the aughts have been crazy

great infographic of the aughts by phillip niemeyer. see the whole thing here

last day of work!

slow jam monday

skip the first 35 seconds



and closing with one of the best mixes of all time

ideal listening for organizing 12,000+ emails
5 days of work to go!

the queen of the west

new home starting in july, come visit! the first dog's on me.

a town called panic

it opens today at film forum, who's coming with me?

december in brooklyn

pickled grapes to come!

the train

first home in bk

current home

stockHOLM! ha!

not quite the same as nyc. really cool subway stops from around the world

33 days until departure!

i told my boss and she practically jumped for joy, so relieved that's how she felt.
just typed my letter of resignation, WEIRD.
it's official though... so exciting!

christmas wishlist part 2

a mini branding iron! they'll make it say just about anything, and it fits on a lighter. perfect stocking stuffer

christmas wishlist

more incredible CIA tricks can be found in this book, so cool.

this american life

hadn't heard this olide but goodie "this american life," until this morning. really great.
high school reunion tonight.
shots tomorrow morning.
48 days to go...

real love x2

all special effects are great, but the fire ball at 1.50 is the highlight



best throw back.

TED Talk on Creativity

so refreshing to watch after a miserable day at work.

kevin van aelst

lots of math and science. i like this guy.

friday jam

oh gosh do i love this song.

cassette from my ex

this website turned my day around.
read the story about the relationship and then stream the corresponding cassette. infinite afternoon playlists.

bed stuy y

my two favorite things about pilates class:

1. a completely ridiculous move that always reminds me of my favorite part of harriet the spy: ms. berry, her nutty dance teacher, tells her to go home and practice being an onion for their thanksgiving extravaganza. harriet spends the better part of the afternoon rolling around on the floor of her bedroom, in an effort to better embrace her onion-ness.

2. the gorgeous, limber woman who was next to me and could not stop farting all night long.

oktoberfest at the brooklyn botanical garden

the linnaean libation league held its second gathering on thursday, this time celebrating oktoberfest. there were 3 delicious beers and 1 hard cider, coupled with a bounty of cheese, bread and rick's pick's pickles. i forgot my camera, but you can see more photos here

let's go fly a kite!

wow, what an amazing birthday! this 3 year old has no idea how lucky she is.
some serious inspiration for next year's festivities.

chronic city

in honor of his new book, he's doing a marathon book reading tour through nyc (but mostly brooklyn). reading at 7 locations over the course of 8 nights, and one of the stops is the new bookstore in my neighborhood, greenlight. so great.

awww yea!

1. finished huge project that had been stressing me out forever
2. named employee of the month, ha
3. burger joint + spike jonze shorts with LV
4. less than 24 hours to cleveland
5. 3 day weekend, suckers!

halloween

i'm snatching the next baby i find so i can dress him up like this.

other wild halloween costumes here

library time

i want this for the time when all my books are finally out of storage and back on their shelves.

cloudy with a chance of meatballs cupcakes

i'll take a dozen, please.

ohio is a piano

a guy noticed that ohio has 88 counties, just as a piano has 88 keys. he assigned every county a musical note and presto! a fun musical site.
in honor of my upcoming trip, and in honor of two women who are dear to my heart and live in ohio, i've musically charted what it would sound like to travel from one city to the next.

invisible dogs

got off the train to do a standard sunday tj's run, and was overwhelmed by the hundreds of invisible dogs being walked around carroll gardens.
twas just another stunt by improv everywhere

100 days to go

the countdown is on. really really on. a favorite song, in honor of an

exciting occasion!

google knows everything

while typing an email, i looked to the side and these were all of my sponsored links... se asia on the mind.

how animals see the world

this website uses small cameras in various habitats, so you can see the world the way the animals do. pretty neat

so patriotic

in honor of sydney's international food festival, the advertisers recreated the flags of participating countries with traditional foods. unfortunately the us did not make the cut, although some hot dog stripes would have been quite tasteful. can you guess who the above is?

Back to School Edition

wish i'd had these to wear today. the meat socks are also pretty awesome. new favorite site: ashi-dashi

also, what some nyc chefs are packing for their kids' lunches

columbus day weekend travel plans

i'll be playing corn hole in the midwest.
yes yes yes
!!!

best lunch

murray's cheese shop melts + drink/chips of choice for 8ish bones.
best deal ever.

sumsumsummer time

a wonderful day spent on the high seas

monkeys in the swimming pool

what's most amazing to me is how normal these monkeys look. like being in the pool just ain't no thang. i really like the one that cannon balls in and then his friend swimming across the pool. the woman in the background sounds thoroughly amused.
143 days til asia for meeeeeeeee!

three days of weekend

barely made it out of the week alive.
thank goodness i have dear friends + a great movie + a dear boy to look forward to.

mad men + sesame street

happy 40th anniversary for sesame street!
hooray for a third season of mad men!
an amazing mash up of my favorite things

kind of amazing

piggie speakers. and in gold, no less. serious want.

text from martin

gillian,

as of august 1st your old apartment will be available!

just trying....

martin

the saddest zebra in the whole world

this is the only "zebra" in gaza. and by zebra, i mean dyed donkey. read more about other zoos in the middle east.

best part of my day

finding this flickr set, entitled "souvenirs."
pure genius

boo ya ka sha

tickets purchased. allllllllllright.