Though anything in the NYTimes can generally be subtitled Douchey People Saying Douchey Things, I was charmed by (and envious of!) this piece about houses in Brooklyn. Something I miss about living in Fort Greene was walking by the rows of clapboard houses on Adelphi and Carlton…among others.
'With this doubt, I thee wed': Some know marriage will fail
Gee, thanks USA Today. As a child of divorce you’ve done nothing to quell my commitment fears AT ALL.
—Waitress at a casual Mexican restaurant in Manhattan
30 Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You
Nope, wasn’t interviewed for this at all.
This has been stuck in my head all freakin’ day.
This Baby should Be Allowed to Smoke Weed and have an Abortion: Sucky Thoughts on Sucky Laws
I went to college with this guy and his blog is actually pretty funny - it’s almost like the male version of Apocalypstick, but minus the angsty ranting about boys and one’s lack of acting career.
“THE FASHION PENDULUM IS SHIFTING AGAIN… THE HARD, AGGRESSIVE EIGHTIES INSPIRED LOOKS THAT HAVE DOMINATED SEASONS PAST ARE SLOWLY BEING OVERTHROWN BY A NOUVEAU FRENCH SEVENTIES ROMANCE RETURNING IN FASHION.” (via JAK & JIL BLOG)
This is the discussion at the start of a client meeting:
“Before we begin, what’s your sign?”
“I’m sorry?”
“You know—when were you born? I like to know who I work with.”
“Oh, a Taurus…”
“Great! I see that in you. We can work together.”
Lets just say that was the only meeting we had.
True story: I’ve had the same thing happen to me. And to this day I STILL see the position relisted every 8 weeks or so.
reblogged from clientsfromhell
In Keene for Thanksgiving!
Bringing a boy home too. Thank God he’s already met the parents. Now we just have to worry about the brothers…and the friends…and the pug.
Wish me luck!
Natalie Merchant, “Kind and Generous”
Ever since randomly hearing one of her songs in a flea market (of all places, I know) over the weekend, I’ve been on quite the Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs binge. My parents were actually huge fans of her/them when I was a little kid, and looking through YouTube brought back all sorts of memories that I didn’t even know I had.
Some others:
“Eat for Two”
“These Are Days” (performed at the 1993 Inauguration Ball!)
“Wonder”
“Because the Night”
Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened
Holy crap what a great read, but life in the Age of Information just got that much scarier.
1 more day until NH!
Wouldn’t be complete without.
PUCK ME.


