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2012-01-08T05:07:00.002-05:00

#89

2009-06-14T23:51:00.001-04:00

It's been real, Blogspot.

#88

2009-03-27T12:13:00.003-04:00

For some reason I’m really digging this book of complied Nick Hornby columns from The Believer. I guess it’s kinda weird to be reading a guy’s reviews on books that I mostly haven’t read – but interesting none the less.

In honor of Bracketology season, he compared literature to a Cultural Fantasy Boxing League.

Hornby says:
"Go on, try it. “The Magic Flute” vs. Middlemarch? Middlemarch in six. “The Last Supper” vs. Crime and Punishment? Fyodor on points. See? I mean, I don’t know how scientific this is, but it feels like the novels are walking it. You might get the occasional exception – “Blonde on Blonde” might mash up The Old Curiosity Shop, say, and I wouldn’t give much for Pale Fire’s chances against Citizen Kane. And every now and again you’d get a shock, because that happens in sport, so Back to the Future III might land a lucky punch on Rabbit, Run; but I’m still backing literature twenty-nine times out of thirty. "

But, one month later he changes his tune….
"So, there we are. Books: pretty good, but not as good as other stuff, like goals, or bootlegs. "

So, there we are. Book are infact pretty rad but lots of things beat them.

Like, gratutious Jordan Farmar sizzle reels

And Replacements' cover songs.

#87

2009-03-24T12:45:00.004-04:00

Quote(s) of the week from SXSW:

"I've worked at a club for 15 years. The Who could be playing the Triple Rock and I'd still be upstairs smoking butts and looking at Suicide Girls." - Patty, D4

"Which bottle of Jameson do you want?... The 1 liter or 1.75 liter 'hopeless romantic' sized one?" -Ed Hewitt

Re: #86

2009-03-16T12:31:00.002-04:00

Oooh, and here's another good one from the archive...

PG: http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_lakers.htm
PG: i should marry luke walton
KB: can farmar be the groomsman to my bridesmaid?
PG: obviously
PG: well, technically he would have to be the best man... or you can take a demotion to match up with him
KB: he doesnt have to hold my arm down the aisle as long as he holds the key to my hotel room
KB: i mean, uhhhh...
PG: HAHAHAHAHA

[circa February 20, 2009]

#86

2009-03-16T12:26:00.002-04:00

A typical afternoon conversation...

PG: someone beat you to it...
PG: http://lakers.freedomblogging.com/2009/03/15/devotion-for-farmar/13375/
KB: oh man... "yeah, i saw it"
KB: if it was me, he'd be like "yeah, i hit it"
PG: haha
KB: file this one under: why i don't have a boyfriend
PG: HAHAHA
PG: that file would be really large... for the both of us!

#85

2009-03-15T23:01:00.005-04:00

Remember when I trekked to Houston and the West Side Highway like a handful of times to do this?.... Yea, me neither.

FINALLY went to play field hockey again today and already feeling the burn. This is what I get though for choosing cold frosty beverages, hot wings, and watched televised displays of men in spandex (and more recently, mesh) get all up on each other over physical activity for the past six months.

I wish my bed was a little higher off the ground because I'm going to need a rolling start to get out of it in the morning. Awesome.

Debating whether or not to fill out an NCAA (formerly NAACP, whoops!) bracket. I'm really terrible at things like that and I know I will have Maryland advancing to a ridiculously unreasonable round in the hopes that I'll get to cheer for them longer. But damn, I do reeeeeally want a virtual trophy for my Yahoo! Fantasy Sports profile... and more and more it looks like the WereNot(James)Worthy's are going to shit the bed all the way into 8th place.

Hm...

#84

2009-03-14T19:05:00.003-04:00

While I was super stoked on Wednesday night to watch (and hear!) the Lakers v. Rockets game at Standings, I was a little bummed that we didn't get the audio on the obvious trash talk between KB24 and Ron Artest.

With my main mic'd man Lamar Odom out of the game, it seemed that the likelihood for aural pleasure was not good...

Kobe and Artest: The 'Lost' Trash Talk from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo.

"Paperclips! Sundials!.... Hey, nice shot."

If there was some sort of 'Mic'd Up' NBA League Pass, I would totally subscribe. No questions asked.

Re: #83

2009-03-14T10:29:00.004-04:00

FAIL.

Getting TSwift pre-sale tickets on Wednesday, fail.

Getting TSwift tickets this morning at regular on-sale, fail.

Oh, I will find a way to get them (don't you worry, Carly!) but I was just really hoping I wouldn't have to call in any favors on this one.

I woke up at 9:30am, logged onto Ticketmaster website at 9:45 and patiently refreshed my browser until 10. When the 'more info' link changed to 'find tickets' I immediately clicked it and attempted to purchase 2 tickets from the 'best available' pull down menu. I then immediately got the 'we're sorry but...' page... at 10:01. WTF?! Repeat steps 2-5 over and over until 10:20.

Ugh, what a shitty start to the weekend.

Making myself feel temporarily better by watching the TSwfit youtube channel...

...before, you know, moving onto something to better.

Converge, WIN.

At The Gates, WIN.

#83

2009-03-10T20:54:00.005-04:00

I spent the better part of my morning losing my mind over the McSweeney's sale. Seriously. Got 11 books for $56 (and that's including shipping!). For those who care, I picked up McSweeneys Quarterly Concern issues 13 through 18 and 23, two collections of columns by Nick Hornby, 'Maps and Legends' by the same guy who wrote The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and a book that is CLEARLY a must-have called "All Known Metal Bands".

Taylor Swift wins the award for worst admat ever... but I will be logged in at 10am sharp EST tomorrow morning buying a pair of pre-sale tickets to this. Show's not until August 27th but that just gives me plenty of time to get fuckin' stoked!

SXSW is just around the corner! I'm pretty excited about the discontinuation of Sparks. I don't think my heart/liver/other internal organs could handle another Sparks open bar music industry douche bag event. If you'll be in Austin, come visit me at The Souls/D4/DH show. The bands promise to slay.... and you'll help fight breast cancer too!

Aaaaaand Fringe, where the hell have you been? I miss Walter Bishop and the Lance Reddick face. Please return to my Tuesday nights to be enjoyed later via DVR....ASAP!

#82

2009-03-02T19:10:00.002-05:00

If you're not one of the 3.8 million people who've already watched this... then do so now.

The kids in VersaEmerge had the good fortune of meeting Sammy Stephens face to face a couple days ago. Fun ensues.

OH YEA!

#81

2009-02-28T02:17:00.002-05:00

The constellations remind me I am home.

#80

2009-02-23T21:58:00.002-05:00

Does anyone know why this is broken and/or how to fix it? I don't understand why my links/twitter/etc are at the bottom instead of in the right-hand column. :::sad face:::

#79

2009-02-22T20:01:00.004-05:00

I need to read more. I’m currently part way through 3 books but making no progress.
-Victoria Finlay's "Colour"

-Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”
-Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History Of The United States Of America”

Do need/want to get around to the following sooner than later….
-Ann Patchett's "Bel Canto"

-McSweeney’s #30 reader
-re-read “Nine Stories” for the 4291876539872195th time (on a related note: my future daughter – or, more realistically, future puppy - will be named Esme)

I have spent a bit of time this weekend reading all 3 T Swift cover stories that are currently on the newsstand. No joke. Rolling Stone > Self > Teen Vogue.

On the computer this afternoon, I also unearthed a folder of poetry from a workshop that I HAD to take in college. Oof. I was/am so incredibly lame. Seriously on a scale of 1-10 of lameness, many of these are 13/14/15 level status. I think my ‘travel’ poems are much more sucessful my ‘love’ poems. Here’s an example of each for you, my faithful blog readers. Now you can share the burden of my embarrassment.

“ORD” (11/13/05)

no one has suitcases anymore
just nylon and canvas on wheels
rolling behind their burberry lined coats
and pocohontas boots
backpacks with gel padded straps
bobbing along
attached to the pint-sized

no one has suitcases anymore
except her
here

shabby converse shoes
black horn rimmed glasses
a shy arrogance
a confident innocence
a smirk of ennui
a small suitcase of…
it harks back to days past
when flight attendants were stewardesses
with their towering teased hair-dos
and bona fide smiles

the fighting irish family
all dark blue and gold
dad diligently helping son with fractions
from a text book labeled in fair condition
fair condition like at LGA
in an estimated one hour and thirty-four minutes
fifty-six degrees in mid-november

a man on stand by is
standing by the suitcase girl
wearing his too short suit pants
revealing his mismatched socks
one argyle navy, one argyle black
his hereditary colorblindness
is much like the male pattern baldness
perched upon the head of another man
waiting for his first class boarding call
with only his mother’s father to thank

“The Experiment” (10/1/05)

Here I am
amidst
the crowded cafeteriaauditoriumgymnasium

Tri-fold cardboard
displays are scattered atop the lunch tables with their adjoined
benches, lining the perimeter of the room

My blood once raged in anticipation,
as unpredictable as the vinegar and baking soda lava
threatening to erupt from the papier-mâchéd mountain

The electricity between us
could have held balloons to our untamed hair or woolen sweaters

The coat hanger solar system,
a reminder of the moon you once promised me.

Marigolds grown to a soundtrack of Mozart and Bach are vibrant
Those grown to ‘our song’ shrivel, wither, wilt

I stand beside my project,
Carefully decomposing:
The corsage from the winter formal
A teddy bear
Notes passed behind the teacher’s back
Your favorite sweatshirt that was always two sizes too big
Prepared to explain my predictions, procedure, and conclusive data.

I am deserving of first place recognition.
You award me with only a ribbon of participation.

Seriously.

SO BAD!
I’m going to go on record as saying the only reason I managed to eek out a decent grade in this class is because I actually did all the work but mostly because my professor took pity on me for my seriously shitty poetry. Thank you for that Prof. K. Brown. (I’m also sorry for any emails you inadvertently received that were intended for me between 2002-2006.)

#78

2009-02-20T19:56:00.003-05:00

Blogging is hard without reliable interwebz at the apartment. My LA trip was mostly fun and definitely makes me want to go back again sometime (and stop hating on it so much).

{PLUS}
+ Coffee Bean double vanilla tea lattes [Exhibit B]
+ Seeing political celeb (Arnold), celebuspawn (young Fonz) and tv celeb (Rachel Bilson)
+ Baltimore's Patrick Martin [sidenote: ....has a blog now!]
+ Venice Beach in the sunshine
+ "that street with all the palm trees"
+ Tim rides the bull!
+ Amanda rides the bull!
+ In N Out cheeseburger
+ Eating my way through the farmers market in Pacific Palisades
+ Avocados
+ Watching the slam dunk contest and 3 point shoot outs twice
+ The Lakersmobile with Stick Figure Phil and Kobe
+ Crashing an important lawyer/artist/label meeting
+ Being in a car (yay!) and listening to "California" music
+ Playing catch in the driveway
+ Drinks with cucumber [Exhibit A]
+ Amanda is 2nd Runner Up in 'Best Chest' contest

{MINUS}
- The group of 30 junior high kids speaking (or yelling) in Hebrew for the whole flight there
- Getting a cold
- Ears not popping on the whole flight back
- Doubled over in pain from ears not popping
- The getting-blood-drawn fiasco
- Jet lag determining a new 10pm bedtime (and 7am wake up time)
- Aileen getting caught up at work and not being able to hang in Huntington Beach
- Being too busy to meet Aileen in HB even if she hadn't been busy

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Oh, and more pictures here and here.

#77

2009-02-11T23:33:00.005-05:00

So this has basically taken over my life...

"I got my swim trunks and my flippie-flops"

"I'm on a boat and

It's going fast and

I got a nautical-themed

pashmina afghan"

I mean, since when does 3OH!3 participate in SNL skits? And thanks to Stephanie, Camille and I can now be part of this internet sensation. Plus, it better than a(nother) parody of Christian Bale freaking out.

I think Camille makes an amazing T-Pain.

#76

2009-02-08T20:40:00.003-05:00

Last night began on the couch with Perry and Erica and the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout on the tv. Unfortunately for Erica, Biffle biffed out on like, the last lap. Kasey Kahne finished pretty well... I hope he has a great season and the only thing that consistently beats him across the finish line is 'Bud'. (Get it?)

Well, 10:30 rolled around all too early this morning when I had to pry myself from my bed to get to the Fanboys matinee on time with Jessica, Jesse and James. Fanboys was a great movie!! I went in with low expectation and was pleasantly surprised. So, so many Rush references and music! And as someone who grew up with a mother who LOVED Harrison Ford, I could totally appreciate lines like:

"Nobody calls Han Solo a dirtbag!"

Definitely go see this movie if its in your city!

And now for some observations on my day:

...on the Lakers game:

-Lamar Odom was 'wired' - his commentary is the best thing in my life

-Jordan Farmar STILL needs a haircut, hopefully he gets one when they get back to LA

-Fuck you KG for giving Kobe the plague!

...on the Pro Bowl:

-John Harbaugh trick play to Le'Ron McClain, yes!

-Raven's mascot Poe in a Hawaiian shirt, yes!

-boo! to Cutler throwing an interception instead being a man and taking a sack

-boo! to missing Ray Lewis telling the sideline reporter to go screw herself

-AFC > NFC no matter what the scoreboard said

...on the Grammys:

-TI looks damn good on the red carpet, his baby momma not so much

-Is that Matty G on drums during Coldplay?

-And Taylor Swift on guitar for Carrie Underwood?

-And the page from 30 Rock playing ukulale during T. Swift?

-Who tricked Stevie Wonder into playing with the Jonas Brothers?

-"Blink 182 is Back!" - ap.net is boards are probably blowing up now (and this ranks like Lost-level in my life - a.k.a. it doesn't)

-I don't like Coldplay. Stop. It.

-MIA totally snubbed for Record of the Year

Favorite performances - as of 9:51pm EST

1. Estelle and Kanye

2. Taylor Swift (yea, yea and Miley)

3. The 'Rap' Pack - I love you TI!

#75

2009-02-06T19:50:00.004-05:00

Birthday week was without a doubt a total blast! An Aileen friend came from Carlsbad and even a Sean Palmer friend made his way into my snowy city from even snowier city of Toronto.

______________________________

PG managed to score her uncle's season tickets (7th row!) for the game as well as a pair from Jordan Farmer (I don't even know how! Does this mean we're only at like 3 degrees of separation now? Me-PG-whoever PG knows-Farmar.... FUCK YES!)

The LAKE SHOW at MSG was freakin incredible. Kobe basically ran a clinic for the Knicks, scoring 61 points... even if he earn most of those going 20-20 from the line. To say I was beyond stoked to see my little Farmar in the flesh would also be an understatement. M-V-P Chant status from the garden. AWESOME!

I also made Ali take my picture in front. I give no fucks - besides, I am a girl and can get away with obnoxious things as sporting event (i.e. refering to Farmar almost exclusively as the 'cutie with the big ears') even if I know better.

______________________________

Thank God this movie is finally coming out!
Kristen Bell + Science Fiction theme = WIN.

______________________________

Oh yea, and see you in a week LA (and surrounding area)! I wonder how much In-N-Out one can consume in 3 1/2 days.

LAX - Hot Snakes

#74

2009-01-30T23:42:00.003-05:00

Long time, no blog!

Since my last post, Aileen came and visited us for a whole week (yay!) and there were many birthday celebrations and fun and food and little sleep. All of which has been well documented via facebook and twitter and other people's blogs. I'll get some stuff up here over the weekend, I hope.

In the meantime, I'm looking towards the future. Since my team did not make it to the Superbowl, I will be rooting for Bruce Springsteen's halftime show. THE BOSS > Ben Wrecklessbiker. And, in all honesty, the real 'big game' coming up in life is the Lakers v. Knicks at MSG on Monday.

How stoked am I?! Jordan "Cutie With The Big Ears" Farmar. IN. THE. FLESH.

Also, these now exist in my life:

#73

2009-01-20T19:47:00.004-05:00

If you're in NYC and not busy this Friday night, come on out to Hi-Fi (Ave A between 10th and 11th) for what will likely be a complete Aileen Burns and Katie Brown takeover (a la 2007). Bring some change for the jukebox and dollar bills for the slightly skewed screen-ed Photo Hunt machine in the back corner.

Get stoked!

Re: Re: #72

2009-01-19T12:08:00.002-05:00

And, as Erica Dagley might say... "Less than a month until NASCAR kicks off!"

Re: #72

2009-01-19T11:29:00.003-05:00

So, this’ll likely be my last blog about football for a long while and what can I say about the game last night that hasn’t already been reported/blogged/twittered… As much as it fucking sucks to have half of our losses for the entire SEASON at the hands of the Steelers, if you want to play in the Super Bowl you’ve got to beat the best and they weren’t playing recent typical Ravens ball last night. They also haven’t had a week off since Week 2 and there’s a lot to be said for home field advantage in Pittsburgh and all those goddamn terrible towels.

-Willis McGahee was a thorn in the side of my fantasy football team. Most of his regular season games were mediocre at best but then as the post-season neared there was an added spring in his step. Glad the Steelers saw it fit to permanently remove him from the game after he scored 2 touchdowns. I sincerely hope he’s doing okay.

-Le’Ron McClain… um, was he even in the game? What the hell! I don’t understand why they weren’t giving him the ball. He’s a big dude and can run through a pack of defenders better than McGahee. We could’ve used a little depth in our running game.

-Ed Reed… a name we didn’t often hear last night. But can you blame him? Samari Rolle didn’t even play and then his replacement and his replacement’s replacement both hobbled to their locker at points during the game. He is just one man.

-Matt Stover – This was a bummer of the game for him to end his career on. How much would I have loved to see a like 58-yard Stover field goal to send the game to 17-16. Yea… didn’t happen. Thanks Flacco for throwing that interception.

-Joe Flacco should be happy that his team isn’t from the New York metropolitan area… I can see the headline already “Flaccid Flacco Fails“. We don’t deserve to go to the Super Bowl if our quarterback rating is in the 20’s. Joe The Unflappable got flapped.

-Hines Ward. He got his. I hope he misses the Super Bowl.

When it’s all said and done, I should be so lucky that the Ravens had the season that they did. Only 2 teams seasons are lasting longer, and one of those will undoubtedly end in heartbreak.

There were so many great moments this season that I don't want to forget. McNabb getting his ass benched, beating Dallas at their last game at Texas Stadium, seeing them secure their wildcard spot in the flesh, TWO post-season wins… I just would have preferred for the season to not end with this:

But, with Flacco and Ray Rice and McClain and the amazing defense, I'm looking to the future and expect great things from this team next season. I also now have 8 more months to perfect my version of the Ray Lewis dance and now I get to play field hockey again on Sundays instead of being glued to the TV at a bar with a cold frosty beverage in hand.

And, as Shane Told says, "That's why there's basketball." ...yes, except if the Lakers lose again tonight while I'm watching, Perry is banning me from the games.

#72

2009-01-18T15:24:00.002-05:00

What's our name?

RAVENS!

Sooooo excited for the game tonight! Already suited up in #52.

Re: #70

2009-01-14T22:27:00.003-05:00

My hair and outfit inspiration for this past Saturday's Mad Men party. Not that anyone cares...

#71

2009-01-13T22:45:00.002-05:00

(via Postsecret)

#70

2009-01-13T22:09:00.003-05:00

This weekend's Mad Men party was an overwhelming success!! Thanks to anyone who reads this who came out. I think our floor is still sticky from spilled Maker's Mark and my Sunday morning headache definitely lingered until Monday afternoon. Lots of time period appropriate Polaroids were taken... though some of questionable content.

I hope everyone readies their livers for Aileen and my joint 50th birthday party. Coming soon to the East Village's Hi-Fi Bar. Pictures from our "46th" birthday still haunt me on Facebook. Should be fun!

More pictures from Saturday are here.

Re: Re: #66

2009-01-07T23:01:00.002-05:00

PLAYOFFS STATUS via iDagger this past Sunday.

#69

2009-01-07T22:18:00.005-05:00

BIG IN '08

I don't need to make a TOP TEN list for my favorite music from 2008. It's easy. Taylor Swift and Gaslight Anthem, in all incarnations - EPs, new albums, old albums, whatever. I don't need to listen to anything else...ever.

Best shows of 2008 (in chronological order):

-Hot Water Music -- Starland Ballroom -- January 25th

-Lucero -- Austin, TX -- March 15th

-Estelle -- Highline Ballroom -- April 28th

-Silverstein with The Stick Up -- Hamilton, ON -- May 2nd

-Gaslight Anthem -- Asbury Lanes -- May 30th

-At The Gates with Darkest Hour -- Irving Plaza -- July 10th

-Rancid -- Irving Plaza -- August 13th & 14th

-Paramore -- Central Park -- August 28

-Hayden -- Bowery Ballroom -- September 12

-Drive By Truckers with Hold Steady -- Terminal 5 -- November 6th

-Owen -- Mercury Lounge -- December 6th

Best show in '08 that I missed:

-The Souls with Gaslight Anthem -- Asbury Convention Center -- December 28th

#68

2009-01-03T22:10:00.005-05:00

Happy [semi-belated] New Years!

Things I Love:

#1.

Partini - the best game ever as long as I don't draw the stupid clay sculpture cards!

"Peeking duck.... Poo poo platter!!"

#2.

Dancing/Skanking/Laughing to No Doubt's cover of The Vandals' "Oi To The World".

"On the roooof with the nunchucks Trevor broke a lot of bones... but Haji had a sword like the guy on Indiana Jones!"

#3 and #4.

-Not smiling in photos. My mom always warned me that my face would get stuck that way.

-Also, wearing scrunchy socks like I'm bring 1993 back.

#5.

Deviled eggs... some with bacon, some without.

#6.

Jiscilla... for being lovely as always and documenting the whole damn thing.

Things I Absolutely Do Not Love:

#1.

The realization that I'll be 25 in four short weeks.

"Are you there, quarter-life crisis? It's me, Katie."

#67

2009-01-02T21:51:00.004-05:00

Safari Perry has returned from the bush... and brought me a baby hippo!

Re #66

2008-12-31T01:16:00.004-05:00

BALTIMORE -- The City That (Ed) Reeds.

(Oooh, I think I may have just named next year's fantasy football team.... Hmmm...)

Here are Danny and I getting a litte pre-game action with some notable Maryland figures. Thank God the O's mascot can stay employed nearly year-round. (Pitchers and catchers report for duty in like 50-some-odd days, yea?)

God, I am like the best sister... possibly ever. Above is Danny with new lady friends Stephanie and Lindi. Overheard from beer-bellied, Flacco- away jersey wearing, mustached man while I snapped this photo: "Aww, well, I think his girlfriend is cuter." *wink* Umm, barf. Instead of involving myself in a conversation with said man to explain that while I am flattered he thinks I'm cuter than the heavily make up-ed, tanorexic cheerleaders, I am infact the sister... so I smiled at him. And this is Maryland, not West Virginia. Don't get any ideas!

Completely gratuitous photo of the Johnny Unitas statue... for my dad. One of his most prized possessions is autographed photo I got for him while working at a card show a few (or like 7) years back. Personally, I thought Johnny Unitas was kind of a creep, but I'll keep that opinion to myself. I'm hoping someone in Hollywood will make a movie out of 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' story. I need more feel-good sports movies!!! Also, Dick Symanski and Art Spinney kinda were babes back in 1958. I'm sure that Ryan Gosling could like, be cast as the punter or placekicker or one of those other skinny white guy positions. Plus, Gaslight Anthem could provide the soundtrack... the ~~'59~~ '58 Sound! Yes.

[Sidenote: Negro League players were hands down the best autograph guests to sit with at the card shows especially Stanley Glenn... followed by washed up baseball players (like Eddie Murray)... current football players (Ray Lewis, I would throw myself at the ground and play dead if you came running at me)and lastly, hockey players. They were the worst. Bigger assholes than the endodontist who did my first root canal... plus, total SFLB hair. However, bonus points to me for being asked if I was Bob Griese's daughter! Aaaaand, additional bonus points awarded to me for shaking Ted Williams hand before he went the way of Han Solo.]

PLAYOFFS, HERE WE COME!

#66

2008-12-29T15:36:00.004-05:00

Big win yesterday in Baltimore!! The men in purple brought me 24 year, 11 month birthday present... A WIN and the final wildcard spot in the AFC. Halle-fuckin-lujah!

(More photos to come once blogspot and/or facebook let me upload them.)

#65

2008-12-26T23:18:00.004-05:00

Happy 25th Birthday PG!

Perry is currently on a safari in the bush (somewhere in Botswana and/or South Africa) wearing ugly khaki clothes and ruining a perfectly good pair of Nikes all without interweb access. In lieu of the Happy Birthday song... here's a great jam by Toto!

"It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from youuuuuuuuu!"

#64

2008-12-25T21:23:00.005-05:00

Forget my two front teeth....

All I want for Christmas are my nuts back.

Hope everyone had a ball today! ;-)

I scored big time this afternoon with:

-ticket to Sunday's game plus Ed Reed jersey (!!!)

-subscription of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

-Chuck Klosterman's Downtown Owl

-Baby Mama (Tina Fey, I want to grow up to be you!!) and Hellboy 2 (Hi, I'm a 12 year old boy.)

-various clothing of the American Apparel persuasion

-sick pillow cases for my bed (as if it will dissuade me from getting more tattoos of my own)

Birthday countdown is on! Just one month and three days until I turn old(er).

Dear NYC,

Please reserve the nights of January 23rd and 27th to come out and celebrate Aileen and me as we turn a collective 50 years old. This means you Jonah! No excuses.

#63

2008-12-25T02:23:00.004-05:00

Merry Christmas... from 1989!

10 points to whoever can guess what Christmas carol Danny is singing!

#62

2008-12-22T21:50:00.010-05:00

Oh, hai.

Can warm our handz by the fakey fire?

Team Roommate ^2 feelin' the heat!

Because I spent the better part of the last two weeks with the sickness, my holiday spirit definitely suffered this year. I did manage to champion through the Annual 410 Eggnogular Holiday Party flanked with my party cup of XXX (aka "straightedge") Vitamin Water and toasted wheat pita bread.

Luckily, Jiscilla and Meik and Jessica were all on hand to documenting the event. I'm a total pro at not using my camera lately.

Exhibit A: Further proof that Perry and I are becoming the same person. Even our hair is turning the same color!

Exhibit B: Parker is in her festive 10th Grade Homecoming dress. I am decidedly less festive in my unfunctional red and white striped scarf worn indoors.

Exhibit C: DJ Rob Hitt was sans iPhone DJ status this time. However, Sarti was absent from the party and as such so were his interrupting phone calls to said iPhone.

Another successful party brought to us by Parker & Dagger & Jesse Mack!

#61

2008-12-22T15:10:00.005-05:00

Two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water.

The other 1/3 is covered by Ed Reed.

Words cannot express my joy towards the Ravens win over the Cowboys on Saturday night AT THE LAST GAME AT TEXAS STADIUM. Finally, one of my teams got it right. (You know, unlike Orioles last game at Yankee Stadium.) I wish I could embed this highlight reel!

Next Sunday, Danny and I will be bundled up in 17 layers of clothes and suspenders crafted from 20 hand warmers in Baltimore cheering the Ravens on in victory over Jacksonville! Wildcard here we come.

Biggest dilemma... next jersey to get?

Ed Reed vs. Derrick Mason.

The whole hunt-for-the-wildcard thing could prove to be a trying time for some of my friendships. The Dagger, a rabid Pats fan, and I could come to blows over that elusive wildcard spot.

Re: #59

2008-12-21T01:13:00.004-05:00

I don't have too many celeb crushes but Ryan Gosling....oh man.

SWO-fuckin-OON!

RG can totally be on The CUBE Red Plaid Twin Team anytime he wants. I am also willing to move to Ontario so we can properly start a life together. I do love you Rachel McAdams, but I also have absolutely no problem stealing your on-again-off-again man.

Thank you Popsugar for the photo.

#60

2008-12-21T00:17:00.009-05:00

"If you're still wearing Vans outside right now, it's time to grow up."

Brace yourself folks... It's officially wintertime on the east coast. NYC was treated with a little pre-Christmas snowfall on Friday which quickly turned to snain (yes, that's snowrain) and then all the snow became gnarly slush and then froze. Rad, right?

Camille and I are totally stoked on our snow status.

Bozzi is bummed on his Converse footwear decision and Dustin is trying to push Snowman Perry down into what's left of the snow.

A scenic and seasonal/festive Manhattan photo. Trees line the sidewalk with huge building construction underway in the background. L.E.S. FTW!

If the semi-naked air guitar man (as seen a few entries below) didn't get you in the holiday spirit, maybe this will. It's totally the best NYChristmastime jam. Happy Christmas your arse!

The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York"

#59

2008-12-20T21:55:00.009-05:00

One Saturday in November, Dylan was in town on a string of days off from the 3OH!3 tour. I decided to go meet him and Jonah Bayer dot org in Brooklyn for some brunch and sweet hangs.

"Oh hi, Dylan. Nice to see ya! Nice outfit buddy!"

Later that week, street team extraordinaire B Franks and merch man Matt Young were spotted in the halls of the Atlantic offices in damn-near-identical striped sweater.

Not to be upstaged by marketing duo Thanh and Camille, below in matching white waffle long sleeves and black polo shirts.

It appears that THE CUBE trumps all in unintentional twin status. Stephanie, Camille and me looking plenty evil in red plaid. What? Was there a sale at Urban Outfitters or something??

#58

2008-12-19T10:54:00.002-05:00

Please stand by. Blogging will resume on 12/21/08 when I have parental interwebz and copious amounts of free time.

In the meantime, entertain yourself with this!
Before watching this next video, this man has something to get off his chest....

and unfortunately, it's his shirt.

M.C.F.U.
Merry Christmas Fuck You!

#50something

2008-12-13T16:12:00.001-05:00

Not having working interwebz at the apt for going on 3 weeks now is driving me crazy!!! Cannot steal from WLCM anymore and updating from the 'berry sucks!

I hope the Time Warner interwebz fairy (or a tech-savvy friend... Hint! Hint!) Will come fix this soon!!!

#56

2008-12-06T14:21:00.004-05:00

Everyone should listen to more Owen music!

"Fever" is definitely one of my favorites!

A Fever Analog - Owen

This one comes complete with an Unbearable Lightness of Being reference.

Yay books!
Playing Possum For A Peek - Owen

I might like this one even more than "Fever".
Bags Of Bones - Owen

....and this wouldn't be complete without a music video for good measure.

#55

2008-12-06T13:45:00.003-05:00

Dear NY tattoo shop,

I walk past you twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. My desk jockey job makes it so you are usually CLOSED at both of these hours and that really harshes my gnar. Always closed tattoo shop = such a tease!

Dear Frederick tattoo shop,

Clearly, I need to come get some more work done to keep you boys busy. At least my tattoo artist (and former PVYA Red Sox teammate) John is the one doing the kicking! I will have to stop by over Christmas and get something drawn up. Hooray for getting a Christmas bonus that I will irresponsibly not be putting towards my college loan debt or always escalating credit card bill.

#54

2008-12-06T04:24:00.007-05:00

The internet here at 84 East 4th has not worked for about a week now except for some random instances of stolen wireless from the 'WLCM' network - the only one in the area that isn't password protected. It's kinda making me a little crazy even though I get plenty of interwebbing in at work.... it's just not the same. I'm going through loser stat-tracker withdrawal and just unable to update the blog as much as I'd like.

So fingers crossed that my dear WLCM friend holds out for long enough to post this!

On Tuesday night, Erica and Perry (and DJ Rob Hitt) hosted the annual (I think) Trainwreck Winter Formal. It was a good excuse to wear a dress and heels which are two things that don't happen a whole lot. I (sorta surprisingly) had a really great time which may or may not be attributed to the open Venom+vodka bar, drink tickets, lack of Real World cameras and 'light wand' man, and long discussions of Veronica Mars as well as Matt Cassel fantasy points and Ray Lewis youtube highlight reels.

(Thanks to Art Chick for the black&white photo and Meik for the one below since I didn't take any photos with my own camera.)

Katie Robinson (known to some as: My Retardedly Hot Friend Katie) also made a surprise AK appearance. Whiskey drinks were had by all! Oh, and look who else showed up...

THAT DUDE!!!!

I swear he stalks my life. I can't walk down the street without seeing him... and he's not hard to miss with the face tattoos and reverse mohawk/sawed-off shotgun blast hair. Let's hope he doesn't stumble into the Owen show tonight at the Mercury Lounge!

#53

2008-12-01T23:16:00.005-05:00

I have to admit, I do miss the family. I haven't gone back to Maryland for Thanksgiving for the past three years but this is the first year I feel kinda guilty about it. I mean, my brother needs me to be a good influence and help nurture him through his formative years. For example, this video of my brother is priceless. He's the tall Michael Phelps-meets-Joe Flacco looking one.

For those not on Facebook, here is a paraphrased version of the video.

The Setting: apartment of 2 small most likely Asian girls, college students at Penn State Altoona campus

Stage Right: my brother Danny and his random friend are discussing alcohol

Random Friend: Brown! Brown! Pull yourself together.

Danny: But...but...but... the whiskey, man. It kicked my ass.

Random Friend: Just one more! C'mon!

Danny: I can't... I can't...

Random Friend: The girls are doing another one.

Danny: Fine....

At this point, Danny looks like he may or may not vomit on their carpet. Ahhh, youth. On the other hand, if he dares to do something like, I don't know, get married before me or something... he's a dead man.

And that brings me to one of the most amazing things I've had the pleasure of reading lately.

The Holiday Visit Home Tour Production Rider from McSweeney's via Perry by way of Keller.

PRODUCTION RIDER

FOR KATE KERSHNER'S

HOLIDAY VISIT

HOME TOUR.

BY KATE KERSHNER

- - - -

Please note the following points that shall be adhered to on Kate Kershner's Holiday Visit Home Tour. It is in the best interest of the VENUE (i.e.: JIM and CAROL KERSHNER'S rancher on 34th St. and the inhabitants therein) that these demands be strictly followed, if the VENUE ever wishes to see the TALENT (i.e.: KATE KERSHNER) come back after the 2006 Tour. This written agreement must be agreed upon and given no amendment unless specifically addressed with the TALENT.

Please also note that this rider would be unnecessary were it not for the now-canceled OPENING ACT (i.e.: Mike Kershner, brother and ultimate betrayer of TALENT), who got a little too popular (i.e.: a little too married) to come on Tour this year. TALENT, who no longer trusts anyone after OPENING ACT left for his own fancy TOUR and new VENUE, feels it best to have everything on paper. Although this document is not legally binding, it does work in accordance with the strict legality of the OFFICIAL CONTRACT (i.e.: Kate Kershner's birth certificate, verifying JIM and CAROL KERSHNER as Parents, and thus responsible for all future happiness).

LOAD IN:
TALENT arrives alone. Upon arrival, do not ask where CREW is. Do not get clever by saying boyfriend/your friend/special friend instead of CREW. Consider VENUE forewarned that when TALENT feels VENUE can act appropriately around CREW, TALENT will bring CREW. So TALENT will be arriving alone.

TALENT will be bringing one (1) duffel bag full of laundry, and TALENT doesn't want to hear she's too old for this. TALENT will do laundry herself. Unless VENUE, you know, was already planning on doing some anyway, in which case it would probably be easier if VENUE just threw it in with whatever VENUE is doing. No big deal.

Upon LOAD IN, the following should be placed in DRESSING ROOM (i.e.: TALENT'S former bedroom, now renamed CAROL'S NEW "PURPLE ROOM," painted to accompany VENUE'S new "BLUE ROOM," which makes TALENT ache for a time when a room in VENUE could be beige):

(1) Bottle of Vodka
(1) Bottle of Tonic, and not the diet tonic that VENUE usually buys. TALENT doesn't appreciate what VENUE is trying to say when VENUE only buys TALENT diet tonic water.
(1) Bath towel, long enough to be crammed under bottom of door
(1) Fan, which should be facing out the window

Smoke detector in room MUST BE DISABLED before LOAD IN. No drinking glasses necessary.

TALENT will take thirty (30) minutes to "put stuff away" in DRESSING ROOM after load in. VENUE should leave TALENT alone for those thirty (30) minutes, even if choking coughs can be heard. TALENT is fine. Upon TALENT exiting DRESSING ROOM, VENUE should be sensitive to the fact that TALENT might have trouble with simple appliances, proper conjugation in conversation, etc. Please recall Holiday Tour 2004, when TALENT made VENUE late for Christmas Eve Mass because it took TALENT approx. one half-hour to tie her shoe. Due to the fact that TALENT was wearing boots without laces. It'll be a lot like that. Be patient.

DURING DINNER SHOW:
It is our understanding that various other acts (i.e.: SPECIAL GUESTS) will be sharing the bill with TALENT during the Kate Kershner Holiday Visit Home Tour during the DINNER segment of our show. The following is required of VENUE during DINNER, but also extends to SPECIAL GUESTS.

TOPICS THAT ARE OFF LIMITS WHEN TALKING TO TALENT:

1. TALENT'S lack of reliable employment
2. TALENT'S lack of reliable relationships
3. The story of that time TALENT pretended to be suicidal when she was 7 years old so she could find out what therapy was like, unless TALENT chooses to tell anecdote herself. No one but TALENT can tell that story with the proper context and complex nuances, and TALENT is sick sick sick of people fucking it up.
4. TALENT'S physical appearance, especially her hair color. TALENT understands she has roots, and fails to see why VENUE must mention this at every occasion. TALENT would be happy to amend the situation if VENUE would like to fork over $150 for a salon touchup. No? That's what TALENT thought.
5. TALENT'S complicated financial situation
6. Probably best to avoid politics, books of a high-minded literary nature, foreign films, and music that doesn't have words. TALENT feels stupid when these are discussed and accidentally lies about her knowledge of them, which makes TALENT feel bad and drink more. Keep in mind: Keeping TALENT happy is legally binding to VENUE in accordance with OFFICIAL CONTRACT.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS WHEN TALKING TO TALENT:
1. Brokeback Mountain. TALENT knows it came out last year, but TALENT just saw it for the second time and thinks she has some pretty interesting things to say about it.
2. Celebrities. Especially any anecdotes about meeting them/seeing them somewhere. Jake Gyllenhaal/Heath Ledger sightings will be rewarded with robust conversation.

The following should be placed on or near the table at DINNER:

(2) Bottles of wine per person at table, preferably something cheap so VENUE doesn't bitch about how expensive it was during the course of the entire evening
(1) Bowl of mashed potatoes, skin ON. SKIN IS WHERE THE VITAMINS ARE.
(2) Bowls of stuffing, one cornbread and one plain. If there is so much as half a raisin in the stuffing, TALENT will immediately leave the table and possibly the city.

More food, at the VENUE'S discretion. Please check ahead with TALENT, however. And make sure not to have anything with honey. TALENT doesn't mind the taste, but it leaves her fingers sticky, which annoys her.

LOAD OUT:
TALENT will require the following items on leaving the premises:

(1) Leftover container of every dish served at dinner
(1) Flask of alcohol, filled from VENUE'S liquor cabinet
(1) Pack of double-A batteries, provided by VENUE
(1) Copy of Sports Illustrated, provided by VENUE
(1) Old hair dryer, provided by VENUE
(1) Box of envelopes, provided by VENUE
(3) Books that VENUE recommends, and provides
(1) Duffel bag of clean clothes
(50) Dollars, for travel expenses

With all the TALENT'S demands met, we anticipate 2006 to be the best Holiday Visit Home Tour so far!

Too good to not share, right? There is no doubt in my mind that the VENUE (in this case, BOB and JENNIFER BROWN of Jefferson, Maryland) will take care of the TALENT'S laundry upon arrival. The DRESSING ROOM is still pretty much the way the TALENT left it in 2002 when leaving for college complete with a twin-sized bed, field hockey trophies, Calculus books, and plenty of snapshots cataloging the TALENT'S adventures in underage drinking.

#52

2008-11-30T01:03:00.008-05:00

Since Aileen arrived in NYC on Wednesday afternoon, I think I have consumed roughly 5,348,921,678,264.13 calories. I think we can best chronicle her stay as a menu.

Wednesday, November 26th

-slice of pizza from Global Kitchen stuffed down throat while running from Atlantic office across Rockefeller Plaza to Conan

-grande hot chocolate/latte/mocha disaster from 30 Rock basement Starbucks

-Stella Artois (many!) at Bowery Ballroom

-club soda with smuggled contents of White Grape mini Stoli bottle

-slice from favorite L.E.S. pizza joint Rosario's

Thursday, November 27th

-catered breakfast with Sable's lobster salad, bagels and espresso

-hot apple cider at the Central Park Boat House

-grande latte with extra shot from Starbucks

-cheese ravioli from Atlas

-five hundred cups of tea while trying to stave off sickness

-Benihana's tuna streak with little shrimp guys and soup and stuff

Friday, November 28th

-steak salad and bottomless cup of coffee at The Smith

-Shanghai Square tom yum shrimp soup and pad thai

-Toll House cookie cake and 'Raspberry Blonde' beer cocktail at Heartland

-BLT hot dog goodness from Crifdog's following Top Chef episode with "make a decent hot dog quick fire challenge"

Saturday, November 29th

-giant Bloody Mary, grilled cheese, tomato soup, french fries and maple-cured bacon from Belcourt

-delicious unfiltered sake, miso soup, 2 rolls and more saki at Typhoon

-more sake

Sunday, November 30th

-countless hot/honey/bbq Croxley wings and Nacho Madness

-more beers for my 'retirement plan' punch card

-can of Campbell's condensed tomato soup (Warhol-inspired and budget friendly!)

Also in my future...

-diet pills

-stomach stapling

-diabetes and/or bulemia

-gym membership

With all this eating, I'm really not sure how we found time to...

-watch the T's tape "1-2-3-4" on Conan from the green room

-get black-out drunk at the Bowery Ballroom (Thomas took my blackberry and saw the email in which I called him 'totally hot'? File this under: Things I Don't Remember)

-watch the T's perform "1-2-3-4" on Conan on the DVR

-miss the Macy's Parade by going from the East Village to Upper West Side via 125th Street

-pose for photos in front of real life Warhol's in Perry's dad's friend's apartment

-stroll through Central Park

-nap on the couch while attempting to watch the snooze-fest that was the Lions/Titans game

-go to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Annex in SoHo (Go to this! Especially if you like The Clash!)

-see Twilight again (yes, for a third time)

-spend way too much money at American Apparel and Urban Outfitters

-watch countless NSYNC and Veronica's videos on youtube

-cheer on the Ravens to victory over the Bengals

-...and the Broncos to victory over the Jets

-...and attempt to cheer for the Lakers in their victory over the Raptors but failing to find a bar that could/would actually televise it

I wonder why I am so exhausted after a 4 1/2 day long stay-cation.

I need a vacation from my vacation.

Re: #50

2008-11-22T13:37:00.003-05:00

Dear Tony Kanal,

If you had only told me about your FREAKIN' 2009 TOUR PLANS when I was shaking in skin with you around earlier this week. You could've been witness to spontaneous human combustion.

Must. Take. ND Pilgrimage.

Must. See. Live. In. Anaheim.

Really crying those excitement tears now!!

#51

2008-11-22T01:26:00.003-05:00

Twilight movie status, check and check.

Will blog about this as soon as Jessica does! Wish she could have live blogged throughout the movie.

#50

2008-11-17T16:33:00.003-05:00

Botched stalking attempt, check.
Tony Kanal handshake, check.
Want to throw up on self, check.
Crying excitement tears, check.

Life goal, COMPLETE!

#49

2008-11-13T23:55:00.006-05:00

There are currently few things that make me happier than singing along with a Taylor Swift song. I love her and more than likely will need to dress up as her for 2009's come-dressed-as-your-favorite-nominee party a.k.a. the Anti Grammys a.k.a. Grammy watching party.

However, her penchant for awkwardly singing with props while laying down is admittedly pretty strange. Here are some examples:

1. transistor radio in the grass

2. in bed with a guitar

3. corded telephone while painting her nails

But, my most favorite country jam of all time still remains "She's In Love With The Boy" by Trisha Yearwood. I definitely remember my dad playing this on tape cassette while driving me to and from Red Sox coach-pitch "softball" team practice at the diamond in Point of Rocks circa 1st and 2nd grade.

There are few things I love more than songs (or movie characters!) with my name. You may be thinking 'Your name is Katie, dummy! That's only the most popular name EVER for girls born between 1982 and 1985! It's probably not hard to find things named after you.'

Au contraire. There's only like, 5 good ones I can think of.... and that brings me to the Greatest Hits Of Katies throughout history:

Katie from "She's In Love With The Boy" [1991]

See above for video reference.

This song also totally gets name-dropped in Chuck Klosterman's Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs book (check out pages 180 through 181 if you've got a copy handy).

Katy from P.C.U. [1994]

Totally bad ass and bass player for the band Everyone Gets Laid. Also, she definitely nails the pre-frosh after aggressively kissing him...twice.

Katie in Wet Hot American Summer [2001]

"Listen, Coop... last night was really great. You were incredibly romantic and heroic, no doubt about it. And that's great. But I've thought about it, and my thing is this: Andy is really hot. And don't get me wrong, you're cute too, but Andy is like, cut. From marble. He's gorgeous. He has this beautiful face and this incredible body, and I genuinely don't care that he's kinda lame. I don't even care that he cheats on me. And I like you more than I like Andy, Coop, but I'm 16. And maybe it'll be a different story when I'm ready to get married, but right now, I am entirely about sex. I just wanna get laid. I just wanna take him and grab him and fuck his brains out, ya know? So that's where my priorities are right now. Sex. Specifically with Andy and not with you."

I mean, yea, she's a bitch but at least she's honest. And who wouldn't rather take it to the bone zone with Paul Rudd?

Katy of Black Unicorn's "Katy"

My mom likes most everyone. It's my dad I'd be more worried about... And I live in New York - no attic or basement hiding possible. So, uh, come visit!?

Katy - Black Unicorn

The daughter in "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits [1965]

I kinda hope this is an anthem for any dude whose heart I've broken (knowingly or unknowingly)

Mrs. Brown, Youve Got A Lovely Daughter - Hermans Hermits

Honorable Mention:

Katie from The Matches' "What Katie Said" [2006]

Much like Katie from Wet Hot American Summer, this Katie is also kinda sucks. ((Sidenote: Dear Matches, See you dudes tomorrow!))

What Katie Said - The Matches

Re: #46

2008-11-10T23:16:00.002-05:00

Carly and I sing our song... literally.

Shane and Kevin are not stoked.

Taylor Swift from perry greenspan on Vimeo.

I sing about/to Shane Told - Paraoke [that's Paramore karaoke] style.

Dude, that's what you get.

That's What You Get from perry greenspan on Vimeo.

Kevin dances in Times Square!

Kevin Dancing with John Lennon from perry greenspan on Vimeo

#48

2008-11-10T21:45:00.002-05:00

The seaweed in my miso soup looks like baby seahorses.

Have I just been at work for too long today or is the China Regency totally fucking me with? Please discuss.

#47

2008-11-09T21:47:00.002-05:00

Finally finished reading the Big Damn Rat Book this evening...

I want to leave everyone with one more passage from the book. So the author, Robert Sullivan, was discussing Irish and German immigrants and problems that NYC officials faced having to keep those groups under control, particularly between Henry Bergh and Kit Burns. This is all totally happening circa Gangs of New York-era.

"Thankfully, he [Bergh] did eventually stop rat fights and the like, though such events persisted for some time - people naturally want to gather in crowds and eat and drink and cheer and sometimes get into brawl. [Duh, ever watched a Yankees vs. Red Sox game?] Some historians argue that the end of rat fights did not come until the next inexpensive crowd-pleasing sporting event was finally embraced by the growing number of inner-city residents in New York and all over America: baseball."

Baseball FTW!!

[Also, in crowd-pleasing sporting event related news, Ravens FTW!!]

Now onto Chasing Cool: Standing Out In Today's Cluttered Marketplace.

Marketing books FTW!!

After that, I may finally crack into my Teach Yourself: Beginner's Dutch book and cds.

Hacking and gagging and spitting sounds FTW!!

#46

2008-11-08T21:39:00.003-05:00

As always, Team Stein hangs are too, too short and few and far between. Last night, they descended upon New York City and as always, fun ensued.

Some of my favorite quotes of the night, not in chronological order:

"Keyboard players usually mean the band sucks."
"Wait... She's married to that guy?... But what about the attractive guy with the wedding ring?... Oh shit... That's her brother???"
"If I were him, I'd be suicidal too."
"It's so salty that it makes me grimace." "Oh yea, that's what she said!"
"Five pints of Harp, please."
"Those are Shane's 'my-junk-looks-huge-from-f.o.h.' pants."
"That's what you get when you're Shane Told, whooooooooa!"
"Can you make sure Danny's in his bunk? The closer top right..." "He's there. I teabagged him to make sure."
"Verb The Noun's drummer got hit by a car today... Yea, it's a bummer... No, he's okay."
"We took a consensus and we need to know, have you ever had butt sex?" "Me? No. Wait, with a woman? Only once. She wanted it."

#45

2008-11-05T00:33:00.010-05:00

Via my blackberry camera.

Exhibit A: Ryan Brady's Girlfriend Chart

Seems like whatever....

But... upon closer inspection...

Please refer to Exhibit B:

"Light skin, auburn hair, brown eyes, with earrings" and a haircut with bangs gets the big X.

Dude, that's totally me in doll form. What the fuck.

Exhibit C:

Also, I redecorated at the office today. I'd had enough of that Paolo Nutini photo I've been staring at for like 2 years and decided to take matter into my own hands. Hello Edward Cullen! My literary crush on your isn't weird at all.

Also, it sounds like the Giants won the Superbowl again outside my window! Woo. Yay Uhmerika!

I'm stoked... but I'm also old and want to sleep. Thanks.

#44

2008-11-01T03:27:00.005-04:00

Just a quick preview....

I'm down with G-O-P! Yea, you know me!

EDITOR'S NOTE (circa 11/8/08): The number of people who have insinuated that I voted for the McCain/Palin ticket is awkwardly staggering. It was a Halloween costume. I voted for Obama, successfully canceling out my father or brother's vote - take your pick. Next year for Halloween, I may go as 'Palin On Election Night'. Blue suit, hair down, tears streaming down face.

#43

2008-10-31T01:19:00.006-04:00

Football is like, half over. ALREADY. So bummed!

Worry not, I am quickly finding that the Lake Show is more than filling that potential void already. I will admit that haven't I followed a team this closely since my high school basketball team* lost in the state finals [2001] or the the Maryland Terrapins (see also: "tearing it up in the home of...") won the NCAA** tournament my senior year of high school [2002]. Juan Dixon was a total bad ass and there was Lonny Baxter, the once-upon-a-time Shaq to Dixon's Kobe, and Steve Blake filled the role of awkward white guy. It was magical. March madness ensued.

Now I am fully on the Lakers' bandwagon which is a surprisingly easy thing to do from 3 time zones away. It also helps that the only profesh game I've ever seen (this is something I hope to change on February 2, 2009 --cough--) was the Washington Bullets in like 1994. Clearly I had no annoying loyalties in this sport*** to abandon.

Bring it on! ****

*The only real notable alum of the TJ basketball team (and he had long since graduated that season) is Terence Morris who is enjoying what seems to be a semi-lucrative career in the Russian League. Go team?

**I may have erroneously referred to it as the NAACP tournament... but that's another story. Can you really blame me though??

***Thank you Baltimore Orioles for continuing to suck at baseball, haha. Why not aim for an even 30 games back next season?

****Is my nose actually crooked like that?! I've never noticed it doing that before.

#42

2008-10-30T18:42:00.003-04:00

While few people love airdrumming more than me (seriously, I challenge you to find someone), I think investing in one of these bad boys would leave me with no friends. Read on for one of the most amazing things...ever.

According to their website,

We could do what those other supposedly geeky apparel companies do and print a regular t-shirt with a cool looking picture of a drum kit on the front... then say it was trendy, make a few Rock Band references and try to convince you to buy it. But we don't roll like that. At ThinkGeek we know you expect innovative new products and we're here to pony up the goods. So, how about an electronic t-shirt with a picture of an actual playable drum kit on the front? That's right. Hit the drums on this shirt with your finger and they play through the built in speaker... simple but amazing. With 7 different drum sounds you're ready for a personal drum solo on your chest.

Product Features:

Tap the drums on this shirt and they actually play through the embedded speaker
All drums on the shirt are playable
7 Different drum sounds in all
Battery pack with speaker stores in hidden pocket near hem of shirt
Adjustable volume... the top volume level is really loud

I'm sold.

#41

2008-10-30T15:21:00.001-04:00

Happy [Early] Halloween!

I'm not sure if this falls under 'awesome' or 'cruelty to animals' but Teen Wolf Pug just made my afternoon!

#40

2008-10-30T02:11:00.004-04:00

CAN.

NOT.

WAIT.

Lifted from Peter "Hope Beyond Hope" Hassett

#39

2008-10-29T22:42:00.005-04:00

Photos from our Six Flags Great Adventure great adventure!!

Yea, we rode those... That's what she said.

'Cause I'm a vegetarian and I'm not fuckin' scared of him....

Just shreddin' with what looks like a giant blow-up Wiggle.

Sweet hangz, but where's Bleachie?

Group photo!

We'll blow one last kiss to all the beautiful nights like this under the Central Jersey sky... but actually, it's the Central Jersey sky!

#38

2008-10-26T23:17:00.002-04:00

Fringe spoiler!

No, not the tv show...

I just cut my bangs and I won't lie, it sorta looks like I ran out of time on the "My First Day of Kindergarten" episode of Shear Genius.

Oh well.

Asymmetrical is totally in... right?

#37

2008-10-26T21:58:00.002-04:00

R.I.P. EAST VILLAGE IDIOT

It's the end of an era and the end of some pretty great commentary on my neighborhood.

#36

2008-10-25T13:40:00.006-04:00

Thank God for Comet!

I'm already learning so much from the rat book! It's also making me even more paranoid walking home at night when there's a ton of trash along the street but... I'm surviving.

This is my favorite excerpt so far...

I was in my bedroom – I had two roommates at the time, but they were both out for the evening – and I heard a noise in the bathroom. Sort of a rustle-around kind of noise, so I got up and peered into the bathroom, looked all around, and that’s when I saw the giant rat running around inside the bathrub. I screamed like a girl and closed the door. Then I poured a glass of scotch to think things over, and I decided my best option would be to poison the rat without trying to confront it. So I looked around for some kind of poison in the apartment and all I could find was furniture polish – it was Lemon Pledge – and also I thought I remembered something about rats liking peanut putter, so I mixed some Lemon Pledge with peanut butter and put it on a tiny piece of cardboard and slid it under the door and then waited. After about fifteen minutes I decided to peer in, and the peanut butter was untouched. So then I looked in the bathroom and didn’t see it. And then I looked around and it was up on the sink staring at me. And then I screamed like a girl again and closed the door. I had another scotch and ultimately decided I needed to go in there and confront it, so I opened the door, didn’t see it anywhere, looking all around, but there was a towel on the shower-curtain rod blocking a window ledge, and I figured it had to be on the ledge, so I grabbed the towel to pull it down, and I can’t figure out to this day if I saw the rat on the ledge or it just dropped down into the bathtub, but now it was running around in the bathtub as scared as me and it couldn’t get out – its claws were scraping – and so I decided I could drown it. So I turned on the water, waiting for it to drown, and that’s when I had the tragic realization that rats can swim. But then I thought I’ve got it trapped, so now I just have to kill it, and I went back to the kitchen looking for something more poisonous than Lemon Pledge and I found the Comet kitchen cleanser. So I went back in and the rat was swimming around in one end of the bathtub, and I poured a bunch into the other end of the tub, and it formed the large, scary green pool. The rat swam toward it, and the second it hit the pool, it turned belly-up. Then I realized I had to get it out of the tub, and I didn’t want to touch it, so I used a plastic bag and cut holes in it to drain the water, and I ran it out to the incinerator chute.

Man, this guy was pretty innovative. Definitely filing his ideas away for future use, if necessary.

#35

2008-10-25T02:38:00.003-04:00

In honor of CMJ, the following is what the line-up would be if I hosted my own showcase.

WIDESPREAD PANIC AT THE DISCO BISCUITS

and

GOD IS AN INTRONAUTALIS

with

RISE AGAINST ME WITHOUT YOU AND I AM THE AVALANCHE

Special guests:

BLOC INNER PARTY SYSTEM.

SAVES THE DAY TO REMEMBER

BRAND NEW RADICALS

MINUS THE BEAR VS. SHARK

SONIC YOUTH OF TODAY

WE THE KINGS OF LEON

That's all I have confirmed for now. Please stand by for an update.

#34

2008-10-23T01:14:00.003-04:00

This just in from Erica's Google Reader:

Simple Plan to record "punk-pop" version of Hockey Night in Canada theme

After it scooped up the beloved Hockey Night in Canada theme song this spring from rival broadcaster CBC, CTV announced yesterday that Montreal's Simple Plan would be the first band to re-record the song.
The Juno Award-winning band's unique punk-pop version of the theme -- now known as "The Hockey Theme" -- will debut during the Boston-Montreal game on TSN and RDS on Oct. 15.

"This is a very cool and a huge honour for a bunch of diehard hockey fans," said Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau. "This song was a huge part of our childhood, and we are all stoked to have the chance to put our own 'Simple Plan' twist on it and to record it for the millions of hockey fans tuning into TSN and RDS."

#33

2008-10-22T23:47:00.008-04:00

I'm really into this Dutch photographer lately named Hans Eijkelboom. He basically sets up shop on a popular street and just takes photos for an afternoon.

He has a book of photography that I really want to get called Paris - New York - Shanghai and, all comments on globalization aside, it seems really cool. He's also inspired me to maybe start a photo project of my own. And clearly this can't be difficult to do, especially in NYC.

#32

2008-10-22T00:48:00.006-04:00

Hehe. Not everyone has low self-esteem... some people submit the best secrets into Postsecret.

P.S. Fringe is like... so fucked up. It's like Veronica Mars + CSI + Heroes + I couldn't ask for anything more! Eh, I could do with less Pacey and more of his cantankerous dad. Oh great... now there is a hairless rat (of course) tormenting this girl... and she exploded/killed it with her mind. Sick. Sign me up!

#31

2008-10-19T21:32:00.006-04:00

QUICK RECAP:

Such a great day!

MORE DETAILS:

This happened...

in my apartment for about 10 minutes before Perry and I headed out to brunch with Dustin and Ali. My postulate* was correct though, for those who care. I didn't blog pre-game, didn't root too hard and the Ravens actually freakin' won! And not only did they win, but they scored a defensive touchdown on a gift from Chad Pennington - my fantasy team thanks them.

After brunch we walked around for a bit... it's starting to get colder and so fun, outside days are soon going to be few and far between. We picked out furniture at ABC Carpet that we currently (and maybe never) cannot afford and then spent the better part of an hour perusing the shelves at Barnes and Noble in search of this collection of Eggers short stories. I've now learned that it's out of print or only available in the UK or whatever. So, I settled on this book:

For those who aren't aware, I have more run-ins with rats in NYC than anyone I've ever met... not limited to having them scamper across my bare flip-flopped feet (Attorney Street, between Houston and Stanton), sharing the subway platform with them at the West 4th Street station stop (Downtown A/C/E side), and walking in the middle of the street in the summer when I see them nibbling on garbage (pretty much anywhere in the East Village/Lower East Side). I have luckily - fingers crossed & knock on wood - never lived in a rat/mouse infested apartment building, although I did rather enjoy that Ratatouille movie. I seriously hope this book sheds some light on those little critters and hopefully helps calm my crippling phobia.

Now, I'm watching the baseball game and tying a few on with Perry. Thanks in advance for continuing to read her blog. She has google analytics and shit and I want to feel popular!

Question #1:

If we heat up hard cider, will it burn off all the alcohol content?

Question #2:

What's with the Boston coach (er, manager...whatever) and his rampant gum chewing?? I hope he has stock in Bubblicious.

*pos-chuh-lit; -noun; Mathematics, Logic. a proposition that requires no proof, being self-evident, or that is for a specific purpose assumed true, and that is used in the proof of other propositions; axiom.

Re: #29

2008-10-19T12:24:00.008-04:00

Whoops!

Looks like I may be eating my words if Boston beat Tampa Bay in Game 7. Although, I think there may be a mathematical explanation for this...

Some rules of geometry and how they apply to my sports predictions:

Antecedent - "A" - if I hope a team will win and blog about it...

Consequent - "B" - ...then they will win.

Thus, the conditional statement is "If A, then B".

1. Case Study #1 - the Dutch soccer team in the Euro Cup

If A, then Not B.

If I hope they win and blog about it, they will lose.

2. Case Study #2 - NLCS, Dodgers vs. Phillies

Not A -> Not B

If I hope they win and don't blog about it, they will lose.

3. Case Study #3 - Game 5, Boston vs. Tampa Bay

Not B -> A

If it a appears a team is certain to lose and I blog about it before the game is actually over, they will win.

So, I know that the inverse and converse of my statements do not hold true. I haven't yet tested the contrapositive... Not B -> Not A... aka, they won't win if I don't hope about it and don't blog about it.

In conclusion, overall epic fail on my part.

#30

2008-10-16T22:35:00.005-04:00

Hello, Christmas gifts. I think I want to make shirts like this Experimental Jetset one for everyone I know.

Mine would probably have to be the following... but I'm open to suggestions.

HOT WINGS &

KARAOKE &

PHOTOBOOTHS &

CANADA &

KINSELLA BANDS.

And is it totally lame to make one for my fantasy team? I think so!... but I just might do it.

CAMPBELL &

ADDAI &

HOUSHMANDZADEH &

PITTMAN &

SCHEFFLER &

BUCKHALTER &

KAEDING &

BALTIMORE.

The possibilities are so endless!!

(I also need this shirt but that's another story.)

#29

2008-10-16T22:23:00.004-04:00

vs.

FAIL.

Maybe next season, Perry!

#28

2008-10-13T23:43:00.012-04:00

TORONTO!

IN PICTURES!

Blogspot kinda sucks at letting me upload photos... so more are here.

Re: Re: #21

2008-10-11T02:51:00.002-04:00

It turns out my good idea isn't very original.
BUMMER!

But whatever, I'm still doing it... and I don't need to wear a mask. Big thanks go out to Tina Fey for potentially looking like future me.

#27

2008-10-11T02:12:00.003-04:00

Say hello to @jessicaxmaria and @tonythaxtonsalright.

Two of my favorites captured together in one screen shot! I won't lie... I'm pretty bummed I missed this.

You can watch the real video here.

#26

2008-10-10T01:03:00.002-04:00

Because this happens to me all the freakin' time...
It's really too bad that The Big Lebowski and Kenny vs. Spenny aren't options.

This post is brought to you via fellow blogger Andrew Keller.

#25

2008-10-06T19:52:00.003-04:00

I just had the best time with everyone this weekend... only to hear some of the worst possible news via my parents while on the bus coming from the airport. I'll post more about the weekend later but I'm just really not in the mood for it now.

Lindsay, I know you probably don't read this but I am so sorry to hear the news about your mom. Life has been really unfair to you with the hand you've been dealt but you somehow always come up on top. I really admire you and will be there for you on Thursday.

#24

2008-10-02T21:35:00.000-04:00

Quote of the day:

"Shane, its like you're inside my head.... Snacking on something."

#23

2008-10-02T03:19:00.003-04:00

My favorite Kerouac haiku:

Quietly pouring coffee

in the afternoon,

How pleasant!

Maybe it doesn't fit the standard 5-7-5 meter... but in less than 12 hours it will be me standing in a Tim Horton's (hopefully the 'homebase' location) enjoying an afternoon cup of coffee in the great country of Canada.

Kerouac for the win, eh?

Re: #21

2008-09-29T22:23:00.001-04:00

Perry Greenspan approves.

#22

2008-09-27T04:25:00.004-04:00

Actual texts sent from me to Evan tonight at the show during A Day To Remember's set.

- This band is garbage. My ears are bleeding.

(Editor's note: The set starts with that recycled siren noise - as used by The Causalities on Warped Tour and Beyonce at some awards show.)

-A hardcore boy band?

(Ed note: All seem to constantly head bob in unison... this seems suspect. Hmmm...)

-Can we give Florida back to Spain?

(Ed note: 'Hey we're A Day To Remember from Florida... open it up New Jersey!'. Barf. Can we give Florida back to Spain? I don't fuckin need orange juice that badly.)

-Yes, this will be a day to remember...for all the wrong reasons.

(Ed note: Enough said.)

-If I could get close enough, I would throw my beer at them.

(Ed note: So many kids in the crowd cheered for being straight edge. Don't they know it doesn't count if you're under 21? It's not straight edge... you're just not breaking the law.)

-Seriously, what is with the synchronized guitar guys?

(Ed note: The head bobbing, jump kicking, and breakdowns are ALL the same. Nothing special about this band.)

-A day to remember puts on a show I wish I could forget.

(Ed note: Nothing special except the fact that I will remember to avoid seeing them play in the future.)

-Figures they would play a cover... They have not done an original thing all night.

(Ed note: Pretty much ended the set with Since U Been Gone.... awesome.)

Maybe they fall into that "good guys, bad band" category.... but I pray that band gets a flat tire.

#21

2008-09-25T22:34:00.002-04:00

Halloween is quickly approaching and since I was too busy packing/moving last year to celebrate, I need to go big(ger) this year. Generally the holiday is just an excuse for girl dress like sluts... and, lets be honest, those possibilities are endless (i.e. slutty nurse, slutty devil, slutty Rainbow Brite).

Here are some of my current ideas...

-Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin

-Jay Cutler... and someone to be my Brandon Marshall and we'll run plays all night

-Kat Von D (or is that sooo 2007?)

-my Wii person

-wrap myself in foil and go as a leftover

Thoughts?

#20

2008-09-23T22:29:00.002-04:00

YES!!! (x3)

1. Yes to live action karaoke singalongs with name-replacement.

My Jason Russum 3 from perry greenspan on Vimeo.

2. Yes to Franny and Zooey and Coronas.

3. Yes to Jessica Parker's birthday celebration tonight.... to be continued on Sunday in New Haven!!

#19

2008-09-22T22:42:00.003-04:00

Wow. So glad I didn't watch the Emmy Awards last night.

This is pretty amazing though. Compliments of Ernest Riles. File this under the most amazing/terrifying thing I've seen lately. I'm a little disappointed the (original) 90210 and Saved By The Bell theme songs were omitted.

I do however want Tina Fey to play the adult version of me if my life is ever made into a movie. So, congrats to her on all her wins last night.

#18.1

2008-09-21T22:09:00.003-04:00

Definitely was 'that guy' and wore this to the bar tonight.

#18

2008-09-21T12:21:00.002-04:00

An open letter to the Baltimore Orioles.

Hey, I know you guys are like basically the worst team in baseball -- here's an idea, get some pitching next year! -- but that's not what I'm here to talk about. Remember in 1996 when the Yankees' fan (may you rot in hell) reached over the fence to catch the "home run"... Well here is your chance at paybacks. Today's the last game at Yankee Stadium. How sweet would it be to return the favor and beat them? Their last game in the historic venue destroyed by the O's.... C'mon, you gotta win this one!

PS- Who wants to bet that Jeffrey Maier created and updates his own Wikipedia page? What a douche bag.

#17

2008-09-21T00:35:00.003-04:00

Sarah Palin totally hates Polar Bears. Read about it here.

I happen to like Polar Bears a lot. Barack 'n' Roll!

#16

2008-09-20T23:48:00.003-04:00

Today in failing...

-missed the East Village beer crawl

-did not go to The Souls roller derby half-time show in Asbury Park

-Priceline would not accept my bids on flights to Hawaii

-American Apparel would not let me exchange a pair of tights

-currently watching Bad Boys II for a second time today

Seriously thinking about going to bed even though its barely midnight. I used to be fun.

Currently reading this book of short stories by Sedaris, not actually written by him but chosen by him. Maybe its because my reading is mostly limited to the subway to/from work but short stories are great - Nine Stories/Salinger, Headless/Weissman, A Stranger In This World/Canty... So good. I won't lie, I kind of want to read A People's History Of The United States but I'm fairly certain I will get bored with it before I even make it to the Christopher Columbus part.

More football in t-minus 13 hours!

Re: #6

2008-09-15T22:31:00.004-04:00

It happened back in July thanks to Carly Richardson. Most excellent.

Also, I probably should have been born Canadian. It would make me appreciate things like this even more.

--Original Message-----
From: Billy Hamilton

Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 9:27 PM
To: Kevin Kennaley
Cc: Team Stein; Richard Fernandes; Sean Palmer; Brown,
Katie; Dave Palmer; Ryan Henderson
Subject: Re: JOE CARTER DAY!

count me in!

we should get seats as close as possible to where the '93 WS home run
was hit to incase they try to do a physical reenactment.

seriously though, should we get cheap seats or good tickets?
is there some thing where we get to meet joe carter if we sit in the
100's?

On 2-Sep-08, at 8:42 PM, Kevin Kennaley wrote:

> WHEN: this Friday, the 5th of September.
> WHERE: the skydome (none of this rogers center crap).
>
> Who wants to go? We'll sort tickets out before Friday so that we
> don't have to miss anything before the game... I can only assume
> that they're going to show the '93 home run on the jumbotron. I
> don't know if anyone else wanted to come or not, but all are
> welcome! So let's get a head count, and enjoy one last night out
> before the summer is truly over.
>
> And remember, Joe Carter loves you more than your own mothers do.
>
> Kevin

#15

2008-08-31T23:38:00.002-04:00

So tired from field hockey today and kinda sunburt from it... which shouldn't be happening at 4pm... Boo. I thought my days of shinguard tans were behind me.

And what happened to muxtape.com?? Stupid RIAA, so sad! Duh, people can purchase songs there... not just streaming. It is (or was) a good thing!!

#14

2008-08-30T17:54:00.000-04:00

Oh man! How could I forget...

7/23 - George Michael at Madison Square Garden

??!!?

#13

2008-08-30T14:12:00.006-04:00

I'm the worst blogger ever... I guess I have been a little too involved in the Twilight book series (finished #4 last night... and am in love with Edward Cullen) and too many show in the past month.

Here's a little breakdown of the last month:

7/22 - Shinedown at Highline

7/26 - Warped Tour in Long Island

7/27 - MGMT at McCarren Pool

7/30 - The Fullblast reunion show

8/6 - The Graduate at Gramercy

8/8 - The Graduate in CT

8/11 - Darkest Hour at Irving

8/12 - Gaslight Anthem instore at Generation Records

8/13 - Rancid at Irving

8/14 - Rancid at Irving

8/16 - Paramore in Philadelphia

8/17 - Gaslight Anthem at Knitting Factory

8/19 - Staind in NJ

8/21 - Carolina Liar at Bowery

8/26 - Nada Surf at Bowery

8/28 - Paramore in Central Park

8/29 - Sonic Youth at McCarren Pool

I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff.... Hopefully September is a little quieter! Whew.

In the time its taken me to type this, the Blue Jays have gone from being down by 2 to tied to down by 1 to down by 2. UGH. Boo Yankees! Let's go Jays! Summon your inner-fucking-Joe Carters already!

My fantasy (or fancy, depending on who's asking) football team is having our draft on Wednesday. So stoked! Anyone got any pointers?

I also have a twitter now... because I clearly don't have enough interwebz. You can and should 'follow me'. I'm: katietothemax.

Cool? Cool.

#12

2008-07-22T16:03:00.002-04:00

I should begin with noting that the new Staind album is called "The Illusion Of Progress".

So, I'm sitting on the subway reading my book this morning (Dave Eggers' "You Shall Know Our Velocity!") and minding my own business when I read this passage....

"I was exhausted. You should sleep. Wake up early. That's not the way. It's the same. It means less that way. We sleep when we fall. We only sleep when we can't move anymore. That's juvenile. But it means everything. It's the illusion of progress. Staying awake isn't progress. The illusion is enough."

Excuse me what? It's the illusion of progress??! Nooooooooooo! I doubt Aaron Lewis put down the bong for long enough to pick up a book. Let alone one by Eggers. Argh.

Sometimes work ruins life.

#11

2008-07-21T11:13:00.001-04:00

Katie Robinson is joining the 21st century with a tumblr page (see link to the right). Maybe she will start twittering next.

I am still twittXedge.

#10

2008-07-13T22:27:00.001-04:00

I think it'd be great if bands started wearing their own t-shirts on stage again.

#9

2008-06-29T12:38:00.003-04:00

Soccer finals are today. I will enjoy the BBQ but have been out of the pool since the first round. (See - post #2.) Hopefully I don't eat all the deviled eggs before I head over to Bozzi's biggest little Avenue C palace.

"Extreme side-part and all over print splatter paint hoodie" show tonight in Long Island. I hope Ace Enders covers his Early November song that covers The Get Up Kids. Should be fun even though the Crazy Donkey has no place to escape to. And no food, well except sorta gross cheese fries. But sorta gross and cheesy are what this show is all about.

#8

2008-06-28T23:18:00.002-04:00

Three days until Canada Day... my most favo(u)rite holiday!! I've been practicing "the test" but still can't seem to regularly score above 60%. Hah.

Anyway, get stoked for Trainwreck Tuesd, eh? on Tuesday night! I'm working on a playlist of the best Canadian jams for Erica to spin for an hour.

Souldecision - "Jaded"

Propaganhdi - "Ska Sucks"

Bedouin Soundclash - "When The Night Feels My Song"

Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know"

Sum 41 - "Fat Lip"

Our Lady Peace - "Superman's Dead"

Avril Lavigne f/ Lil Mama - "Girlfriend (Remix)"

Hot Hot Heat - "Bandages"

Tom Cochrane - "Life Is A Highway"'

Arcade Fire - "No Cars Go"

Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"

Nelly Furtado - "I'm Like A Bird"

Simple Plan - "I'd Do Anything"

So stoked!!!

#7

2008-06-25T00:18:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday, Erica Dagley!

I wish you a night full of strong drinks, make outs with cute boys, Rob dj-ing all the hits of The Cab, and lots of twittering. More sleepovers, BBQs and overall good times to come this year!

#6

2008-06-24T00:33:00.002-04:00

The real life version of this is right outside of my office on 6th Ave between 51st and 52nd. I will be eternally grateful to whoever can find out the locations of the Orioles and Blue Jays and Dodgers real life versions. I definitely want to go on an adventure Saturday to find them!