May 2012
71 posts
“You know what? It’s true, actually. Most women aren’t funny. But...”
– Hey, Men, I’m Funnier Than You
READ THE WHOLE THING.
“FEMALE SEXUALITY, WHETHER GOOD. BAD. WANTON. CHASTE. SOCIETAL....”
– TV Talk: MAD MEN 5.11 “The Other Woman” | Badass Digest
FilmCritHulk lays it down on this week’s Mad Men.
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I just had the world's stupidest "eating lunch at...
Suffice it to say, “Quinoa in the Keyboard” is the title of the debut EP of my next band.
Someday, when an intelligent, technologically-advanced race stumbles across our little blue-green planet and wonders whatever happened to those Earthlings, they’re going to discover that the plague that wiped out humanity originated from my office PC’s keyboard.
Sorry, humanity.
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“The other [love] is an outpouring of everything good in you - of kindness, and...”
– John Steinbeck to His Son Thom
Louise Brealey calls this Steinbeck’s advice to the Molly Hoopers of the world. Which explains both why I am so fond of Molly Hooper AND of Louise Brealey.
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Dear proprietors of the BBQ joint we passed on our...
The name of your restaurant makes me uneasy. “Ribs-n-Things” shows an alarming lack of specificity in describing what you serve.
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“People cling with surprising strength to the idea that the sights can be seen...”
– Tourist Trapped: A D.C. tour-bus driver tells all - Washington City Paper
Justin Bieber - GQ Profile June 2012: Celebrities:... →
The only article on Justin Bieber worth reading by adults.
“The issue, then, will always stem from studios that long for competent managers...”
– Why Dan Harmon’s firing from Community is just the latest shot in an increasingly familiar showrunner-vs.-network battle | TV | For Our Consideration | The A.V. Club
Possibly the most sensible, even-handed thing written about the shenanigans with Community.
rartastic replied to your photo: I learned to fix my bike :) (Taken with instagram)
IS HE GOING TO PLAY THE DOCTOR WHO THEME SONG WITH THEM?!
…with my bike? Who?
So what I have to do is...
…take my front wheel off the bike, throw it in the car, drive it to the bike shop as soon as it opens to be fixed, take it home, put it back, and bike to the Nats game to meet Tom, who will already be there because he doesn’t have a flat tire.
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“Is series three of Sherlock now in the planning stages?
“Well,...”
– Steven Moffat on ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Sherlock’ and his BAFTA Special Award - Doctor Who News - TV - Digital Spy
dessert at Menomale
Me: The cannoli, which I thought about offering you a bite of but decided not to-
Tom: No judgment.
Me: ...is coated with chocolate on the inside, has chocolate chips in the filling, and there was a big piece of candied orange peel in it.
Tom: That sounds good.
Me: I think I might leave you for that cannoli.
Tom: I don't think pastry weddings are legal in DC.
Me: But it IS DC...
Tom: ...and I would completely understand if you wanted to work to make that happen.
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“Mad Men’s Jon Hamm plays the central character as an older man, engaging...”
– Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm to play doctor in Sky Arts series | Radio Times
This has to come to the States. It just has to.
“Imboden enlisted his mother and sister to help him start the company. These made...”
– From The Atlantic’s profile of JimmyJane (via jwisser)
I read this a couple of days ago, and the article is fantastic.
"Why Am I The One" Acoustic
ournameisfunofficial:
This recording of “Why Am I The One” appears on the upcoming Record Store Day vinyl release, The Ghost That You Are To Me.
I know a bunch of you are, like, SO OVER fun. because they have that ONE song that is apparently everywhere right now (I wouldn’t know, since I haven’t listened to music on the radio in a year and a half), but whatever. This is a...
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tales from the office, part 6
Me: I just need you to look at that email and tell me if I'm being an asshole.
Boss: I don't think so; you were just answering the questions.
Me: I don't think so either, but I can't always tell when I'm being an asshole.
Boss: HAH!
Now that the election is over, what's next?
local political victories
As Tom said, our friend Kenyan McDuffie was elected tonight to fill our ward’s Council seat (it’s vacant because the previous occupant is going to jail for stealing money from children).
It’s clearly very rewarding to see the victory- we expected it to be close, but Kenyan won by a landslide beyond anything we dared hope- but the thing that struck me tonight wasn’t the...
“Flickr’s mobile and social failures are ultimately both symptoms of the...”
– How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet
A bit more Fry & Laurie, please... | Radio Times →
Linking this here primarily so I can find these recommended sketches later when I have time to watch them.
rartastic replied to your photo: World of Coca-cola (Taken with instagram)
Are you in a Cracker Barrel? You’re in a Cracker Barrel, aren’t you. GET THE FRIED OKRA!
Actually, no, we were at the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta, GA. Which is a disturbing, twisted place. I’ll write a proper review of it later.
lizlet = liz shannon miller online: Space Jam: ... →
sophiahelix:
potatoholic: Some brilliant commenter on LJ pointed out that the Space Jam website is still functional, and HOLY CRAP is it awesome! Remember frames? YEAH.
OMG AMAZING.
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Tired of that glowing “N” up in the corner? Change it to our hyper cool spinning…
OMG it makes me want to sing “Sunrise, Sunset” for the Internet.
Tales from the office, part 5, gray dress and neon...
Coworker: How's it going, T? I see you're wearing your subdued leggings today.
Me: Well, you know how subdued I am, generally speaking.
Coworker: This is like, business on top, party on the bottom. It's the mullet of outfits.
“In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via azspot)
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“Here’s my point. People, right now, are actively campaigning against...”
– Being Mean to Fat People Is Pointless: A Good Old-Fashioned Plea for Civility
Recyclebank launches iPhone app to reward London... →
“honestly I don’t know why he didn’t just become the world’s biggest asshole...”
– What if Superman was a Nazi | Myths RETOLD
I was laughing so hard I was wincing- I’m still sore from my klutzy bike adventure the other night.
jezebelthegreat replied to your post: How many nights in a row can you go to bed at 9PM before you’re boring and old?
We go to bed at nine all of the nights! All of them! Even the weekends. We have that rushed, “IF WE DON’T SLEEP NOW WE WON’T GET SEVEN HOURS!” mentality.
The thing that terrifies me about (hypothetical) parenthood isn’t the being responsible for a tiny human…...
How many nights in a row can you go to bed at 9PM...
I’m asking for a friend.
WHEN I'VE GOT THE CMS OPEN IN FIVE DIFFERENT TABS
editorrealtalk:
Happens more often than I would like to admit.