December 2008
NYE
meredithnyc:
yoquieropancakes:
It’s snowy/windy here. It seems to have stopped, so thats good. Heels + snow + alcohol = not a good night for me. I am waiting for my friend to get home from work so she can drive me to a parking garage so I can freaking stop worrying about my car. Then we’re going to eat dins (stir fry) and start to get ready. We have a car picking us up at 7:30 (fancy, right?)...
Happy New Year!
Here’s to cheating, stealing, drinking, and lying…
If you cheat, may you cheat death
If you steal, may you steal someone’s heart
If you drink, may you drink good ale
And if you lie, may you lie with me!
Happy New Year, everyone! Thanks for all of the follows and entertainment throughout 2008! Here’s to a safe, healthy, happy 2009!
“I fucking love New York. You’re never alone, but you’re always on your own.”
– Leighton Meester in Rolling Stone (via meredithnyc)
I may or may not have just downloaded the theme... →
meredithnyc:
And now you can too!
“give me them bright lights, long nights, party til the sun is rising…”
you know you secretly kinda love it.
EEEEEEEE! I’ve been looking for this for TWO DAYS now and my roommate found it?!
Love.
“Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think.”
– Guy Lombardo (via rulesformyunbornson)
Damn skippy
Something just occurred to me...
I used to spend every summer in wondering agony. Wondering if Meredith picked Derek or the Vet, if Jim and Pam ended up together (two! summers!), if Lorelai really slept with Chris, if Ross will find out Joey and Rachel are engaged, if Seth will sail back to Summer, if Marshall and Lily will get back together, if Ari was really fired, you get the idea..
And I just realized that I’ll...
“Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly...”
– Peggy Noonan (via ohtrouble) (via wooliebear) (via theengineer)
I loooove Peggy Noonan. Too bad I’m a cynic.
Wise beyond her years
Renee: i hope so
Renee: stupid non-calling boy
me: aren't they all?
Renee: precisely
Renee: but all it takes is one
Renee: i like to reassure myself of that
Renee: i dont need to marry 10 boys
Renee: i need one
Renee: who will love me until we die
No offense to Roland Burris...
Cause I’m sure he’s a lovely man and all, but I’m not sure I want a guy that Governor Blagojevich swears is honest and trustworthy. Isn’t like that marrying someone Bill Clinton calls faithful? He would have been better served not being introduced by the Governor at all.
tesslynch:
Once, Facebook was a place to see how drunk y’all were getting and what stupid things you did. Now it’s all your babies and husbands. It is like watching the Sopranos on A&E.
Or Sex & The City on TBS.
So we watched The City...
And someone squealed and shrieked very girlishly for well over 30 seconds when Whitney and Jay had brunch at Cornelia Street Cafe. It’s ok though, cause someone else did too.
No shame.
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, for... →
The Star-Ledger’s Alan Sepinwall lists his annual disappointments. I concur.
BREAKING: Bristol Palin Gives Birth To Baby Boy
thedailywhat:
Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston is a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz.
From Fox News:
“We think it’s wonderful,” said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol’s grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. “The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited.”
Palin is currently residing in Wasilla and completing her high-school diploma through correspondence courses. The...
Aaaaaand they overbooked my flight by 32 people.
robot-heart:
well-caffeinated:saramcpherson:
Guess where I am on the list? That’s right - number 30, baby. Guess I’m gonna be in the airport for a while.
Go, holiday travel! … No, seriously, GO. Get out of here and never come back.
yeah, but if they bump you they give you a voucher for a future flight no?
I guess I fail to see the appeal of this. If you’ve made plans for which you have...
"Who in their right mind lives here? (Zoom out.)" →
tesslynch:
carrieabigstick:
nickdouglas:
(via Reddit. More about this town here.)
i’m reblogging only because someone on the comments liveblogged their reaction to the google map. and it’s spot on.
Okay, it’s kind of secluded, who cares?
Oh, they’re near a cliff. Whatever.
Oh, wow, they’re right up against a little volcano. That’s slightly crazy.
Whoa, that volcano’s not that little....
“You know that point in your life when you realize that the house that you grew...”
– Garden State
“I had a home, of course, when I was a child. But it was not one I had chosen for...”
– Haruki Murakami, in The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (paperback pg. 47) (via gregbrown) (via robot-heart)
“John Kennedy led us on a journey to discover the moon. Obama needs to lead us on...”
– Thomas Friedman - Time to Reboot America
This is one of those columns where you want to quote each line, each graph. I leave you with the close, but I promise it’s not a spoiler.
(via adamiss)
Very good, concise, read.
(via winstonwolfe)
7 Points
peterwknox:
Write a post on your blog telling your readers SEVEN things about yourself they are not very likely to know (through the blog specifically or people in general might not know) about you! (via ginobambino and englishgirls and lfarm)
People who know me in person have heard most of these are they are my go-to interesting facts but here goes…
1. I’ve never had a...
You will not flip out.
playnice:
I’m no doctor, but I’ve seen enough movies to know that the holidays can cause people to flip out. To avoid the holiday induced flip out, or H.I.F.O. (not just an econ acronym, my lovelies), I recommend deep breaths, solo trips out of the house, and the occasional pillow punching sessions. Don’t let H.I.F.O. rule your life!
Today remind yourself: I will not flip out.
Hmmmm….
If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do...
lindsayneedscoffee:
kapi:
SO. TRUE.
I can't contain it any longer. We're having a baby...
urbanredneck:
pwatem:
(via urbanredneck)
AWW!! congratulations!!!! i’m so happy for you!!!
have you started picking names?
Boys:
Hines Hamilton Hunt (Family Name)
Lindsey Jensen Hunt (Family name)
Girls:
Ainsley-Sloan Elizabeth Hunt (Family Name)
CONGRATS! No lie, Lindsey is one of my all-time favorite boy names!
“1. Dogs appear to experience jealousy and pride. Previously, only humans and...”
– 50 Things We Know Now (We Didn’t Know This Time Last Year): 2008 Edition (via didyouevernotice)
Yeesh.
(via peterwknox)
I have a sudden craving for coffee.
(via katieschenk)
Me too!
“…because truly to enjoy bodily warmth, some small part of you must be cold, for...”
– Moby Dick by Herman Melville (via lindsayneedscoffee)
Dear Delta Airlines, part II
tim-ryan:
lizlemon:
In case you were looking for an update to my travel woes (see part I here), you’ll be happy to know that Delta found a way to get my luggage from New York to Houston! I believe it was through Atanta. At any rate, my bags landed 32 hours ago and STILL have not found their way to my house. I’m hoping tomorrow’s the day.. it’ll be the greatest birthday present EVER! My own...
Dear Delta Airlines, part II
In case you were looking for an update to my travel woes (see part I here), you’ll be happy to know that Delta found a way to get my luggage from New York to Houston! I believe it was through Atanta. At any rate, my bags landed 32 hours ago and STILL have not found their way to my house. I’m hoping tomorrow’s the day.. it’ll be the greatest birthday present EVER! My own...
A conversation with my sister today...
Sister: ...well, now that you're 28...
Me: I'm not 28.
Sister: You will be soon.
Me: Yeah, in a year and a day.
Sister: No, you turn 28 tomorrow.
Me: Uh, no I don't.
Sister: Yes you do... I was 16 when you were born, and I'm 43 now so I'll be 44 in May...
Me: ...
Sister: Oh, crap, you'll be 28 next year!
“Trust is just a feeling that you have.”
– Paris Hilton, in Esquire’s What I’ve Learned (via mascarah)
Sign your wedding might be a bad idea...
If everytime you tell someone about it, you start the conversation with, “we had a few margaritas…”
Sorry, Heidi.
Whoever posted about Delta's Contract of Carriage
derbygirl:
THANK YOU! I am using it to get fully compensated for my lost and delayed luggage.
An update:
-My bag (which has been in Atlanta since 10am), still has not arrived at my house
-My husband’s bag (which was checked planeside against our will) is still lost. He has nothing for the duration of this vacation.
Nice! Assuming this was me, I’m glad it could be of use to someone!
Am I the only one who keeps hearing trailers for...
Sigh. No? I figured as much.
Watch Biden on Larry King Live Tonight, 9 ET
joebiden:
Larry King: In your book, you say a question you got from people a lot during the campaign was, “Are we going to be OK?” So I’ll ask it of you.
Joe Biden: Yes, we are. We’re going to be OK, not because of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. We’re going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine
Yay Joe the Biden!
Delta, I will best you
derbygirl:
Getting what you want in a customer service situation is a marathon, not a sprint. You need to be ready to wait out every single person you speak no. Be firm, be strong, do not give up.
And have snacks and your laptop, so you can distract yourself while you’re on hold for FORTY-FIVE MINUTES (and counting…)
I feel your pain. I’ve spent over three hours on hold with Delta over...
Letters from my father, part II
(Part II of what will now be a continuing series of emails from my incredibly sarcastic father. See part I here.)
My father’s response to my very throughtfully written Holiday Travel Timeline:
Good morning:
I have read and considered your treatise on Christmas travel and have a number of responses to it.
First, I’d go cash the check really quick. Delta Airlines is either in bankruptcy...
because erica is no help whatsoever: Do eyeballs...
urg:
Joy: do you have a sec for a question?
erica: yes, of course
Joy: okay so I was thinking about this on my way to work: do eyeballs grow?
erica: what?
Joy: Like, I can see how ears and tongues and things grow, but I cant really imagine an eyeball growing
erica: hahahahaha
Joy: so are the eyeballs you’re born with the same size as your adult eyeballs?
erica: are you high right now?
Joy: THIS...
"it" could really be anything, couldn't it?
mascarah:
“He kept asking what “it” felt like? Dull or sharp? An ache or burn? My head was spinning and naturally I could give him no kind of coherent answer but I remember thinking dimply that it was sort of like the first time I got drunk or slept with a girl, not quite sure what one expected, really, but once it happened one realized it couldn’t be any other way.”
-page 543, The Secret...
Dear Delta Airlines...
Let’s talk about the last 21 hours of my life, shall we? Actually, let’s read the timeline. This begins last night at 6pm, when I attempted to fly home for the holidays. I was scheduled on a non-stop JFK-IAH (Houston-Intercontinental). I’ve recorded my experiences for the record, my amusement, my impending letter to the CEO of Delta, and so that others may be educated by my...
“Fall in love with the process and the results will follow. You’ve got to want to...”
– Bradley Whitford (via scout) (via julyshewillfly) (via robot-heart)
Good point, Bradley.
“Everyone thinks Brad Pitt has it great because he married Angelina Jolie. I...”
– John Mayer, 09-21-2006 (via apsies) (via wayne-remy) (via robot-heart)
“44% of all cigarettes in the United States are consumed by people with...”
– A stand-out statistic that shocked me in this fascinating article: “Why Do the Mentally Ill Die Younger?” TIME (via somethingchanged) (via robot-heart-politics)
Interesting.
