If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, whom would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
- Stephen Levine
This is an interesting photo because the blond bridesmaid seems really tan. Like, really tan.
I predict this image of the Democratic nominee Barack Obama and his wife giving each other a youthful "fist bump" will become one of the iconic political photographs of the early 21st century. Hyperbole what? Unlike the stilted and contrived interactions of politicians and their wives during presidential campaigns, this seems to be a genuine expression of their close friendship.
Reading this website IAmNeurotic.com where people can anonymously submit their various neuroses makes me feel positively normal. Here are a few that made me laugh:
- i refuse to capitalize “i” when referring to myself. It seems pretentious to me. i use AbiWord because it doesn’t automatically capitalize “i” for me. When i use Word it takes me forever to type anything because i have to go back and turn all the “I”s into “i”s.
- Every day, I have to touch someone I do not know, like a quick pat on the shoulder or a tap on the back. I try not to make it obvious, like I act like I accidentally bump into someone in the mall. I have no idea why I do this at all. I cannot stay home all day because I have to find someone to touch. Some days I get in my car telling myself I want fast food but actually just have the urge to lightly tap a stranger…
- When he goes to sit on the toilet, one of my housemates removes all of his clothing except his socks and boxers. He does this at varying times of day. He says it’s “a matter of cleanliness.”
Read more here (with a healthy dose of skepticism). I'm sure my exes and close friends can recall my neurotic tendencies, but I'm having a hard time thinking of any... OH! I have one: I have to ALWAYS sleep on the side of the bed nearest to the door. Oh my god... I AM A FREAK.
I look at this skeletal New York Times building in Manhattan every day from my desk, which French stuntman Alain Robert scaled today sans any safety equipment.
A security guard remarked, “Apparently, he’s a professional climber,” and a police officer replied: “To be honest, looking at this building, you don’t have to be a professional. This building is like a ladder.” (Designed to be environmentally sensitive, the tower is sheathed in distinctive horizontal ceramic rods that are intended to diffuse sunlight, allowing natural light to enter the building while keeping out heat and increasing the building’s energy efficiency.)
Read more here.
Through April 2009 at least while it undergoes renovation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is forbidding people from sitting on its famous steps. What a travesty! The steps of the Met is one of the best places to sit on a warm day in all of New York City.
After I watched the guard shoo dozens of museumgoers from the steps, one young woman refused to budge, and remained sitting for a few minutes while guards stood nearby looking annoyed. After a short time the woman walked off. She told me she was a tourist from Montenegro and didn’t see any reason for the ban on sitting. And she was simply waiting for her friend to take her photograph on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Read more here.
And it happens right in front of an escorting cop car. You've probably already seen this photo all over the Internets, but it's just a crazy photo...
The bootyologists at Us Versus Them bring their critical analysis to the current situation taking place at Danity Kane (Quick! Name one song by them! Yea, me neither. Oh what about that one?! No, that's by the Pussycat Dolls.):
3. Previously super thick D. Woods is now super tightNuff said, though she may want to watch getting too tight in the middle. She’s starting to get that Venus Williams extra hard stomach piece. I want my lady strong, not skrong.
Lines like "I want my lady strong, not skrong" compels me to be a repeat customer.
Read more here.
Taken by the Mars rover in 2005. Awe-some.
This will probably ONLY interest Soho-ites, but I received a letter from my gym, the Soho location of Crunch informing its members that on June 30, they "will be turning off the last treadmill" and will cease operations because they weren't able to come to terms on extending their lease with the building on Houston and Broadway. Rumor has it that ever real estate hungry NYU will be taking over the space. But as compensation, Crunch is offering me and my fellow Soho Crunch gym rats the following:
- Reduced monthly $10 off current agreement; and
- Complimentary upgrade to an All Crunch membership.
All in all, this is actually an UPGRADE for Mrod!
First aired in 1956, it is considered one of the most popularly viewed non-sporting television events in the world. The Eurovision is an annual international music competition held between European countries, where each country submits songs into a contest to determine the single victorious song. Winners have gone on to successful careers, most notably ABBA who won in 1974 with "Waterloo." In 1958 Italy submitted this song which is now widely familiar, "Volare":
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The NY Times jumps on board about this website I had previously blogged about here.
When Dan Walsh, a 33-year-old technology manager in Dublin, started posting doctored versions of the comic strip “Garfield” on his blog in February, he thought he might amuse a few friends.Instead, his site on Tumblr started receiving as many as 300,000 hits a day from the United States and beyond. More recently it has leveled off to 30,000 to 35,000 a day, which is not bad for a site whose content takes about five minutes to create.
Mr. Walsh does nothing to the panels except strip away Garfield and other characters — like Odie the dog and Nermal the kitten — to create a new, even lonelier atmosphere for Jon Arbuckle, the main human. Without the cutesy thought-bubbles of his lasagna-loving cat, Jon’s observations seem to teeter between existential crisis and deep despair.
Read more here.
I'm hesitant to discuss this, because I kind of don't want the secret to get out. But selfishness is not a good trait, so I'm sharing. I've been sporting a certain style of sunglasses for years made by a small company called BluBlocker, in particular their thick framed aviator style or as I like to call them, "They look good on everyone."
It's true.
People find them very fashionable, whatever that means. "Fashionable" and "Douche" share the same etymology I believe. Either way, while people focus on the BluBlockers that I have for its styling, I actually prefer it over any other sunglasses for purely practical utilitarian reasons rather than aesthetic ones. It's sturdy, comfortable, and just the perfect coverage and shade of darkness. That's what she said. Ba-bam! And it only costs 15 bucks. That's what I said. Ba-bam!
If you still aren't convinced than maybe this will help persuade you:
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You can find them at your friendly Woolworth's or online at the BluBlocker website. You can thank me later or in the case of Lauren, you can gank my swagger.
An interesting insight into how Americans are spending their federal stimulus rebate ($600 for most individuals, and $1200 for couples) and where that money is going can be viewed at the website: HowISpentMyStimulus. It appears that we're spending it on EVERYTHING. Don't get me wrong: I like free money. But I'm not so sure that this program is the best way to stimulate our economy. I prefer my suggestion instead.