January 2012
42 posts
n+1 personals: HA! PEOPLE WHO WEAR BOAT SHOES (the... →
npluspersonals:
Petite, well-educated, 22-year-old artist in her final year of college. Interested in french existentialism, painting, documentary films, long-form journalism, literary magazines, and public radio. Seeking slightly older man, between the ages of twenty three and twenty seven, to share in her love…
THIS IS A JOKE RIGHT? PLEASE TELL ME THIS A JOKE TUMBLR. Does anyone have a...
A short history of the Continuing Adventures of...
Barkey McPoodle: The dog, that, shortly after the Iowa caucus, began barking from some adjecent apartment from 7:30am to 10:00 am and 5:30pm to 7pm. He is uncowed. He will not shut up. His barks end in circular sounding whines. There is a locked wifi network near us named Barkey McPoodle, so either the owner KNOWINGLY leaves their dog to cry during key hours or some other apartment dweller has...
John King, did you just cower to Gingrich?
God. Terrible.
RIP Honda Tardis, 2010 -2012
I am now among Washington’s carless again. Feels good, but also weird.
“But Washington is different. People who live and work here wouldn’t likely...”
– Occupying is Sooooooo Much Better in New York: DCist (via tbridge)
I used to have “Lunchtime tours of Protest” when I worked near the White House. So yes. This.
Red Mass, 4x04
Amy: You should stop being mad at me.
Josh: I'm not.
Amy: You are. You know, I lost my job because of a strategy you organized.
Josh: You lost your job in a fashion that ensured you 93 better offers.
Amy: That's sweet of you to look out for me, but I liked the job I had. And when I lost it, I didn't pitch anything. I didn't stage a nutty. I fought you, I lost, I had a drink, I took a shower. 'Cause that's how it is in the NBA. You know what I do when I win? Two drinks.
“It is not a pleasant place to live. It divides me from people who I consider to...”
– Ta-Nehisi-Coates, A Quick Follow Up on Howard Zinn
As someone who is constantly receiving new information on the tiniest things each day, all competing with each other, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that TNC doing the work of reading and thinking deeply into a topic and then be...
First week of 2012
Watched Midnight in Paris
Stayed up late for Iowa caucus and help run a pretty awesome live page. Mittens Romney won by eight votes (OR DID HE?)
In a series of incredibly tense but exciting moments, booked a great deal (i.e. what I was willing to spend on a contitential US vacation) to Istanbul. My Asia stop of contintents just got more legit.
Failed to sell car back to original dealership,...
The internet in my apartment is so spotty...
that I briefly (very briefly) considered going to work to watch Sherlock on iPlayer. Because all our computers believe they’re in London.
“‘For instance,’ [Meryl Streep] says, forking at a bread-crumbed oyster, ‘we are...”
– “Meryl Streep: Force of Nature,” Vogue (via thatluciegirl)
sampson the duck was named after deborah sampson
(via notabuddhist)
“Actually, getting to the Peterborough town hall is not all that remarkable. I...”
– Gail Collins, The March of the non-Mitts
“Basically, the F.E.C. gave me the license to create a killer robot,” Colbert...”
– How Many Stephen Colberts are There?
“Those are my calculations. You have your own to make. I urge you to them with...”
– Savorism - Ta-Nehisi Coates
(More this later, but read the whole post. A pretty effective invective to those who would assume democracy operates in a vacuum)
Variety: Benedict Cumberbatch to play villain in... →
notnadia:
I LOVE EVERYONE IN THIS BAR RIGHT NOW.
[the world’s largest h/t to furiousfurious]
Not going to lie, I almost passed out at my desk. Which would have been awkward given where I work.
Projects I am considering at the beginning of 2012
Here’s some possible things I want to continue/start in 2012
(cross-outs in effect, and will continue to be in the near future)
Other cool people - a podcast interview series. Right now I have about four people on my list. This is pretty vague but its a journalism/podcasting thing
More Taylor on Taylor? Rest in Vermont and I got this started last year and did two shows. It was a lot of...
Brunch Menu, New Year's Eve Day 2012
Mimosas (natch)
Bagels and cream cheese (plain, cinnamon raisin; plain, chive)
roasted potatoes with peppers and onions
Hummus with pita chips (homemade - Christmas food processor)
omelets in a bag
I woke up to the TV on this morning, making Chuck Todd the first person I saw (other than boyfriend) for the year. I hope this is not a portent.
December 2011
40 posts
Fave Tumbls by Others, 2011
(side note, I need to make more accurate use of the heart button on Tumblr, because I KNOW THERE WAS MORE. SO MUCH MORE.)
One of many Adele earworms from NotNadia
NEVILLE THIS IS GETTING AGGRESSIVE reblogged by allrightfine
Rahm quotes reblogged by fujidom
Celebrating gay marriage in NYC by balltillifall
Why Princeton’s women take second place on campus by caro
An Open letter to JJ...
Fave Personal Tumbls of the Year 2011
Perplexing Text Message
On Twenty-Five
Favorite Person on Earth
Most terrifying dream ever
I have over 120 photos from England but ….
Two Interactions in LDN
My English Dinner by furiousfurious
Sirs not Appearing in this Monument
This is Bison. I rescued him from South Dakota.
San Diego Navy Tops Military In Spice Abuse →
Seriously guys, are we really in Dune now?
My Parents
tbridge:
This is a photo I took of them when they came to visit me in DC in the early part of last decade:
This is a photo from Emily Shur of the New York Times took as part of a visit two weeks ago.
You can do this. I can do this. We can all do this. But only together can we do this.
I read this entire article without ever connecting the similar last name. It’s a fascinating read...
“I would like to play the new female Doctor Who. I don’t want to just be his...”
– Helen Mirren.
MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
(via huffposttv)
My brain started thinking about this, then exploded into rainbows and unicorns.
(via notnadia)