May 2009
292 posts
For the record, my avatar has always been prepared...
April 2009
149 posts
Forever21 adding Plus-sized line →
frostinglickr: americanmailorderbride: shoesonwrong: malackey
I am the same as Erin…a 4/6…but in Forever21 I’m at least a 9, which is only annoying because to try on a pair of pants, I have to grab 4 of them in varying sizes to figure out which size will actually fit…Regardless, the problem has since become that a) the quality is so poor that you put an item in a bag and it has fallen apart...
BitchBuzz: My Unfortunate L&O Obsession →
In my article for BitchBuzz this week, I drop several hundred words about my crippling SVU addiction.
Since I started writing for them, I’ve covered House, Morrissey, Robyn Hitchcock, and Mariska Hargitay. I’m now officially out of things to talk about.
Confidential to the BB Editor: I KID! I KID! I HAVE PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS TO SAY! NO, REALLY!
The Decemberists, “Margaret in...
Agent Provocateur's new range, "Sirens", inspired... →
Jesus. If I wore any of these things, I’d look like a 12 year old boy who’d gotten caught in a tuna net.
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Seen The Lights Go Out on Broadway →
Tonight at 8:00 P.M., the lights on Broadway will be dimmed for one minute in tribute to Bea Arthur.
For some reason, that made me think of this Billy Joel song1 and—even more inexplicably—it almost made me weepy.2
I should probably leave my house once in a while.
You know those lights were bright on Broadway But that was so many years ago… They say a handful still survive ...
Free Robyn Hitchcock Track →
Here’s a chance to get a complimentary Amazon-provided MP3 of that British dude I’m always on about. The track available is called “I’m Falling” and is one of the most gorgeous songs on Hitchcock’s recent release, Goodnight Oslo.
Upon first listen, it sounds like a straightforward love song but it was actually written for a movie that may never be made. The...
I Feel Like Sharing This, Internet
Six Bands Everyone Says I Should Like But I Really Don’t Dig At All:
—Bat For Lashes —Bon Iver —Liars —Antony (With or Without The Johnsons) —That Ren-Faire Looking Chick Who Playes, Like, the Lyre or Something and Sings Obtuse Songs About Dancing Animals Joanna Newsom — Silversun Pickups, Even Though Every Time “Lazy Eye” Leaks Out Of My...
R.E.M.’s Out of Time was one of the first...
I Win.
My Sister the Nurse: And then I had to consult with a phlebotamist. Oh, you probably don't know what that is, do you?
Me: No, but you wouldn't understand some terms from my job either. Like "pajamas" or "poverty".
“In November 2000, the United States held a presidential election and nobody knew...”
– Chuck Klosterman, circa 2005.
I have a love-hate thing with Mr. Klosterman, because most of the time I read his work and honestly believe I could have his career, that I straddle the line between “engaging proficient writer” and “pop culture-spewing douchenozzle” just as...
I Love You, Minneapolis Public Radio →
I’m swooning this morning over The Current, a public radio station in Minneapolis that also streams online. I discovered them a couple of days ago when Robyn Hitchcock was an in-studio guest1 and cued ‘em up again this a.m. when he appeared on a taped segment2 spinning some of his all-time fave tracks.
Since then they’ve won my barnacled heart with a playlist that sandwiched...
My college friend Mike used to say “If the summit were the objective, mountain climbers would use helicopters.”
Yeah, he once turned his acoustic guitar into a bong and was quite possibly a sociopath, but I always dug the sentiment, that you were supposed to enjoy the effort it took to scramble to the top—if not revel in it. After yet another sleepless night in which I...
I also just noticed that they refer twice to the...
And that’s when I stopped writing my cover letter.
If you're applying for a position as a...
I just realized that running a 1:33 Half Marathon...
I never learn.
“30 Rock is the smartest show on television. Tina [Fey] is absolutely brilliant.”
– Michael Caine
See, that’s what I want out of life. For Michael Caine to 1) know who I am and 2) think I’m brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
I want Michael Caine to use adverbs to describe me.
Then I’ll be happy.
Today’s Tunage: The Minus 5,...
Robyn Hitchcock: Live on The Current →
“Americans are not coy about rocking. In Britain, ever since the new wave era thirty years ago we’ve rocked a bit ironically. In America, people rock quite shamelessly. We’re all in our mid-fifties so when I say rock it’s like swaying gently but […] I’m now able to shake what can only be described as my booty for about an hour and a half onstage without...
insooutso:
Are you sure you don’t have Lupus?
Actually, this season it’s amyloidosis with a light seasoning of sarcoidosis. Either way, they’re always wrong.
Today’s Tunage: The Bystanders,...
