October 2008
“He had me at the waving wheat.”
– Rachel Maddow - MSNBC, re: Obama’s ad/speech last night.
mascarah:
Obadiah Parker (Matt Weddle) !!!...
November is National Novel Writing Month
Earlier today, Emma sent me a link to this web site about National Novel Writing Month. Basically, this organization annually hosts a “fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing...
“People’s reaction to opera the first time they...
— Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. I think I’ve seen an opera or two in my lifetime, but nothing even remotely memorable. This will most likely be an entirely new experience, and I’m sure my reaction will be pretty clear cut.
“Experience is helpful,” he says, “but it is... →
“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”
– Madeleine K. Albright. (The Way I See It #287 from my vanilla latte this morning.)
Joshua Radin - One of those days
WatchI may not be friends with Lauren Conrad. And I may not have a job with DVF. Or even have gorgeous scruffy boys fighting over me. But I can honestly say that my life is WAY more interesting and exciting and entertaining than Whitney’s psuedo-drama. MTV, please let me be next.
wknd recap.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Whitney and I got a much-needed hour-long body massage at a spa in the East Vil, and then went to see Sex Drive, which was cute but not worth $12.50.
SATURDAY: The four of us headed to Pennsylvania to volunteer for the Obama campaign, and spent several hours canvassing in the ‘burbs. We spent the latter half of the day playing tourist and getting to see a lot of American...
Palin as President →
Turn up your volume and click away. It’s definitely 5 minutes well spent.
Forget Joe Six Pack. What about Jane Wine Box? →
“See, that’s why I have cats…so I don’t get pregnant.”
– Whitney Little, Cat Lady Extraordinaire
Obama/Biden: 4, McCain/Palin: 0
tidbits.
1. I just got a much needed haircut! Bye-bye split ends and hello cute new swoopy bangs! My locks feels exceptionally lighter and I love that my hairdresser is convenient, reasonably priced and wonderful. I also just purchased another pink CHI straightener because the one I had for FIVE years recently broke in half. Things are clearly looking up for my hair.
2. I saw Bill Maher’s new movie,...
