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The Office Finale Sold Pam Short

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:02:00 -0400

Is it just me, or did The Office (and its writers) totally turn Pam into a wet blanket on last night’s episode? No respectable gal would EVER think Toby is “kinda cute,” it was a forced twist that I didn’t buy. She has way better taste - and diginity. And her disappointment about Jim not proposing reeked of such loathsome desperation that befits PR girls celebrating their 30th birthdays in Murray Hill - not our independent artist Pam! If I wanted to watch a desperate chick mope around I’d spend tonight lurking in the Meatpacking District. But my DVR is off-limits for such behavior.

Chris Matthews is often a douche, but in this clip he destroys...

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:50:03 -0400

Chris Matthews is often a douche, but in this clip he destroys this way-douchier right wing blabber on the topic of appeasement and Bush/Obama. It is a very enjoyable watch. I look forward to the overall obliteration of right-wing America this fall. Consider it payback for that whole weapons of mass destruction booboo.

"Suck on it, Clintstones. And note to the rest of America — we may not be as sexy as Hollywood or..."

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:59:37 -0400

“Suck on it, Clintstones. And note to the rest of America — we may not be as sexy as Hollywood or Wall Street, but you know what? We’ve got a shitload of money, and we know how to organize. We’re a powerful bunch of khaki-wearing, gay-marriage-supporting, arugula-eating, Mac-using elitist nerds out here. To all of you racist homophobic non-Californian dumb fucks who find that annoying? Tough shit. We outsmarted you. We out-spent you. And now for the next eight years we’re going to be running this country. We’re going to give equal rights to gay people, fund stem-cell research, teach evolution, take down the fence on the Mexican border, and make sure abortion stays safe and legal. We’re going to pull out of Iraq, shut down Gitmo, and stop torturing people. And yeah. A black dude with a Muslim-sounding name and degrees from Columbia and Harvard is going to be in charge. So sit back down, strap yourself in, and shut the fuck up, crackers.”

- The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: How the Valley put Obama over the top

Awesome, awesome, awesome.
(via hellofriend) (via cajunboy) (via caro) (via claudia)

In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:36:17 -0400

In a much-anticipated ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.: Nice work, Cali!!! 2 states down (with gay marriage), 48 to go.

"We live in a time when our government is telling us some pretty profound lies. And then James Frey..."

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:18:05 -0400

“We live in a time when our government is telling us some pretty profound lies. And then James Frey writes a book and it turns out some of it’s not true. No one asked for their vote back, but everyone wanted back the money they’d spent on that book. We’re in the shadow of huge lies and getting angry about the small ones.”

- David Sedaris. (via keepinganotebook) (via claudia)

Meet the next Attorney General and President of the United...

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:32:10 -0400

Meet the next Attorney General and President of the United States. Whee!

The Real World Is Coming to Brooklyn

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:07:32 -0400

The Real World Is Coming to Brooklyn:

gillianmae:

Please stay in Williamsburg!

Seconded! Stay on that L train, Real World cast!

Hey look, a racist white lady can’t vote for Obama because...

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:49:00 -0400

Hey look, a racist white lady can’t vote for Obama because he’s a Muslim! Has this idiot ever heard of his crazy Christian ex-pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright? Come on, get your malicious talking points straight, stupid! It’s not that I want to hate America, it’s just that sometimes, assholes like these kinda force me too. Anyway, I’m sure Hillary Clinton appreciates this woman’s vote.

Half a Vicodin, One Stupid Rib

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:02:00 -0400

My fractured rib is feeling like ass tonight, so I finally gave in and took half of a vicodin that the doctor prescribed. I thought it might enhance my Hills watching a bit and maybe take the pain away too. So far I just feel a little bit out of it, and my rib still feels the fucking same.

Oh, and the Hills sucked. What kind of feminist hero chooses a verbally abusive boyfriend over a (fake) job? Please, cheese. At least my girl Amanda Lorber is remedying the situation.

Harumph.

"Sometimes our best friends are our worst enemies. We act like we are worlds apart, and yet the..."

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:54:07 -0400

“Sometimes our best friends are our worst enemies. We act like we are worlds apart, and yet the Bates-Bowdoin-Colby rivalry keeps us close. If the sayings true: ‘Keep your friends close and your enemies closer’. Well, I keep my Bates friends the closest, but the other Bowdoin-Colby kids aren’t strangers. I try to stay on good terms with Bowdoin, my cousin graduated from there last year, and two girls from Kentucky go there. I got mad love for them all. I use to like Colby, but ever since my buddy went through a messy break up with a Colby girl I have had no love for the mules.”

- These are the kind of people with whom I had to spend four years. (via keepinganotebook)

Apparently, me too. Yeah Bates?

tuculescu: The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also...

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:43:48 -0400

tuculescu:

The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch, Willow Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter. It is the state bird of Washington.

One of my mom’s favorite birds. Happy Mother’s Day, all.

It’s Obama time.

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:42:49 -0400

It’s Obama time.

NY Post: There are bed bugs at subway stations, including Union Square

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:39 -0400

NY Post: There are bed bugs at subway stations, including Union Square

Let it go. [via Andrew Sullivan]

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:13:38 -0400

Let it go.

[via Andrew Sullivan]

Yankees fan accused of running down and killing Red Sox heckler.

Mon, 05 May 2008 23:05:00 -0400

Yankees fan accused of running down and killing Red Sox heckler.: Typical.

I fractured my rib from coughing

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:08:36 -0400

Wow. My doctor just called after checking out my x-rays that were taken on Thursday, and it turns out I have a fractured rib. From coughing for a month. COUGHING! The x-ray lady laughed in my face when she found out why I was there, but it turns out the joke’s on her! So let this be a lesson, world. Trust your gut if something in your body feels off.

“Amanda has more personality in the portion of her nose...

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:01:12 -0400

“Amanda has more personality in the portion of her nose that was removed than Tila Tequila could ever dream of possessing in her entire body.”

Rich is right - this is the best show currently on MTV, perhaps on all of television at the moment.

Lorber Lovers, Unite!

OMFG the My So Called Life dvds are sofuckingood. Moon...

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:19:00 -0400

OMFG the My So Called Life dvds are sofuckingood.

Moon cuticles!

The Truth About Cancer

Sun, 04 May 2008 01:07:00 -0400

My father and I just stayed up too late watching this fabulous PBS documentary: The Truth About Cancer. It was extra touching for us as it was centered around Boston and featured and followed my mom’s oncologist, Dr. David Ryan, and one of his patients with pancreatic cancer. I was particularly touched by the woman’s thoughts on the societal pressure to beat cancer, and how that can be difficult to endure when your diagnosis is terminal. She also eloquently addressed how unfair it is that those that die from cancer aren’t celebrated as survivors, even though they desperately wanted to beat their illness just like everyone else. I know this was something my mom struggled with a bit - and it felt empowering to see it tackled.

The film also follows patients with lung cancer, leukemia and breast cancer. I can not recommend it enough, and was really proud of my mom’s doctor through the entire program, especially now that I am somewhat removed from the process of treating this disease. Watching this brought me directly back to so many moments in my mom’s journey. Aside from just seeing the hallways of her hospital, it completely grasped the emotional torment of it all - the desire for survival, the unfairness of the diagnosis, the constant bad news and physical deterioration, the dread of never knowing what decision is best. This was the first thing I’ve seen to truly capture the journey of metastatic cancer, especially pancreatic. There were some moments that were a little tough to watch, so it might not be for everyone.

It’s May 4th, and it’s been 14 months, to the day, since my mom died. Today my dad and I took a dancing lesson, had dinner with family and visited my mom’s grave, where the daffodils are about to sprout around her granite stone. If there is one truth I have learned and know to be true about the experience of losing a loved one to cancer, it is that life continues and that it will be okay. It won’t always be easy, but it will be okay.

claudia: keepinganotebook: Like chocolate and peanut...

Sat, 03 May 2008 01:08:03 -0400

claudia:

keepinganotebook:

Like chocolate and peanut butter.

Winston is a star.

This picture of my co-worker Rich and his cat Winston (and Jezebel Tracie) got reblogged in my dashboard (this is all Tumblr lingo, for you regular readers). I dunno, it doesn’t get much better than a cat - THIS cat - in sunglasses. TFGIF, right?