May 2011
Vaulted ceilings, big windows, lots of wall to...
Someday I’m going to remember not to cut everything in before rolling.
My price for forgetting how fast the paint dries here? Picture framing. Which will cost me exactly one more morning of painting instead of sleeping in.
Idiot.
Ripe strawberries + homemade crème fraiche
Made up (just a little) for the aches and pains from emptying out the bedroom to get it ready to paint.
And please allow me a moment to scream at the craptastic way they’d mounted the old ceiling fan; my back nearly seized up getting that down.
I hate long weekends sometimes.
WatchFunny and touching trailer for 50/50, the comedy about cancer.
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, directed by Jonathan Levine from a script by Will Reiser about his own battle with cancer.
“Back thinks men who are inclined toward casual sex are displaying behavior...”
– Does Our Personality Affect Our Level of Attractiveness? - Association for Psychological Science
I’d suggest an alternate hypothesis for the men:
Men who are inclined toward casual sex have spent a lot of time working at getting it, being rejected, and figuring out what works with whom....
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Barista Blues
(Meg and Dex stand behind the counter of an upscale coffee house. He: late 20s, detached and jaded hipster. She: 18, fresh-faced, straight from the farmland. Dex is showing Meg how the brewing equipment works.)
MEG
It’s not a lot different from the one back at the Starbucks in Grover’s Corners. I should be able to run it. Thanks, Dex. I’m so excited!
DEX
It’s not that exciting. You brew, you...
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painedbrain replied to your post: Why did no one ever tell me that Melville tosses a… I swear I read at least the first chapter of Moby Dick, I don’t remember a fart joke!
Finally, I always go to sea as a sailor, because of the wholesome exercise and pure air of the forecastle deck. For as in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from...
Why did no one ever tell me that Melville tosses a...
You can bet I wouldn’t have waited until my advanced years to read it if I’d known that.
W00t! Just pre-ordered Lev Grossman's "The...
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Write one leaf about having a moral compass.
writeoneleaf:
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Everything was going great. Until I met the girl who wore bras with magnetic clasps.
“I was invited to the e-G8 and declined. I believe it’s a whitewash, an attempt...”
– Cory Doctorow (via azspot)
Irony: if the e-G8 gets what it wants, Little Brother will be one of the handbooks we look to to get us through the bad times.
“Before the brain imaging took place, participants were tested and prescribed...”
– Tinted specs offer real migraine relief, says fMRI study
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One word
Aristocrats!
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I pinched my waitress’s ass as she put my third entrée on the table. I was going to stop at two, meaning entrées not pinches, but I saw the motherfucker at the table next to me (he bugged me so much I wanted to beat the crap out of him with his chair) had gotten the roast duck and I had to have it too.
I left her a 5% tip - I work hard for my money, damn it - and walked out of their...
A list of archaic and unlikely minced oaths
Zounds
Odds bodkins
S’blood
Gadzooks
Strewth
Cor blimey
Crikey
Bejabbers
S’cankersore
Odds angnal
Cripesroids
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Watch$240 worth…
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Turkey/veggie loaf for the morning crew (now with... →
coyotesqrl:
I’ve been making variations of this recipe for awhile now, but tonight’s was the best yet. I deboned a couple of turkey thighs and cubed the meat, yielding about 550 grams. I added a teaspoon-ish of Vegemite (a massive umami bomb; I’d have added a bit of anchovy too if I weren’t out) and put it…
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Turkey/veggie loaf
I’ve been making variations of this recipe for awhile now, but tonight’s was the best yet.
I deboned a couple of turkey thighs and cubed the meat, yielding about 550 grams. I added a teaspoon-ish of Vegemite (a massive umami bomb; I’d have added a bit of anchovy too if I weren’t out) and put it in the freezer for a bit along with my grinder.
I finely diced half an...
“Don’t let the audience breath. Pacing is everything in a script. You look at a...”
– Kevin’s Quick Tips: Part 2
Naked Without My Vest: A new gig and a request to... →
rexhuppke:
Hello, imaginary friends. You may have already seen me reference this on The Twitters, but I am launching a new column at the Chicago Tribune. The column will be about the workplace, with me fielding reader questions about everything from serious stuff to silly stuff and then providing answers…
WatchWow. Other than Pierce Brosnan’s distracting “American” accent (at least I think that’s what he’s trying to do here) this looks great.
Salvation Boulevard from writer/director George Ratliff based on the Larry Beinhart novel.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Ed Harris, Jim Gaffigan, Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, and Marisa Tomei.
A great looking cast in a smart,...
I'd never gotten an earworm from an obituary...
“Researchers with the US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity want to...”
– Layer 8: Apple of my eye? US fancies a huge metaphor repository (via ubermichael)
We’d better get on this quick before the Chinese (or maybe the French) build up a metaphor gap.
The Star Wars Toilet
painedbrain:
Originally I had titled this the Darth Vader toilet, but it’s expanded beyond that. If anyone builds this and takes credit for it, I will hunt them down, string them up by their little toes and feed them to a Rancor. Anyway, the Star Wars Toilet is as follows:
All black
When you approach it plays a sound clip of Vader saying “The Force is strong with this one”.
Upon taking a...
Recipe: cherimoya soufflé
rolandfox:
Shop in the produce department at Meijer.
See cherimoya.
Realize you’ve never heard of cherimoya and decide to buy it.
Watch Food Network’s Chopped the same night.
LOL at the coincidence that they have to make a dessert out of cherimoya.
Shit your pants when Ted Allen says, “Now make sure to remove the cherimoya seeds, as they are poisonous and are used to make pesticide.”
Drive...
“It turns out that Peter Sellers was a devoted adherent of astrology. The man...”
– Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking…: “The Peter Sellers Story”
“In a series of studies, more than 1,000 adult participants rated the sexual...”
– Happy guys finish last, says new study on sexual attractiveness
WatchFirst teaser trailer for The Muppets.
To those who think this movie is somehow a sacrilege, I’d suggest actually watching at least this teaser before passing judgement. Jason Segal’s love for the Muppets has always been obvious and even in this short bit of marketing fluff is shines through.
I have an intern.
joeschmitt:
This should be interesting. What should I make him do?
At your age, the first thing I’d have him do is check your prostate.
Oh, sorry. You said intern not internist.
Well, I guess the prostate exam is still an okay idea.
Opportunism
texburgher:
nicky36 replied to your photo: Yellow umbrellas! (Taken with Instagram at Reyna…
Were they spotted in the wild or are you giving them out today?
Jon and I were standing in line at the taco stand at 21st and Penn when there was a sudden shower. I had a bag of umbrellas ready to roll, and the next thing you know, the block was a sea of yellow. It was the easiest day yet to hand them...
Write one leaf about playing chess.
writeoneleaf:
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I just wanted a quiet game of chess. I’d fianchetto my king’s bishop and you’d throw up the Sicilian defense. The middle game would be torturous with gains and losses and advances and retreats. A moment would come, a decisive moment, when one of us would make the quiet, unassuming play...
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People! Have we learned *nothing* from TWILIGHT...
All post-rapture emergency kits must contain fifteen spare pairs of reading glasses in cushioned, steel-reinforced cases.
And a copy of Grumpy Old Men on Blu-ray.
Book Bleg
I’m catching up on short stories this week as a little palette cleanser, but I’ll be starting something (at least a bit) more substantial this weekend or next week. But I have no idea what to read. I’ve got a short list of great variety, so I thought I’d toss it out to y’all to pick for me. If you must suggest something not on this list do so, but it’ll more...
catty1:
Booker judge Carmen Calil ‘withdraws’ over Roth win
So unlike an American website, I actually found something useful, informative, on-point, and definitive in the comments of that article:
Also note: Virago published Claire Bloom’s “Leaving a Doll’s House” (autobiography of the actress and her mutually unedifying relatinship with Roth, to which...
“Section 31 of chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official...”
– Text of Massachusetts Senate Bill S00851, which is scheduled for debate this afternoon.
This bill was filed by Wrentham Selectman Bob Leclair, who is obviously a complete douchebag.
Hey Minority Whip Richard J. Ross, what the fuck were you thinking sponsoring a bill like this? I wish I could be... 