l.e.s. francophile

The reality of the situation sets in:

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:03 -0500

24 hours later, I realize that yes, I did get “handsy” with General Colin Powell.

Hey, he smiled through the conversation. Further proof that the man is the only decent aspect of the Bush administration; he let me paw at him. Funny, when I was speaking with him, I kept on thinking about how I could cry in a second thinking about how they threw him under the bus, pushing him into the UN General Assembly to make the case for war on Iraq, when they knew they fed him lies. Now, in the harsh light of cocktail hour, I could cry thinking about the fact that if I am remembered by Mr. Powell, it will be as the chatty gay who got handsy on him in the basement of the Crosby Hotel. Sigh.

An email from me to Emily.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:15 -0500

Oh and yes I chatted with Colin Powell for like 10 minutes. Me and Mer. It was amazing. I was tipsy and handsy. I think he found the handsiness kind of endearing. At least I would LIKE to think that. He talked about Vietnam and family. We talked about how our family basically is Vietman. Kidding! We didn’t. (Kindof.)

Tell you more later.

(Photo of me and General Powell is forthcoming.)

Scene: Iman is next to me, looking 25, and wearing a MJ-esque Balmain peaked-shoulder blazer

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:21 -0500

Me: Hi, Iman. My name is Matthew.
Iman: Hi, Matthew!
Me: I just wanted to say that I adore your jacket. It is divine and I am a little bit jealous of you.
Iman: Thanks, I love it. You're so kind.
Me: Well, you do look great in it. Almost - almost - as good as Michael Jackson looked in a similar one in This Is It.
Iman: Well!
Iman's gay friend: When were you born, like 1988?
Me: 1984!

The Yankees parade is taking place outside my office today.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:59:56 -0500

It looks like Queens vomited on the streets of Manhattan. Yuck.

mcgrory: Carroll Street Subway Station, Brooklyn, taken...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:18:14 -0500

mcgrory:

Carroll Street Subway Station, Brooklyn, taken yesterday

This is my stop. I knew it at first glance.

I got this Ralph Lauren hunter green wool shawl-collar jumper...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:58:13 -0500

I got this Ralph Lauren hunter green wool shawl-collar jumper sweater with elbow patches about 2 years ago, and it has become my favorite wintertime sweater. I am, seriously, in love with it, and I wear it with everything from jeans to sweats (which, like, duh, never except at home). But I love it and can’t get enough.

Today, my intern wore this sweater to work, which is cool. I complimented him on it and on how new it looked - what excellent condition the wool is in, etc. And he told me that he just bought it, at a RL outlet, for … $15.

When ~~I bought it~~ my mother bought it for me 2 years ago, it was $300. My disdain was, shall we say, unfortunately obvious.

Street Etiquette

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:23:17 -0500

Street Etiquette:

I think I just found my newest obsession. The curators of this site are a-do-rah-bluh with a capital RAH.

How fresh...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:36 -0500

whatcriscilikes:

I’ve been noticing the following expression fall from the mouths of various men “I’ve got to make it right.” Despite what the situation is, whether the circumstances in question concern a birthday, a stomach flu, or an argument, it seems that chivalry is not dead. I’ve noticed that some people do the right thing simply because they know it’s right, logic not necessary.

Maybe they’ve just got Man In The Mirror stuck in their heads … (like I do) … ?

On Saturday, Spencer Pratt began following me on Twitter. Today, Heidi Montag is following me.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:57:36 -0500

WTF, now Heidi? All 100% of Speidi is following me on Twitter. Why? I am not following any percentage of Speidi. I find this too hurty for my brain to deal with.

iTunes Stats as of 11/1/2009

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:17:38 -0500

Rufus Wainwright: 169 songs

Michael Jackson: 125 songs

Rufus is still my man, but he better be keeping an eye open for the Man in the Mirror, s’all I’m sayin’.

So far, I have seen This Is It twice. I teared up during...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:44:10 -0500

So far, I have seen This Is It twice. I teared up during “I’ll Be There” the first time, but generally just reveled and basked the second time, solely and thoroughly enjoying MJ. This might just be the best part of the entire film.

For Halloween this year, I was a methed out Andre Agassi....

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:40:27 -0500

For Halloween this year, I was a methed out Andre Agassi. Thankyou.

"I’m saying that with love. L-O-V-E love."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:36:13 -0400

““I’m saying that with love. L-O-V-E love.””

- Michael Jackson, “This Is It.”

"If they say, “Why, why?” tell ‘em that it’s human nature. “Why, why,..."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:27:02 -0400

“If they say, “Why, why?” tell ‘em that it’s human nature. “Why, why, does he do me that way?””

- MJ.

"Je veux qu’on se separe. Pourquoi? Parce que je ne peux plus te quitter."

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:11 -0400

“Je veux qu’on se separe.
Pourquoi?
Parce que je ne peux plus te quitter.”

- Unknown (via leprintemps)

Cette citation est parfaitement melancolique. Je l’adore.

Dear GoogleVoice, What is the point of advertising transcribed voicemails IF THAT IS NEVER ACTUALLY...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:39 -0400

Dear GoogleVoice,

What is the point of advertising transcribed voicemails IF THAT IS NEVER ACTUALLY GOING TO WORK for any of my voicemails?

Hmm?

WHAT is your point?

Love,

Matthew

"Recently, I found that the porn industry brings in $3,075 every second on purchases for porn, which..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:17:12 -0400

“Recently, I found that the porn industry brings in $3,075 every second on purchases for porn, which seems crazy because people can get their porn for free on the Internet. Every second 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography, 372 Internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines, and every 39 minutes a new pornographic video is being created in the United States. Those statistics are staggering, right? They’re making over $14 billion annually and the demand doesn’t seem to be waning … I’m just going to ask them to give 1% of the 14 billion they make each year to help end hunger around the world. That’s 140 million dollars.”

- Bobby Bailey, founder of Invisible Children, imploring the adult video industry to donate to eradicate hunger on the Huffington Post. Staggering (and slightly troubling) statistics, from which he derives a strong argument.

neverforgets: gypsynaylor: Life would be easy in the forest,...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:14:07 -0400

neverforgets:

gypsynaylor:

Life would be easy in the forest, except for…….

Cyril Sneer! I loved this show. So. Much.

fatmanatee: Adventures in great names: Boutros...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:38:18 -0400

fatmanatee:

Adventures in great names: Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Are we sure this isn’t actually Fred Armisen?

Photo

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:39:35 -0400