February 2009
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Link Love For James Maddock →
Hi friends im doing a 2 hour interview tonight on WFUV 90.7 with the great Vin Scelsa on Idiots Delight , 10pm .Tune in !!! Also they are streaming it on line for the next 2 weeks on WFUV.com james
“Permed hair kind of feels like pubic hair. I’m not feeling it.”
– Pon, after she got her hair permed today. :)
January 2009
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Vacation Top 5
Today more than ever, i really feel i need a vacation. Top 5 destinations:
1. Peru 2. Argentina 3. Brazil 4. Chile 5. Spain (it will always be on my top 5 list) 6. Berlin ( i decided to make this a top 10 list) 7. Paris (always) 8. Tokyo (see Ashish, maybe this should be higher) 9. Galapagos (before its degraded further, maybe this should be higher) 10. Australia/NZ
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Nice Face - Exterminator
This song is good. ...
WatchI heart elbow-toe and armsrock! Met both of these guys and they were really nice! (Not name-dropping! I am just very happy to have met them, lol. I truly love their work!) I have a life-size armsrock piece that has been beaten up to hell (from moving apts and my cats). 2009 resolutions: 1) salvage the armsrock and figure out a better way to hang it (pins? this may be impossible bc of my...
I'm in the 2+ cups/day camp... yays!
At least one study found that “subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely to have developed dementia, compared with those who drank two cups or less.” This NYT article also mentions a link between drinking coffee and: a decreased risk of type2 diabetes, reduction in the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain (assoc. with...
and so it goes...
If only… When I went through this line of questioning, all I got back was, “I agree.” :(
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“So I spent the day at a friend’s house in my sweat pants and Uggs watching the...”
– Cathy Horyn, NYT fashion critic, on Inauguration Day.
WTF, Cathy has UGGS!? My dirty little fashion secret is: I have a pair of turquoise crocs that I wear around my apartment. My mom gave them to me and they are so comfy! :)
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Idealist.org Fair -- want to go with me?
I am writing to invite you to our upcoming Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair in New York City on Thursday, February 5th! The Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair, held at Barnard College in the LeFrak Gymnasium at 117th Street and Broadway in Manhattan (3009 Broadway), will run from 6:00-9:00 P.M. and offers the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives of organizations that...
“Let me say it as simply as I can: transparency and the rule of law will be the...”
– Pres. Barack Hussein Obama
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Hot Chip - Transmission (Joy Division cover)
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FYI
Olivia and I did this. Muahahahha. I’d like to meet Jerry; he sounds fun. :) Should I do an actual GPOYW this week? :)
ponbop:
Jerry is STILL watching vids of gay cheerleaders. OMG its GPOYW…what to do???
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Kid Cudi - Day N Nite (Crookers Remix)
Instead of...
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“Just an FYI for anyone who is planning to watch the inaugural parade, I will be...”
– Olivia Tzou, one of my best friends from high school and talented flag twirler. :) Obamarama!!!!!
I thought of a postsecret today, but I am too lazy...
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I’m digging this new franz ferdinand song! ...
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I HEART LE TIGRE!!! This song makes me think of...
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“A new study shows that people who sleep less than seven hours per night are...”
– WebdMD article. First PSA on this blog. I have a love/hate relationship with sleep. I’m in a perpetual state of sleep deprivation. I also have a cold right now. Gr.
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Crystal Stilts- Crystal Stilts. (I really wanted...
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GPOYW: chickadees edition
I made her do it. I’m so powerful. And now the world is a better place bc we got to see pon’s chickadee cutesiness.
ponbop:
Anne made me do it! I’m not responsible for any consequences induced by the cutesiness. Also, here is photographic evidence that I grew from the top down, as my feet have not quite filled in to the ground yet.
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WatchWow. Nu rave is over ppl!! But this is still more awesome than most of the stuff on MTV. Low-budget Hi-impact. :)
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"How the city hurts your brain" by Jonah Lehrer →
“Related research has demonstrated that increased “cognitive load” — like the mental demands of being in a city — makes people more likely to choose chocolate cake instead of fruit salad, or indulge in a unhealthy snack. This is the one-two punch of city life: It subverts our ability to resist temptation even as it surrounds us with it, from fast-food outlets to fancy...