May 2009
43 posts
Ian: Today at school we wrote in our journals.
Me: What do you write in your journal? 'Dear Journal, Supercalifragiliciousexpialadocious'?
Ian: Uh, I DON'T write 'Dear Journal'...
Me: Ian! I'm graduating tomorrow!
Ian: That's cool, I guess. I have show-and-tell tomorrow.
April 2009
31 posts
Based on the invitations, friend suggestions, group requests and pages that I get sent on Facebook, I’m guessing that either people I know have no idea what my political affiliations are, or they really, really like sarcastic Facebook actions.
Career opportunities
Am I the only person who thinks that being a madame would be the absolutely best job ever? I don’t mean pimp, I mean high-end escorts. Couple grand an hour. How do I get into this, on the business-running side, and do any of you want in on this on the business-doing side?
Two television episodes can make me cry: “Election Day Part II” from West Wing and “The Body” from Buffy. Anyone have any more?
Pro + Con
practicallyneutral:
The beach, mayhaps? I’ll be missing out on quite a few of those, thank ya very much.
Missing out on things off of my list? Your fault for not coming home ‘til after the 4th. Do you even KNOW the extent of absurdity at the Olives’ Fourth of July party? A) This year Dr. Olive took a full-on class on how to use high-end ($10,000+) fireworks in preparation for...
Pro + Con
Uncool things about post-graduation internships with hypothetical theater companies in a state I’d call Dlorida:
Heat
Old people
Theater people
Humidity
Not seeing Liz get off the plane from Chile
Not seeing John Mark get off the plane from Switzerland
100 days without Ian and Olivia (it was super hard the first time around)
No time for freelancing
Missing 4th of July at Highland...
WatchI had forgotten about this. It, like the Cowbell sketch, is the perfect example of my favorite part of Saturday Night Live—Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz laughing uncontrollably.
Hypocrigreen
Those who know me know that I’m not a fan of “green.” I don’t like the absurd display of narcissism, the preening of peacocks who use sustainability not as a sign of their stewardship of resources but as a spotlight of their own lives even as they protest this public focus. Most importantly, I don’t like having green shoved down my throat. NBC is running the tagline...
Anne Fact
Confession: I love t.v. spoilers. Like, especially, but not limited to, the less-than-superior literary stylings of EW’s Ask Ausiello. This is just something about me. I really love them. I like to know what’s going on ahead of time, and also, I just like to be that much of a dork. One day, someone will google me and find this out. Well, you caught me. Congratulations.
Aside from the obvious problems
AMR: Do they have tornadoes in Switzerland?
JMR: No.
AMR: What natural disasters do they have? Avalanches?
JMR: Quite a few of those
JMR: Mainly snow and avalanches, mud slides and neutrality
VICTORY!
I cannot count my way out of a paper bag, but let it be known—my taxes were done two months ago. What’s that the kids say about “boo” and “ya”? Oh yeah…BOOYA!
Is there something in the water at How I Met Your Mother’s craft services table? I realized after watching this week’s episode that Robin Schaetkhaewruih’s outfits seem to be awfully sketchy, in a poorly-hidden-burgeoning-pregnancy sort of a way.
Sense memory
There is a definite sound to the house on Sundays. It begins with pounding on the wall below the stairs (this is dad, mid-ironing, waking all of us up) and segues into the (sights and) sounds of CBS’ Sunday Morning. Then, of course, “if it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Press,” serving as the backdrop to three cranky and pajama’d beings chomping away at cereal and...
Easter Sunday
No underwear was received this year. I believe it is because no funny boxers were purchased for John Mark’s Easter basket (you don’t get an Easter basket when you are kickin’ it in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, etc.) and Becky just couldn’t muster the inspiration. While she was on the tradition-breaking path, she left our Easter baskets upstairs in storage and just put everything in...
tuneage:
Jens Lekman - “The Opposite of...
“I think Dubai is like an oasis. It is an illusion, not real. You think you have...”
– The dark side of Dubai - The Independent (via josh)
I could never find another lover sweeter than you
At the bimonthly meeting of the minds we like to call happy hour, Sharon, Katie and I came up with a new screenplay idea tentatively called Couple Skate. It’s about a young lady who runs the rental counter at a skating rink and a jaded but good-humoured man who brings his inner-city day camp charges in to skate each day during the summer. Think School of Rock meets the elementary school...
Highlights from this article include 'chronic... →
The Ultimate 90's Movie Madness Tournament Madness...
(While discussing Best Week Ever's 90s movies March Madness tournament developments: )
Anne Marie: Notice where they freak out because THREE NINJAS LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND TO TITANIC OMFG.
AMR: They're like, fine, but watch this clip, and then kick yourself for not voting toward a 3 Ninjas/Clueless SHOWDOWN
John Mark: Though, in my opinion, encino man was more 90s than she's all that
JM: Except for the whole... "All that"...
JM: It's true, 3 ninjas was waaay more 90s
JM: I mean.. Titanic was totally 1912
practicallyneutral:
George Lazenby was by far the lousiest Bond.
I keep thinking there is some sort of hilarious link or reference here. But there is nothing but this universally acknowledged truth.
WHY DON’T YOU WORK, M&M HEADER? DAMN IT.
AB, GET ON THIS.