Archive for December, 2008
My friends talk about books on the internet
22 December 2008Jordan made the mistake last night of telling me (while we were watching The Dark Knight on blu-ray, which I hadn’t yet seen. Have you guys heard anything about this movie? It’s really pretty good. I’m surprised that they didn’t make a bigger deal of it around the theatrical release) that his imprint has a [...]
From the Ministry of the Needlessly Obvious & Upsetting
22 December 2008Brought to my attention by the Fee: Let’s take a closer look at that CNN headline: Really, CNN? REALLY?? (In case you are squinting at my iGoogle page to see what news feeds I can’t live without– because my life is that interesting–those boxes are: Pitchfork News {since they know more about my brother than [...]
Cristin: 1, Math: 0
16 December 2008WOO!
Call the waaaaaambulance
16 December 2008Here’s a list of things that have made me cry in the last 36 hours: 1. That effing debeers commercial with old people holding hands. Old people holding hands just KILLS me. On Valentine’s Day this year, the google image was old people holding hands and I had to stop googling things until the 15th [...]
Note to self
16 December 2008The fundamental thesis behind every blog is really that it’s supposed to be written for the reader but is really only written for the writer to amuse themself, so I don’t feel too badly about using this space to remind myself of things that are going to continue to amuse me down the road. You [...]
Facebook, the musical!
15 December 2008I take it back– book publishing is going to be just fine. The guy who wrote Bringing Down The House, which got turned into the movie 21, is going to write a book about Facebook, which will be turned into a movie by Aaron Sorkin. Every once in awhile I get a piece of news [...]
Santa, Baby.
14 December 2008Dressed up as Santa in Grand Central Terminal with two thousand of my jolliest buddies. Merry Christmas!
That’s What She Read: Here are the books you should buy
12 December 2008Everyone has their own favorite holiday traditions. My mom’s is eating shrimp and drinking champagne after mass, my dad’s is hanging the yarn christmas ornament he made at summer camp on our tree, his dog’s is eating wrapping paper and then throwing up, and mine is telling people what to buy. We’re conventional like that. I’ve already warned [...]
“This next song is eight minutes long, if you were thinking about having a smoke, now would be a good time.”
4 December 2008Review of PJ’s LA show. Older Brother Bud is beyond pumped for his shout out, so read closely! Also, the Pitchfork Readers Poll is up. If you’re anything like me, then you’ve been waiting for a chance to vote for Titus Andronicus and Beyonce in one survey, so get to it. ETA: Aww, the XL [...]
kids today
2 December 2008My dad recently quit being a lawyer and went back to teaching at a Catholic school, which is what he did Before I Was Born/ Before Anything Really Mattered, Anyway. Four months ago, my father’s work day consisted of kicking around an office with a group of lawyers he’s known for upwards of 30 years [...]