December 2009
57 posts
“It’s laundry-day panties.”
– Let’s Talk About the Terrorist Underpants, Shall We? — Daily Intel
“Whenever he wakes up,” says his lawyer, “He says: ‘What day is...”
– To Avoid Estate Taxes, Rich Cling to Life - WSJ.com
“I was completely disillusioned and numb and just wanted to get to my WiFi...”
– The End of the 00s: How To Lose Your Idealism In Under Ten Years, by Natasha Vargas-Cooper | The Awl
i don’t really have anything to add to this- i’m not sure how i feel about this well-written, yet depressing article. but you should read it anyway.
(also the awl is killing it with...
“It might be this weird arrested development that makes me a bit romantic over...”
– The End of the 00s: Chains of Fools, by Maura K. Johnston | The Awl
i was really, really sad to hear that the bath & body works in my hometown mall is now gone. i never shop at the stores in nyc, but it was the only decent place left in our small ohio mall. ponderosa left a long time ago (to be...
introspective moment.
i started this decade as a fresh 20 year old, and i’m ending it as a fresh 30 year old. this has been a long, exciting, agonizing, and rewarding decade. and i’m really glad it’s done.
bring on the ’10s. and the robots.
“Oh hai, it’s me! The girl Suze Orman warned you about.”
– The End of the 00s: The Debt Regret Matrix, by Jessanne Collins | The Awl
i’m going to spend most (if not all) of the ’10s paying off the debt i accumulated in the ’00s. i feel really bad about this sometimes, but shopping usually helps.
Rosie O'Donnell is Dating a Commenter from Her...
lindsayrobertson:
I’m basically posting this just to express my continued awe in the forensic journalism going on over on ONTD. They’re like CSI: The Internet over there.
somebody over at ONTD once called the place “4chan for girls and gay dudes”, which really could not be more true.
lickystickypickyme:
Urge Overkill - Girl you’ll...
“Denise Richards is having the best Christmas ever!”
– Charlie Sheen Ruined Christmas | Dlisted
Girl, Interrupted: The Life & Death Of Brittany... →
this is a really nice article.
you're a virgin who can't drive.
say what you want about brittany murphy (i’ve probably said it, too), but the girl had a long career. i first saw her in that weird torkelsons sequel show, and loved her in clueless, girl interrupted, and drop dead gorgeous. then she kind of went a little nutty and got annoying, but she was still good in 8 mile, and even uptown girls (shut up, it wasn’t that bad. at least not by...
timheidecker:
WILD HOGS 2 (LAMENT) - please...
Watchgabrieldelahaye:
This is great.
this is AMAZING.
this is just really, really sad right now. →
meghan asha, you are the worst blogger in the...
seriously. for reals. this is like a tech blog written by my mother. who does not have a computer. i mean jesus christ, woman!
Watchvia videogum.
Get Fit For Free | LearnVest Blog →
learnvest is one of my new favorite sites.
Evolution of the Hipster, 2000-2009 →
Paste Magazine November 2009
Watchmy obsession with sloan goes back many, many years. sometimes it lays dormant for a while, as i take a break to listen to new bands and kind of forget about them. but, thanks to their show last friday at the bell house, the obsession is back in full swing. really enjoying parallel play right now, especially “the dogs”. i’ve always been partial to andrew songs.
seriously, i...
servicey holiday shopping post.
i fucking love shopping. love it love it love it. and i never know what to get people for christmas, which makes shopping more like a puzzle. and i love the shit out of puzzles. i always aim to buy my loved ones amazing gifts, mostly to assert my own gifting superiority and make them feel inadequate. or to make them happy, whatever. anyway, here are some places i like to shop for the holidays.
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“At some point I scream, “Is my asshole on the outside of my body!” Everyone...”
– Princess Melissa: Labor & Delivery
How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell - The... →
