2008

“YOU DID NOT BILD YOUR COMPANY ON HOMOSEXUAL PEOPLE! IT WAS...”
— a member of the American...

slaughtered: summer project #692 - cook my way through this...

I love this picture. I think “aims to please”...

All kinds of time

I haven’t posted anything yet today. I’d like to say that in lieu of posting I’ve...

“With the age-old option of sexual conquering removed from...”
— Dudes Today: The Emotional...

It’s embarrassing how many times I’ve played Lil Wayne’s “Mr. Carter”...

Listen

Nevada casinos won just over $1 billion from gamblers in April, the latest figures available, a 5.1...

Delivery. Men.

I get food delivered to my apartment quite a bit. This happens due to a mixture of laziness and...

I read this over a span of a few months. I enjoyed it,...

Last year his wife, the actress Marissa Ribisi, gave their daughter the name Tuesday, which was not...

bullshit: Ceramist Francisco Figueiredo opens a casting...

“Oh boy, dinnertime! The perfect break between work and...”
— Homer Simpson

(via kateheffernan) I know! Thanks for the reminder.

Thanks, BBC America!

BBC America has on demand episodes of The Office. I guess now I know what I’m doing with my...

In this article on Rush Limbaugh, you’ll learn...

Tax sex

I’d like to put on my economist hat for a moment, if I may. Everything is expensive. Gas,...

ianlee: Lee, I started getting your mail. wtf? Stop...

“Never trust a man wearing sweatpants.”
— unknown (confidential: I might...

Things to say that will get you no...

It’s tough being a misogynist. All this money couldn’t buy me happiness. I’d come...

He means never

A girl about 8 y.o. and her father pass me on the street tonight. This is all I hear.
Girl: I really want to get kissed.
Dad: Yeah, but not for a looooooong time.

Shocking!

rockuboff: My boss is playing the new Ben Folds + Regina Spektor song. It’s freakin amazing. I’m...

“The third one was horrible [Beverly Hills Cop 3], so I...”
— Eddie Murphy So that’s...

“Fear not fear, fear fear itself.”
— a President we had in the...

seanbury: I caught an advance screening of this today — and...

Magazines in the waiting room of my...

The Advocate - July 2008 The Advocate - June 2008 Out - May 2008 Family Circle (?!?!) - May 2008 My...

One thing we can all agree on

The word angina is hilarious.

This is Ferraby Lionheart. He was opening for Eef, who I...

You can see selected pictures like this from my Oregon...

I totally whole assed it tonight

I half-ass stuff all the time. If I put my whole ass into things, my potential to accomplish great...

Sometimes we believe that when we step through the doors of our workplace, we cease being ourselves...

“Wall-E was OK, but I liked it better the first time, when it...”
— Lee Since he’s not going to...

When I walk down the street, I like to imagine how I’d introduce myself to people based on...

Xobni

This is a a good album for morning.

I'll see you there?

As the wobbly-voiced singer of the alt-folk band Clem Snide, Eef Barzelay is best known for mewing...

This is a waterfall in Oregon. It’s easily the best...

Eddie Izzard is funnier, smarter and better looking than everyone. We should all just give up.

An old dude points to Radio City Music Hall, looks at me and says: Judy Garland used to sing here.
Me (in my head): Old people!

Chapter One

I want to write a novel. The narrator is a hard-boiled detective. This is my first sentence: She...

Dear Portland...

Dear Portland, I’m waiting to fly back to New York right now for the red-eye. As I think back...

I'm on board.

lfarm: I just watched the first episode of The Wire at the relentless insistance of my friends and...

Portland makes a fine brew.

dalas (to his wife): You stole my beer and then tried to trick me!
me: I can't wait to get married.

Wall-E was so good! I do wonder what certain people (i.e. those who don’t care about the...

Death before dishonor

The Portland trams are on the honor system. There is no one collecting tickets for any of the trains...

Get it?! It called the waterfall a fairy! (I don’t get...

Cliffnotes version of today in Oregon

Breakfast: awesome french toast, eggs and “sausage” Hiked, looked at waterfalls Lunch...

Walking People

ianlee: I thought we could tour the brewery but I still had a good time. (photos by Sean) Dalas...

Last night I went to Stevenson, Washington. I recommend visiting if you enjoy saying...

flirting

I’m watching an attractive couple flirt in my hotel lobby. You can tell they just met. They...

Hey foodinmouth! Mmmm, bacony. (Don’t be distracted by...

Do you tip a hooker

malty: Lee and I had lunch today and we came to a conflict of our conversation.  I guess you could...

So far, so good. We landed on time in Portland and I checked into the Ace Hotel. How did I get here?...

I’m riding AirTrain right now en route to JFK. I’ll miss you, kind people on my...

t-minus 15 minutes...

mascarah: …and I’m dropping the ax. I’m soooo nervous and I have no idea why. Breaking up is hard...

jessicascarane: Bitches be crazy up in...

Below is the auto-reply my clients will get from me when I’m out of the office. The truth is...

What ever happened to Doug E. Doug? Just curious.

Like a scone, but tastier

Half the fun of taking a vacation is anticipating it. Right now I am safely and happily ensconced in...

Republican John McCain said on Monday if elected president he would challenge American experts to...

“I came in about four writers into the process. It’s kind of...”
— Dan Harmon, on working as a...

superamit: I’m interested in how people are using...

Matt Lauer: Your 7 year old daughter is about to star in a movie "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" and happens to open against you on July 4th. Is it true that you told her "Sweetheart, I will stomp you."?
Will Smith: You know, I mean... yes.

peterwknox: shutupinternet:marco: George Carlin dies at...

I posted this as I was eating a steak...

OK Kiehl’s, you win. Yes, walking into your store made me feel a little gay (one week ago my...

“…by the following year he had lost the primary but won...”
— a New York Times reporter and...

Wordsworth = Dr. Dre

Songs run through my head nonstop. It’s usually gangsta rap from the 90s (I watched a lot of...

Me: I just saw an old white dude with a young Chinese girl on each arm walking down 7th Ave and I thought of you!
Cynthia: Do you mean 7th Ave, Thailand?
(That girl better start a damn tumblog already.)

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Here’s a fun activity I like to do on Sunday mornings. Go to flickr. Look at people’s...

If this doesn’t excite you for season 2 (July 27!),...

“I love to be surrounded by perfectionists, and part of the...”
— Matthew Weiner, creator of Mad...

Now that I know this movie exists, I kind of want to see it....

I rounded down

I like that no one can see who follows my tumblog! It’s like a little secret between me and...

_______ be _______

I wondered why I woke up with Ben Folds Five’s song Jane stuck in my head. I think my brain...

Tomorrow it will be "if I didn't drink 5...

I’d go to the gym tonight if I wasn’t so tired. Here, now you try it! I’d go to...

jessicascarane: My current read, the third of the summer....

Potbelly sandwiches, come to New York!

Lewis said he looks forward to “building on the strong foundation” that Keil created,...

Apocalypse Now

eec: MTV to Air Musical About Shopping at Sears Viacom’s MTV and retailer Sears are teaming up on a...

“911 is a joke! The punchline is death.”
— another random thing I wrote...

R.E.M. puts on a hell of a show! They played a ton of new...

“Love might be blind, but that ass is like KABLAM!”
— something I came up with in...

“The girls who made the pregnancy pact—some of whom,...”
— 17 girls at Gloucester High in...

Life imitates sports

This morning, I got to a screen on Ticketmaster allowing me to purchase 2 tickets to a Philadelphia...

Done.

More doing. Less blogging.* Less TV. Less whining. Less talking about doing.* Luckily, doing...

kachey: Quinoa and portabello burger. Amazing! What?! You...

Put on some weight and we'll talk, said...

I eavesdropped on three plus-size models tonight at dinner. I learned that some agencies that...

If at first you don't succeed, fail,...

“What makes the work so haunting is that no matter how piercing each man’s understanding...

hellofriend: flubby: Restaurant Lets You Know If You’re A...

Yes! They’ve done it! A site (not worth naming) with...

2008 Bonnaroo downloads and streams

How soon is now?

Ok, Boston. You’ve had your fun. Enough with your numerous championships in multiple sports. I...

I saw Port Authority last night, a Conor McPherson play. The...

Neil LaBute play to hit Broadway

“A hooker once told me she had a headache.”
— my boss, in an email to me It...

Try not to be jealous

anjalouise: sharingtime: thewordunheard: of my awesome real-life friends, those of you in...

I admit it, I still like this album.

Try not to be jealous

thewordunheard: of my awesome real-life friends, those of you in Tumblr-land. But last night I got...

2 REM/Modest Mouse/The National tickets...

Hey folks! I’ve got 2 seats to sell in Section 97 at face value ($100 each). If you’d...

“I want to ride this relationship hard until we’re in a...”
— someone in my office I was...

“AHHHHH! It’s Albert Fert, the 2007 winner of...

Best. Smoothie. Ever.

I finally got around to trying the delicious (and expensive) One Lucky Duck smoothie. It’s $9,...

It's Showtime!

Weeds is always a treat. Tonight was no different. I hear this season they’re giving Justin...

courtneyc: My room at the Ace Hotel in Portland, OR. I dig...

I just spent $10 on lunch. Seconds after walking out of the store, I got lunch remorse. I’ve...

It really annoys me when Broadway gets unfairly pigeonholed...

Slang!

Everyone uses it. Dated slang, however, can make you look like a dick. I’ll give you an...

You know how players will sometimes continue to play after the ref blows the whistle in...

Right now!

You can watch Broken Social Scene live at Bonnaroo here.

Voice of the voiceless also unheard

This morning I watched a woman in a wheelchair in the checkout line of Walgreens speaking with the...

“It is the international system of currency which determines...”
— Arthur Jensen in...

I hadn’t seen this before tonight, but it’s a...

I just saw “Network” for the first time tonight....

Ho free

I am beyond excited that my roommate got back together with his ex-boyfriend. The endless parade of...

Going to a happy hour with people you work with is like fucking your cousin: it might feel good for...

I don’t know what this album cover is all about, but I...

“With one stroke, the reader has been made to feel not only...”
— How to Write Good by Michael...

caseydonahue: Throw up your 3’s!!! That was absolutely...

“Writing is easy. Life is hard. It’s more than hard -...”
— Neil LaBute, in the preface of...

Caught up in all the excitement of Sunday, with the tumblr...

Throw your Frommer's in the trash, lady

On the flight from Chicago back to NY, I sat next to a very sweet-looking therapist in her mid...

Last day in the Windy City

Big day today! Well, not really all day, just the evening part. Most of the day I was spent in...

“Ain’t no deal with a dirty heel.”
— the shoe shine guy at my...

tumblr people in Chicago?

Hey! Are you on tumblr and live in Chicago? Would you want to swing by iO tomorrow night and see...

It’s fun to be in Chicago and listen to Wilco’s “Far, Far Away.” Speaking of...

Banana has been cleared of all charges

My neck has broken out into slightly painful hives. The culprit? Dessert, according to those in the...

Ironing is for pussies. If my shirt is wrinkled, that’s the way the good Lord intended it to...

Day 2 in Chicago

There’s not much to report about today from here in the Windy City. I stood in front of a...

Dinner tonight made the trip to Chicago all worth it. It’s a place called Custom House. I...

Living the dream!

I’m in Chicago! I’m wearing khaki pants and a button down shirt and trying to impress...

Chicago, here I come!

Tomorrow morning I’m embarking on a business trip to Chicago. I’ll be back Thursday...

There'd be no reason to ever leave

I just saw footage of a nightclub in