So the health care bill has passed and that's huge and all, but at the moment I don't really have anything insightful to add to the chorus of voices on the subject. However Mark and I went to see the very awesome Garfunkel and Oates this weekend. And I've have this song stuck in my head for two days. It's political and funny...you know like I try to be.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Three Things I'm Obsessed With Right Now
Like a lot of people I'm sure, I get obsessed for weeks at a time with certain music, movies, etc. Sometimes it ends up turning into a long-time love (like George Orwell), and many others fade. In what may become a semi-regular feature, here are three things I'm Obsessed With Right Now:
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz! I've been lukewarm about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for years, there are a handful of songs that I really like, but the rest kind of annoyed me. But then I fell slightly for the hypnotic songs of Karen O's music on the Where the Wild Things Are, which led me then to this CD, which I haven't stopped listening to for the past two weeks. All the songs are good, but there are a few stand outs, the best of which is Hysteric.
2. George Carlin. I've been reading his autobiography Last Words over the past couple of weeks, which has inspired me to re-vist a lot of his stand-up. Such a funny, insightful guy. It's also inspiredme to start thinking about going back to writing some stand-up of my own.
3. How I Met Your Mother. I had seen a few episodes here and there on TV or on a plane, and always thought it was pretty witty and not typical laugh-track sitcom triteness. It wasn't until I interviewed Alyson Hannigan in December that I decided to really get into the show. Mark and I got the DVDs of the first four seasons and have been watching them regularly over the past month. It's....wait for it....Awesome!
3. How I Met Your Mother. I had seen a few episodes here and there on TV or on a plane, and always thought it was pretty witty and not typical laugh-track sitcom triteness. It wasn't until I interviewed Alyson Hannigan in December that I decided to really get into the show. Mark and I got the DVDs of the first four seasons and have been watching them regularly over the past month. It's....wait for it....Awesome!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wedded Bliss
I just returned from a trip to Michigan for Hilary's wedding. Hilary has been my best friend for over a decade and she's been with her husband since they were 14. Their wedding was the 1st time I've ever been a bridesmaid, and while it was a lot of work, I honestly couldn't have been happier to be a part of it. I've never been to a more beautiful wedding so perfectly filled with love and happiness from everyone. I may in the next few days post my toast to Hilary and Kelly. But for now I just wanted to share how happy I am for them, and what a beautiful couple they are.
OK...here's my toast. I used to be such a good public speaker, but it was hard for me to hold it together to deliver this:
Hilary and I have been close since we were 16—just a couple of years after Hilary and Kelly met, so I’ve known them though almost all of their relationship and I’ve been lucky enough to watch their relationship grow.
At weddings there’s always a lot of talk of growing old together, and they surely will—we’ve all know for a long time now that they’ll be together forever.
But what I think makes their love story so amazing is that they’ve already grown together—think of how much you change from 14 to 27—not much stands the test of time, but they’ve managed to grown up with each other—their love matured with them.
Movies and music always talk about “The One” and for many of us it’s a lofty idea that sits somewhere in the future or forever remains fiction. Finding “The One” is always told as a perilous journey with obsciticals to overcome all culminating with a happy ending.
Which might make for entertaining romantic comedies, but a far more inspiring story for me is a love story like Hilary and Kelly’s—a story that isn’t about the pursuit of some perfect ending but rather about a life lived together in love.
It’s a truer love—more real, more honest. You can’t hide any part of yourself. They know it all—they’ve been there for most of your life. And still she loves him and he loves her because although they’ve changed throughout the years—Hilary is still Hilary and Kelly is still Kelly, and they are still each other’s partner.
So please join me in wishing them a future as inspiring as their past.
To Hilary and Kelly!
OK...here's my toast. I used to be such a good public speaker, but it was hard for me to hold it together to deliver this:
Hilary and I have been close since we were 16—just a couple of years after Hilary and Kelly met, so I’ve known them though almost all of their relationship and I’ve been lucky enough to watch their relationship grow.
At weddings there’s always a lot of talk of growing old together, and they surely will—we’ve all know for a long time now that they’ll be together forever.
But what I think makes their love story so amazing is that they’ve already grown together—think of how much you change from 14 to 27—not much stands the test of time, but they’ve managed to grown up with each other—their love matured with them.
Movies and music always talk about “The One” and for many of us it’s a lofty idea that sits somewhere in the future or forever remains fiction. Finding “The One” is always told as a perilous journey with obsciticals to overcome all culminating with a happy ending.
Which might make for entertaining romantic comedies, but a far more inspiring story for me is a love story like Hilary and Kelly’s—a story that isn’t about the pursuit of some perfect ending but rather about a life lived together in love.
It’s a truer love—more real, more honest. You can’t hide any part of yourself. They know it all—they’ve been there for most of your life. And still she loves him and he loves her because although they’ve changed throughout the years—Hilary is still Hilary and Kelly is still Kelly, and they are still each other’s partner.
So please join me in wishing them a future as inspiring as their past.
To Hilary and Kelly!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
There's Something Irresistible-ish about 'em!
Got-damn the Muppets are fantastic! I was just reminded today how awesome this song is.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Belated Birthday Cake
Life has been a little crazy the past month, and looks like it may continue to be for the next month or so. So Full of Wit, may be a little less, well...full.
But, to know me is to know how much I love my own birthday (which was awesome this year) and so, I'd be remiss not to point out what should have been my birthday cake:
(via Cake Wrecks)
Maybe next year....
But, to know me is to know how much I love my own birthday (which was awesome this year) and so, I'd be remiss not to point out what should have been my birthday cake:
(via Cake Wrecks)
Maybe next year....
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Best of Today
Today is kinda blah.
But the internets did have two cool things for me. These are my favorite bits of today:
1) Judge Judy Prank Calls! Ah, the prank call....a lost art.
2) Lego recreations of iconic photos. (The one above is my new wallpaper)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Pretty Pictures
I recently took an online portrait photography class. Click here if care. I have some focusing issues, but I'm still happy with how some of the photos came out. (It doesn't hurt that I'm friends with such pretty ladies)
Dying to see more? I'm now on flickr too.
Dying to see more? I'm now on flickr too.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Stimulating the Economy
You may or may not have noticed that the economy and the environment are both kinda in the shiter at the moment. But that doesn’t mean that you have to stop shopping, afterall it's the 'merican way!
This holiday season I decided that I wanted to get some more unique gifts, as well as not contribute to the whole corporate machine thing quite as much, so I bought a lot of handmade gifts. An alternative would be making your own gifts, but most things I make end up looking like a small child’s art project, and the charm of that wears off quickly when the receiver realizes that is in fact the “real gift.” Most of the things I got came from Esty (www.etsy.com):
It all started last December when I needed a new wallet, and ended up buying this handmade one
Then in the height of my George Orwell obsession, I bought these 1984 themed bottle cap magnets
I think I found some good gifts there in that last few months:
For my good friend Joan’s birthday
Joan, btw, is a super-talented art and crafter herself, for x-mas, she gave me this beyond awesome bag and shirt that she made. And whipped up this totally rad scarf for a certain fellow I know.*
Speaking of the fellow, I got him this cool light box and shirt
While the famous food blogger that I live with got, (what else?) this “housewife” apron
My mom usually gives me only the parameters of “something with dragonflies or hummingbirds on it.” I’ve exhausted the supply of dragonfly things in Chinatown, and the embroidered pillow I started a year and a half ago will likely remain under by bed forever, so I found this for her
And most recently, I found the perfect gift for a certain BFF/fellow Michigander/bride-to-be.
*Actually Joan’s made beyond amazing gifts for several people I know, but alas I don’t have pictures of them all. Her whole family is creative and talented in fact-- check out the awesome things her sister makes I know three ladies in NYC who are sporting these bags:
This holiday season I decided that I wanted to get some more unique gifts, as well as not contribute to the whole corporate machine thing quite as much, so I bought a lot of handmade gifts. An alternative would be making your own gifts, but most things I make end up looking like a small child’s art project, and the charm of that wears off quickly when the receiver realizes that is in fact the “real gift.” Most of the things I got came from Esty (www.etsy.com):It all started last December when I needed a new wallet, and ended up buying this handmade one
Then in the height of my George Orwell obsession, I bought these 1984 themed bottle cap magnets
I think I found some good gifts there in that last few months:
For my good friend Joan’s birthday
Joan, btw, is a super-talented art and crafter herself, for x-mas, she gave me this beyond awesome bag and shirt that she made. And whipped up this totally rad scarf for a certain fellow I know.*
Speaking of the fellow, I got him this cool light box and shirt
While the famous food blogger that I live with got, (what else?) this “housewife” apron
My mom usually gives me only the parameters of “something with dragonflies or hummingbirds on it.” I’ve exhausted the supply of dragonfly things in Chinatown, and the embroidered pillow I started a year and a half ago will likely remain under by bed forever, so I found this for her
And most recently, I found the perfect gift for a certain BFF/fellow Michigander/bride-to-be.
*Actually Joan’s made beyond amazing gifts for several people I know, but alas I don’t have pictures of them all. Her whole family is creative and talented in fact-- check out the awesome things her sister makes I know three ladies in NYC who are sporting these bags:
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