(1) i can actually see the potato pancake shapes in my belly
(2) i formulate escape strategies involving ropes when mu rooms on the first floor
(3) i miss the mess in my apartment
(4) and the mosquito that haunts what would be my dreams if i could actually sleep
(5) i fantasize about using my web enabled mobile device on the bus ride home
(6) i miss brooklyn…yeah
(7) i review the catalogue of breakups and would rather go through that again than be here
(8) i have actually eaten all of my many feelings
(9) and yet i’m still unhappy. How is this possible?
(10) ahhhhh the movie knocked up. Haven’t seen this in a while. I really hate everything. Get me out of here.
i know i’ve been at my parents place too long when… November 28, 2009
black friday shopping with pops starting at 5am November 27, 2009
(1) and you all wonder why i dont like shopping
(2) haha, people are annoyed that im playing hearts on the line and not caring
(3) aaaaaaand dad is arguing. And we’re walking away.
(4) oh good, he bought ghosts of ex girfriends past, marley and me, and 17 again
(5) gay cousin ted has been outgayed
(6) oh god, i hope i dont have to watch any of these
(7) wow, i got all this stuff done and mcdonalds is still serving breakfast. So thats why people do this!
(8) mmmmm egg mcmuffin.
(9) OMFG CHANGE OF PLANS WHITE CASTLE AHHHHHHH
(10) god bless us everyone
blogging from the bus. cause i can. November 25, 2009
(1) this is fun!
(2) the pirate radio soundtrack is soooooo good
(3) i really love the song Elenore. Is it too old timey to name my daughter that?
(4) the bus is packed. When did people move to rockland?
(5) jk. Most of them got off in jersey.
(6) oooooh dusty springfield. If mu heart had a better voice, it would sound like her.
(7) you dont have to say you love me. Sigh.
(8) btw, found out the hard way that its too soon for me to hear dirty dancing songs.
(9) what the fuck is wrong with suzanne somers?
(10) oooh gotta run, teddy wants to chat! Happy thanksgiving!
movies gay cousin teddy should watch in preparation for running a marathon June 1, 2009
- miracle
- forrest gump
- the flock of seagulls live concert dvd
- cool runnings
- the running man
- Prefontaine
- 18 Again (the original!)
- the jacksons: American dream
- thumbsucker
- run lola run
Things that might kill me this summer April 23, 2009
- if teddy made an unexpected visit*
- when I go see NIN in jersey
- the devilish combination of rapture’s outdoor seating and happy hour two-for-one specials on bottles of wine. Yes, bottles.
- the folding lawn chairs I intend to get, which will allow me to sit on my roof in the sun with beer for long periods of time
- the fact that this is the year of gin
- http://www.herrsstore.com/hehochcu6ozb.html
- my indigenous coffee place by work closed and they made the bestest iced coffee
- an indigenous coffee place opened a block from my apartment
- once a year I decide to bar hop in Williamsburg
- the unprecedented awesomeness of ‘wolverine’
* a visit from teddy is always a joyous thing, this only refers to the fact that it would kill me
life lessons from a sick day spent watching the real housewives of orange county/nyc February 23, 2009
- i was not the target market for a single commerical i saw all day
- you can never be too rich, too blond, too shrieky, or too stupid
- it’s called orange county because thats what color everyones skin is
- apparently the future is here, and the future is steamed vegetables
- the recession isn’t happening in california, or at least on california tv
- oh god, the nyc housewives are even worse.
- all these people’s kids are mad creepy
- this is not helping my stomach ache
- why does anyone read the new york post? i had to read it over the weekend and it was horrible! though the word search was fun. though word searches have no place in a newspaper.
- i am glad i will be too poor to ever go to the hamptons
happy 50th birthday motown records January 12, 2009
random facts about my favorite and the most important american label ever
- the first hit on the label was barrett strong’s ‘money (that’s what i want) in 1959
- now headquartered in nyc, motown Records is a subsidiary of the universal motown/universal republic group, itself a subsidiary of universal music group
- the company was founded by berry gordy who is awesome and played by the equally awesome billy dee williams in ‘the jacksons: american dream’ and ‘the temptations’
- motown used a select group of studio musicians known collectively as the funk brothers to play on all motown songs
- a good portion of motown songs’ basslines were played with one finger belonging to james jamerson
- the name motown is derived from the words ‘motor’ and ‘town’ which are names for detroit, out of which the label is based. and that my friends, is called a portmanteau.
- ‘i heard it through the grapevine’ and ‘what’s going on’ were originally rejected by berry gordy for production
- notable label songwriters once included ashford & simpson, smokey robinson, marvin gaye and stevie wonder
- berry gordy would require that artists attend artist development classes to teach them how to think, act, walk and talk like royalty. jr. walker and marvin gaye were exempt from attending classes.
- the temptations motown release ’papa was a rolling stone’ was produced by norman whitfield in 1972 and is the greatest song of all time so step off.
possible reasons for the record high readership of this blog today January 12, 2009
- you thought today would finally be the day that gay cousin ted guestblogged
- people are really really interested in the battle between snuggie and slanket
- all the people who made fun of me for wanting a snuggie, secretly want one for themselves
- rachel is a better blogger than me
- everyone else had as little motivation at work as i did
- you somehow knew that i was taking down the work christmas tree and needed all the emotional support i could get
- you thought i would have something relevant to say about the selection of a replacement for obama’s senate seat
- you thought we were liveblogging the golden globe awards (summary: keanu reeves once again went unacknowledged by the academy)
- you actually got the email with the link to my blog months ago but were trapped under something heavy and this was the first thing you did when you were rescued. awww!
- you just can’t get enough of our layout. frankly, neither can i.
and thank you November 30, 2008
hi! co-blogger lisa here. what you can expect from me: lists, many involving sandwiches, pie, negativity, and keanu reeves. what you can not expect from me: proper spelling and grammar.
i just want to give thanks to those who made this blog possible
- my co-captain in blogging and life, rachel. learn more about rachel and lisa in the about us section entitled ‘we are lisa and rachel’
- gay cousin ted, who inspires us all
- jian, who also loves keanu reeves and will guest blog
- lori, who has a really cute dog and many cute feelings
- justin, who introduced me to his gay cousin ted
- ricardo and his dog cuzco, who helped us choose a name and serves as a great arch nemesis
- wordpress, who is confusing us right now, but will no doubt become one of the family
- our actual families, who inspire us by being really weird
- binghamton university, which brought many of us together
- new york city, which keeps us all insane and happy
so, this is our blog November 30, 2008
we are not award-winning journalists. we are not your first source for breaking news or the latest photos of lindsay lohan bathing in vodka. we are not impartial or unbiased members of society. we are not the most cultured people either. we are two sarcastic, opinionated twentysomething new yorkers with a lot to say about a lot of things. some of our friends are pretty cool too. oh, and we hate dave matthews.
… and you’re welcome.
lisa and rachel
