December 2011
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My Running List of Celebrities I've Seen in NY,...
Tim Gunn, walking in Central Park
Rosie Perez, buying wine
Jake Gyllenhaal, bein’ sexy on the LES
Lenny Kravitz, walking his dog
Adrien Grenier, buying wine
New Year’s res? Be less creepy.
That awkward moment when you send out a mass-text...
Happy New Year?
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“Amsterdam is asleep. The canals are inky and reflective. There’s an echo...”
– - Me
Sometimes, I think it’s sad that my favorite thing I’ve written was back in 2010, and it was a status update/tweet. But then I tell myself, “at least you wrote it.”
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Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon Leavitt cover... →
Haters gon’ hate, but this is just too cute to not share.
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Quotes from "Weekend" which spoke to my LGBT ennui
WEEKEND trailer from Andrew Haigh on Vimeo.
More cogent “thinking” to come, but these were some stand-out bits of dialogue in Weekend which brought the film to life in the most unassuming ways.
Russell: “You were out of my league”
Glen: “What league is that?”
R: “Third division.”
So this isn’t some great Mystery to be solved....
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Nerd alert: George RR Martin gives The Internet a... →
Christmas came late this year, but I’m so happy it did.
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“Mark your calendar. “Bachelor” is back on Monday, and I’m...”
– Text from friend, being completely serious.
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WatchThis was up a few days ago, but in case you missed it (I’ve already watched thrice)…
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Things people do on the streets of New York
Eat pizza
Cry
Pass out, mid-step
Cry, into a phone
Make-out
Break-up
File for divorce (it’s happened! TWICE.)
Vomit
Cry, at a person
I’m pretty proud to say I’ve only done one of the things on this list. Of course, there’s plenty of time.
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Company Sues Former Employee for Value of 17,000... →
[brightcove video=”1347851391001 ” /] Noah Kravitz left his former employer PhoneDog in October 2010 on good terms. Now the company is suing him for $340,000 for the 17,000 followers he kept after he left the the position, valuing each follower at $2.50 per month over a period of eight months….
It’ll be interesting to see how this thing shakes out, but can one really...
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A few words on subway etiquette
Let’s talk for a second about manners, New York City, because I for one am at a loss.
No, this isn’t about “New Yorkers being rude,” because frankly, that’s a crock of lies sold to us by ’80s cop shows and suburban parents being to afraid to let their kids fly the coop (ahem). No, New Yorkers are some of the nicest people around. Blunt and frank, but hey,...
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I'm a verbose asshole.
I found this on my computer while cleaning out files. It’s okay if you laugh at me; I lol’d ‘til I got a tummy ache. PS: This was from November, 2011. Ugh.
You know how there are nights when you just want to cry, for no good reason other than your body telling you that in fact, you should?
I’ve gone through tonight feeling the ever present pain and saltiness just behind...
Be my girlfriend.
V: His family is really impressed I got him Chanel Bleu cologne this year. Fuck.
J: What'd you get him last year?
V: A Cartier wallet.
J: Christ. Can WE date?!
Thanks for following.
Up next: LOVE ACTUALLY.
End scene: "Let it snow."
It’s fucking LA, guys. THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS SNOW.
Bromance
Al and John make eye-contact across the office park, putting a face to a voice. The music swells, as do our hearts.
Die Hard's commentary on 80s greed
“The Rolex will be your downfall.”
The building just blew up...
…AND I’M ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT!
Barefoot.
John McClane is THE MAN.
Kneecaps being shot.
Painful to watch.
Shit just got real.
Alan Rickman figured it out, thanks to COCAINE! What a douche.
C4 Explosion
Fucking round of applause for John McClane!
“Do you think there’s some symbolism in how dirty McClane’s white...”
– Me, #readingintothings #lossofinnoncence
Rule of Action Movies #1
Dick cops always make dick moves.
Happening right now: Race relations in Die Hard
Die Hard has the following:
Bad guy black guy
Good guy black guy
Comedic relief black guy
IS IT POST-RACIAL?!
UPDATE: Carl Winslow: “They’re shooting at the lights.”
White superior officer (who is a dick): “They’re shooting at the lights!”
Lesson: Black guy wrong, white guy right, always.
“It’s Christmas-y!”
– Veronica on the scurrying-mice-like-strings of Suspense.
80s Feminism and Carl Winslow
V: Bitch, do your job [re: Lady Cop responding to J. McClane's radio distress]
J: This is the 80s! It's subtle commentary on women in the workforce. Basically, female cops are untrusting of emergencies and cannot do their jobs.
V: HA!
J: .... IS THAT CARL WINSLOW?!
V: Yes.
“Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.”
– Bruce Willis vis-a-vis Alan Rickman
“All these Germans look like porn stars I would see at Eastern Bloc.”
– #Truth from me
“John McClane is a badass. He did this entire movie in no shoes and tank top,...”
– #Truth from Veronica.
Germans and gunshots.
IT BEGINS.
“WE JUST FOUND A THEME: ALAN RICKMAN!”
– Both of us, in tandem. Re: Degrees of separation from Die Hard to Love Actually.
Waiting for the good stuff →
“Uh oh, cocaine!”
– Veronica
“Argyle is really excited about the CDs in the limo. If he only knew.”
– Me
Simpler times.
Veronica: Simpler times: when you could carry guns on an airplane and smoke in an airport.
Joseph: Is that a good thing?
Live Tumbl-ing Die Hard...
…because it’s Christmas and Bruce Willis is the gift that keeps on giving.
Stay tuned.
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Trading hohos for hahas; merry Xmas! →
throwingshadepodcast:
In this week’s Throwing Shade, Erin makes her first appearance as a divorced woman, and Bryan can’t handle her new sexual swagger. But they manage to discuss Tim Tebow (which they know a lot about), Rick Perry’s new gay book, the worst fraternity in America, and the gayest billboard in Times Square. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Kim Jong-Il is dead,...
