June 2008
37 posts
birthday is almost a month away!
and so here are some more things i want:
i need a new bag for school. or i need several, anyway that’s a big priority on this list..
erika tote from lesportsac
a longchamps le pliage, preferably with the initials “GBD” on the leather.
trench coat. the j peterman, “french raincaot” is almost always open in my browser.
a new new battery for my mac.
gulp, copying my sister i...
shayna mamela
the other day my grandmother asked me what i’m into, what my hobbies are, “i know you’re more than just cake” she said. she meant this in a kind way— she knows how much i do, that i dabble in a lot of things. none the less, i found myself crying with my head on her knees within seconds, she comforting me, confused and upset that she had made me cry. my sister...
sister: i think being a hipster runs in the family.. like if one sibling is a hipster another usually is too..
brother: yea, its in the skinny genes!
“i don’t always get stoned, but i always loose my car.”
– tommy chong on why he should have been in dude where’s my car on vh1’s “i love the new millenium”
i learned last night that as much as you want someones head to explode by staring at it, it probably won’t. and that as a hostess as badly as you’d like to tell someone to leave, spill a drink on them or knock their stupid fat irish head on the back and say “that was courtesy of poppop” that’s not allowed. last night i sat a man i truly hate, he was with friends and...
“The question the girls are asking is “how did she do it?” I think the answer is:...”
– -David Patrick Columbia in a follow up article about blogger Melissa C Morris and her husband Chappy.
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quotes
sister: this is the thing about summer, and you can quote me on this: "[smart observation inserted here]"
me: yea.. i'm not going to quote you on that.
sister's boyfie: I was talking to a friend of mine about a house party she went to And she ended the story by saying how they went to another apartment and her friend did coke with these guys And I say "Wow, that's intense." And she says, "No, not really." And you know what? Kind've is.
i got an email from my highschool concerning the...
me: um.. it just says L[ourlastname]2 in the middle of the email
sister: hah, hahahah, HAH. that's embarrassing.. for us.
“jesus bird.. stupid bird.. from snow white’s special school..”
– sister, after almost running over a bird. she’s obsessed with the birds around here, she is sure they are becoming dumber and bolder.
mother land.
me: ::something in russian::
brother: matisyahu! that means i don't know, right?
stuff i like from stuff white people like
Being Offended, Bumper Stickers, Grammar, The Ivy League, Scarves, New Balance Shoes, Rugby, Free Healthcare, Music Piracy, Book Deals, San Francisco, Dinner Parties. St. Patrick’s Day, Having Gay Friends, Outdoor Performance Clothes, Shorts, The Wire, T-Shirts, Bad Memories of High School, Hating Corporations, Graduate School, The Idea of Soccer. Modern Furniture, Multilingual Children, Musical...
i watched moonstruck.
Rose: Do you love him, Loretta?
Loretta Castorini: Aw, ma, I love him awful.
Rose: Oh, God, that's too bad.
sister: can i tell you how my brain works? clueless came on the other day and i thought "this is more tennie's movie." like, can i have a more intellectual thought, please?
me: no.
sister: like i'm a freaking latin teacher.
i found this in an email from my sister, i don't...
me: my brother is sleeping and just said:
me: jenny with make up--jenny with make up claism to be dating a man with an apple in his last name
five out of the twenty professors/teachers i have had at university have LEFT the university, or taken leave directly after having me. for various reasons, some were just visiting, some were leaving for good, and some were just taking a year or more off and came back. but one quarter of my total professors have left after having me as their student. i have taken a number of classes with two of...
new concerns
it seems like there is a constant new concern with me. not something i am actively worried about but something i learn and i go.. wow i did not know that could really happen. today it is the story of little Lina Medina, the youngest reported pregnancy— she was five years, seven months and twenty one days when she gave birth to a six pound baby boy raised as her brother. it seems as though...
on giving
i just stumbled across this website called “giftypedia” .. its like a wikipedia for gifts, cool right? it has charts and advice for gifting, how to avoid inappropriate gifts etc. cool right? yes, cool, until i came across the dating anniversary table- listing the month/year and a suggested present and why. fine, up until the five year mark, the suggested present was an engagement ring...
Watchvery funny, from 236.com sent to me by my friend panch0. mainly i am posting this for myguy.
awkward moments at highschool reunions
while aud and i were catching up with an english teacher [now retired] we had in ninth grade and for AP english, she commented how “nice it was that we were still together.” it was a quintessential quick thinking moment. what i wanted to blurt out was “HE’S GAY- HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT!?!” what i said was “o well, we were never together.. but we’re still...
“i have to wake up very early for my Sperow Agnow look alike contest”
– half asleep [now!!] 17 year old baby brother
there are some movies..
i will watch over and over as long as they are on teevee. i’ll faithfully watch from any point in the movie, and know it well enough to be really involved. so far i’ve compiled this list: Step Mom Matchpoint Parenthood- seriously, one of the best movies ever written/made The Prestige The Holiday
comparison
what i did on a saturday night: had dinner at my grandma’s watched How I Met Your Mother worked on a “rapid math” book, math tips and tricks. what my mother did: worked at the gallery she’s a member of until ten. went to a jazz club.
