December 2007
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"Overture" by Patrick Wolf
Back in April I randomly saw Patrick Wolf perform at Hiro Ballroom. I had never heard of him previously and was totally floored by one song in particular, “Overture.” The song was INSANE live — so multi-layered, with a huge buildup, and played so tightly and with so much energy. Plus there’s violins, which I’m a sucker for. Now, normally I avoid discussing music...
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Dr. Steve Brule is nothing less than a hero
My pal Ray introduced me to Adult Swim’s uncomfortably hilarious sketch comedy program Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, and I am hooked. Ray’s favorite reoccurring skit is the Spagett series, while I on the other hand have become pretty obsessed with the character Dr. Steve Brule, played by John C. Reilly. What, you ask, is classically-trained John C. Reilly doing on a silly...
Hey guess what, I won Best Blog of the Day!
It has finally been confirmed. I am fantastic.
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Favorite blogs filled with pretty things
When I’ve got time to spare online, I do my usual round across the following sites filled with pretty pretty things. I can always count on these blogs for fashion/design/life inspiration, as well as just an aesthetically-satisfying several minutes spent. Love Made Visible — luxury brand advertiser Priya blogs about things that catch her eye. Oh Joy! — Joy shares inspiration,...
Noah the Whale -- story I wrote when I was 10!
While home for the holidays, I rummaged through my old packed-away belongings and came across a fat packet of stories I wrote when I was 10. Most end with a ridiculous moral lesson, leading me to believe that I might have been the most annoyingly self-righteous 10 year old ever. Here’s a real gem, entitled “Noah the Whale” — my gift to you this joyous Christmas Day. You...
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Holy shit a LEGO ice cube tray
a.k.a. the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.
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My budding crush on Zach Galifianakis has me...
Lately I feel very conflicted about whether or not I’m developing a legitimate celebrity crush on Zach Galifianakis. Sure, the guy is hilarious. I mean, have you seen Kanye West’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’” video? I can’t explain why I lose it everytime he starts tooling around with that stupid tractor. I’ve banned myself from watching the video...
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My notable books of 2007 -- Part Three: best &...
Oh maaan! Are you guys ready for my top 5 and bottom 5 fiction picks of the year [that I read in ‘07, and weren’t necessarily published this year]? OK, here we go — in order of preference! TOP 5 FICTION PICKS! One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey This classic novel about power struggles within a men’s ward of a mental institution stuck with me long after I...
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Songs that make the bitter cold less bitter
It’s freezing out there! And the only things making my time outside somewhat bearable are my various playlists, made up of songs that sound extra-good through headphones & are especially nice to walk around the bitter cold city to. So, happy holidays — these are the songs I’m overplaying lately when I’m all bundled up & cursing the weather. Most aren’t...
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Garden in Transit flower taxis = total day...
More & more often lately I spy yellow NYC cabs with bright, fat flower patterns painted on the hoods (and sometimes trunks and roofs too), and it always brightens my day a little to see them. Yesterday I found out that, besides them being total day-brighteners in their own right, there’s a back story to them that’s pretty heartwarming too. These paint jobs are being done as...
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No I will not drape "Hairy-Kate" in bloody animals...
Given my previously declared love for Mary-Kate Olsen, I guess I’m obligated to point out how offended I am by PETA’s new anti-fur campaign, starring “Hairy-Kate and Trashley Trollsen.” Yes, the rhyming is super clever, and yes, given the opportunity, I might spend the rest of my evening playing a “dress the girls in bloody animal coats” game, but alas, my...
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Check you later, I'm off to Murfreesboro
Man finds park’s 1,000th diamond of ‘07 MURFREESBORO, Ark. - Denis Tyrrell was walking past a hole he’d filled in while searching for gems at Crater of Diamonds State Park, when he saw a sparkle. The 3.48-carat diamond turned out to the biggest diamond Tyrrell had found in regular digs that he began in March. The stone is also the 1,000th diamond found at the park this year, a...
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My MoMA highlights -- Seurat drawings,...
On Friday I took myself on a date to MoMA to catch the latest exhibits. Currently these include a Martin Puryear sculpture retrospective (through Jan. 14) and a collection of Georges Seurat drawings (through Jan. 7). I admittedly breezed through the huge, intricately-crafted wooden Puryear sculptures, as they were impressive but not really my kind of thing. I dawdled more in the Seurat rooms,...
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My notable books of 2007 -- Part Two: fiction
Welcome to part 2 of 3 posts recapping the books I read this year (part one re-capped non-fiction, including memoirs). I’m saving my TOP 5 and BOTTOM 5 fiction reads for next week’s post because I am very suspenseful. Here, then, are notable novels I read in 2007, in the order that I liked them. (Note that most of these books were not published this year.) Breakfast of Champions...
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What my roommate said when I asked her if we could...
(This is the robot dinosaur that I want.) “How big is it? How much does it weigh? So what you’re saying is that it couldn’t kill me. Basically what I’m asking you is, in a fight, who would win? Because I don’t want to own a pet that could overpower me, and could just like, lash out at any time. But 3 and a half pounds is okay. “You know, I always say that...
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What About Bob? -- "a vacation from your problems"
What was with the second half of November? A good 80% of my friends are going through a whole mess of awful, ranging from break-ups to burglaries to deaths in the family, and it all seemed to happen in one fell swoop over the last two weeks. Very weird. I’ve got my fingers crossed that December will bring a fresh clean start for everybody and turn things right around. In the meantime...