February 2011
56 posts
January 2011
50 posts
Roebling Tea Room
I’m not ever really inclined to write about my dining experiences, since most places in New York are phenomenal and I find it more useful to blog about the places I hated, but last night I had such a phenomenal meal from top to bottom I have to share. Especially because it took place in Williamsburg, a place that I try to avoid as much as possible.
We tried to get into Fette Sau, a place...
Yikes
I’m working remotely for the next month in a new office and it’s (un?)fortuntely located directly across the street from City Bakery. In the last week I have had two of their ridiculous hot chocolates ($6 for a large, which is, like, completely exorbitant) and topped with handmade marshmallow for an extra dollar, which it never even crossed my mind that a marshmallow is something that...
A small slice of normalcy.
It feels like 2011 began with the world deciding to spin off its axis a bit, doesn’t it? Birds falling out of the sky, nations rioting, fish popping up dead in the sea, and not a person I know who has said, “you know what, this year is going okay for me so far!”
Which is why I’m so thankful to come home to my own small slice of normalcy. Tonight, after my second 14-hour...
Read this to find out why Katie Baker is my girl... →
“I don’t agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I’m prepared to make an...”
– Banksy, in an official statement concerning his directorial debut Exit Through The Gift Shop being nominated for an Oscar.
Truly one of the best films of the last year. GC and I argued for a full hour on its conclusion - both unwilling to see the others point of view, believing the...
Investigators believe the turbine mixer instantly... →
The NY Post is reporting a man fell into a tortilla-mixing machine in Williamsburg. This is the most horrific, oddest death I’ve ever heard.
Pretty awesome.
peterwknox:
Kevin Smith’s Red State Premiered at Sundance, and Vulture Was There — Vulture
As he explained, the movie took 25 days and cost $4 million to make. If he sold it for $6 million, it would still take $20 million to market. But since that $26 million doesn’t go back to the movie team or the studio or the distributor, you have to make $50 million just to get to the...
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Book Count 2011
First off, thank you to everyone for their suggestions on books to read. I’ve got a great list going and feel the Kindle is going to be a bona fide extension of my hand before year’s end.
Book No. 3 on the year was Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, a book I’ve wanted to read forever but for whatever reason, never got around to. I’m also pretty ashamed I’ve never...
This is random, but check out me and my funny,... →
Life goal number four accomplished - use the word “slut” on national television.
“We’re all taught to be incredibly self-protective and incredibly defensive and...”
– My motto.
Heather Havrilesky, to Paris Review (via The Awl). (via luckypaperstars)
I know it seems impossible, but I'm finally just...
Odds of me leaving this couch ever again? Ten to 15 percent, tops.
Until then, she’s got her hands full: José...
Absolute perfection.
Next Kindle Item Up for Bid...
Just finished In Cold Blood last night (mini-review forthcoming) and in want of some good suggestions for the next book! Also, welcome feedback some of these two titles, which piqued my interest…
- Unbroken by Lauren Hillebrand
- Fall of Giants, Ken Follett
Fortune Favors The Bold: The other thing: Some... →
Totally agree. DeNiro was classless up there - pay someone to write your speech for God’s sake. He’s only been spared the media attention today because of the Gervais hullaballo - which let’s be real, he only said things out loud that we already know. No one saw The Tourist, Tom Cruise and John Travolta have been complete weirdos for some time and all these awards shows are...
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2011 Book Count
I fell a little short of the 52 books in 52 weeks goal I set last year, so this year, with the help of my new Kindle, I’m trying again!
Though I technically started it in the last days of 2011, the first book I finished this year - and it’s a long one so it took me well into January - was The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. I think this is probably one of the best books...
Today. This month. This year so far.
“The ones who love us best are the ones we’ll lay to rest And visit their graves on holidays at best The ones who love us least are the ones we’ll die to please If it’s any consolation, I don’t begin to understand them”
- The Replacements.
Trying real hard to remember what to take to heart, and what to just let go.
Today. This month. This year so far.
“The ones who love us best are the ones we’ll lay to rest And visit their graves on holidays at best The ones who love us least are the ones we’ll die to please If it’s any consolation, I don’t begin to understand them”
- The Replacements.
Trying real hard to remember what to take to heart, and what to just let go.
Clear signs of aging.
I woke up out of a dead sleep at 7:30 a.m. without an alarm. Muscle memory. I never forget to set my alarm - but I fell asleep last night after drinking a whopping two sangrias.
Gone are the days of raging all night and then stumbling out of bed, bleary-eyed, just barely making into work “on time” at 9:15.
Sigh.
And the beat goes on.....
I’m REBA! On Tumblr! OMG. Best Monday ever.
chatter:
mustanghalle:
reba:
I guess you’re wondering how my Spanish lessons are coming along. Well, I haven’t had one lesson yet. We got back home after the holidays and I went into a closet/pantry cleaning/cooking frenzy!!!! The bean soup turned out great, by the way. Reba
OH MY GOD REBA IS ON TUMBLR THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I WANT TO EAT...
“It took the shock of an assassination attempt to show us the ugliness to which...”
– Exactly.
—George Packer (via thedeadline)
Ted Williams on The Today Show →
Do you need a good cry this a.m.? This will help you. Truly hope that the right people are in place to help guide this man. He’s got a X factor that just comes through the screen and hits you in the heart.
It's pretty clear...
…from the 10 minutes I watched of the People’s Choice Awards that Robert Pattinson is IN LOVE with Kristen Stewart. And I’m okay with this because Ryan Reynolds is back on the market and therefore, destroying the competition x1000. (LOL IS THIS POST FROM 2009? RPatz? Am I drunk off just one glass of red wine or is it the aftershock of my 12-hour sedentary work day?)
Also - I...
GC is on Tumblr! →
After much begging and pleading, I have broke him down. Follow him at www.reallygreatenjoyableshow.tumblr.com.
"EXCLUSIVE: Who says blogging is a dead-end... →
Wow. Though I must say, Ree Drummond is kind of amazing. I read her blog daily.
(via maura)