December 2008
31 posts
See ya, 2008
Well it’s New Year’s Eve, so it’s only natural that my mind has begun to sift through ‘08’s mess of moments and memories. Last night I was trying to think of all the things that I could look back on and feel good about, and I don’t want to be a big downer, but my list was very short. There was my health, of course, and that of my family and friends. And my new...
OMG. An engagement I'm happy about! →
Indie awesomeness overload!
My un-in-laws are coming over tonight for dinner, so I have to make the apartment look pretty. Yea, that should be no problem considering that my entire living room floor is covered in glitter and scraps of paper. Well, here I go.
Make it stop! →
I’m all for everyone having the right to have as many kids as they want, but if you don’t have enough common sense to know when to stop then perhaps you should lose said right. C’mon. This is fucking ridiculous. Respect the vagina lady.
My Non-Fiction Reading Habits Prove That I'm a...
Earlier I went to the used bookstore I’ve been visiting a lot lately. It’s connected to the public library here, and they have tons of books for 50 cents and neat vintage prints. Today I was checking out the prints, but ended up buying seven books, six fiction, one cultural exploration.
I not one to normally venture into non-fiction territory unless a specific title has been...
“It was the single best sexual encounter I’ve ever had. We were in the Soho...”
– Pete Wentz, speaking of the first time he and Ashlee had sex. Starts with a D ends with an ouche.
via MTV
Socially Responsible Reasons to Punch Someone in... →
Best new blog. Seriously. Are you a cynical bastard like me? Then, enjoy!
So I didn’t send out Christmas cards this year, and I’m feeling really guilty about it, especially since I got like NO ONE presents. But honestly, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Even though I’ve done it before, this year it just felt like way too much damn work. I figured if sending cards felt like too much work, then perhaps it’s lost its meaning for me this...
WatchAnother thought provoking video from Current. This one is a great look at the way online media has affected and continues to change romantic relationships. I’m totally fascinated by the exposure of private life online and the way followers react to it. In some ways it scares me, but I have to admit, there’s also comfort in checking my blog feeds and making sure nothing major has...
So it’s only ten days until Christmas. And I can’t believe it. I mean what have I been doing since November? I can tell you what I haven’t been doing: shopping or getting prepared for the holidays at all! Eeesh. And then I was reading various blogs and uncovered this list of all the stores that are shutting down and (media) companies that are laying off, and I was stricken with...
WatchI love this woman. “I guess we’ll be having the sex now.” Ha!
via CurrentTV
More wine and cheese convo . . .
M: Ah, a year of celibacy and singledom.
A: You know, people give celibacy a bad name. You mention it and they give you a sad nod.
M: I don't know what it's like to have a first kiss sober.
Just When You Thought You Had Something Smart to...
OMG. I’ve seriously been offline. It’s crazy. I didn’t even check my email for an entire three full days. Having all this free time let’s me actually do a lot more, and I got to spend the week away after a weekend away. This not working thing has it’s perks.
Right before I left I promised awesome tidbits from the wine and cheese evening at mi casa. The players were a...
I just had a fun wine and cheese party. Will post notes later when I’m more coherent.
“Some might call it prostitution. I call it a “mutually beneficial...”
– This is from a blog via The Daily Beast. (There’s a word that comes to mind and it’s not “healthy.”)
Book Review: Housekeeping
Favorable book review for class. I mean what I say, too.
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
Picador, 1980
For a story of two orphaned sisters raised to young adulthood by a mix of fickle female relatives in the town called Fingerbone, Robinson’s Housekeeping is what you might expect—ethereal, melancholy, and unrelenting—even still, it will shake you to the core. It is a great talent of...
“Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.”
– Hannah Arendt
Sum Up Your Life (in Six Words) →
Mine: Things could really go either way.
Jenny Humphrey Is Supposed to Be Curvy →
This article is all about the way Gossip Girl as a TV show has been reinterpreted from the books, specifically as far as the female characters’ appearances go. Turns out that they all originally looked a hell of a lot more “real.” But, I must say that I like that the two lead females, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, seem “normal” to me, as in not sickly thin, if...
It’s 4 a.m. and I’m up sick with a sore throat. This sucks!