April 2009
79 posts
“This week, Dr. Karsenty and other prominent names in the bone business will discuss their new research and gleefully clean out their closets at the Third New York Skeletal Biology and Medicine Conference, at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.”
— Bone, A Master Piece of Elastic Strength
Kind of a stretch for the “skeletons in their closets” pun.
I deleted that taco shell commercial because I hated myself for thinking that was an acceptable post.
(The ad’s still racist.)
scene from my bus stop
Sat next to a mother and daughter sharing green apple sour straws for breakfast. Mother kept mocking her husband’s night shift, “Let’s text dad. ‘Hey lazy bones, wake up!’” The pair was generally dismissive of sacrifice and hard work, as evidenced in both their physical appearances and general demeanor.
Words that should be onomatopoeias
Ooze
Grit
Morass
Squiggly
Quorn
Gorp
So being named after Franny and Zooey, we wanted to know how many times you had read it. Once. Just once. Maybe twice.
…
Do you subscribe to any magazines? On my Kindle, I subscribe to The New Yorker.
Well, look at you. Well, look at me.
Gothamist’s interview with Zooey Deschanel
reviews of things I did for the first time in the...
Bikram yoga- on one hand, absolutely exhilarating and really rewarding. on the other, definitely something for which I have to be in the right frame of mind. I’m planning to get a unlimited monthly pass for May and go daily. I’ll report back.
pickle pops- Very pickle-y. Pretty much exactly what you think they’d be like: very salty and more of a pickle slush than an ice pop (due...
Unlike dating couples, married couples also put a high premium on their partners’ support of whatever they determine to be necessary obligations.
“In other words, the feelings of being loved and supported that people use to judge who makes a good girlfriend or boyfriend may not be completely trustworthy in deciding who makes a good husband or wife,” said Daniel Molden, assistant professor of...
Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller during his Day... →
Waking up in New York →
Celebrities share memories of their first days living in the city.
Their struggles give me hope.
Travis, recap.
last night’s Travis concert was immensely fun. We had VIP passes:
which meant we could actually sit at the 930 club. (A welcome change)
The opening band was a lot of fun, with three guitarists, three people playing some sort of drum, and an acrylic drum kit with christmas lights.
Travis themselves were tremendously enjoyable. (They did play my favorite song of theirs, Driftwood, so...
Drinks that were (and still are) bad ideas
Soco + Mountain Dew (sophomore year)
Soco + grenadine (Christmas 2008)
40s (College)
Seven and Sevens (I can’t really remember, but this seems like a high school drink)
Cosmopolitans (Also seems like a high school drink)
Redbulls/Monsters (College exam time)
Americanos (College exam time)
Gin + anything
Elliott Smith, Can’t Make a Sound
This was...
Name Not on Our List? Change It, China Says -... →
Just in case you forgot China was communist.
contrast/compare
Magnus Buchan: I always wanted to be in one of your fuckin’ plays.
Max Fischer: I know you did.
vs.
Eli Cash: I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum.
Royal Tenenbaum: Me too, me too.
beekeeping in brooklyn
This story about beekeeping on the rooftops of Brooklyn
lets me know that Max Fischer is still doing alright.
“when one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary...”
– Jacques-Yves Cousteau
weekend in review
Stopped in just-outside-Philadelphia-New Jersey on Friday and saw the type of things you would expect there.
On Saturday, made about 15 pompoms for a bridal shower. They went over rather well, I should say. I was very happy with them—big payoff for very little work. (No need for these such things!)
13 things that science cannot explain →
via kottke
wired alchemy: i love yahoo answers
wired alchemy: it's like every moron on the internet got together and formed a moron club
wired alchemy: and that moron club was yahoo answers
for tonight's project:
I will be making a bunch of these.
This is what they are supposed to look like.
I will report back tomorrow.
The Substance of Style, Pt 4 by Matt Zoller Seitz... →
An examination of JD Salinger’s influences on Wes Anderson.
I’m beginning to feel a little too obvious with my favorites. A little too predictable and unoriginal, but if it’s good, it’s good.
Your NPR Name
liana:
Eric and I recently discovered a shared fascination with the slew of impossibly named NPR hosts we listen to every day: Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Corey Flintoff, Korva Coleman, Kai Ryssdal, Dina Temple-Raston.
In fact, we’ve often wondered what it would be like to be one of them. A Nina Totenberg or a Renita Jablonski. A David Kestenbaum or a Lakshmi Singh. Even (on our most...
For most of us, Woody Allen is as quintessential New York as the Chrysler Building. Many New Yorkers grew up with a vision of this city spun by Annie Hall and Manhattan and Hannah and Her Sisters, where the skyline always twinkles and romance lurks around every limestoned corner; where brainy, nervous men charm young and naïve beautiful women in grand prewar apartments lined with bookshelves;...
Big City - Skadden, Arps Offers Lawyer $80,000 to... →
I’m really having trouble believing that this is a real trend.
Data Network to Use Code to Insure Privacy - The... →
First mention of the internet in the New York Times
Things I am going to try in the next two weeks for...
Bikram yoga
pickle pops
attending a bridal shower
eating less, moving more
being patient when I know a surprise is coming
keeping promises to meet people for lunch/dinner/happy hour, instead of having to change plans at the last minute, apologizing, and looking like a jerk
living room dancing
going to bars in a cape
getting free tickets to and going backstage at a concert
