December 2010
89 posts
My Friends As Booze #06: The Sarah Claspell
mikescollins:
1 40oz bottle of Colt 45
10oz orange juice
7 puppies
Drink Colt 45 down to the label. Fill with orange juice. Recap and turn bottle upside down. Have a dance party with 7 puppies.
My Year Without Star Wars →
Javier Grillo-Marxuach, creator of The Middleman television series and a former producer on Lost, spent a whole year without Star Wars. Why would he do such a thing? And what did he learn from going cold turkey on Star Wars?
leilacohanmiccio:
Almost exactly three years ago, I took a character improv class with Lennon Parham at UCB. (Side note: this was a weirdly stacked class considering that it was open to anyone who had finished Improv 201: Caitlin Tegart, Nicole Drespel, Alex Scordelis, Anna Rubanova and several other people I’m probably forgetting.) It was an amazing class: Lennon made me think about characters...
The science and imagination behind modern dessert
Finally, the server arrives with the Messi dessert, as Jordi fusses anxiously in the background. He presents half of a soccer ball, covered with artificial grass; the smell of grass perfumes the air. On the “grass” is a kind of delicately balanced, S-shaped, transparent plastic teeter-totter—like a French curve—with three small meringues on it, and a larger white-chocolate soccer ball...
Research
I should be reading The Crying of Lot 49 right now if I have any hope of meeting the Read 100 [Things] in 2010 goal that Chris Scott is sick of hearing about. But I just did baby name research because of a tag Leila put at the bottom of one of her posts so now I’m in research mode.
Give me a project! I will look something up for you!
“Most people fail at whatever they attempt because of an undecided heart. Should...”
– Andy Andrews (via downlookingup) (via mustanghalle)
I am irrationally bothered that Nick Cannon was hosting in California and Mariah is performing in Florida. It’s Christmas, you guys. And the lady is preggers.
Oh. My mom said they probably pre-record the musical acts. Phew.
Christmas Morning
Oh my gosh. Sean Kingston is a BABY. I did not know. Now I feel like a creep.
And yes, I am watching the Disney Christmas Parade.
I can’t believe all of the Princess floats are being cut together into one montage.
You know, I was starting to believe that this Disney Princess fixation I have was just a product of nostaglia and C. Scott’s recent trip to Disneyland. And then I opened...
But Seriously Mike Short: Fucking come on already. →
kellyqehudson:
This is crap. Please can we say “Happy Holidays?” When I hear “Merry Christmas” from a total stranger I am completely shocked. It’s just not appropriate anymore! SHUT UP AMERICA.
I don’t say anything mostly because I’m not thoughtful.
Part of what I liked about Hal’s original post is that I am a horrible person who does celebrate Christmas but also hates being...
Okay. Netflix won’t work. But we’ve got Charlie Brown Christmas running in the background so everything is going okay.
I either just embarassed myself or just endeared myself to the IT Department by asking them to come over and install Microsoft Silverlight onto my co-workers computer so I can use it to watch Futurama while I finish Holiday cards.
BAM.
(Miss you, Nikki.)
What is with this season’s sparkle trend? I am mostly looking at you, The Gap. What grown-ass woman needs an elastic sparkle band keeping her underwear up?
I am opening this up to responses.
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Apartment!
I’m looking for a roommate for February 1st or March 1st for my two bedroom apartment in Astoria. The available bedroom is large with lots of light and excellent closet space. Pictures and more information available upon request because putting too much personal stuff on the internets creeps me out.
Baby otters will get priority.
Please be a baby otter.
Apartment!
I’m looking for a roommate for February 1st or March 1st for my two bedroom apartment in Astoria. The available bedroom is large with lots of light and excellent closet space. Pictures and more information available upon request because putting too much personal stuff on the internets creeps me out.
Baby otters will get priority.
Please be a baby otter.
Christmas Jerk
I’m gonna say something nobody else is mean enough to say.
Hey, Plain Popcorn in the Three Popcorn Poprcorn Tins: Nobody wants you here!
Watchleilacohanmiccio:
The 40 Year Old 20 Year Old! Written by my very good friend Jocelyn Guest! Starring Kate McKinnon! SO EXCITED!
I can’t watch this at work. Everybody watch it for me!!!
Let's compare
Things I have eaten from Harry & David gift baskets in the last week:
Mixed nuts
Moose Munch
Those miserable bing cherry chocolates
Raspberry galettes (which are awesome)
Pear-shaped chocolates
Regular chocolates
Things I have NOT eaten from Harry & David gift baskets in the last week:
Pears
What the shit is going on?
I know I can be a real Grinch about fun things, so I want to go on record as saying Cookie Parties are awesome.
Things I am Done with For the Rest of 2010
Christmas Cards
References to Tesla
I mean, I still have to finish these work Christmas cards. But emotionally, I am done.
I’ll let you know as the list gets longer.
the notes: She and I, raised Jewish and Catholic,... →
thenotes:
She and I, raised Jewish and Catholic, respectively, are pretty ambivalent about religion, and definitely don’t want to do the work of manifesting something like “Christmas” or “Hanukkah” for the benefit of any future children, not least because I don’t feel like giving Santa Claus credit for…
Obviously this is really cool. Also obviously, I zeroed in on “any future...
Buffy is no longer on Netflix Instant Watch. Which is fine, because I’m crossing my Christmas fingers that I’m only a week away from owning the sweet sweet Buffy box set I’ve been pining after for 18 months.
Related: Angel is still on Instant Watch. Did you know that besides Season Five there’s almost no recognizable stand alone episode in the series? Think about it. Cut...
I wonder what the demographic for Harry & David is. My instinct is that it’s not normally twenty-something females. I don’t care. I’m obsessed.
I want a personal Tower of Treat. I am tired of sharing with office bunches. I want to be Queen of the Tower.
I was talking about Space Scheduling
Me: Did anyone tell Zach the bad news?
Zach: Are you pregnant?
Zach: That wouldn't be bad news. You breeding would be ... interesting.
I like to think that as an improv coach I make “team dynamics” a priority. As an improviser, I think it’s wildly important. As a student of improv, I think the way teams interact is fascinating.
But the second you remove team from any improv context, my eyes glaze over and I start vomiting.
We have a work retreat tomorrow.
Don’t get me wrong. My office is awesome. And...
Subway Reading
I really love reading comic books on the subway. More than books.
Sometimes, if people are familiar with the book you’re reading, they’ll feel an obligation to talk to you. But there’s really not too much to say beyond “One of us has read this and the other is reading it.” And you suddenly realize that there’s no bigger obstacle between two people than “I...
Office Christmas Party
There’s a strong possibility that tomorrow morning a video will surface on facebook of me dramatically lip syncing to the Glee version of “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” I’m telling you now so you don’t miss it.