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.