December 2009
44 posts
every time i learn the truth about something, i'm...
just finished chuck klosterman’s newest book, eating the dinosaur. he’s officially my favorite author. some choice quotations below: “Do I want to be presented in a way that I would like to be seen? Of course, but ‘the way I would like to be seen’ would almost certainly be an inaccurate, delusional depiction of who I actually am.” (p. 16) “I fear that...
2 years ago today, i began this blog. it’s been a wild ride, kids.
just saw avatar. rather, experienced avatar. closely resembling an acid trip, avatar was a visually stunning 3 hour glimpse into a 3 dimensional, psychedelically colorful, textured world. and i left exhausted. the plot, characters and dialogue were trite, unimaginative and stale. but this may be the only time i will still say, go see it.
dad, pay attention.
“chick goes missing, dude gets involved, dude gets blamed, dude gets girl pregnant, dude finds out big lebowski is responsible. donny dies.” -pete
there's a lover. never met. yet she's sleeping in...
heiruspecs, “heartsprings”
paul rudd cracks me up.
“Quick question - what do you know about the song ‘Don’t stop Believ’n” by Journey? It was the last song played by the band last nite, and all [of] Dana’s friends seemed to have a regular routine in dancing to it. It is a really great song and I wondered if you and your posse are hip to it.” -email from my father
2009 - not a good year for the celebrities.
anonymous.
me: perry!!!perry: what? what’s going on? oh, it’s the weekend. [goes back to sleep]me: what are you doing?perry: this. [goes back to sleep]
helping out the trees and the animals this year. american forests: american forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests. mspca-angell: the mission of the massachusetts society for the prevention of cruelty to animals-angell animal medical center is...
“mtv just makes money off of stereotypes.” -perry
alice in wonderland.
i’ve been stating more opinions than usual in the last few posts (i generally use this blog as a means for disseminating the works of others - quotations, art, et cetera), so i figured i’d continue while i was on a roll. saw this movie poster on the side of a building in midtown today. uhh, where do i start? (be forewarned, this post will shortly venture into the land of feminism and...
a few pop culture remarks… 1. dexter season finale. that final twist was magnificent. props to showtime - you almost lost me as an audience member at the end of last season, and now you have me back 100%. 2. chris brown. i’ve never really had much to say on the chris brown/rihanna saga. he’s retarded, i think that pretty much sums it up. but i just couldn’t stay silent...
californication season finale. actress who plays becca is awful. she acts how she thinks a 14 year old is supposed to act. also, what 14 year old girl tells her dad she just lost her virginity? sopranos is officially the only television show that has ever done a dream sequence right.
it’s been just about 6 months since i moved to new york city, and i figured it was about time that i write a post regarding my initial impressions of this urban jungle and my life in it. this city is inspiring. i find myself constantly inundated with inspiration. the newest indie movie, a hipster’s clothing, the homeless man in front of duane reade telling me christmas without jesus...
“american cheese was created for the sole purpose of grilled cheese sandwiches.” -pete goodman
“i like the idea of wes anderson movies more than i actually like wes anderson movies.” -pete goodman
wassily kandinsky. several circles.
“In fact, 1999 can be pinpointed as Precisely the Last Year of How Things Used to Be. We listened to music on stereos. We watched TV on TVs. We read books in books and newspapers on newspaper. We didn’t yet suspect that our desktops and laptops, lurking innocently in our workspaces and spoon-feeding us e-mail, were exerting a black-hole tug on our lives.” -nymag.com
“To travel back in time to 1999, you have to start by shedding a few things, as though you’re going through airport security. No iPod. No smartphone. No YouTube. No Facebook. No Twitter. In 1999, the Internet was shiny-new and just out of the box, and we still believed that its greatest utility was to deliver dog food to our door and packs of gum and cigarettes to us by hand. We were...
10 web trends to watch in 2010.
the roommate.
my first moviemaking venture.
obama on ecstasy.
“The mere recognition of an extrinsic reality damages the intrinsic merits of one’s own reality. In other words, it’s a mistake to (consciously) do what everyone else is doing, just as it’s a mistake to (consciously) do the opposite.” -Chuck Klosterman, “Feeding the Dinosaurs”
abstract images i’ve recently come upon.
skydiving.
never actually got the video onto the blog before now. word.
"i personally would know nothing about doing a...
i love these men.
“once upon a timethere was a wee manwith a giant noseand he sneezed,and there was a hurricane”
“Do I want to be presented in a way that I would like to be seen? Of course, but ‘the way I would like to be seen’ would almost certainly be an inaccurate, delusional depiction of who I actually am.” -Chuck Klosterman, “Eating the Dinosaur”
obama acid blotter.