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Best haul ever.
I took a day trip to Princeton yesterday, knowing that the train rides to and fro would give me an opportunity to bury my nose in the new Henry Potter book. It worked. By the time I got home, I was 2/3 of the way through ( Read more... ) -
spoiler free
I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed in how "Deathly Hallows" played out. -
I apparently know actual brain surgeons and rocket scientists.
Hey, you know what's depressing? When you're an Ivy League alumnus and you go on LinkedIn and sites like that, and see what your classmates have accomplished that you haven't. The stocky kid that lived down the dorm hall? Co-founder of Stereogum. That guy from band? A VP at CitiGroup ( Read more... ) -
Frequent LJ updates are for chumps
I turned 30 over the weekend. I'm pretty okay with that. -
Pilot Season! Duck Season! Pilot Season! Duck Season!
[adult swim] put up a bunch of new show pilots on their website. I don't know if they expect people to vote on which one(s) get picked up for a full season of episodes, or what, but I just watched all six of them. So you don't have to.
Superjail: This is like "Liquid Television". This is like early episodes of "Beavis & Butthead". This is ( Read more... ) -
food follies
The woman (who cut) in front of me in line at the Subway-restaurant somehow managed to order almost entirely by color. She got a half-sandwich on "the brown bread" (wheat) containing "that stuff there" (turkey breast) with "white cheese" (American), tomatoes, lettuce, and "green things" (cucumber slices). And she was by all indications a native ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
This is what my job is like.
My feelings toward "Tim and Eric: Awesome Show, Great Job!", from which this bit comes from, are complex and often contradictory. It's often brilliant, but also often terrible. And I can't stop watching and re-watching, trying to figure out why some bits work and some don't ( Read more... ) -
Murphday Burphday
My best pal Murphy is having a special musical birthday celebration, and everyone is invited. Rumor has it that CHUCK AND THE OTTERS are going to be making an appearance.
Friday, April 13
9 PM
Banjo Jim's
E. 9th St. and Avenue C
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a horrible dystopia
On the cusp of awakening this morning, my dreaming mind brought the following sitcom title to me:
KISS Likes You, Jason Sudeikis Loves You
A retired womanizing rock star (played by Gene Simmons) and an awkward sweetheart (played by a forgettable SNL castmember) vie for your affection.
Coming to NBC in Fall 2009. -
Where's MY show on the Food Network
I had an inexplicable parsnip craving at work this afternoon, so on my way home from work I stopped at the grocerarium and this is the meal I just prepared ( Read more... )