they are predicting craaaaaazy numbers. like number 1 big numbers. and consider how much it cost to make, its insane! also, look at what a giant daniel is!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Big Weekend ahead!!!
they are predicting craaaaaazy numbers. like number 1 big numbers. and consider how much it cost to make, its insane! also, look at what a giant daniel is!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I need to get to the library
Because I want to read almost every one of the books on this list -- "under the radar reads" by NPR.
Just read this quote from Last Night in Montreal.
The problem, Eli used to think before he met her, was that he'd never suffered except insofar as everyone does: the stalled trains, the alarm clocks that don't ring when they're supposed to, the agony of being surrounded by other people who all give the impression of being way more prolific and considerably more talented than you are, wet socks in the winter, being alone in any season, the chronic condition of being misunderstood, zippers that break at awkward moments, being unheard and then having to repeat yourself embarrassingly in front of girls you're trying to impress, trying to impress girls and failing, girls who can be seduced but remain unimpressible, girls who can't be seduced and/or turn out to have boyfriends in the morning, girls, being alone, paper grocery bags with falling — out bottoms, waiting in line at the post office for a half hour and then being snapped at because you don't have the right customs declaration forms to send the birthday gift to your perpetually traveling brother, waiting in line anywhere, phone calls from a disapproving mother who doesn't understand, the crowd of overeducated friends who understand too much and can't resist bringing up long — dead philosophers and/or quantum physics over an otherwise perfectly civilized morning coffee, girls, an overall lack of direction and meaning as evidenced in your inability to either finish the thesis, abandon the current thesis and write a different thesis altogether, finish the different thesis, or heroically give up the whole thing completely and go to work at a gas station somewhere upstate, stepping in things on the sidewalk, lost buttons, most kinds of rain, standing in line at the grocery store behind the lady who just knows there's a coupon in here somewhere, girls, and the sense that all of this adds up to a life that's ultimately pretty shallow and doesn't really mean that much, particularly in comparison to his older brother saving children in Africa.
I totally hate "standing in line at the grocery store behind the lady who knows there's a coupon in here somewhere". She is the bane of my existence, too.
Just read this quote from Last Night in Montreal.
The problem, Eli used to think before he met her, was that he'd never suffered except insofar as everyone does: the stalled trains, the alarm clocks that don't ring when they're supposed to, the agony of being surrounded by other people who all give the impression of being way more prolific and considerably more talented than you are, wet socks in the winter, being alone in any season, the chronic condition of being misunderstood, zippers that break at awkward moments, being unheard and then having to repeat yourself embarrassingly in front of girls you're trying to impress, trying to impress girls and failing, girls who can be seduced but remain unimpressible, girls who can't be seduced and/or turn out to have boyfriends in the morning, girls, being alone, paper grocery bags with falling — out bottoms, waiting in line at the post office for a half hour and then being snapped at because you don't have the right customs declaration forms to send the birthday gift to your perpetually traveling brother, waiting in line anywhere, phone calls from a disapproving mother who doesn't understand, the crowd of overeducated friends who understand too much and can't resist bringing up long — dead philosophers and/or quantum physics over an otherwise perfectly civilized morning coffee, girls, an overall lack of direction and meaning as evidenced in your inability to either finish the thesis, abandon the current thesis and write a different thesis altogether, finish the different thesis, or heroically give up the whole thing completely and go to work at a gas station somewhere upstate, stepping in things on the sidewalk, lost buttons, most kinds of rain, standing in line at the grocery store behind the lady who just knows there's a coupon in here somewhere, girls, and the sense that all of this adds up to a life that's ultimately pretty shallow and doesn't really mean that much, particularly in comparison to his older brother saving children in Africa.
I totally hate "standing in line at the grocery store behind the lady who knows there's a coupon in here somewhere". She is the bane of my existence, too.
Suburbs of Our Discontent
So I read this op-ed piece about life and marriage in academia and liked the author's writing style so I googled her and discovered the best blog ever. Snarky. Filled equally with curses and Shakespearian quotes. It is awesome. You should read it. Everyday Shakespeare.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Apparently everyone and their mother is from Newton
From the Globe: "More news from Television Critics Association events on the West Coast: Actress Anne Dudek, whom you’d recognize from “House,’’ “Mad Men,’’ “Big Love,’’ and is also from Newton, is now on the USA spy caper “Covert Affairs.’’ Dudek took time the other day to tell the Globe that unlike her previous roles, her “Covert Affairs’’ character is the straight-and-narrow sister of a secret agent (played by Piper Perabo of “Coyote Ugly’’ fame). “I’ve been playing really eccentric weirdos for the past little bit, which is really fun,’’ she said at a recent NBC Universal press party in Beverly Hills. “But this character’s really relatable and that seemed interesting.’’ The actress is a little bummed that as a non-spy she isn’t going to get to kick any butt in the show’s action sequences. “Unfortunately, a lot of what I do takes place in a kitchen, so maybe I could flip some omelets in a really aggressive way,’’ the Newton North grad said, with a laugh. Dudek was tight-lipped on what her work on “Covert Affairs’’ might mean for the fate of her role as Betty Draper’s friend Francine Hanson on “Mad Men.’’ But she did point out that Betty still lives in the ’hood so we’ll just have to wait and see. “I’m so lucky,’’ she said of the widely praised, Emmy-winning period drama. “When I was growing up in Newton we had a pretty good theater program at my high school. But I never thought that I would really able to be an actor, that I could have a career doing that.’’ But not only is she a working actor, she’s on a show with fellow Newtonian John Slattery, who plays Roger Sterling on “Mad Men.’’ “You know what’s crazy? His parents live down the street from my parents.’’ "
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
How many doctors does it take to build a latrine?
So I think I am going to take this fun humanitarian emergency course in the spring. Check it out. (Because seriously, how better to spend one's vacation time than building latrines in the wilds of New Hampshire?)
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Mesi anpil
OMG. My patients dancing to LG. 2 of my favorite patients are in the intro saying thank you.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Oregon Trail: the movie
See look Charles. I'm not the only one who thinks that Hollywood should make a feature film out of Oregon Trail. These folks even made a whole fake trailer for it. (PS. love their use of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)
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