July 2009
90 posts
“For when you wake up in your old girlhood bed there is a sweet bubble of no-time...”
– Joyce Carol Oates, Missing Mom
Internet Meme timeline →
Dynamic timeline of internet memes, dating all the way back to 1970! (via)
“Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident...”
– Bernhard Schlink, The Reader
Sigur Rós “Saeglópur”
Figured out...
“Why does what was beautiful suddenly shatter in hindsight because it concealed...”
– Bernhard Schlink, The Reader
How not to pay for software (legally!) →
Free open source downloads of programs comparable to Microsoft Office, Photoshop, etc.
Zoomdoggle's Puppy Namer →
“Every Monday, a new pup is put up for naming. Suggest a name for the community to vote on. On Friday, if your name winds up on top, you’ve won yourself $10. For every name suggested, a weekly sponsor donates 50 cents to a pet related charity. Every vote earns an additional 25 cents.”
postpunk:
Paul Lansky - mild und leise
On...
Born Ruffians “Little Garçon”
If I...
No-insurance guide to Brooklyn healthcare →
Sliding-scale clinics & networks in Kings County.
“It was probably best not to think about your life, though— ever—...”
– Tao Lin, “Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues,” a short story within Bed
WatchWill Arnett reads passages from Judy Blume classic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret on Monday’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”
(via)
100 Best Beach Books Ever: The 200 Finalists →
Nominated by NPR’s Books Board and readers
“They talked no longer of love, but only of like. Talk of love made them feel...”
– Tao Lin, “Sincerity,” a short story within Bed
Recipe: Baked Corn Dogs →
Easy & quick recipe from MarthaStewart.com that I am probably going to make soon.
“I had written three other novels before Carrie … But none of them taught...”
– Stephen King, On Writing
Swan Lake “Partisan But He’s Got to...
10-year high school reunion invitations arrived...
My Pal Ray: 10 year reunion, Y or N?
me: i dunno, are you gonna?
My Pal Ray: how would it not be fun in some way?
me: yeaaa there's gonna be bbq food i guess
me: and its not like we're not attractive
My Pal Ray: yeah now were the ones people want to sleep with
My Pal Ray: funny how that changes
My Pal Ray: wait, did C____ even graduate with us? or go to school at all?
me: i think he went a couple times
My Pal Ray: i call shenigans. or however you spell that
My Pal Ray: also we're all taking taxis from the bar
me: i thought everybodys talented at drunk driving back home?
My Pal Ray: yes but im out of practice
My Pal Ray: dude watch me rsvp right now
me: im a 'maybe'
My Pal Ray: im #12, very liberating
My Pal Ray: whoa T____??
me: did she even go to our school?
My Pal Ray: oh man please let her not be married
My Pal Ray: im gonna study this invite every day
The Furnace Review →
New Summer 2009 issue up today for literary mag I help edit. Our largest (and I think strongest) issue to date.
Perigee: Publication for the Arts - Issue 7,... →
My short story “Camping” won 3rd place in Perigee’s annual fiction contest. Its full text is now posted online if you feel like reading. :)
Top Products For Smuggling Alcohol Into Venues... →
“In truth, I’ve found that any day’s routine interruptions and...”
– Stephen King, On Writing
Goal checklist
1. Make USA Today admit I “just might be the coolest girl in Brooklyn.”
ACCOMPLISHED 6 March 08: http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2008/03/pop-forum-tal-3.html#more
2. Convince Nerve Magazine I’m qualified to dole out dating advice.
ACCOMPLISHED 28 August 08: http://www.nerve.com/regulars/datingadvicefrom/dating-advice-from-grillmasters/
3. Get American Apparel to notice...