December 2009
My 2010 New Year's Resolution:
Not my resolution, but this is one of my biggest pet peeves, if not the biggest. It’s basic grammar, something you’re taught at the age of 5,6,7. It’s not something that you can excuse with “Oh, I don’t write letters anymore.” or “Oh, my phone types for me.” When I see someone holding up a “Let’s go Giant’s!” sign, I want to...
“Everyone’s favorite neon hair care and sex toy scavenger follows deceased...”
– RACKED on Ricky’s, one of their “Retail Conquistadors of the Year.”
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Decade THIS
It’s so odd to read all of these decade retrospectives, whether it’s The Awl’s compendium, or Will Leitch’s round-up. I keep saying to myself, “That happened? Really? That happened?” Certain things seem like they were ages and ages ago, but they really did take place over the course of a decade.
I switched schools. I graduated. I went to college. I graduated...
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Kraft Makes a Bet on At-Home Eating →
Many of the new items, such as Lunchables sandwiches with whole-grain bread and 100%-white-meat chicken, put the brand in head-to-head competition with Subway. The company is also turning up the volume on its cheese flavors, with jalapeno American, bacon cheddar and three-cheese garlic-and-herb cheese slices from the Deli Deluxe brand. - Ew, ew, EW! Lunchables are still unhealthy, even if you...
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Attention New York Giants Fans
Ugh, that’s the problem- I don’t *like* baseball. I have the draft to look forward to, I guess.
Some combination of Bengals/Chargers/Packers/Eagles/Cardinals/Saints in the Super Bowl would make me happy, though.
brianvan:
50 days until pitchers and catchers!
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Top 20 last.fm Songs (overall)
1. Jack’s Mannequin - La La Lie
2. Jack’s Mannequin - Holiday From Real
3. Emmy the Great - We Almost Had a Baby
4. Lady Gaga - Summerboy
5. Magnolia Electric Co. - Rock of Ages
6. Jack’s Mannequin - The Mixed Tape
7. Jack’s Mannequin - American Love
8. Something Corporate - Straw Dog
8. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
10. Jack’s Mannequin - Miss Delaney
11....
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VIKINGS LOSE!
Now, provided the Saints can get their shit together and all…
But they *finally* clinched the #1 seed!
marlasingerkindagirl:
foreignspell:
The road to the Super Bowl goes through New Orleans! Whoooooo!
muahahhahahaahahhahahah!
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VIKINGS LOSE!
The road to the Super Bowl goes through New Orleans! Whoooooo!
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Top 20 last.fm Artists (overall)
…because I’m curious to see how everything shakes down (I’ve been a member since April of ‘09):
1. Jack’s Mannequin
2. Lady Gaga
3. The Academy Is…
4. Something Corporate
5. Cobra Starship
6. Phoenix
7. Fall Out Boy
8. Okkervil River
9. Kelly Clarkson
10. Magnolia Electric Co.
11. Emmy the Great
12. Regina Spektor
13. Taylor Swift
14. Butch Walker
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Pretty sure this was not the Christmas present... →
That was my thought, too- “Aw, Joel’s gonna be so upset!” At least Wendy Williams is still around. (true story: my mother thinks she’s a man, no joke)
(via maura)
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Aw, I loved The Wall. It was my go-to place for CDs before I knew that Tower existed, and bonus- it was at the quieter mall! Sam Goody was closer, but it was always full of morons.
maura:
rendit:
I’m pretty certain it died pre-00s, but that last bit reminded me of The Wall. We had one in the Christiana mall, and even when I had nary the disposable income necessary to make me a tribute to...
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Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the Decade →
I’m really sick of year-end/decade-end lists, but a few comments on this one:
-“Fell in Love With a Girl” should be higher
-I still don’t understand why people like “Rehab” more than “Back to Black”
-“Gold Digger” should be above “Jesus Walks”
-Too many Coldplay and U2 songs that didn’t make an impact worthy of...
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“58. “Fell In Love With a Girl”
BY THE WHITE STRIPES
Love, Jack...”
– (via)
First of all, this song should be higher on the list. Second, Jack White later married Karen Elson, who happens to have red hair. Was he already dating her at this point, or does he just like redheads?
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I hate the Cowboys, too; division rivals and all. I don’t care if the Eagles get in, but the Cowboys- keep ‘em out!
marlasingerkindagirl:
oh man! I HATE the Cowboys.. (you kinda have to down here haha, your either for the Cowboys or Saints)
Yea, I hoping they kicks some ass in the Super Bowl because the way they are playing right now isn’t going to cut it.
foreignspell:
Awwww,...
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Awwww, Saints-lose-to-Bucs! They can still hit the Super Bowl, though.
Giants lost to the Panthers. They kind of suck this year, so they don’t deserve any playoff action, but I don’t want the Cowboys to win the division.
marlasingerkindagirl:
Who where the Gaints playing? oh man.. when the Saints lost to the Cowboys.. you would not believe the riots that went on down here! lol...
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The Bucs are horrible! My Giants just lost terribly, but FOX switched to the Saints!
marlasingerkindagirl:
yea, if they lose to the bucks.. I might cry.. seriously, the bucks are like 2-12 LOL
(Im wearing my Brees jersey screaming at the TV)
foreignspell:
If they lose this one, it’ll be *real* bad!
marlasingerkindagirl:
The saints better turn up the heat & kick some ass! >:O
GO...
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If they lose this one, it’ll be *real* bad!
marlasingerkindagirl:
The saints better turn up the heat & kick some ass! >:O
GO SAINTS!
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The 30 Most Satisfying Simple Pleasures Life Has...
Good list. I would add “getting people who you think are really funny to laugh at your jokes.” I know it’s something that always makes me giddy.
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Sleeping In on a Rainy Day – As the rain beats lightly against the window, you nestle your head deeper into your pillow. The sound is soothing...
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“Lady Gaga mashes up. She patches together what she finds in the cultural image...”
– (via)
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“If 2009 produced little in the way of enduring style phenomena, it did give us...”
– (via)
Aw, c’mon, Guy Trebay. Give the girl more credit than that! The songs aren’t knock-outs, but they’re fun and catchy.
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Oh, one more grievance: I wish Lester Bangs would...
AMEN!
(via brilliantorange)
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I finally got a chance to watch (500) Days of Summer, which I enjoyed overall. All of the reviews were right- the movie really does make Los Angeles look gorgeous, like some place other than movie stars and Melrose and Rodeo and Ed Hardy and hair’s too straight, tan’s too dark.
The thing about Joseph Gordon-Levitt that I find interesting is that he grew up to be this kind of...
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“I am kinda bummed that they changed the Pirates ride to promote Jack Sparrow....”
– -Butch Walker goes to Disneyland. I giggle, for some reason.
(via)
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"FOX has ordered 13 episodes of the animated... →
I know!! I heard about this a few weeks ago and got all giddy. I hope it’s funny, and if it’s funny, that it’s given a fair shot.
YAY, partial “Home Movies” reunion!
maura:
Best old news of the day???
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Why Must Fraggle Rock Get Updated? →
I was wondering that myself…
