December 2009
7 posts
Christmas Eve
My Christmas Eve began in New York and ended in Cleveland. Separating the two was one of the more pleasant flights in recent memory, a 6:10am jet out of LaGuardia that boasted ample leg room, beautiful vistas, and a silent cabin. I’d never before scored the coveted exit row seat, and used it as much as possible lest I invoke the jealous wrath of neighbors who could’ve otherwise...
I'm With Lauren on Clooney
I love this excerpt from Marry, Fuck, Kill featuring the Fug Girls, Heather and Jessica. (Scroll down a few paragraphs to “We had to play ‘Marry, Fuck, Kill’” under the heading The Road Trip.)
Routine
The links in this article kept me occupied for, like, weeks. Click them all. Inspired by what I read, I wrote an account of my own morning routine. It’s too boring to re-publish; I’ll spare you the mundane rituals that keep me on the functional side of sane. (If you want a taste, extrapolate this.) Luckily, I think this image speaks for itself, and says more about me than a written...
Holiday Plug
I know I’ve been raving about Roku for the past year, how it’s changed my life, brought new meaning to my day, made being stupid hungover lazy on a Saturday a little more palatable. But it bears repeating: Roku, the device that magically (no, seriously, it’s magic) puts one’s Netflix queue onto television so that you can watch movies and television shows whenever you want,...
At 3:00 Minutes, I Hop Up and Down
If I ever take Ecstasy, I’d like to be listening to this song, preferably in a crowded dance club, with a room full of shirtless Matthew Goodes.
God Hates Fads
Ladies, help me understand this. It’s prom night. You’ve broken the bank for a hot dress and allowed a Nordstrom sales associate to cake your face with makeup. Your date is some semi-intelligible stud with whom you hope to engage in at least one slow dance because - hello - you didn’t invite this dude for his corsage pinning skills, deft though they may be. And a goodnight kiss...
Rocking Back and Forth
If a jar of Whole Foods instant coffee recommends using two heaping teaspoons of crystals for every cup of water, heed its advice! A teaspoon is not a tablespoon and a comfortable buzz is not caffeine-induced delirium.