January 2010
14 posts
ice ice, baby
dgrahamkostic:
while talking about my parents—a topic my sister sarah and i thoroughly enjoy since they are so goddamn colorful—sarah asked me why mom calls dad ‘ice.’
i’ve never heard such a thing, but then we realized that it’s because my mom has my dad saved in her phone as ICE. you know, In Case of Emergency. but it’s funny to think that my mom nicknamed my dad Ice.
‘hey ice, pass the...
Dude, my e-mail is NOT HARD TO FIND. →
cherrispryteaintsobrite:
(via alexbalk)
I see this a lot. I do this sometimes. I try not to, but I do. I will also stop and get involved if the crying girl (its always a girl) seems to be in unmanageable distress.
While I don’t eschew to Mr. Galvin’s words (mentioned in CherriSpryte’s subsequent post), I am a prolific crier and actually strongly identified with much of...
Lesson One: Born To Crash « Imaginary Socialite →
bbook:
People always ask for tips on crashing. The rules haven’t changed since 2005.
1. Know where you’re going, and dress the part. Don’t wear jeans to a Bergdorf thing. Don’t wear a dress to Hiro. If you’re pretty, overdress to get noticed. If you’re not, underdress to look wealthier. Always carry a small status bag. Always carry a small flask.
2. Learn the names of the hosts; drop them at...
Just got an email to inform me that the Office of...
Also, yes. I was not eating at all during that...
One Brief, Scuzzy Moment by Gary Indiana
“I’m not prone to much sentimentality, but you should treasure your own history, however weird it is. William Burroughs once told me, “People like us are lucky, because every shitty thing that happens to us is just more material.” I want to remember the many people I love who are gone and remind myself of how much I love the ones who are still here. And I’ll let you...
A Blog Post Has Always Just Been The Answer To A...
choire:
There is also the other tactic, utilized by my friend Tracy when she was a waitress in Oakland and she’d come home at 2 a.m. with lots of tips: she’d put her purse under her sweater to pretend she was pregnant and then she’d walk down the middle of the street singing really loudly. That works too, on similar/differing principles, just not as well for men.
Actually, I can attest to the...
nowmybutthurts:
Coeur De Pirate - ...
