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| Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 | | 2:00 pm |
| | Friday, November 30th, 2007 | | 2:09 pm |
My letter got printed in last week's E.W.! Or, for the lesser nerds among you, Entertainment Weekly. They edited the shit out of it (literally; I think I cursed a couple of times out of geek rage) but still, pretty rad. Also: I am currently addicted to 30 Rock. Everything Tina Fey touches turns to gold. Ryan wants to divorce me for her, so if I discover that he suddenly has a shiny golden dick, his ass is out on the street. Also also: Working in a school is weird, but I have finally come around on teaching as a career. My contract with Urban Assembly lasts two years, so I'm going to take some English credits at night to become a certified double-threat, K-12, Theatre/English teacher. HOOO-A! Current Mood:  calmCurrent Music: MGMT | | Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 | | 6:14 pm |
Best sketch I've seen on SNL in ages
For some reason I keep crawling back to SNL, despite its overwhelming crapulence over the past...oh, 15 years... hoping it will one day improve. But! I solemnly swear that this year's cast is gold - even when the writing blows, there's someone doing something amazing. Now that they've booted Finesse Mitchell there are no throwaways on the show anymore (I'd count Seth Myers, but his Weekend Update is decent and he did a good John Kerry) . Amy Poehler's presence has been enough for me to watch since she started, and Lorne seems to have FINALLY realized that Fred Armisen is worth some screen time. Keenan can do better, but Kristen Wiig kicks ass, Bill Hader is like Dan Ackroyd on (more) coke, Maya Rudolph is a real pro and Jason Sudekis is the best straight man since Phil Hartman. What a shame, then, that the Seth Rogen/Spoon episode was just...meh. This was the only funny sketch, but it was pure brilliance. Will Forte is a true weirdo and I'm so glad he's on television. | | Thursday, September 20th, 2007 | | 6:53 pm |
| | Monday, September 17th, 2007 | | 5:22 pm |
He's baaaaaaack
I was in a crowded Dr.'s waiting room late Friday afternoon where they unfortunately had Fox News blasting to keep us entertained. I was having trouble concentrating on my book when the words "...flasher loose in Northern New Jersey..." and "...next to Drew University on Madison Avenue..." caught my attention. Yes, a mid-to-late 20's man has been seen wandering around near Drew, pulling his dick out to female passersby. It really must be traumatizing, but I can't help laughing--I mean, what is it about that campus??! First the Mad Whacker, then the Shower Peeper, now after a few years of peace a 21st-century perv has arrived to fill the void. Also, the Drew students they interviewed for the segment looked about twelve years old. This getting old thing really sneaks up on me sometimes! Current Mood: flabbergastedCurrent Music: The Faint | | Sunday, September 9th, 2007 | | 10:59 am |
On the morn of Duckian's wedding...
I'm sitting alone at a wonderful coffee shop in Lenox, MA drinking a delicious soy latte. It's rainy and they're playing Sufjan Stevens and everyone around me is having animated, smart conversations. Friday night we stayed at Z-Dub and D-Nice's amazingly decorated house and I slept better than I have in months in the black hole of sound that is Western Mass. So guess what? We want to buy a house here. Eventually. We've been toying with the "condo in JP" idea for a while, but we can get twice the space plus a yard for kids and dogs (who am I??!). And it's equidistant between Boston and NYC. Hell, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon are raising their daughter out here, so it's gotta have some cred. I'm still afraid of the wilderness, though, so I've decided that wherever we live must be within 15 minutes of: 1) an Indian restaurant 2) a movie theater 3) a theatre-theater 4) a good live music venue 5) a gym and 6) a bookstore. Northampton and its surrounding towns seem to fit the bill. The major drawback of most of New England is its lack of (to put it in PC terms) "diversity." I'm a minority in Brooklyn. I live in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood, work in an entirely Hasidic Jewish neighborhood and spend weekends with Imani in an all black neighborhood. I enjoy being pushed out of my comfort zone to interact with all kinds of people and I want my children to do the same. But in Massachusetts, as David Cross says, "it stays white out later." I guess the solution is to make as many weekend trips as possible and just choose not to live in a bubble. Working at a middle school has left little time to update here or do much of anything online, so my apologies for being MIA lately. But for once in my adult life I can honestly say that I love my job and I'm doing something important. It's impossible to be cynical greeting 80 smiling sixth-grade girls at the door each morning..I'm even starting an afterschool Drama club with them! | | Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 | | 9:47 am |
| | Friday, July 27th, 2007 | | 12:04 am |
28??!
I love birthdays. My wonderful parents got me the candy-pink retro sewing machine I've been longing for!!! Time to make curtains for the new apartment. We also saw HP5, which was preeeetty good. I want Cuaron to come back for another installment. Still haven't read 6 or 7, though-- gotta get a move on--I was slow to board the Hogwarts Express. Tomorrow evening I head to my beloved Boston to relax for a few days. I'm staying in Brighton and JP, but I have all of Friday to bum around if anyone has the day off. Holla if you want to see a matinee, hit a museum, go to my favorite H&M in Downtown Crossing, go to a yoga class, visit Brookline Booksmith, eat JP Licks...... Current Mood:  sleepyCurrent Music: Patton Oswalt - Werewolves & Lollipops. Run out and buy it. | | Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 | | 1:20 pm |
| | Thursday, June 14th, 2007 | | 10:34 am |
| | Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 | | 11:02 am |
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"Scooby, did you have babies?"
Knocked Up! This weekend, baby! I'm also jazzed about Superbad: written by Seth Rogen, starring George Michael and that hilarious weird new guy from SNL, and directed by Greg Mottola--his first film since 1996's genius Daytrippers. Looks like a mash-up of Super Troopers and Freaks and Geeks, which is just fine by me. Has anyone bought the new Bjork?? Reviews? Oh, and http://youtube.com/watch?v=DE2Nnv9tlT8 Current Music: Joy Division | | Saturday, May 19th, 2007 | | 8:37 am |
zoobilee zoo
Heading to Boston today for the first time since Christmas! Yay 2 parties in JP! I hope everyone has a fun weekend. Here's a picture of a mommy dog nursing three baby tigers who were rejected by their mother. Jesus--first the hippo and the turtle, then the tiger and orangutan babies, then friggin Knut, now this--I can't take much more!! Current Mood: psyched | | Thursday, May 17th, 2007 | | 2:47 pm |
"the future of rock and roll"
I'm a bit in the dark ages when it comes to music and the computer. I've figured out iPods, but downloading/sharing/buying online tunes still mystifies me. Honestly, I don't want to get my music that way--I love buying albums--but without Newbury Comics CDs are just too expensive. But I'm getting woefully out of touch with the new bands that all the crazy kids are listening to. So I've been looking at radio...listening to WOXY in Ohio on the laptop all day and like about 90% of their rotation. Heck, this "Radars to the Sky" group is pretty dang great! Current Mood: procrastinatory | | 12:15 pm |
The Landlord
Watch it!Reminds me of when my friend Amy and I used to prank call people in high school and make her 2-year-old sister call them dirty names. | | Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 | | 9:14 am |
mo movies
Year of the Dog was pretty good. A tad slight, but what a great cast. And the dogs were painfully cute, especially the main beagle, Pencil. Also, Spidey 3 was enjoyable. Silly, too long, and Kiki Dunst is still awful, but c'mon. And I can't even begin to describe how funny Bruce Campbell's cameo is. Next on my radar is this one. Three weeks!!! Current Mood: distractedCurrent Music: American Doll Posse - Tori Amos. Worth checking out! | | Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 | | 10:18 am |
See entry below...Grindhouse was great! I don't understand why it didn't make more money. Maybe it was too "weird" for the general public? My brother got me the new Tori Amos album (for free, since he works at Epic) which I'm about to listen to--with much trepidation. We'll see. I'm working from home until our school opens in July. It's tougher than I thought...so much temptation to NOT work! I mean, here I am on livejournal... I spent last weekend in Philly--doing costumes for Flashpoint's latest, U.S. Drag. I'm really proud of all of the elements of the production and I hope the show does well critically and financially. It really is good! One thing I'm looking forward to this evening is hitting our local Baskin-Robbins for 31-cent scoop night. I don't really like their ice cream, but when you can get three scoops for a buck, who cares? It's ice cream, people. And only thirty-one shiny pennies per mound of creamy goodness. | | Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 | | 11:33 am |
moovahs
Grindhouse tonight! Anyone else seen this preview? I can't believe it opens this weekend...I heart Mike White so much. Current Music: Milemarker | | Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 | | 2:58 pm |
Remember when MTV's orginal programming wasn't "Date My Mom"?
I love TV on DVD...It allows me to binge on the few shows that I like without letting TV take my brain hostage. If I had cable, this would happen for sure. I grew up without it (I only regret no MTV in the 80's) and I'm usually too poor for it, but this works out in my favor as I'm plenty lazy already. A couple of weeks ago, my brother's ladyfriend lent me My So-Called Life, which, somehow, I had never seen. Even though it is a WHOLE hell of a lot like my life in 1994 and all my friends watched it. I knew it was a "great" show, but thought it would be dated and over-hyped. How wrong I was! I'm more than halfway through the series and go back and forth between watching 3 episodes in a row and spacing them out to delay the inevitable. At least once during each 46-minute gem, Angela or Ricky or a plaid flannel shirt gets me all misty-eyed. I also realized I am exactly in-between the ages of the kids and the parents in the show, and more than half the time, I'm identifying with the old folks. Current Music: Toad the Wet Sprocket, clearly | | Thursday, March 29th, 2007 | | 1:22 pm |
fashion minutia
Regarding one-piece outfits, I will say this. - bathing suits: good! - jumpers: not bad! - overalls: less good, but comfy! And definitely okay in the '90s! Today I got an email from Urban Outfitters declaring the inclusion of the ROMPER in their Spring collection. Um, babies wear those. They usually have snaps underneath. Sometime last year, these pics set off my warning bells: EXHIBIT A  EXHIBIT B (I admit she still looks great...and I guess it's a jumpsuit, not a romper ? but Scarlett is so above this.)  So Urban Outfitters--where I occasionally shop, but where trends go to jump the shark--now tells us that the romper has Officially Arrived. It's only a matter of time before it shows up at Kohl's in an orange butterfly print. HOTT.  Check out the back shot! I wonder if she's wearing a diaper underneath?  I can't wait to walk around nyc next season and catch some tard wearing footie pajama pants. Current Music: "The Neon Bible"...new Arcade Fire. Not sure if I like it. |
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