August 2008
44 posts
“Owing to the fact that [McCain] has asked us to take our Republican hats off and...”
– McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, on shortening the RNC program due to Hurricane Gustav
There’s nothing funnier than a “changing of the hats” metaphor, in my opinion.
i love binoculars. They appeal to the voyeur in me.
photo by sam reich at his house in Cape Cod.
Warning: Final episode of Planet Earth and lunch...
Today I watched the last episode of Planet Earth, Caves. It would’ve been great save for the fact I happened to be eating lunch while doing it. I was warned by a friend that it was by far the grossest episode, but I don’t really get grossed out by nature. Maybe a little sad when an animal dies, but definitely not grossed out.
Note to future Planet Earth watchers: DO NOT eat lunch...
Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance
i’m all...
Fiona Apple - I Know
Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
T. Rex - Mambo Sun
listening to t. rex makes me...
Ben: congratulations, you are one of my least embarrassing friends.
Me: Yes, I win!
Dear New York City snake owner,
Hi. I am not afraid of snakes, actually I am severely snake phobic. Yes, it is an irrational fear that has both mental and physical effects. I am writing this because I’m wondering why you choose to walk around the streets holding your pet snake around your neck. It’s not a dog, it’s not cute and cuddly, it’s a reptile that causes varying degrees of fear in many of...
Sigur Ros - Staralfur
WatchThis is my mom. She is a yoga teacher. She will impress you with her headstand.
it must be difficult to be a parent...
me: it's funny how I was such a talkative kid and now I'm so quiet
mom: yes from 10 months old you talked and talked and talked.
me: I know! You said you and dad wished I would get laryngitis I talked so much!
mom: Yes! And then one day, around 11 years old, you just stopped talking and we felt really bad for ever wishing you'd stop
escaping the city with my mom
This is my mom. Sometimes people tell us we look alike, which makes me really happy because I think she is just about the prettiest woman I know. Maybe you remember her from this post.
I hope when I’m 56 years old I am this pretty and I have a kick ass body from doing yoga, just like her. Srsly, she’s a babe.
i miss reading letters
am fact:
since childhood I have been afraid of loud noises. It’s called ligyrophobia. I used to plug my ears during fireworks, but then stopped as I got older for fear of ridicule. I am afraid of thunder, but not lightning.
Lady Madonna - The Beatles
Decatur - Sufjan Stevens
Don’t Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
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Nico - These Days
updated muxtape, updated thoughts →
