November 2008
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GOODLINKS: a weekend round-up from across the web
Obamafy yourself with this downloadable photo booth plug-in. (via Molls She Wrote) Support small businesses & buy handmade this holiday season with these helpful gift guides. (via Poppytalk) Check out these deer & robot necklace charms made from old records! (via NotCouture) Paste Magazine lists the 40 best TV theme songs of all time. (via Neatorama) Download a FREE 9-song EP...
My college roommate is marrying this dude Eric,...
It’s in August for my most adorable friend, also named Sarah. There were 6 of us that lived together in college & 3 of us were Sarahs, and if we had a dollar for every “Heathers” joke we heard, we’d have, I don’t know, between 35-80 dollars. These are the bridesmaid dresses. Not too shabby. Her fiance’s name is Eric. He’s good people, but maybe...
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Just eating some turkey and giving some thanks
Hey, you’re welcome for doing such an awesome blog, you guys. So what other things are you thankful for this year? Just thought I’d share my list with you. GIVIN’ SO MUCH THANKS FOR: Bon Iver inspiring the world & saving our economy lasers, obvi New York Times Mag videos where actors I wanna french speak directly to me about their hopes/dreams/feelings the night...
Super excited to hang out with my niece on...
Meet my BFF Veronica. She’s pretty much the most hilarious person in the world. Also, she really likes my dad’s cell ringtone. Seriously can’t wait to eat turkey with this kid.
Cat on a Roomba's got me feeling so chill
Might’ve stumbled upon the meaning of life, you guys. This video of a cat on a Roomba has me feeling so zen & centered— finally understanding life in high-level, “big picture” type ways. I can handle this Monday, and whatever obstacles this new week brings. Just gotta take a seat on top of the robot vacuum that is my life & ride it for all it’s worth, you...
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GOODLINKS: a weekend round-up from across the web
End of year lists begin with Paste Mag’s Top 50 albums of 2008. Hey & guess which sweet lady you know called #1 back in June? (via Stereogum) Contractual fine print is the reason you can’t find last week’s SNL dance number, featuring Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, anywhere online. (via the LA Times) A settlement forced eHarmony to quit excluding same-sex singles. ...
Today's the last day for McSweeney's Crazy...
I really frickin love any & everything McSweeney’s. A while back I read their “Better Of” compilation book, and right now I’m making my way through a bunch of back issues, which I ordered from their site at a discount. Today’s a fine day to follow my lead if you feel like it, since McSweeney’s Crazy Excessive Sale ends at midnight. Info cut & pasted...
Amy Poehler proves Smart Girls have more fun
Established fact: Amy Poehler totally rules. With some people, it’s just not subjective, you know? LOVE that her & hubby Will Arnett named their baby Archie, by the way. Try & tell me something cuter. Is there any way this kid won’t turn out hilarious & clever & lovable & amazing? OK here are my feelings: Amy Poehler is the type of person who you’re...
It's like, what, do I not talk about beer often...
Seriously can’t stand this. Maybe I’ll make my New Year’s resolution: “For once get my pal Ray to respect me.” Previously on SARAHSPY: — I was too tired to see Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s last night, so My Pal Ray took photos — My Pal Ray offered to guest blog about the Breeders show, and all I got was this video clip from The State...
Things haven't changed a whole lot since I was 4
If I’d scanned this high-res, you’d see there’s actually a puddle of drool forming on the left side of my mouth. Pretty fabulous. Wondering, though: Is 27 years too long to sport the same haircut? Should I switch it up, or just keep keepin’ it real? Osh Kosh B’Gosh, yall BTW, this is the smartest way to eat anything, not just melting fudgsicles. Since I kind of...
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That Bon Iver guy inspires me 24 hours a day
That Bon Iver guy, I dont know. Not entirely comfortable with his 3rd NYC show selling out in only one minute the other day. Reeeeeaally wanted to go & now I’m just saying “Geez” on the phone a lot. I guess Americans are going through hard times & need Bon Iver to uplift them right now, you know? So is Bon Iver becoming a cult kind of? His tix sell so fast at $25 a...
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GOODLINKS: a weekend round-up from across the web
Two new female cast members join Saturday Night Live tonight! (via the New York Times) Artist Mark Wagner creates intricate collages, like the dragon on the right, made of real dollar bills! (via Scene 360) Jens Lekman covered Boyz II Men at a show this week. (via Stereogum) Depression-era literature, art, film, and fashion are making a comeback during the current financial crisis,...
GenderAnalyzer.com is 59% sure that SARAHSPY is...
Here’s a neat online experiment. Plug a URL into GenderAnalyzer.com, and it’ll use Artificial Intelligence (supported by a uClassify text classifier) to determine if a website is written by a man or woman. Obviously I had to try this out. When I plugged my site link in this morning, my results stated: We guess http://sarahspy.blogspot.com is written by a woman (59%), however...
In a New Zealand minute -- Guest post by global...
Editor’s Note: Mike C. & I became pals 10 years ago, when well-intentioned yet totally creepy newspaper advisor cracked us up everyday. These days, Mike’s a bit of a nomad, after picking up & moving to New Zealand this fall. Here, he explains the main differences he’s found between New York & New Zealand thus far. After living in New York for the past two years, I...
It's weird when bands secure the financial...
I’m speaking particularly about The Chris Martin Band’s new video for “Lovers in Japan,” which features his eerily spinning head with laser background graphics for longer than is necessary. Song’s OK. Basically I’m still a little mad that I didn’t get to go to the free Coldplay concert, so a huge Whatever to this video. And P.S., for Gwyneth’s...
Gettin' intimate with actor crushes, via New York...
Austin blogger-friend Jess sweetly linked me to Peter Sarsgaard’s edition of “Screen Test”— a New York Times Magazine video series that kindly edits interviewer Lynn Hirschberg’s questions out, so it feels like you’re having intimate conversations with famous people you’d like to french. I very much enjoyed this video. Really lovely, right? So I...
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GOODLINKS: a weekend round-up from across the web
Lots of neat-o links for your clicking pleasure, on this last warm weekend before winter hits! A cool visual breakdown of the last 12 presidents’ actions during their first 100 days in office. (via NOTCOT) I’m pretty down with Stereogum’s comparison between Obama’s win and the super-moving “O Captain, My Captain” scene in Dead Poets Society. The new...
T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" = a song I deserve to...
I do of course realize we’re in a recession. But— I’m also beginning to realize I am VERY deserving of thousand-dollar gifts whenever I’m just sorta in the mood for them. Apparently this song is #1 in the country or something, but I wouldn’t know about it if Molls hadn’t been such a fanatic. Previously on SARAHSPY: — “My Baby” by Lil...
Hangin' with the D-list at the Chiller Theater...
Editor’s Note: Sharon is a former co-worker who previously guest blogged about Dark Knight’s similarities to The Crow. Today she exhibits proof that the Karate Kid hasn’t aged much since the film debuted. Behold her Chiller Theater Expo experience! Fame is a fickle bitch, as they say. One day you’re on the red carpet, groupies and paparazzi clamoring for a glimpse, your...
Need another incentive to vote today? How about...
Show off your “I Voted” sticker tonight from 5-8pm at participating Ben & Jerry scoop shops, and get a free scoop of ice cream! More info at their their site. Krispy Kreme will also reward voters with a free star-shaped sprinkle donut on today! Same deal, just show your “I Voted” sticker as proof. Click to their website for more info. Looking for a more...
On the eve of Lincoln's bicentennial, let it be...
Editor’s Note: When my friend Inna isn’t telling jokes, she’s geeking out about history. Most recently, some billion-part Lincoln documentary convinced her she would’ve been a much better wife to ol’ honest Abe than Mary had been. I was like, “Inna, what? Please blog about this.” So she did. The more I learned about Abraham Lincoln, the more I...
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GOODLINKS: a weekend round-up from across the web
Presidential Cabbage Patch Kids! (via popbytes) 70+ zombie dancers re-enacted Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum on Thursday, in an attempt to break a Guinness world record. (via the New York Times) The color’s cool, but I don’t know… A new partnership between Vivienne Tam and Hewlett-Packard creates the first lightweight...