I can't decide....

whether I love or hate this idea. I mean a parking lot with spaces that are wider and easier to park in with better security sounds appealing (as I am unabashedly an old-lady driver with notoriously poor parallel parking abilities), but the feminist side of me is screaming that this is gender profiling at its worst. "Different sense of distance", my arse.
From the BBC:"A shopping centre in China's Hebei province has built a car park with wider spaces that it says is designed especially to suit women drivers. The women-only car park in Shijiazhuang city is also painted in pink and light purple to appeal to female tastes. Official Wang Zheng told AFP news agency the car park was meant to cater to women's "strong sense of colour and different sense of distance". The parking bays are one metre (3ft) wider than normal spaces, he said.
The Wanxiang-Tiancheng shopping centre had also "installed signs and security monitoring equipment that corresponded more to women's needs", he said. The Global Times website says female parking attendants have been trained to help guide women drivers into their parking spaces. The bays also have extra lighting.

The Creep Factor is worse than I thought...

I was taking down some of the pictures on my walls cause they are like falling down and I am no longer a teenage girl I thought, gee, I should probably remove these pictures from when lotr first came out from my walls. BAD IDEA. VERY BAD IDEA. I have now discovered why the Baby Cat sits on the dresser at the head of my bed and stares up at the wall. ITS CAUSE THERE IS A FREAKING HOLE IN MY WALL!!!! Its like big enough for a squirrel or something to come out of. Anyways, completely freaked out by this and am not sure how I will survive three more nights when I swear the animals are coming to get me. shudder.

Why I Can't Hate Matt Bellamy Despite His Shitty New Album...

Muse is awesome

More Cowbell!

So sick and yet so awesome

And it even includes JF as a special bonus!

Hey look, a wish! And you don't even have to leave the house!

Delta Spirit

Obligatory Killers Christmas Video

Somebody really needs to make one of these into a movie

Click here for the awesome

Casting ideas?

100% Vindicated

go to number 3. ha HA! http://jezebel.com/5430374/and-now-a-totally-spoiler-free-review-of-avatar/gallery/ and now i am going back to staring at the picture in number three....dreamy....

Where is the rum?

So I recently discovered the Alliance Francaise de Washington (which seems v.v. interesting and sponsored the book event I went to recently at the National Museum of Women in the Arts). Anyways, they appear to be throwing a rum-tasting event, which I hope will be led by a pirate. Seems like the perfect culinary event for Esmee.

We're down to the wire

Alright, it is almost christmas and almost esmee's b-day and while i have some ideas for presents, i have not really accomplished much on the shopping front. who is getting a cardigan for la mere? do you guys have gifts for her yet? and le pere? i was thinking of getting him the book the looming tower about 9/11. he probably already read it but doesn't remember so it might be good for him. or maybe we could get him some sort of history channel/pbs series on dvd for him to watch on his huge tv. also i really need to know what you guys are wishing for. i thought of one present i would like. please don't make fun of me as i know it is very cheesy -- The french women for all seasons engagement calendar. i could use a little inspiration to be fabulous. and the jcrew pjs. maybe a pair of slippers? i also know that each of you are wishing for a dvd this christmas but we need to convo to make sure the other one hasn't got it already.

RH trailer!

So many movies to get excited about that are based on some of my favorite childhood reading (Sherlock Homes, Edith Hamilton/Bulfinch's Greek Mythology, etc) and now Robin Hood!. Must check out the new teaser trailer. It looks pretty awesome what with RC's slow-mo war whoop and all. Not exactly sure WTF is going on (is that the battle of Hastings? some event in the 100 yrs war? why do they appear to be fighting over the White Cliffs of Dover?) but it looks good. (And RC looks good. like almost back to LA confidential good. props to what's his face for getting him in shape for the role) And CB plays Maid Marian who as you know has been my favorite character ever since I got the medieval castle lego set for Christmas that year and always wanted my lego girl to be MM. ps. charles, it appears that MS is going to be in everything now (as you have obviously pointed out to me many times in the past), but maybe you should cast him in your thing??

Storm of the Century

Apparently DC is in for some baaad weather today. "Powerful, historic snowstorm pasting metro region. Crippling accumulations of 16-24"+ likely" says the Post. Grrrr. planned to go christmas shopping today.

I can't wait to see you guys!!!

I seriously cannot wait to come home to see you two. La mere and le pere...ehhh not so much. but i'm gonna need to go to dunkies a bunch and just chill with the two of you. really need some downtime considering how crazy things have been at work. (this post has been brought to you by a picture of JR...here's hoping he wants to do our thing. hee hee, get it? get it?)

Congrats Charles!

Look out Canada! This is very exciting!

Also this...

A stuffed animal???

I seriously laughed out loud at this...

I love the Jezebel Girls

James Franco Brings Homoeroticism To General Hospital

Movies I just don't understand #2

My roomies and I went to go see Brothers today (TM so amazingly scary) and got this as a preview. Just don't understand.

Because we all love MK

ps why is BJ N a hobbit?

Coolest Gift Ever?

The Boy got me this pink Ukulele for my birthday! I'm so excited! Can't wait to see you guys! Aah, too many exclamation points!

we might just have to go see this

just to see his pretty pretty face. also, its getting pretty good reviews...in the meantime, enjoy this action shot.

Can't Beat The Classics

So tonight I watched Empire Records AND Can't Hardly Wait with my friends. The best part about the night was the fact that Deb and I could basically quote both movies from start to finish. The boys were slightly frightened. Oh well. Next up, Wonder Boys.

Movies I just don't understand.

Put the Sorcerer's Apprentice at the top of the list....wait for the hat. just wait for it.

this is the funniest thing i have ever read

I agreed with almost all of these. its so hysterical. please read:

http://yasminspired.tumblr.com/post/169220882

Here you go Charles

Be ahead of the trend

I swear he will soon be all over the place...mark my words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Jf2mcSplw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwrOTueaDWA&feature=related

(PS E - while we are home you really gotta teach D and me how to embed videos. in fact, if you can embed these ones for me that would be great!)

In which LG explains her new tour...

I think we truly must be related. I mean she appears to combine Esmee's interest in performance art with my obsession with evolution and the apocalypse.

"It's part pop show, part performance art, part fashion installation. It came about because as an artist, as a writer, as a woman, I feel I've evolved so much.

My evolution is from the beginning of time, so I start as a cell [she shows me a costume like a geodesic dome], and then I become a vertebrate, and then I become a full animal, and there's the birth of the economy, and trade and war, and then it's the Apocalypse. Because we as a society are taught politically and religiously that the Apocalypse is coming, it's on its way. But what I'm saying with my show is, ‘We're there right now: this is the Apocalypse.' The fact that we're surrounded by cement and we've already killed everything means the Apocalypse has happened.

So the idea for me is to give a sense of repose and solace to my fans, that we're here, we did it already, and now it's about accepting where we are and looking more joyfully into the future. And then the Apocalypse is over and the stage becomes very minimal and all that's left is me with a piano, in the middle of the destruction."

Um, yeah...

I Don't Know What You're Talking About But It Sounds Illegal

Loved it, loved it, loved it.

"Excuse me? Am I being flirted with by a psychotic rat?"

It's That Time of Year Again: Christmas With The Killers!

Why do other countries always get better/weirder TV trailers than us?

IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN DISTRACT ME FROM A SERIOUS LACK OF MAD MEN, IT WILL BE THE NEW/LAST SEASON OF LOST.

Possible Christmas/Birthday gift

http://store.apple.com/us/product/TX306ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1NA&mco=MTM3NTY3OTY&p=1&s=topSellers

I'm not sure if I'm gonna ask for this from you guys, or from Le Pere, depending on whether I end up asking him for a photo printer. I'll set up the new printer La Mere just got, and let you know how it all works out. But isn't this speaker-system cute?

And just in case you need to scrub your brain after seeing Tommy Wiseau I present to you...

...an adorable kitten.

I did nawt heet her, I did naaaawt!

Sadly, the second video is NOT a parody...





Oh Tommy Wiseau, you probably belong in prison.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Resemblance??

Some tips on how to roast a chicken

So le pere wants to roast you a chicken for Thanksgiving Esmee? Maybe he should watch this video on how to cook a chicken with pears. Or maybe he should check out cooking for engineers. (Note the laboratory gloves worn when deboning the chicken).

We're Melting, Love, The Glaciers

Dear Al Gore,
Please stop being so hilarious and awesome. It makes me sad that you were never our president.
Love,
Esmee

Be still my hipster heart...

So Joseph Gordon Levitt was on SNL tonight and absolutely killed it. Seriously, I think I'm in love. He did the whole "Make Em Laugh" song from Singing In the Rain, complete with backflips off walls. Also his Jason Mraz was kinda hilarious and the Say Anything skit was kinda great. And he was just so enthusiastic, I mean, you know I love January Jones, but THIS is how you do SNL.

Oh, and 500 Days of Summer comes out on DVD on December 22nd. Birthday present?

So you say you want to be in a Rock Band...

Okay, so this probably won't amount to anything in the long run, but I gotta say, being in a rock band at the moment is really fucking fun. We hang out in an apartment in Allston, we get cheap Asian food at the Super 88, we mess with Amps and chords and joke about ripping off Talking Heads' songs, we collect cheap VHS's and add our own commentary after a few beers. Of course our favorite activity is coming up with band names, like The Broken Tines (inspired by Eric's crappy plastic fork), or The Cube Feedback (due to the fact that our amp called The Cube completely sucks).
Sorry, but today was a really good day.
I may be kinda broke, but I'm really happy.

Another reason to love the girls at Jezebel...

...they apparently love Edward Gorey. This is hysterical.

If we had one quibble with the estimable book, it is that we wish the author had been able to address conundra of the modern age. To wit:"Deflowerment by Webcam," "Deflowerment by Sparkly Vampire," "Deflowerment by Gay Friend While Both Drunk,"

This is a Mac Post!

My baby Macbook is all grown up and getting tattoos of badass Disney bitches. Deb got this for me because "You are obsessed with your Macbook and like weird shit."

In other news, La Mere purchased a 17" Macbook Pro, which is completely unnecessary for playing Happy Aquarium on Facebook, but she wanted the big screen and I was not going to argue the point. After a week of her being distracted and nervous about switching over to a Mac, a few short hours after I helped her set it up she is now declaring that "It's set up in a way that I would have designed if I were making a computer!" And I will say this: If she is happy, I am happy. We also tracked down a girl MacGenius at the store who was very nice and didn't try to talk mom into anything, or out of anything. Which was awesome.
We also got a printer w/the computer which is wireless and able to print photos.
Also La Mere was asking more questions about Ipods when I showed her how Itunes worked on her computer, so maybe we should get her one for Christmas? She was hesitant before in her usual manner of "well I don't need that kind of thing", but now that she's discovered just how FUCKING EASY Macs are to use, I think she might want one. I'll test out the waters and get back to you guys.
Which reminds me that at some point we'll all have to talk about presents. Talk to you ladies soon.

love him

he was so inspirational. love love love. he talked about how if you want to do something you need to just know that you can do it and then do it. this needs to be our new motto. he's so fabulous, I want him to adopt me.

Saw this with La Mere today

Did you know Emma Thompson was in this? I did not know that Emma Thompson was in it and almost cheered when she showed up on screen. Also, Bill Nighy continues his streak of stealing every scene he's ever been in.

Also? Best. Soundtrack. Ever.

so you know how some child stars grow up to be kinda weird looking?

apparently others grow up to be 6'3" and devastatingly good-looking. go see a single man. it is SO freaking good i'm telling you. so beautiful and heartbreaking. and this kid is amazing. I'll repeat his name to you each 3 times the next time we speak so you remember it cause he is gonna be big. mark my words.(the pics are of him as a child, and a pic of him now).

Guess Who's on SNL Tonight?

Jon Hamm turned out to be really good at comedy, so I'll be quite curious to see how January does.

Dodie, do not click this link if you haven't seen the Mad Men finale yet

http://relevantnow.spreadshirt.com/sterling-cooper-draper-pryce-w-white-text-A5317132/customize/color/4

That being said, holy crap this is awesome.

My New Favorite Freaky-As-Hell Video

Sigh

Are we excited for this movie ladies?

Oh yes we are! MG with an Irish accent? Yes please! And I loooove her. So awesome.

trailers at the link (I have got to learn how to embed videos...): http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=60864

shriek shriek shriek

I'm not saying a word...I swear...but everything I wanted and more....

Last video, I swear...

Nancy took this at the concert. We were four rows back.

(Fingers Crossed)

I might have a chance to go see this Sunday night at the Boston Common Theater w/a Q&A w/Jason Reitman afterward. Will keep you guys updated.

Hello my name is Esmee and I am a Musicoholic...

So I love, love, love Marketa (she is, after all, adorable) but I really can't describe how incredibly awesome it is to see Glen sing live. Like really, really awesome. Like when I go to sleep I want George Clooney to read me books and Glen Hansard to sing me lullabies. Until that happens, at least I have my Ipod and my ridiculous amount of music on it. In simpler terms, tonight was fucking awesome.

Secret Expressions With A Hint of Nefarious Eavesdropping

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/11/fug_girls_james_francos_soap-o.html

Have you guys seen this? I'm almost tempted to watch just for kicks. Chances are it'll pop up on Youtube sooner or later.
Such a weird dude.

Huh

I swear there is a resemblance....

Best Mad Men episode ever??

And to think, I didn't think it was possible to top last week's episode and yet...somehow...this was like the best episode ever. One of the ones that has all those tiny moments that make the show so great. I think I shrieked several times. Best quote from Betty "What is going on??" Love JJ, she is so rad. Also I really covet the jackets she wears to the wedding. I'm so infatuated with this show. How can there be only one episode left? wah!!!!

A few more pics

Oh I think I might need this shirt...

Description:
Remember how it used to be totally cool to like drink Pabst Blue Ribbon beer out of a can because of reasons, but then hipsters came along and all of the hipsters started drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon out of a can and proclaiming the reasons and making everyone annoyed? Or how about how like there was this band that you used to like, also because of reasons, and you used to go to their shows, but then all these hipsters started to go to the shows drinking their PBRs out of cans and having a good old hipster time and that just sort of ruined the whole experience of going to see the band. Or how about how you got this fixed gear bicycle and it was great and superior to regular bikes that might have more than one gear or that might just have one gear but that gear isn't fixed meaning the wheel can spin independently from the pedals and you used to have a good time riding around on your fixed gear bike and also talking to all of your friends about the reasons that fixed gear bikes were better than for example the bikes they (your friends) might ride, but then all these hipsters started to ride fixed gear bicycles and talk to their friends about how superior they are to other kinds of bicycles and they turned fixed gear bicycles into a hipster thing and now you can't ride the fixie anymore because people might think you are a hipster? These, my friends are but a few examples of how Hipsters Ruin Everything. Buy this shirt and let those hipsters know just how you feel about them. But do it quick, before hipsters start to buy them and wear them in an ironic fashion.

Halloween In Harvard Square

...was kind of awesome. Not only did I get a number of people asking "hey was that Coraline?" but our waiter at the Border Cafe was in drag and the crowd at the midnight Rocky Horror was totally into it. Will tell you all about it later, but now sleep.

Speaking of awesome fake trailers...

Here's that 'trailer' for Avatar that came out a few days early and tricked everyone.

Its a Disaster!!

this is the fake 2012 trailer i told you about! so funny :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW2qxFkcLM0

this is for you esmee!

hilarious! http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/40622376.html#cutid1

Communing with Nature. Again.

Dodie and I went to Fruitlands today and wandered around the woods. We managed not to get entirely lost which is good because you know that in a wilderness survival movie the girl in the Joy Division t-shirt and striped fingerless gloves would be the very first to die. We did however encounter several strange pieces of art. My favorite part of the trip was when we saw seven hipsters marching in line across the field to go gaze adoringly up at one of the tree-people.

If you were coming in the fall...

Emily Dickinson's parlor ceiling collapsed while the house was open to museum visitors. According to the NY Times "No one was in the parlor at the time, and no one in the house was hurt, though some of the Dickinson family furniture and belongings on display there, including a sofa and a teapot, may have been harmed." Dear me you never know where literary dangers may lurk.

Are we akin?

It felt like a premonition when the docent commented that none of the girls in the painting ever got married.

Apparently, I'm not the only one

who felt Lou Reed should sing Queen Bitch. Check it out Es.

Le pere ate a puffin and other true stories of Iceland

Just a preview of what you will be regaled with once you are back home Charles!

I'm confused

But I like it. Why all the patches on the bottom of your coat MD? Are you planning to fill the entire coat with odd nation related badges and have only made it so far?

Plum Island

We went to Plum Island today to wander the woods/marshes/sand dunes/beach. Afterwards to counteract all the exercise we got we found a Pub and ate fish, french fries and a burger for Dodie. Oh, and fudge. At this point I'm just happy it's not still snowing. So fucking weird.