i know what this kids' day 09 of the 30 day challenge would be...
also, apple store guy. kind of cute. ammiright?!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
tuesday-o | bossypants
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chuckles
from tina fey's new book Bossypants:
Prayer for a Daughter
First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.
May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.
When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer.
Guide her, protect her
When crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.
Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance. Something where she can make her own hours but still feel intellectually fulfilled and get outside sometimes And not have to wear high heels.
What would that be, Lord? Architecture? Midwifery? Golf course design? I’m asking You, because if I knew, I’d be doing it, Youdammit.
May she play the Drums to the fiery rhythm of her Own Heart with the sinewy strength of her Own Arms, so she need Not Lie With Drummers.
Grant her a Rough Patch from twelve to seventeen. Let her draw horses and be interested in Barbies for much too long, For childhood is short – a Tiger Flower blooming Magenta for one day – And adulthood is long and dry-humping in cars will wait.
O Lord, break the Internet forever, That she may be spared the misspelled invective of her peers And the online marketing campaign for Rape Hostel V: Girls Just Wanna Get Stabbed.
And when she one day turns on me and calls me a Bitch in front of Hollister, Give me the strength, Lord, to yank her directly into a cab in front of her friends, For I will not have that Shit. I will not have it.
And should she choose to be a Mother one day, be my eyes, Lord, that I may see her, lying on a blanket on the floor at 4:50 A.M., all-at-once exhausted, bored, and in love with the little creature whose poop is leaking up its back.
“My mother did this for me once,” she will realize as she cleans feces off her baby’s neck. “My mother did this for me.” And the delayed gratitude will wash over her as it does each generation and she will make a Mental Note to call me. And she will forget. But I’ll know, because I peeped it with Your God eyes.
Amen.
LOVE HER!
Prayer for a Daughter
First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.
May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.
When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer.
Guide her, protect her
When crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.
Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance. Something where she can make her own hours but still feel intellectually fulfilled and get outside sometimes And not have to wear high heels.
What would that be, Lord? Architecture? Midwifery? Golf course design? I’m asking You, because if I knew, I’d be doing it, Youdammit.
May she play the Drums to the fiery rhythm of her Own Heart with the sinewy strength of her Own Arms, so she need Not Lie With Drummers.
Grant her a Rough Patch from twelve to seventeen. Let her draw horses and be interested in Barbies for much too long, For childhood is short – a Tiger Flower blooming Magenta for one day – And adulthood is long and dry-humping in cars will wait.
O Lord, break the Internet forever, That she may be spared the misspelled invective of her peers And the online marketing campaign for Rape Hostel V: Girls Just Wanna Get Stabbed.
And when she one day turns on me and calls me a Bitch in front of Hollister, Give me the strength, Lord, to yank her directly into a cab in front of her friends, For I will not have that Shit. I will not have it.
And should she choose to be a Mother one day, be my eyes, Lord, that I may see her, lying on a blanket on the floor at 4:50 A.M., all-at-once exhausted, bored, and in love with the little creature whose poop is leaking up its back.
“My mother did this for me once,” she will realize as she cleans feces off her baby’s neck. “My mother did this for me.” And the delayed gratitude will wash over her as it does each generation and she will make a Mental Note to call me. And she will forget. But I’ll know, because I peeped it with Your God eyes.
Amen.
LOVE HER!
Monday, April 18, 2011
monday monday | difara
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to do
apparently i'm starting a new york bucket list.
first up:
difara
first up:
difara
The Best Thing I Ever Done HQ from MargaretEmily MacKenzie on Vimeo.
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 10: A Song That Makes You Fall Asleep
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Michmash Music
jose gonzalez - heartbeats
also one of my favorite music videos. top 3 easy
also one of my favorite music videos. top 3 easy
Sunday, April 17, 2011
merry sunday | word search
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art|design
happy it's-still-not-monday | a story about a girl
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the web
i know. another TED talk. love this one though.
a photographer tells the story of amerasians, the hapa kids spawned while american soilders were stationed in asian countries. there were 40,000 of them during the 70s, and they were all super shunned since it was very visibly obvious who their fathers were and the situations surrounding their conecption. so crazy that there were so many of these kids, just left behind. most of the amerasian kids ended up with corrupted lifestyles since they were so outcasted. rick tells the story of one particular girl... who looks SO western, but later ends up looking a lot like jen from nomnom! anyway. super interesting.
a photographer tells the story of amerasians, the hapa kids spawned while american soilders were stationed in asian countries. there were 40,000 of them during the 70s, and they were all super shunned since it was very visibly obvious who their fathers were and the situations surrounding their conecption. so crazy that there were so many of these kids, just left behind. most of the amerasian kids ended up with corrupted lifestyles since they were so outcasted. rick tells the story of one particular girl... who looks SO western, but later ends up looking a lot like jen from nomnom! anyway. super interesting.
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 09: A Song You Can Dance To
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Michmash Music
i was trying to think if i had a less embarassing song, but couldn't not land on:
britney - toxic
britney - toxic
happy film watching | what's up doc
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the reel
A list of some of my favorite documentaries, most which i've stumbled upon thanks to netflix (ohhh netflix. how much time i've spent watching mostly bad movies on you...). i've discovered i really like documentaries. i know some people don't ahemkatieahem, but i like how they let you explore other parts of life, and real life not just movie life. but then again, i also really enjoyed watching "crash of flight 447" on pbs which was complete with computer renderings and reenactments so...
No Impact Man
a writer decides to take his family on a one year challenge to have as little of possible of a carbon footprint. while living in manhattan. with a 3 year old daughter. and no fridge.
The September Issue
how can you not be fascinated with anna wintour
Bill Cunningham New York
and anna wintour is fascinated with bill cunningham
bill cunningham is this feisty street fashion photographer who works for the new york times. he's such a loveable quirky guy, with such a huge presence in the fashion industry and who leads such a weird life (he sleeps on his filing cabinets?!). what an interesting guy. he should give a TED talk.
Picture Me
and bill cunningham is fascinated with models.
a doc following a model as she begins to make it in the industry. so crazy how much money she can make, but how miserable her life can still be. but also good to see how normal some models, like the girl in this doc, are. and of course my friend misa is normal and she's a model :)
Freakonomics
morgan spurlock had a hand in this one too so of course i love it. based on a book about cheating teachers, bizarre baby names, self-dealing Realtors, and crack-selling mama's boys. so obvi awesome
This American Life
oh ira glass <3. also love love love morgan spurlock's tv doc series 30 Days.
one of my favorite moments is in season 2, the episode about 8 different people named john smith. 11 year old john smith decides to be the empire state building for halloween, falls over, and gets stuck. i know, i'm very sophisticated. but it was hilarious
American Teen
this whole thing is just like a crazy sociology case study. and it just makes me happy i'm not in high school anymore.
The Tillman Story
oh so heavy. so heavy. and not as preachy or dramatized as the trailer seems to make it seem.
and then there's these which you prob have already seen...
Looking forward to Morgan Spurlock's new doc The Greatest Movie Ever Sold...
(this is his TED talk, but it's a better trailer than the actual one. or at least i think so)
No Impact Man
a writer decides to take his family on a one year challenge to have as little of possible of a carbon footprint. while living in manhattan. with a 3 year old daughter. and no fridge.
The September Issue
how can you not be fascinated with anna wintour
Bill Cunningham New York
and anna wintour is fascinated with bill cunningham
bill cunningham is this feisty street fashion photographer who works for the new york times. he's such a loveable quirky guy, with such a huge presence in the fashion industry and who leads such a weird life (he sleeps on his filing cabinets?!). what an interesting guy. he should give a TED talk.
Picture Me
and bill cunningham is fascinated with models.
a doc following a model as she begins to make it in the industry. so crazy how much money she can make, but how miserable her life can still be. but also good to see how normal some models, like the girl in this doc, are. and of course my friend misa is normal and she's a model :)
Freakonomics
morgan spurlock had a hand in this one too so of course i love it. based on a book about cheating teachers, bizarre baby names, self-dealing Realtors, and crack-selling mama's boys. so obvi awesome
This American Life
oh ira glass <3. also love love love morgan spurlock's tv doc series 30 Days.
one of my favorite moments is in season 2, the episode about 8 different people named john smith. 11 year old john smith decides to be the empire state building for halloween, falls over, and gets stuck. i know, i'm very sophisticated. but it was hilarious
American Teen
this whole thing is just like a crazy sociology case study. and it just makes me happy i'm not in high school anymore.
The Tillman Story
oh so heavy. so heavy. and not as preachy or dramatized as the trailer seems to make it seem.
and then there's these which you prob have already seen...
- The Cove - makes you hurt for dolphins. and then never want to eat fish again
- FOOD Inc - and then once you're done watching the cove and not eating fish, you can watch food inc and not want to eat any other food because you realize everything you're eating is corn.
- Wordplay - this one is about crossword puzzles. you prob havent seen this one cuz it's geeky and i'm pretty sure i'm the only one who'd like it... but it's entertaining! and jon stewart is in it.
- Restrepo - oof. just so real.
Looking forward to Morgan Spurlock's new doc The Greatest Movie Ever Sold...
(this is his TED talk, but it's a better trailer than the actual one. or at least i think so)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 08: A Song You Know All The Words To
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Michmash Music
i know the lyrics to a lot of songs, but the most bizarre one i know is:
bsb - the call
seriously. was this even a popular backstreet boys song? why do i know the words? it's been 11 years and literally know every word. even that beginning "skit" part where aj is talking to the girl. that is too much brain space.
it's a proud day for me to share this information with you.
bsb - the call
seriously. was this even a popular backstreet boys song? why do i know the words? it's been 11 years and literally know every word. even that beginning "skit" part where aj is talking to the girl. that is too much brain space.
it's a proud day for me to share this information with you.
Friday, April 15, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 07: A Song That Reminds You Of A Certain Event
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Michmash Music
the song that was playing (via my cd player connected to my car stereo system via tape deck) when i was hit in a head-on collision when i was 16:
weezer- keep fishin'
weezer- keep fishin'
Thursday, April 14, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 06: A Song That Reminds You Of Somewhere
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Michmash Music
matt's cabin in tahoe, where we all literally tried beer and coca cola per:
ben lee - catch my disease
... is steve aioki in this video?
ben lee - catch my disease
... is steve aioki in this video?
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 05: A Song That Reminds You Of Someone
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Michmash Music
there was a 3 week period during college where katie jenna liz and i decided it would be a great idea to learn the routine to this song. katie was the tall one. liz was the little one. we studied it instead of studying for finals. and got the whole thing down! we are soooo cooooool.
anyway, always think of the lovely lady lumps when i hear:
ok go - a million ways
ok also i have randomly been documenting songs that remind me of people. it is as follows:
anyway, always think of the lovely lady lumps when i hear:
ok go - a million ways
ok also i have randomly been documenting songs that remind me of people. it is as follows:
- LIZ: mariah carey - all i want for christmas | elton john - your song
- KATIE: madonna - hung up | muse - starlight
- VICKI: alicia keys - fallin' | 112 - peaches n cream
- MARIANA: girltalk - bounce that | muse - knights of cedonia (... YOU KNOW WHY!)
- NICKO: bubba sparx - back in the mud
- BSEGS: mia - paper planes (comes with a visual of the dance you made up)
- EBEE: charima of the board - give me just a little more time
- ADAM: ashlee simpson - lala (this might be the best connotation)
- ADRI: dispatch - the general
- MYRA: anything john mayer
- TRICIA: yea yea yeahs - maps
- DECKER: sisquo - thong song (dumps like a truck)
- LUCKETT: jason mraz - i'm yours | la roux - bullet proof
- LEE: anything american idiot. or spring awakening.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 04: A Song That Makes You Sad
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Michmash Music
sia - breathe me.
the last 8 minutes of the six feet under finale got me so hard.
the last 8 minutes of the six feet under finale got me so hard.
Monday, April 11, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 03: A Song That Makes You Happy
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Michmash Music
mariah carey - all i want for christmas
i mean. come on. happiest song ever!
i mean. come on. happiest song ever!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 02: Your Least Favorite Song
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Michmash Music
ugh, plain white tees go whine to someone else
Saturday, April 9, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge | Day 01: Your Favorite Song
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Michmash Music
two way tie (day one and i'm already cheating, great): elton's tiny dancer v foo fighters everlong, the kroq acoustic verison
i cant pick.
i cant pick.
Friday, April 8, 2011
happy friday | MORE TED!
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art|design,
tech
new ted talks posted!!!! here are two of my new favs. i'm so obsessed.
Morgan Spurlock: the greatest ted talk ever sold
reasons this talk is awesome:
Eric Whitacre: a virtual choir
looooove this ted talk. eric talks about his experience being part of a choir of the first time and literally how it takes your breath away, how it makes you feel a part of something bigger - something that you wouldnt ever be able to create on your own, how hearing classical music/opera live is just unreal, etc. totally feel him on this one, this is why i liked being in an orchestra. not because i played the violin well or really liked it all that much, but because it allowed me to be part of a bigger sound, dissonance and harmony, yada yada.
anyway, eric ended up with this awesome idea to conduct a chior based off of youtube videos. he sent out a video of him conducting, and 100 people sent back videos of themselves singing their part.
This is the first video he did, watch out it's flippin amazing:
and here's the ted talk eric did this year where he ends up doing a second virtual chorus of 2000+ people from all over the world:
it's decided. going to ted is officially on my bucket list.
Morgan Spurlock: the greatest ted talk ever sold
reasons this talk is awesome:
- Morgan Spurlock is awesome. Supersize me was obvi bangin and loved his tv series 30 days.
- the talk ends up being a satellite conversation to the main discussion he has in his upcoming doc, the greatest movie ever sold, both which uncover the hidden and influential world of brand marketing (what i do 9 to 5, so of particular interest to me). love to look at the thing i do 80% of my waking life in a different light. it's probably going to make me depressed about what i do.
Eric Whitacre: a virtual choir
looooove this ted talk. eric talks about his experience being part of a choir of the first time and literally how it takes your breath away, how it makes you feel a part of something bigger - something that you wouldnt ever be able to create on your own, how hearing classical music/opera live is just unreal, etc. totally feel him on this one, this is why i liked being in an orchestra. not because i played the violin well or really liked it all that much, but because it allowed me to be part of a bigger sound, dissonance and harmony, yada yada.
anyway, eric ended up with this awesome idea to conduct a chior based off of youtube videos. he sent out a video of him conducting, and 100 people sent back videos of themselves singing their part.
This is the first video he did, watch out it's flippin amazing:
and here's the ted talk eric did this year where he ends up doing a second virtual chorus of 2000+ people from all over the world:
it's decided. going to ted is officially on my bucket list.
30 Day Song Challenge
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Michmash Music
pretty straight forward, here are the rules:
day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year
Who's in?
day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year
Who's in?
Friday, April 1, 2011
LA Bucket List | Updated
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to do
got some things off the list! but also added to the list.added umami burger and apple pan to the list - a tour d'burgers, if you will. both were delicious - particularly a fan of umami's truffle burgers, because after the truffle fries from wurstkuche, i'm all about truffles. speaking of, j lee introduced me to truffle cheese from trader joes. HELLO so good. we eat it for breakfast, like fatties. i dont even care how obese that sounds, it is delicious. truffle cheese every day all day.
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