January 2011
23 posts
An Ode to Ina (Barefoot Contessa) in Three Acts →
I did this (with poached egg, bitches!) →
The Quotable Lady Grantham (of Downton Abbey,... →
What is your state the worst at? →
Map my journey from “least green” to “lowest teacher salary” (note: this is the state where I actually made my living as a teacher) to “worst drug use” to longest commute. With short sojourns in “worst high school drop out rate” and “most bestiality.” I’m quite happy to be where I am, given this map!
The Black Keys, “Everlasting Light”
Faces of Rejected Bachelorettes →
WatchAlternate Parks & Recreation opening credits.
Half-watching SATC while conducting some phone...
It’s the one where Samantha dates an African American hip hop producer (or some other “black” job). It’s so ‘effing awkward, both the depiction of black characters and how Samantha talks to them. It’s amazing to me, as someone who actually lives in NYC, how seldom these characters interact with someone who’s not white. Even Harry, Charlotte’s...
I feel like this is what Marianne Dashwood... →
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“GREENWELL39: If you could have one member of Avon Barksdale’s crew to...”
– Oh fuck yes, PLEASE! (Vulture readers ask Parks and Recreation creator their questions)
Bird Loose In the Library of Congress's Reading... →
The nerd in me responds very positively to the following aspects of this story:
bird puns
librarians
archives
cultural heritage institution blogs
nature
“Americans’ phenomenal and unparalleled success in acquiring large pieces...”
– Walter Nugent, “The American Habit of Empire,” Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Spring 2007)
Does this guy know how to turn a descriptive phrase or what?!
Babysitters Club: Where Are They Now? →
Retirees Help Immigrant Refugees in Fargo, ND →
This story makes my heart happy.
