January 2012
7 posts
fête
” It was debatable whether or not Madeleine had fallen in love with Leonard the first moment she’d seen him. She hadn’t even known him then, and so what she’d felt was only sexual attraction, not love. Even after they’d gone out for coffee, she couldn’t say that what she was feeling was anything more than infatuation. But ever since the night when they went back...
Nothing good gets away.
In November of 1958, John Steinbeck — the renowned author of, most notably, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and Of Mice and Men — received a letter from his eldest son, Thom, who was attending boarding school. In it, the teenager spoke of Susan, a young girl with whom he believed he had fallen in love. Steinbeck replied the same day. His beautiful letter of advice can be enjoyed below....
“There was, in short, this mid-size but still portable library representing pretty much everything Madeleine had read in college, a collection of texts, seemingly chosen at random, whose focus slowly narrowed, like a personality test, a sophisticated one you couldn’t trick by anticipating the implications of its questions and finally got so lost in that your only recourse was to answer...
December 2011
1 post
November 2011
11 posts
Memorial Day
Richard: Would you fight for me?
Jimmy: Of course I would, right down to the last bullet.
Richard: Then let's go to work.
WatchKardashian Divorce
October 2011
15 posts
Outbreak
Me: Did you see Contagion?
Kanchi: I didn't yet. I hear it's not a fun one.
Me: I feel like it would send me over the edge.
Kanchi: It's a public health movie. Yeah don't. Please don't. Jwang and I would appreciate it.
WatchJawbone Call-out.
Cowboys Are My Weakness
By LARRY DAVID Published: January 1, 2006
SOMEBODY had to write this, and it might as well be me. I haven’t seen “Brokeback Mountain,” nor do I have any intention of seeing it. In fact, cowboys would have to lasso me, drag me into the theater and tie me to the seat, and even then I would make every effort to close my eyes and cover my ears.
And I love gay people. Hey,...
"Is the IKEA ethos comfy or creepy?"
“The prevalence of IKEA in my apartment is more the result of circumstance than of desire or discernment. Since graduating from college, nine years ago, I have moved eight times, propelled by the usual vicissitudes of money, romance, and work. My first encounter with IKEA was in the freshman-year dormitory, where I marveled at the profligacy of classmates who, that September, and each one...
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Letters to and from Israel
“There is always one person you love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the template for what you will always love about other people, even if some of these loveable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than...
Reel.
I didn’t feel like running, for the first time in my life. I considered— practically fantasized about changing my departure flight home. There was so much resolution, without finality. Equal parts relief and reprieve. Yet, it was hardly salvation; rather, liberation.
I couldn’t stop stressing about the furniture. What was he going to do with it? When we would throw around the...
September 2011
17 posts
Ewok Retreat
I came across Free Spirit Spheres today and couldn’t help imagining taking an Ewok adventure. I’d really like to experience this someday.
These pods seem like a riveting get-away. Each sphere houses 4 people.
The Free Spirit Spheres are eco-friendly, made from fiberglass and photovoltaic panels.
The Ugly Truth
“The game is rigged. You cannot lose if you do not play.”
WatchPeeper Creepers!
Meet The Parents
Mom: Does Larry David wear wig?
Me: Never.
Mom: How old is he?
Me: 64
Mom: Oh!
TRUTV
Jenn: My friends were like "come over and bake with us!"
Me: You're not a baker.
Jenn: And i was like "No. Reading about this guy who locked women in his basement and raped them"
Me: Oh! I want to read that book!
Strange(r) Dream
Clare: Well, I guess the real question you should ask yourself is: boxers or briefs? That should tell you everything you need to know.
Me: Boxer briefs babyyy
WatchIt’s almost like Dane Cook understands himself….
