January 2008
19 posts
Ask A Striking Writer!
Dear Striking Writer, I have a brand new pair of boots and I’m going to walk the picket line for a couple of hours. Should I wear these boots, never having worn them, not even once? What an excellent question! During those picket hours, will you also be carrying a backpack for no good reason other your constant fear of being caught bored and having nothing to read? In addition, will you...
Fingers crossed, breath not held. →
“Ever try to ride the subway covered in blood? It doesn’t really matter how...”
– » Blog Archive » Big Apple, Big Excitement Blogger looking for Apt. in New York, saves lady’s life instead. Someone get this man an apartment, damnit. (via peterwknox) Wow. This guy is awesome (and Canadian — regarding my earlier post about “Canada can suck it” I...
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Amen. And also...
People with joint email accounts (ie, “John and Becky Smith”) always have the most ridiculous questions. — dalasverdugo I just can’t take seriously emails from people who identify themselves by their children (“willsmom@whatever.com”). Yuck. Save it for mommy & me yoga!
There are paparazzi skulking around my...
Me: (walking by, shaking my head) I hope you're ashamed of yourselves.
Paparazzi: Get a job!
Me: I have a job, and it's not stalking widows.
(p.s. who yells "get a job" at night?)
Heath Ledger found dead. WTF. →
This is horrible. When I first moved to Brooklyn, I met Heath and his little girl outside the Victory Cafe. He was super friendly and tried to get his daughter to pet my dog, but she was too shy. When I’d see him and his (then) wife walking around the ‘hood I’d feel warm & fuzzy, not at all like the celeb sightings when I lived in LA. Oh, this makes me so sad.
Sadly, this leaves Michelle Obama as the only...
Fred Thompson drops out. — alexbalk I think you’re forgetting a certain hottie that believes in peace and UFOs.
Things I am Avoiding
Phone. Email. You.
Gothamist's favorable review of Reggie →
“The ultimate effect of Disinformation is a kind of confused euphoria, which most people pay a lot more than $15 to experience.” — jakoblodwick I’m going to this show tomorrow night - can’t wait. It seems like exactly the kind of theater that the New York of my dreams is made of: reasonably priced, completely unique, and oozing talent. And unlike Los Angeles, I doubt the...
Directors Got the Deal They Wanted →
1 down 2 to go. Will this bring the writers back to the table? — hipsterdiet Writers didn’t leave the table, the AMPTP did. Just saying. In case anyone is interested, there’s a great interview with the creator of “The Shield”, Shawn Ryan. He’s also a member of the WGA negotiating committee. Check it out.
“And you know, five dollars is gonna keep me from robbing that person over there.”
– One street lady talking to another, pointing at someone who looked richer than me.
I finally did it.
I’ve been meaning to volunteer for this forever. I just filled out the pre-screen form, and now … I’ll wait by the phone, I guess.
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of...”
– Plato.
“It’s like my heart is trying to hug my brain.”
– reblogged via desaturated who quotes some guy named Kenneth on my party drug of choice, caffeine. That’s Kenneth from “30 Rock.”