January 2010
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I think my dad just called me stout
Here’s an excerpt from an email he just sent me:
“The real Sherpa are Tibetans who are, to quote National Geographic, “a people ideally suited to the rigors of high-altitude climbing, unfailingly positive, stout at altitude and seemingly resistant to cold.” Seems to describe you perfectly!! In Washington parlance, the term also is used to identify the personal...
Pink is a Yes Color →
In honor of the pink turtleneck I’m wearing today, here’s a blog post I wrote a little over a year ago.
If you’ve read A Separate Peace, or had an unusual teacher in high school, you might enjoy it.
"We call it the iPad."
shoesonwrong:
As in “maxi?”
Seriously, folks. I mean, it’s shiny and pretty and obviously I want one, but I think we can all agree that a man came up with this, right?
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Watch“Rally Song” Playlist, courtesy of some awesome internet folk.
What songs would you add?
Technical difficulties
Susan: So either they need to uninstall & reinstall Java, or this is all happening because they can't find the My Documents folder on their computers?
Me: Yeah, basically.
Susan: Ok, has he ever talked to actual human beings? Because it sounds like he thinks these folks are either computer programmers like my dad, or he thinks they're inferior life forms, like my cat.
Me: Yeah...basically.
"You can't be invited to all the birthday parties"
That’s what I told my mother when I was in the second grade.
Someone in my class was having a party, a few of my friends were going, but I hadn’t been invited. My mom wanted to know how I felt about that, and I said the most sensible, reasonable, logical words that have probably ever come out of my mouth: you can’t be invited to all the birthday parties.
Over the years, it’s become something of...
Least favorite Beatles song?
Mine is “Hey Jude”
(and not just because I think there really ought to be a comma in there.)
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Vice
“Everything I like to do is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.”
-Alexander Woollcott, or maybe W.C. Fields.
Being raised by Catholic lawyers can sort of limit one’s access to vices illegal and immoral. Growing up with an Italian grandmother, however, gives you basically unlimited access to all things fattening.
My vice is carbohydrates. I am undeniably addicted to them in...
Lisa: This bathroom smells like...those rubber insects you make with glue.
Me: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Lisa: Yes, you do! It was like an EZ-bake oven but for boys.
Me: Yeah, I really have no idea.
Lisa: You must!
Amanda: Creepy-crawlers!
Lisa: YES! Marie, you must remember this!
Marie: I really, really don't.
Potential Spoiler Alert
Susan: Did you ever see the movie "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken?"
Me: No.
Me: Wait. Does it involve horses?
Susan: Yeah! It's about a girl who dives and she runs away to the circus and there's a loud noise and she goes blind but she STILL dives.
Me: How does this involve horses?
Susan: She dives on the horses.
Me: OH YEAH! I totally have seen that.
Susan: Add. To. Instant.
"Anyone who thinks this qualifies Elizabeth as a... →
An interesting piece for anyone else who’s been confused and a little bit saddened by how much people like to talk about their disillusionment with Elizabeth (and John) Edwards.
“Also, if exaggeration didn’t serve humor, what could it be for? I’ve...”
– Claire, the other half of my indie rock band.
Saddest words I'll hear today:
Me: I'll have a BLT, please.
Her: No more bacon.
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Is this awareness? →
At this point you’ve all probably seen a slew of colors being posted as Facebook status updates.
For anyone who was unaware, that color is the color of the bra your friend is currently wearing.
This is, ostensibly, in the name of increasing breast cancer awareness.
The whole thing has caused a bit of a stir in the online health community that I manage. If you’re curious about what...
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p = m * v
I took physics when I was a junior in high school. When I was a junior at this high school, actually. So you can just imagine.
We had an assignment one day, some kind of experiment dealing with waves and oscillation or something. Everyone had these little wave generator machines. Ours was broken, so my lab partner and I spent half the class working with our teacher to get the machine fixed.
We...
52 Weeks Thing: It's On.
I’m going to give this a shot. First week’s post is coming up next.
Rules are here for the curious. Thanks to inthefade for pulling this together!
Here are some things that will be awesome:
January 22nd - 24th I will be rocking out Vermonster style with the lovely and hysterical @MaudBailey. We will be eating here, and you should be jealous of that fact. Also, I’m pretty sure there will be pancakes. With real maple syrup. It’s not San Francisco, but I’m way too awkward for that sort of thing anyway.
February 9th - 11th I will be in NYC, hanging out with my...
How to: make friends in the office
Me: It smells like dog food in here.
Susan: ....That's probably my soup.
"Man unwittingly carries hidden explosives on... →
This is Kafka-esque, really:
“Eight items were detected. But one bag had two bomb components in it. The sniffer dog found one but the police officer in charge failed to remove the second, which was not detected by the dog, because he was busy.”
Sorry we accidentally planted a bomb on you and then you got treated like a terrorist, Irish-guy! The dog was busy.
listening to "Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock... →
I’ll just be listening to this on repeat for the next week or so, ok?