Brooklyn Girl

PROCRASSHOLE

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:59:02 -0400

In the past 24 hours I have spent over $1800 online in an expensive and extensive procrastination spree. Shitballs. There are going to be a lot of packages arriving at the office. I wish one of them contained WILLPOWER.

staceycoleman:Chelsie & Mark - Bleeding Love [So You Think...

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:41:36 -0400

staceycoleman:

Chelsie & Mark - Bleeding Love [So You Think You Can Dance] (via ilovbradd)
I can’t stop watching this. I danced for a lot of my life (up until mid-late college), and really miss it. Watching this makes me really happy and sad at the same time because I want to go back to it. It doesn’t start in the video until about 2:30, it ends at 4:30 and the best part starts at about 3:50 and goes to the end. I love the way Chelsie moves after he takes her heart it just makes me want to jump up and move with her. I love this show. Lee doesn’t, especially when I watch all day marathons of it.

I love this show so much. This dance gave me chills, then made me cry and then I rewound it and watched it maybe 20 more times. Then I bought the song on iTunes. I saved the whole 2 hour program on my DVR so I could watch it whenever I want today — which I have, at least three times. The dance which followed this one too (the samba) was also outstanding. I fucking love this show. So much passion, talent and good will from everyone involved. Including the gorgeous Cat Deeley, the world’s best television commentator. She’s charming, stunning and brings another level of class to the proceedings. I want to fuck this whole show.

Do these cleanse diets really make you feel better...

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:22:46 -0400

zoee:

fatmanatee:

Or are people just really excited to eat by the end of it, so much that liver and onions tastes like filet mignon?

I tried the Master Cleanse and was mainly interested in it for the purpose of self-observation and for the purification experience. It was supposed to last 10 days, but I only managed 7. Throughout the cleanse I felt extremely clear-headed and lucid, so I guess that was a plus. But I wouldn’t say it made me feel better, the only real thing I got out of it was the realization that I do not have to eat anywhere near the amount of food I normally did. I think with good fuel and lots of water, mixed with sleep and some exercise, the body is capable of fixing and cleaning itself of pretty much anything. You don’t need any special newfangled recipes - it’s been designed to clean itself best.

I worked on a show where 3 of the lead actors all decided to do a cleanse at the same time. They all thought they were being clear-headed and focused, but it was just a pain to everybody who had to work with them — they were scattered, flaky, and really food-focused/self-righteous. Plus, their heads started to get too big for their bodies. Not great for on-camera.

a great shot from one of my favorite tumbrs, mills...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:22:23 -0400

a great shot from one of my favorite tumbrs, mills baker.

It’s funny to me how I stumble on tumblrs I like, sensibilities I share (be it artfully smiling dogs, funny posts, gorgeous aesthetics) — only to discover that the people posting have mental illnesses (depression, bipolar, etc) that they’re working hard to treat. Like me.

A question...

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:27:23 -0400

How do you get to see these?? A Top Model without Tyra would be AMAZING.

anjalouise:

I am excited that new seasons of Britain AND Australia’s Next Top Model are starting now. They are much better and funnier than the American version. I especially love all the Australian name-calling.

I think I'm a little in love...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:07:20 -0400

He’s Irish, funny, and responsible for “Garfield minus Garfield.” Oh yeah, and he’s a musician too. Gulp.

travors:

No matter what day of the week, no matter what time of the day, my neighbours can always find something they need to hammer for an hour.

Random Thoughts

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:38:49 -0400

If I were Fatima on “America’s Next Top Model” all I would say at that judging panel is I missed the damn photo shoot because I had to go to the consulate of my home country. You, know the one where I WAS CIRCUMCISED. Dudes cut my shit UP. (And then I would point out that Dominique looks like a 45 year old drag queen.)

That cougar in Chicago? Was found and shot in Roscoe Village. On the exact same block where I lived.

Leaving for Texas in a few hours. This is what happens when you talk to your therapist about bracing yourself for five days of feeling trapped and powerless: For the first time on a family visit I’ll be staying at a hotel and renting a car.

My apartment feels so empty without my dog. I had to drop him off a couple of hours ago with the dogsitter. Sucks not having him around.

Fact checking after the fact.

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:40:12 -0400

baugher:

NYT Reporter who shall remain nameless: Really? The MacAir emails were legitimate? That seemed too over the top to be believable.
baugher: Yes, and they were published despite the strong reluctance of one party to the conversation to have any ongoing association with the other party to that conversation.
NYT Reporter who shall remain nameless: Would you have published it without consent?
baugher: Absolutely not. It took some convincing conversation to get permission, as one of the parties to that conversation is not as committed to garnering attention from that relationship as the other party, who mentions it at any and every opportunity to promote herself.
NYT Reporter who shall remain nameless: But she got dumped by him, and on the internet! Why would she keep bringing it up?
baugher: But that wasn’t how it happened. Julia got pissed off at Jakob’s aloofness and dickish behavior offline and called him out on it online on their very ill-advised blog. He didn’t publicly respond to her, and thereafter, they broke up privately. He went on to hook up with other women, including her best friend’s younger sister, Leven Rambin (an actress on All My Children, who was formerly a friend of Julia’s and who is now estranged from her much older sister, Mary Rambin, a Julia hanger-on who clearly resents Julia). Scorned Julia guest-blogged on Gawker, whose commenters are notorious for being hostile towards her, and in trying to garner favor with them, she dished on her ex’s private business, including revelations about his departure from his job and innuendoes about his mental health. When that went over badly with the commenters, she decided to play the victim who was dumped and cheated upon. When I published the please buy me the Mac Air emails, she announced that her blog was ruining her life and was on hiatus from the internet. That didn’t stop her from twittering hourly and posting pictures and videos of a calculated, more wholesome self. She didn’t stop blogging, she just stopped posting hourly on her blog. Look, this girl gets paid to go on television and lie about celebrities on behalf of a supermarket tabloid. She just brought her work home with her when it came to her own bad press and made up stories that the NYT apparently swallowed hook, line and sinker.
NYT Reporter who shall remain nameless: What? Do you have sources for all of this?
baugher: Seriously, did you folks do any type of research on her before you published your “Julia is the new Carrie” story?
NYT Reporter who shall remain nameless: Well, everything she said checked out, and she invited the reporter into her home.
baugher: How well did that strategy work out for you with Margaret Jones, aka Seltzer?
NYT Reporter who shall remain remain nameless: I wasn’t involved with that, but your point is well taken.
baugher: Wasn’t anyone a little afraid of getting caught in her freakish hair extensions? Those things have taken a life of their own. Cousin It meets that freaky clown from Polergeist.
NYT Reporter who shall remain nameless: She has hair extensions?
baugher: Holy hell. You have a great night. Sleep well in the knowledge that you killed my faith in the NYT.

I want to Make Out

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:13:29 -0400

right now I’m with an ex and hoping he wants to too.

lovely. looking forward to the tumblr-update. noraleah: Off...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:11:57 -0400

lovely. looking forward to the tumblr-update.

noraleah:

Off to the date that’s weeks in the making!

(via garfieldminusgarfield)Ouch. Though I had my first...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:30:00 -0400

(via garfieldminusgarfield)

Ouch. Though I had my first genuine smile for the day: I finished today’s NYT crossword puzzle, while the rest of my crosswording colleagues are struggling. Not exactly building a case for popularity, am I.

Late blooming

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:39:00 -0400

noraleah:

In his 30s, after years of psychoanalysis, novelist Louis Auchincloss emerged with “the conviction that a man’s background was largely his own creation, and if he spent his life doing something he hated it was his own fault and nobody else was really going to care.” (From a New Yorker article)

Magical. zachklein:Back from Norway, uploading pics to...

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:29:53 -0400

Magical.

zachklein:

Back from Norway, uploading pics to Flickr now …

I am such a fucking sucker for a happy dog. I just am. This...

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:39:51 -0400

I am such a fucking sucker for a happy dog. I just am. This video is a good time, friends.

foodinmouth:

via Gizmodo via [BoingBoing Gadgets]

An automated robot that shoots tennis balls. Used for playing fetch with the dog while you are away.

"What a great place! You know, you can tell so much about a person from the way they live. Just..."

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:58:16 -0400

“What a great place! You know, you can tell so much about a person from the way they live. Just looking around here, I can tell you’re a genuinely dirty person.”

- Steve Martin, “The Jerk”

topherchris

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:35:00 -0400

topherchris

(via garfieldminusgarfield)The thing that is so brilliant...

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:22:00 -0400

(via garfieldminusgarfield)

The thing that is so brilliant about “Garfield minus Garfield” is that it really is Jon’s life. If all he’s doing is talking to his cat, then he might as well be talking to no one. Living on my own with a dog, I find these incredibly funny/poignant/terrifying.

People RELAX. It's a Tumblr Hoax.

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:34:00 -0400

People keep reblogging this Marco “quote” that unless you reblog a post from someone you’re following within a month, you’ll automatically unfollow them. Sounds completely antithetical to the tumblr spirit, right? That’s because it is.

Seems to have all started with with this post from bjornstar — but if you click the Marco link he’s posted, you’ll see that Marco says NOTHING of the sort. By the way, bjornstar is also the guy who said he doesn’t find a sense of humor sexy in a woman. So that’s awesome. Blorch.

I Love Dr. Drew

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:22:46 -0400

yes yes yes.

A few years ago I bought his book Cracked and it’s pretty darn good.

I will always be grateful to the good doctor for making it clear (on “Loveline”) that some people can be addicted to marijuana. This is absolutely true in my case, and helped me get sober.

frangry:

I have a HUGE crush on Dr. Drew. He’s such a good, sweet, honest, caring man. And he’s SO damn sexy I can’t stand it. I want to become a drug addict just so I can get some of his rehab. Delicious.

Yo! Follow this!

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:34:04 -0400

Yo! Follow this!:

I sincerely find this girl adorable, and love how she dresses.

lovepuppy:

I am vain and honest and photograph my outfits (almost) daily. So if you think that kind of ish is fun, check on it!