November 2008
88 posts
“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal”
– Albert Camus (via travors)
“i told [student] to tell [her brother] to friend me cause of the almuni stuff....”
– sissy
otherwise known as australia.
friend: today was hisgirlfriend's birthday
me: o, did you talk to her
friend: sadly no, she's still gallivanting around middle earth like an unusually tall, sexy hobbit
I no longer recognize marriage. It’s a new thing I’m trying.
Turns out it’s fun.
Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend.
She says, correcting me, “He’s my husband,”
“Oh,” I say, “I no longer recognize marriage.”
The impact is obvious. I tried it on a man who has been in a relationship for years, “How’s your longtime companion, Jill?” “She’s my wife!” “Yeah, well, my beliefs don’t...
“A tried to teach me how to say ONE thing in mandarin I was like “OK HOLD...”
– melanietee!
i fear
i’ve become to cynical for even myself. it doesn’t feel good to have this much judgment and anger inside me. and that’s why its all projectile vomiting out of my mouth. i can’t control it because i just want it to leave my fucking system.
this picture is in my father's room. it proves i...
this picture was taken about fourteen years ago, when i was seven i’d guess. me entuhsiasts will recognize that it was taken at Poppop’s in UJ-er’s room. they will also know this is sometime before the camisole period.
i’ve pointed out that even 14 years ago i was still surrounded by apple products, rocking leggings, wearing stripes, and futzing with things (rolled up...
tonight.
i want to go somewhere with dim lights and hot soup. with scarves around pale necks, and where the white wine is chilled. somewhere with cozy chairs you could spend all evening in, and i want to spend all evening in them. where no one has other plans, something faster, better, more exciting to get it. just sit, talk, drink and watch the cold from inside. with flickering tea candles, and maybe a...
“To me, a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We’re all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there is a problem the lawyer is the only person who has read the inside of the top of the box.”-seinfeld.
one of my favorite books.
you may not know this about me, but i love, love children’s books. artfully done ones. when MyGuy and i go to Barnes and Noble i almost always make a beeline for the children’s books and grab a huge stack of new/never seen before children’s books—yes, sometimes, i do look at novels, biographies, and non-fiction a lot—but, seriously. children’s books, Maurice...
i want to be bakerella, she is in a word: amazing. →
“we may not be the best people, but we’re not the worst. grad students are...”
– 30rock
am i the only one so fracking excited over this?
Three planets orbiting the star HR 8799 and one planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut are optically verified, making them the first extrasolar planets ( a planet beyond our solar system, i’m assuming we all have the same solar system.. i don’t pride myself to think someone orbiting HR8799 would be interested in MY blog, orbiting another star) whose existences have been confirmed via...
november
november is structured like this for me:
Nov. 9, 1937: poppop’s birthday
Nov. 19, 2006: papa hank passes away
Nov. 29, 1925: papa hank’s birthday
papa hank passed away two years ago today.. and i just remember it was one of those early morning calls that’s never good. i almost fell on the cement stairs when i ran down to Lili and Bee’s apartment. i crawled back into bed...
paltrow.
“I don’t know if any of you have signed up for Gwyneth Paltrow’s new lifestyle newsletters on her hideously named Web site, GOOP, but they are hilarious in ways that I do not think she intended them to be. They’re all basically about how she is pretty sure she’s really interesting and has a lot to teach — Martha Stewart crossed with Oprah’s Favorite...
just found this
B: i bought caffeine pills they're much cheaper than--
Me: cocaine!?
B: ..redbull
just in case you were wondering.
i’m super excited about the snow tomorrow. it should be super to walk through that without gloves, and holding an umbrella. yay snow, yay nearly freezing tempertures, super. fucking super.
did i say super too many times to seem genuine?
she is one of the last. soon there will be none.
“the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”
– john steinbeck
fascinations.
wwjzd:
if you happen to be referring to the AA jean/leggings, i completely agree. i am such an advocate against “leggings as pants” but these are GENIUS.
i didn’t know AA sold them.. i got mine at Necessary Objects on broadway for 13 dollars. its very close to AA, like down the street. so we can pretend.
fascinations.
i’m totally fascinated by couples that live together. probably because i’ve never lived with my SO. i don’t see myself signing any legal documents to solidify my commitment, but i do foresee lots of pre-moving in conversation about finances, etc. so with young(er) couples who live together, or where its serious but not entirely serious i am fascinated— how do they split up...
what i wore, 8. illustrated edition.
sarazucker:
the union square holiday market is now open!
yes! this is proper incentive for me to finish my paper. though, going to to he holiday market in 60 degree weather? that’s just weird.
tonight i learned
that there is a big gap in knowing it’s a stripper dress. and caring.
“did you know that Strand attendees get a commission when they act like...”
– MuGuy, re: strand conversation
true story.
chocolate sprinkles are the honey to my existence as a bear. true story.
the strand, november 11 2008.
me: where are the latin language books?
information guy: like, written in latin?
me: yes.
information guy: (smirks) that's an interesting choice.
me: well my sister's a latin teach-never mind, where are they?
what i wore, 7. (and hair!)
this outfit is cuter in person, in my opinion. this picture is not all that flattering, but that’s just how confident i am.. i’m posting it for the outfit despite the fact that my thighs kind of want to take over the island in this shot, also my hips might be assisiting them in this endeavor.
i’m really sick of my long hair, but haven’t been able to go home to get it cut...
heavy reading material.
can you see how the shelf is SAGGING? it is more drastic in person, i couldn’t get a good picture.
“lady dreamer you might be the soundest sleeper
tonight sleep tight and build...”
– jason mraz, clock watching. fast pace with sexy, sexy lyrics!
state capitals.
i’ve been trying to learn. like, useful-ish stuff. states and placement, state capitals, countries in europe, africa, and asia as well as North and south america.
so far i’ve mastered states and almost mastered state capitals. if i could only remember Springfield, Illinois and Jackson, Mississippi.
also, 42 of the 47 countries in Europe. dudes, learning is fun.
help!
wwjzd:
http://store.americanapparel.net/rsa4304.html#i
possibly?
most dearest internet girlcrush
yes, i’ve seen that. i plan on going later in the week to try it on. i meant to mention the stores i’ve looked at.. here it goes.
jcrew, old navy, mystique on broadway (i’m all class), forever 21, wetseal, alloy, delia’s, target, macy’s, bloomies, lord and...
help!
dolls, please help me find this dress on the cheap.
important aspects:
black!
long sleeved
fitted but loose, cut slim.
i’d prefer a more scoop neck.
this is embarassing to admit, but i love that poly/spandex mix that flatters and never wrinkles, if done right it’s so soft.
i’m really cheap at the moment, but send anything my way.
mini. MINI. i hate mini skirts, but i...
on christmas presents
“Opened almost a decade ago, before the neighborhood devolved into the...”
– - RIP Two Boots Pioneer Theater, East Village
Not like I went there all the time or anything, but this is really too bad.
(via catbird)
God, my neighborhood is really deteriorating into a yuppie hell. I actually miss the crackwhores of the ’80s.
(via joojoobee)
my freshman year roommate/close...
rarity.
“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.” -Buddha
i’ve known B going on four years, we met freshman year. she lived down the hall from me, and my suite-mate Lili went to go ask our RA something, B lived with the RA and answered the door, she wanted to see our room. i remember walking into the common room and meeting her. that’s it....
