January 2008
NYE 07
It’s the year of the “happy new year” text message. H and I are watching “The Wire” drinking port and champagne respectively. And I’ve nearly eaten a family size pizza. And it couldn’t be more fun.
“I don’t give a shit about drugs. Littering pisses me off though so pick...”
– McNutty looking for Omar, “The Wire”, Season Deux
December 2007
Turning Steel Into Lace - New York Times →
An article that purports to tell the story of lace made from steel, but reveals the intertwined relationships between a man, his mentors, their house, and an artist.
“There is only the fight to recover what has been lost
And found and lost again...”
– The Wit of the Staircase
The Wit of the Staircase, Final Entry →
I feared reading this. And now that I have, I am again aware of how prescient it all is. Tonight, as a new year begins and the year of her death ends, I hope that Theresa is at peace.
And the Oblique Strategies Widget →
Oblique Strategies →
Rubber Band Invoked to Explain Dark Energy →
I hope the rubber band understands it all because I’m still confused.
The Others - Shalom Harlow - NY Times Mag →
I’d really like to know how I missed this. Ah well. I’ve found it now. Utterly creepy shots of Shalom as one who’s gone beyond.
Wow. Nice chest. →
Obituary: Benazir Bhutto →
Her death makes me quite sad. She seemed to be such a brave, courageous woman. The world has changed today.
"Lost"? Good again? →
I gave up on this convoluted show long ago. I didn’t watch one episode of season 3 because season 2 left me so kerfuffled and this was after I spent hours searcing through that site of theirs. I mean there was dedication. There was serious love for Locke. And then it went down the rabbit hole. But, maybe it’s time to give it another chance. J.J. can’t let me down for long,...
Dear Little Baby Jesus
Please help me stop sneezing. I can’t take the snot any more.
Yours sincerely,
OAA
“he’s gonna get hit with a paintball any second.”
– David re:dad hiding behind the tiny tree
“it’s like a menthol cigarette.”
– eric @ Xmas re: the peppermint cake
Ho ho ho
@ Xmas dinner gwenny asked sally if she was a stripper @ the lotus room. Off to a good start with one mai tai down.
"Felicity" Reunion →
Were I to see this coming toward me on the street, I do believe I’d pass out there on the spot.
1 tag
“You don’t have to be in the art world 15 minutes to realize there is no...”
– Artist Thomas Nozkowski in W Magazine
Found Frittata Recipe →
The two hosts of this show very clearly hated each other.
Modern Dentistry
A teensy bit of my last molar broke off yesterday, a wee nugget down near my gumline, as I was sitting in a meeting.
Here’s a quick list of foods that weren’t involved:
peanut brittle
ice
walnuts (shell on)
jawbreakers
Kashi Go Lean Crunch
broken glass
hard pretzels
Here’s a list of foods consumed just prior:
oatmeal
Starbucks grande chai latte, whole milk, no...
My Christmas Gift from my French tutor, Fanny
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Fill-in-the-blank Carla Bruni lyrics quiz.
Pre-Christmas Countdown
4 parties yet to attend
3 presents left to buy
1 frittata recipe to locate
1 Christmas tree to buy
187th playing of Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack currently happening
Last night was the Compton Heights Concert Band’s performance at Powell Hall and every time I’m there I’m struck by the velvet handrails. Why fixate on this mundane tidbit...
WWD Stockings
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Usually there’s one of these I swoon over when I get my (delayed) copy of WWD, but this year, meh. The books included in the Anthropologie stocking are what make it my pick, but overall, these just don’t impress like McQueen’s did. (Hmmm…biased?)
And honestly, Stella, I’m sure your Care line is superb, but couldn’t you have tossed in something from your S/S...
I Blame Kate Capshaw and Lisa Birnbach
When I was younger, I wanted nothing more than to go to two places - prep school and/or Space Camp. I attribute these longings to The Preppy Handbook and the movie…uh…”Space Camp” and although I never went to either, their influence is still palpable - I dress like a flippin’ J.Crew catalog and am infatuated with Cassini-Huygens.
“Fashion’s power lies in its complete integration in our lives. Imbued with...”
– blog.mode: addressing fashion | Notes on the Exhibition | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
HTML for Luddites
That’s what I need. Because this minimalist page template I’ve chosen just isn’t doing it for me.
Man, now I guess I’ll have to learn stuff.
Sheeit.
Cut to the Chase
For people who enjoy socializing, but don’t like getting drunk, there are not a lot of options. In New York, most apartments are small so you can’t really have guests. What if there were something like a bar: an indoor environment where people could congregate. But instead of expected to buy drinks, you pay for the right to be there. This would simultaneously cut out the two worst...
Call Him Butter
Because he’s on a roll. Oh that Stephen Jackson (not the Rams football player)!
“So you say you’re used to not getting your way? You’ll fit in perfect here.”
WRT Becca and I convincing him he needs to take a date to our steakhouse client’s Springfield location and after hearing he wouldn’t need to take the girl from STL, but could rather meet one of...
Mind the Gap in Your Sense of Humour →
Old story from Reuters, but I can’t believe the country that brought us “Little Britain” and “Are You Being Served?” would have a problem with Emma Clarke’s hilarious faux voice overs.
Banned/Encouraged Words, 2008 Edition
BANNED
Awesome
Like (when used as a filler. When used to express a fondness for something, this word will remain fair game.)
Snap (Henry, stop cheering.)
Cruise
ENCOURAGED
Gobsmacked
Tickled
P’shaw
More to come.