today i was in union square after walking tom to class like his mom, and i went into forever 21 and for some reason i HAD TO HAVE a $29.95 mustard-yellow cashmere cardigan ( Read more... )

-christmas kinda blew, for all the usual reasons ( Read more... )

the education of shelby knox is a documentary about a high school student, the shelby of the title, who rallies the school board of lubbock, texas to change its sex education policy from abstinence-only to comprehensive. the filmmakers follow shelby from the ages of fifteen to eighteen, as she tries to reconcile her own christian beliefs with her ( Read more... )

the note taped to my suitcase says TAKE KNIFE AND PEPPER SPRAY OFF KEYCHAIN BEFORE LEAVING FOR AIRPORT !!!

all due respect, officer, but the girl who lives upstairs from me was raped on our block less than a month ago. and until your people do something about that, i'm watching out for myself.

apparently we are trying to pass an equal rights amendment to the new york state constitution. so, you know, if you live or work in new york state, and you're not a total asshole, you'll sign the petition

it's a small step towards making marriage accessible to everybody.
besides, you know, making everything accessible to everybody ( Read more... )

full disclosure: this wasn't netflixed. this was borrowed months ago from a producer friend who has shelves full of academy screeners. and i went into it knowing i wasn't going to like it. even though i'd never seen it, i was incensed when it beat out brokeback mountain for best picture. but i borrowed it because, hey, this is what's supposed ( Read more... )

after a discussion about the saw as a musical instrument, i made a copy of "the aeroplane over the sea" for tom because i couldn't believe he'd never heard it. and upon listening to it again i discovered that i'd always overlooked this song, and now i can't stop listening to it:

ghost, ghost i know you live within me ( Read more... )

saturday nite i saw the fortune teller with tom ( Read more... )

“wag the dog” is the movie that aaron sorkin should have written ( Read more... )

i'm officially back in the world of the living. i spent all of the past two days out of bed, dressed, AND i've been eating solid food. however i'm not giving up on the airborne yet. i still feel pretty tired after simple activities. i'm still going to sleep early and trying not to overexert myself.

like today, i went to the bank
which is kind ( Read more... )