May 2010
3 posts
“We’re not happy until you’re not happy.”
– Sean Hurley, bass player in the band and loyal compatriate. (via jhnmyr
)
Long the slogan of Mrs. K over at Fussy.
(via youngmanhattanite)
HOLY SHIT someone at YM reads shrill hipster mommyblogs. It could be any of them and it would still be funny.
You know what? If I were either Emily or Lindsay,... →
April 2010
0 posts
juliaallison:
Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
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juliaallison:
Walking in Memphis - Bruce...
March 2010
5 posts
A Handy Guide To All Those Who Missed Anything On...
Yeah, but what about everyone else’s tumblrs?
nedhepburn:
something something Wes Anderson.
Something something feelings, something something 30 Rock quote, something something whatever 14 year old girls are into but so are 28 year old women.
Something something a book we all read but vaguely remember. Something something nostalgia. Something something “SOCIAL FUCKING MEDIA”. Something...
Make Way for Mommy!
Hey guys! What did we miss? Anyone catch this piece of work? It’s a short piece about how all the non-breeders out there need to pitch in and show mothers some common fucking courtesy!
“If you see me trying to navigate a double stroller, why can’t you move out of my way?”
We’re a little rusty, but the correct response to this is still “Oh, hell no,” right?
...
November 2009
5 posts
hey get on gchat- gotta tell you something
(via bowlingalleylawyer)
This is a terrible way to communicate with a person.
“The possession of a real voice is always a marvel, an almost religious thing....”
– James L. Brooks (via nedhepburn)
Everyone reblogging this (out of context) quote is doing it as like an ironic-flavored parody of self-aggrandizement, right?
Sick
dorothymantooth:
bulicks:
myyearofeverything:
Here’s a fun word fact on which my friend Irene White does not hesitate to correct people:
“Nauseous” does not mean “feeling nausea,” but rather “causing nausea.” (As in: The fact that we’ve heard about New Moon nonstop for 10 solid months and it’s only just now coming out, and there are apparently two more books left in the series, is...
“You’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and...”
– J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Chapter 24 (via nedhepburn)
We’ve been gone a while. Is Ned Hepburn just transcribing The Catcher in the Rye as his blog now?
October 2009
1 post
"As for me, I understand Mark's piece just fine. I... →
youngmanhattanite:
(via alexbalk)
Firmly in The Awl camp through all of this (couldn’t you watch The Awl vs n+1 all day?) but come on, in the spirit of loving a good fight, you have to give Gessen credit for the “news-aggregator site” crack. Sure, it’s cheap and inaccurate but also intentional and as a tone-setter for the rest of his response, it works. I dunno, it made me laugh in an “oh here...
September 2009
5 posts
AbbyJean, you are conflating anxiety disorders...
There are several anxiety disorders. Panic disorder is just one, and the only one characterized exclusively by panic attacks. Other anxiety disorders include:
generalized anxiety disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder
phobias
post-traumatic stress disorder
social anxiety disorder
As you might imagine, these different disorders are treated with different medications (and therapies!), and...
Sharpen your pencils, olds: we're going deep.
ninety9:
When I got back to Ohio (school), I got a copy of Slanted and Enchanted at the Springfield, Ohio ‘Mall’ (the only other thing I ever bought there was Cripsin Glover’s book Rat Catching — it was a pretty good mall, all things considered). The last (only?) time I saw Pavement was at the Masquerade in Atlanta in 1993. Got up the next morning in search of tacos to cure a hangover — while...
youngmanhattanite:
skybarn:
(via soupsoup)
I think this argument makes sense rhetorically, but most people would send their kid to private school if they could. And that’s certainly true for most people against the public option. Now ask this question at SEC football game this weekend and see what happens.
I’m for the public option and would absolutely send my kids to private school if I...
What’s your top goal this year? Can you even...
juliaallison:
(Obviously) I’m a big fan of self-reflection - whether that means therapy or writing in a journal or making lists or even just sitting down and doing a life assessment.
How can you possibly reach a goal if you haven’t even figured out what goal you’re trying to reach?
Try this basic exercise to get yourself on track: The Importance of Self-Reflection
Emphasis ours.
August 2009
2 posts
July 2009
9 posts
Special Guest Post: "What do chunky girls do when...
juliaallison:
Hello readers!
This is the first in an occasional series I’m calling “How I Did It.” Today’s post is on everyone’s favorite subject (groan) - weight loss! Now that my mom’s worked really hard to get to a size 6, which is ridiculous and amazing and so, so impressive, I’ve been inspired.
<blah blah blah>
2. You can’t make excuses. At the beginning, my trainer gave me some...
My Facebook Friends' Trending Topics
fatmanatee:
tesslynch:
I see five concurrent messy breakups playing themselves out via lyrical status messages.
I bet you think this song is about you…
ACTUALLY, RIGHT NOW, THIS SONG IS PROBABLY ABOUT ME AND I AM VERY EMBARRASSED THAT ALL OF MY FRIENDS SEE WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW
Is there a tacky facebooks breakup blog yet? If not, someone start one, STAT!
charlsie:
I worked for Julia Allison, pictured above, last January. It was the least productive and most irritating internship I could have ever experienced, in all honesty. I left that month with a nasty taste in my mouth. When I become a sucessful writer and journalist, I don’t plan on acting the way she does. However, I did have a dream last night about Julia Allison coming to visit me. And...
“But if you’re bored then you’re boring”
– Harvey Danger, “Flagpole Sitta” (via nickdouglas)
Are you…sincerely quoting Harvey Danger? Is it possible Nick Douglas was in some sort of suspended animation from 1990-2004? Is that possible? It kind of makes sense, doesn’t it?
June 2009
31 posts
I'm sorry to tell you Sensei, but pain most...
kiamatthews:
Fuck the dentist and fuck teeth cleaning. That shit was brütal.
Have we told you lately that we love you?
Christopher Hitchens's take on the Nixon tapes →
“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white. Or a rape.” —Richard Nixon
Interesting article. Too bad Hitchens overlooks the paternalism lurking beneath the shocking racism of that statement. Then and now, an individual woman who votes for the GOP votes against the interests of women in general.
From the Archives
pareene:
I know how the internet “works” and all that, and god knows I steal things all the damn time, but really? Reprinting the entire foreword to a book without any, like, citation at all? The book is long out of print I guess. Information wants to be free, and famously reclusive authors want it to look like they contributed to blogs they probably have never heard of because I am pretty sure...
Trainwrecks: Incoherent Rambling Edition
brianvan:
On a more contemplative note, and all condolances already forwarded… this is sort of like when Johnny Carson died. Aside from being one hell of an entertainer, Carson was something universal for our culture, in a way that none of his professional successors have ever been able to replicate. (ESPECIALLY Leno, that big face fuck) Klosterman once wrote about this, and noted that earlier...
“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio…”
– Also, for you DFW aspirants in the crowd, this is where “infinite jest” comes from. #
Guys? That was the joke. Fucking New Yorkers.
ninety9:
Would it be rude to start a tumblr/twitter: “People Who Really Need New Avatars”?
Asks the man with the mid-nineties comedy show promotional poster for an avatar.
The White Man's Burden.
kiamatthews:
Sun Burns.
The idea of a sun burn is mysterious to me. When my friends end up cooked beyond comprehension and are making strange noises while applying aloe gel and sitting in uncomfortable looking positions so as to not touch anything, I am perplexed. They try to describe what it feels like, and I guess the only thing I can relate to is the feeling of an actual burn, you know from...
Anyone whose favorite Real World season is...
Ugh, pretty much all of these people were smug and horrible. Rachel was a terrible early-90s Republican. Judd was a sanctimonious loser. Cory cried at everything. Anyway, it was a great season. What makes a successful Real World is definitely not likable cast members.
Oh, but LA was the best evs. Learn your history, kids.
katoleary:
Seriously:
Puck: Hello! Picking his nose and then using the...
Some people are just assholes
These people are unpleasant regardless of how much feminist cred they have racked up.
Sotomayor is not meaner, just femaler →
Further evidence of my feminism
nedhepburn:
today is my last fattie day. its a diet month from here on out. no more chicken wings, no more beer.
goddam it do you KNOW how hard it is to deny myself chicken wings and beer? fucking bullshit. maybe once a week.
this DOES mean i can go back to my “2007” diet which was basically cigarettes, vodka, tacos, and scrambled eggs.
but seriously. theres no way i’ll be able to pull...
F U iTunes
lovepuppy:
Somedays I feel like my iTunes totally knows me and my mood. Today is not one of those days.
Dear Jessica,
A wise woman once said “Quit being haters and start being lovers. Life will be better if you just go kiss someone.” We can think of no better situation than your own to take this advice. Good luck with your iTunes problem. Sounds horrible. Hugs!
Love,
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