looking good, Loyno, looking good.
People, let us unite in the name of native CD+G support for iTunes.
Burn Rate by Michael Wolff is out of print??? Wow.
Russell Brand writes a football blog for the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2008/sep/20/2. (He’s a Hammer.)
WatchSpot the Camps!
CB I Hate Perfume →
Custom blends!!
Fashion
One of the few, but worthwhile, benefits of office co-habitation with a trend forecasting company is an up close and personal look at kooky fashion before it hits Forever 21.
I have one word for you: feathers.
It’s freaking chicken coop in there.
Feather headbands, hats, and even a big old jacket made of peacock feathers. Which of course we plan to borrow for a rendition of “When...
A speech by the late David Foster Wallace | Books... →
Doesn’t it sound like Tim? Excerpted from the Kenyon commencement address.
“I hate the dazzlement of skill,” Richter wrote as a young man of 32, in...”
– Gordon Burn on the paintings of Gerhard Richter | Art and design | The Guardian
Daily Reveille - Numerologist breaks down bizarre... →
Should I make a reservation at Chestnut?
Mobile Me works! It really works! Me likey.
Nothing quite so trashy as a dirty casserole dish with an empty Coors Lite can in it. At least it’s Le Creuset.
