February 2011
Things I Should Do Tonight:
All of my laundry.
Finish the truly exceptional Blood, Bones and Butter.
Go to sleep at a reasonable hour.
Things I Will, In All Likelihood, Actually Do Tonight:
None of my laundry.
Dick around on the internet for an excessive amount of time.
Unless I go out, in which case I will get blindingly drunk and then eat bad Mexican food.
Either way, I won’t be...
January 2011
“For Your Love” - The Yardbirds
Here....
“Last Time Here” - The Album Leaf
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I own roughly four million sticks of chapstick.
Despite this, I still managed to NOT put one in my giant work purse/computer bag/thing.
Balls.
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“Common People” - Pulp
I said,...
# of times I have listened to Wye Oak's "Civilian"...
Can’t stop. Won’t stop.
“3 Speed” - The Eels
Life is funny...
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*Headdesk*
Stacey: Idiot Coworker, if I email you a powerpoint, can you print it for me?
Idiot Coworker: You can't open it?
Stacey: No, it hates my computer or something.
Idiot Coworker: Yeah, I can print it.
Stacey: Cool, thanks........Hey wait, you just printed the email.
Idiot Coworker: Isn't that what you wanted?
Stacey: No. I emailed you a powerpoint presentation so you could print it for me. I can print the containing email my damn self.
Idiot Coworker: OH. I didn't know what you meant.
Stacey: You didn't know what I meant when I asked if I could email you a powerpoint so you could print it for me?
Idiot Coworker: Right.
Stacey: Wow.
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RIOT DOG. →
Special thanks to MorningGloria for reminding me of the charm of RIOT DOG.
“Opportunistic opportunities.”
– My boss, on the phone just now
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“That’s When I Reach For My...
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I just got asked how to spell "Facebook." I wish I...
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This is Top Chef, not Top Scallop (or: you can...
Jen: Fabio is like, the best front-of-the-house guy ever.
Stacey: He just makes out with everybody.
Justin: A-welcome to Bo-dega. [kissing]
Jen: I wish I could-a kiss-a you all.
Stacey: Don't worry I no kiss-a you. Fabio made you this gnocchi.
Jen: If there's two things Fabio is good at, it's kissing and making gnocchi.
Justin: Only a 45 of you I make-a love to. But no worry, I cook-a 55 gnocchi.
Stacey: Baby, take-a the gnocchi.
Jen: I'd like Fabio's gnocchi.
Stacey: Look, he's rubbing that waiter!
Justin: You do such-a good a job. Come here, I kiss-a you and give you gnocchi.
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“Were you popular in high school? No? Good! That means you had a personality!”
– Justin, re: popularity contests, online or otherwise
“You’re ruining her self-esteem and putting her in a constant state of...”
– Me to my roommate about how she’s mean to my dog
“Laundry Room” - The Avett Brothers
...
“You’re talking to me like I don’t speak English. You don’t...”
– Me to my boss
Driving Strategy:
whatthehale:
Point A to point B in as little time as possible.
Act like you have somewhere to be, folks.
This can be retitled to “Walking In A City Strategy” or “Using The Escalator” strategy.
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“20 Miles” - Deer Tick
I might have...
“Have you forgotten what we were like then
when we were still first rate
and...”
– “Animals” - Frank O’Hara (1950)
“Gemini (Birthday Song)” - WHY?
I...
Dear Chicagoans: Lend me your roasting rack plz?
