November 2007
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My notable books of 2007 -- Part One:...
This week the New York Times announced its picks for the 10 best books of 2007 (the week previous it released a more comprehensive list of 100 most notable books of 2007). Following suit, I thought I’d take stock of all the books I read this year, too. Because my 45 minutes-each-way subway commute has turned me into kind of a voracious reader, I’ll split this up into multiple posts. ...
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Oh thank god Mary-Kate is alright, as she is my...
I only found out yesterday that Mary-Kate Olsen was hospitalized last week for a pretty intense kidney infection, oh man, over Thanksgiving & everything. She’s out and totally fine now, thank goodness. I’m just miffed I didn’t find out about this sooner since I thought everybody knew Mary-Kate is by far my favorite Olsen twin. “They’re twins, asshole,” is...
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Historic recipe for homemade PB cups!
My oldest friend Sara and I celebrated 20 years of friendship last year! Insane. In those 20 years I’ve become close enough with her family that they let me in on their secret recipe for “quick fudge,” which is actually a lot like a homemade peanut butter cup. We brought these to a movie night at another pal’s house this weekend, and they were a huge hit! This is the...
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Yo Gabba Gabba! and Jack's Big Music Show
One of the fun parts of being home for Thanksgiving is watching TV with my 16 month-old niece. In the same way the Muppet Show and Sesame Street featured celebrities our parents could enjoy, this new generation’s programming features special guests that are pretty hilarious for adults to see, too. Debuting this past August, Nick Jr.’s Yo Gabba Gabba!, hosted by DJ Lance Rock, is...
If you can read this, make me a sandwich
Oh maaan. A while back I saw this t-shirt on Threadless.com and wanted it pretty bad, but it was sold out. Then this week I got a notification that it’d been reprinted! Do I get it? Or is it too silly? They are having a holiday sale. T-shirts for just $10 through December 16! Easy/superfun gift ideas — last year my sister, the hip mom, got a “mini van, mega fun”...
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BBQ Club hits JT's Southern Hospitality
BBQ Club began this summer when my friend Ray and I decided it’d be fun to get our pals together every couple weeks for beer and BBQ at a restaurant we’d never tried. When the weather was warm we stuck to outdoor picnic-style joints (Williamsburg’s Pies-N-Thighs and Fette Sau were favorites). But now that the weather’s turned we’ve had to move...
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Nigersaurus taqueti = dinosaur with vacuum-cleaner...
FACT: I think dinosaurs are so awesome. FACT: If I could have one wish today it might be to go back in time 100 million years to pal around with dinosaurs, ride on their backs, sing nursery rhymes to them, and watch them devour all kinds of unsuspecting creatures, even if it means I’d end up one of those devoured creatures later that afternoon. In fact I’d be honored to be eaten...
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Quote collection
“Just because something’s uncomfortable doesn’t mean it’s wrong. And just because you have your doubts about what you’re doing, or you don’t trust yourself 100 percent, that’s normal. There’s this illusion that people who do stuff are totally confident, and I’ve never been. I’ve been riddled with doubt through the whole thing. You...
I decided I needed a pair of rain/snow boots
So I bought these. Bonus: the way the colors in the plaid are, I can wear them with either brown or black!
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Movies I rented recently, in the order that I...
Volver- This one is the whole package — moving and tragic but also hilarious and endearing. I really don’t want to give away any more than that. Stop whining about having to read captions and see it. Sherrybaby- Really good – gritty and unapologetically real. Kind of tore at my soul a little. Also I’m convinced my girlcrush on Maggie Gyllenhaal is never going to end. Factory Girl- You...
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The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway
The other night I had the opportunity to see Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway and really enjoyed it. The play tells the story of Philo Farnsworth, a boy genius from Utah who, at 22, invented television only to become involved in an all-or-nothing battle with David Sarnoff, the young president of RCA and America’s first communications mogul. Without giving away any...
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Easy & delicious recipes for glazed pork chops &...
I don’t cook very often. I hate being in the kitchen for very long, preparing food that I just want to eat already. It’s a rare day when I’m in the mood to go further than warming up something already prepared, and even then the recipe needs to be easy and quick. The other day I ventured to make glazed pork chops with orange scented green beans, and I surprised myself with how...
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I went to SNL!
Yesterday I went to a Saturday Night Live dress rehearsal, which happens a couple hours before the real thing & is a 1/2 hour longer because they cut sketches that don’t go over well. Last night Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News anchor) hosted, Feist was the musical guest, and the opening sketch featured a surprise appearance from Barack Obama, which was pretty neat. The stage area is a...