January 2012
3 posts
If you have the time as well as interest, I... →
June 2011
2 posts
Dearr in Headlights First Annual TV Awards: The...
thatwasnotveryravenofyou:
Lo, that horrible time of year has come. Summer. The temperatures are climbing, brows are sweating, and tans are maligning. But worst of all, TV seasons are reaching their end.
To fill the gaping hole left in my life by the TV hiatus, I drew up my end of the year awards. Now, before I dive in, I want to let everyone know that in order to qualify for this list, the...
May 2011
1 post
“Why are we listening to the Bush administration people anyway? They didn’t GET...”
– JON STEWART, on former Bush administration figures taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden, on The Daily Show (via thatwasnotveryravenofyou)
April 2011
1 post
It's National Poetry Month @ We Are Not AVerse! →
itoodislikeit:
And everywhere else too! But at the Poetry Collective, me and a bunch of my incredibly smart and talented buddies will each be posting a poem Every Single Day through the end of April. So here’s your first reminder to check out the word-smithery, and don’t be afraid to jump in the comment threads to join the conversation! We are not averse to that. We like it, even.
March 2011
2 posts
This is a real conversation I just had proving...
thatwasnotveryravenofyou:
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Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (A Review)
Everything you’ve heard is true. Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark is a debacle; the scope of its ineptitude is so great that a single review cannot encapsulate the disaster that unfolds on stage. Just imagine Roseanne Barr singing the national anthem from the deck of the Hindenburg and you’ll have the closest approximation that I can muster in a single sentence. There is so much wrong with Turn Off...
February 2011
1 post
January 2011
1 post
Two spaces after a period: Why you should never,... →
itoodislikeit:
Ok, crisis averted. I feel much more secure about my perceptions of reality now. Also, great pull quote: “In editing letters for “Dear Farhad,” my occasional tech-advice column, I’ve removed enough extra spaces to fill my forthcoming volume of melancholy epic poetry, The Emptiness Within.”
I will use two spaces until I die. What galls me most about this article is the...
July 2010
1 post
itoodislikeit:
Marked as to-read: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender http://bit.ly/ap39KH
Me too! It seems right up my alley. I went into a Barnes and Noble to buy it but couldn’t find it there. Blast.
April 2010
3 posts
Florence Y'ALL →
This is still one of my favorite random things ever. And it pops into my head all the time.
We Are Not AVerse -- A rag-tag poetry collective →
itoodislikeit:
Ladies and Gents, it’s that time of year again! National Poetry Month! I’ll post reminders here when the mood strikes me, but theoretically there should be a poem a day at that link from a whole lot of talented writers (who I love very dearly, even if they are gullible as sin).
Do I have any followers that don’t also follow you D? I don’t think I do, but I am also...
7 THINGS MARIO GAMES HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE BIBLE →
Number five is my favorite.
March 2010
5 posts
Spider-Man's alter ego to lose his job →
Headline of the day. Also, the first two paragraphs are a riot. Choice quote “Peter Parker, official photographer of the mayor by day and New York City crime fighter by night, is going to face new challenges, including unemployment.”
“It doesn’t matter if we’re working on a mathematical equation or working through...”
– Depression’s Upside - NYTimes.com
Seriously, read this article. I’m toeing the line of Fair Use here.
(via itoodislikeit)
Thank you for using the right “toe” in “toeing”. People use that expression as ‘hauling a line’ far too often.
January 2010
5 posts
Madness
In NY. Crazy busy. More news to follow.
December 2009
6 posts
Favorite Story of The Day
The Wedding Dance couple were on The Today Show this morning. You know the ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0
So they felt bad about using a Chris Brown song in this video and set up a charitable donation drive to raise money toward an anti-domestic violence organization. They have raised of $25K so far.
This was my favorite story of the day.
Joe Lieberman - America's Worst Politician →
OK. So my title might be a bit misleading. But still, read that link, because it shows what a hypocrite Joe Lieberman is.
News came out today that the Medicare buy-in option will be dropped from the new health care bill, and with it all hopes that my parents might ever get good health coverage in their lifetime. Why is this happening? Because Joe Lieberman will block the bill if that...
The Best Films of the 2000s →
The A.V. Club has been doing great retrospective stuff on the 2000s in film. I’m glad to see The 25th Hour on there. I really think Spike Lee is underrated, as strange as that may sound.
this ain't livin' | Glee: Mattress →
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katoleary:
I have no doubt that some Glee viewers glossed over that scene and had no problem with it, and that others may have thought that it was perfectly acceptable because Terri was a manipulative liar. That Terri, in fact, deserved what she got, because Will’s such a good guy. A stand up, all-round, Nice Guy and how could his wife be so mean and evil and not...
Movie Weekend
Really excited for Up In The Air this weekend. I love some good Clooney.
November 2009
11 posts
Did Texas Ban Marriage? →
Way to go Texas. I think this really demonstrates how ridiculous the anti-gay marriage crowd is. When they try to outlaw gay marriage without using discriminatory language they accidentally outlaw marriage altogether, maybe that proves something…
Why Vegetarians Are Eating Meat →
You all know my major issue has always been with vegans and not vegetarians. But I felt I had to enter the fracas.
I read this article while preparing for my thesis and it was the first article that popped into my mind when I read Dinah and Jordan’s posts. (I didn’t know how tumble this article w/ theirs b/c I am inept at tumblr but everyone who follows me follows at least one of...
WatchThis is the most melodramatic thing ever. I am hella excited for this game and I think this video is absurd. Especially the ending. (if you aren’t a gamer skip the middle 4 minutes of this and just watch the opening and closing 30 seconds for the full ridiculous melodrama effect)
THIS is Madness
Holy cow that Mad Men season finale was amazing. Maybe even better than last season’s (never thought that would be possible).
Favorite quote - “Because once this sale goes through you’ll be thrown overboard and you’ll be a corpse knocking against their hull.” (Don Draper of course)
Lieberman waxes accusatory on Fort Hood shooting. →
itoodislikeit:
Another day, another Jew giving the rest of us a bad name.
Dude, you are not helping with wildly unfounded bandying about of the word “terrorist.” Let’s not even talk about your health care fuckery.
Speaking of him.
I just called Joe Lieberman’s office to complain about his stance on health care. It was fun. You should too. His number is (202) 224-4041 then press 2 to...
itoodislikeit:
Oh god no… boss has a bedbug infestation. I work in an elevator-sized office. I am, as they say, fucked.
Are you sure you aren’t having trouble distinguishing between reality and last night’s episode of 30 Rock?
itoodislikeit:
This WSJ article descripes Rocco Landesman as “unruffled by the kerfuffles” in the middle of a football metaphor. Tonal dissonance much?
WSJ stinks!
H1N1 strikes another celebrity →
GASP! (is he really a celebrity?)
itoodislikeit:
Is there a new Joanna Newsom album out in the world? Does Starbucks know this before me? Shame on me.
Whoa wait. I’m pretty sure there isn’t. I follow her pretty closely and I haven’t even heard of one being in the works. What was this supposed album called? If it is out there I must have it.
October 2009
18 posts
itoodislikeit:
Natalie Portman, what the hell is a manly vegetable? So much veggie hate in this episode, feeling a bit besieged.
What? It was all about vegetarianism being OK even if you are a foodie. The chefs always hate the twists on that show b/c it is a handicap to them.
Winning
I just won a contest on Twitter for cheap hotel room in New York. I’m pumped. New York friends stay tuned for details.
A Restaurant Recommendation →
I had a hankering for food from here today. NY friends should go so I can live vicariously through you. Get the double cooked capsicum bacon and an appetizer that is something like cold spicy sesame noodles.