June 2009
92 posts
copycats:
The Freshman by Jay Brannan originally...
copycats:
Billie ‘Wildcat’ Jean by The Hood...
Does anyone know what “psycho-surfer-rockabilly-garage-punk” would sound like? Additionally, do we think we should perhaps put a limit on how many genres you can string together with hyphens to describe your band’s musical style? Maybe, maybe?
Modern Love - Raising a Princess Single-Handedly -... →
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A father makes bumbling attempts at motherly things.
i am a total sucker for any story about a little girl and her father, and my tears after reading this are obvious evidence that i am a serious daddy’s girl. i love you, dadders!
I have been known to snark pretty hard on Modern Love but this week’s was really, really touching and...
You have not truly lived until you have driven around Durham in a pale yellow VW Bug, with the top down, blasting Soulja Boy. This is particularly enhanced if you are en route to rent He’s Just Not That Into You so you can watch it with friends while drinking fresh peach bellinis.
Truly, I know I have said it before but I’m just gonna go ahead and say it again: best. summer. ever.
Random
While working on our big happy new project, I was looking through some of Danielle’s pictures from freshman year and found a picture of me in a dress. I bought this dress in high school sometime and still had it freshman year when there was some lost-to-memory event whcih it seemed appropriate for (Danielle and Manda are dressed up too?).
I have absolutely no idea what happened to this...
oh my goodness
I was just emotionally VIOLATED by the movie version of My Sister’s Keeper. Despite the fact that I was fully aware of every move it made to play my poor vulnerable heart strings, it still managed to abuse every single one. There were tears, sniffles and sobs. It was not pretty at all.
So now we are recovering with sweatpants, cookies and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days whose main...
Why is this in a CAR COMMERCIAL? I cry.
You know how when they send you those surveys on the net about housing, dining, your feelings, etc they always promise you prizes? And you actually just take the survey to waste time and vaguely wonder who ever wins those things?
Well, if you took the Duke Social Relationship Survey this spring, the person who got a prize is me and the prize was movie tickets. Now I can go see one of those...
“If there are any small Russian children in the audience, you might want to cover...”
– The Alanis Morrisette/Jewel soundalike in the Gardens.
Annother reason why, despite Erin's begging, I... →
Stuff like this is why we still need feminism people!
(And yes, I mean you Danielle!)
indierawk:
Sufjan Stevens - Vito’s Ordination...
Spotted in the Waiting Area of JetBlue Flight 1109...
10:13 PM. Family of four with wife in white polka-dotted sundress and pink cardigan, large straw sunhat in hand. Husband in full blue seer sucker suit, bright red and yellow tie, and a STRAW BOATING HAT.
I LOVE THE SOUTH… though at times I do not understand it.
At some point during every NY trip there comes a moment when I throw up my hands in surrender and just take a damn cab.
That moment in this trip came when faced with the prospect of a 45 minute subway ride to get to dinner before an hour twenty long subway ride.
NYC, you win as always. I’ll charge the thing to my parents. We’ll see how I feel about the E train to JFK as well.
“Ruining a bundt is like killing a baby.”
– Andy Brimmer via text message.
“Let me hug you, because you are ON CRACK.”
– Taina to Moyer. I am so happy to be back in Board love.
Rainy day on the UES inspires sleeping in, walks with umbrellas, fabulous bruches and “rain rage.”
Heading out to Jerzzzzz for the night; FAC Board playtime. MOMA tomorrow.
Running around NY and N Jersey for the weekend. Any suggestions for good rainy weather things to do in the City?
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Titles From The... →
volcanoes:
YES.
trivia: Ann M. Martin was from Louisville (hence Logan being from Louisville)
BSC AUTOMATIC WIN.
WatchOnline NewsHour | PBS
“Duke Students Rethink Wall Street Careers”
WELL ISN’T THIS CHEERY. Oh wait, it’s NOT.
hipstertracks:
lifeost:borgomani: Death Cab For...
“French just sounds like bleerrrrgh.”
– chris. Who is currently chasing fireflies. To hit them.
dangers of reply all/gmail owning your life.
Amanda (via email): Napping in the library feels like you snuck a piece of chocolate before dinner and didnt get caught by your mom.
Me (via email): I mean, who doesn't love library naps? Also, chocolate? ... OOH THERE ARE SMORES BROWNIES IN THE KITCHEN.
Amanda (via email): WHY IS YOUR KITCHEN SO FAR AWAY FROM ME!
Danielle (via email): WHY DONT WE JUST GROUP CHAT
freaks.
(pause)
(you have been invited to a group chat)
Amanda: FINE
me: see
i was doing it too
but you are faster
Amanda: mwaahahah
Danielle: oh how i love you both
American Journeys - Gainesville, Fla. - Home to... →
How did I miss this until now?
GAINESVILLE!
(via Yan)
New tumblr theme name? “Bus Full of Hippies.” I couldn’t resist and it was time for a change.
PHLOGISTON and other Big, Fancy Words - Times... →
The list of most queried NYT online words is like etymological porn. Also a nice look at some of the trendier smarty pants words floating around. To be reviewed the next time I have a paper to write.
The real question of the day:
“Remember, too, that striking and very specific words can become wan and devalued through overuse. Consider apotheosis, which we’ve somehow managed to use 18...
