Archive for 'deep thoughts' Category
a beautiful day in the neighborhood
10 June 2008This morning Aunt K emailed out this article about all the reasons to love Mister Rogers, which lead me to this Mister Rogers profile, which I think originally ran in Esquire, and single handedly restored my faith in mankind. What a guy.
Hi. I live in new jersey.
1 June 2008I am shocked by how quickly I was able to revert to my NJ ways. I guess it’s kind of like riding a bicycle, but it feels a bit more like Jason Bourne in the diner scene of the first movie (”I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up [...]
a really important update about my day
27 May 2008I took today off so I could pack and paint my apartment. Here are some things I’ve been doing instead: – Deciding it was a good day to eat oreos for breakfast (12 of them, to be specific) – Deciding it was a good day to break my One Diet Soda Per Week Rule (I [...]
Something in the way she moves
27 May 2008I’m moving Friday. It’s going to be hilarious (I hope). Or, it already has been, sort of– I’ve been enjoying my “coping” mechanisms from kind of a third party viewpoint a la “Isn’t it so interesting that instead of packing/ repainting the living room/ spackling the nail holes that are dotted all over this place, [...]
Happy Mothers’ Day!
12 May 2008http://www.thingsididlastnight.com/ via Allison. Thank god for her.
breaking news
10 May 2008Turns out I have curly hair in real life. Who knew??
new happy place
22 April 2008I watched this video 8 times before 9:15 this morning. And kind of teared up a little, but was mostly overcome with giddiness. As Work Friend Sarah says, “I thought that the best part had to be the giant squid. Then Steven Hawking showed up.” Trust me on this one– and happy earth day! via [...]
Gender Inequity in ‘Whoville’
18 April 2008“…And while we’re at it, how come a girl doesn’t get to blow up the Death Star! Or send ET home? Or defeat Captain Hook! Or Destroy the Ring of Power!” ~Peter Sagal on the 96 daughters who don’t save Whoville in the Horton movie, via NPR’s all things considered.
Someplace next to the cryogenically frozen head of Walt Disney, preferably
14 April 2008Has anyone ever put stuff in storage in NYC? Who did you use and how did that work? I’m pricing things out for my move in 6 weeks and it’s already overwhelming me. I’d much rather be thinking about when I’m going to find the time to do my Upper East Side farewell tour via [...]