2008

My mom says HI. She says COME OVER.

“Wait. I just said ‘Ewh’ about that girl for...”
— my sister

Shannon taught a lesson on gossip and took pictures to show...

It's Been One Week Since The Barenaked...

“It’s such a dumb name. I wish I would have had the...”
— John Rzeznik, when asked if he...

Primary and terciary objectives complete. Secondary...

check it. check it. check. check.

Ultimate Power!

Reid and Kith covering my mic break.

The cans Ariella shot. Just where she left them!

New News: MHWGO finally FCed!!!

Phase one complete.

“Some men aren’t looking for anything logical. They...”
— Alfred Pennyworth

Em and Reid:

I’m coming home so we can see the Dark Knight. Basically, you have no fucking idea.  (I feel...

Today's 5 most offensive internet terms:...

Meta. Feminist. White Privilege. the Peace Corps. Micro-celebrity.

His pictures are so scary. To me. I feel like I should read...

“Did you know that before you came into my life it was some...”
— So, it’s summer vacation...

"I want to thank the Beatles for letting us...

Did you know that they clean subway entrances with giant...

“I never said you had to offer me a second chance. I...

In utter anticipation, we showed up an hour early.

Thanks, Neatorama for notifying me of this...

I just finished my book. If this book were a Rock Band song,...

“Fuck the casual viewer. Seriously, who wants a casual...”
— David Simon, creator of The...

Mamihlapinatapai

“I think it’s interesting how the boys are...

This is the last try.

“If a man is alone with a woman in a book, he should bang...”
— Tim, referring to Harry and...

Reid waiting in focus.

Reid doesn’t think the scores are blogworthy, but I...

Aud’s armpits smell awesome.

Saulie shot lime on her shirt.

12:01 show.

Sam: Purchase 5 - including yourself.
Me: Done.
Sam: Ok...now, just so you know. I am not going. And neither is anyone else. That was a good trick, right?
Me: No. Shut up. I just spent 60 bucks.
Sam: Ok. We'll go.
Me: It was sort of a good joke. I'm going to sit by myself if that's okay. I'm not friends with any of your friends.
Sam: Sweet...that was actually requested by everyone else...so that will work.
Me: Are they students that you invited to go with us?

“When life offers you a dream far beyond your expectations,...”
— Stephanie Meyer, the Preface...

Foggy Dubai (via szymon)

“‘I’m nothing without you’ is a fucked-up sentiment.”
— xkcd alternate text (via...

Tim’s sandy face.

At Smith Point.

Reid’s t-shirt.

This gentleman, with the pants, fought publicly with his...

First, we got locked out of the summer cabin!  Reid had to...

“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I...”
— Stand By Me

Ariella took my phone and made this my wallpaper.

Amy’s cat Scratch in his box. Sam is now getting a...

Stand By Me. Under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Sam: You have a sister; is she like promiscuous?
Ariella: She has never had sex.

Liz: Do you have other paper? This is like cardstock.
Em: What's cardstock?
... brief explanation of cardstock offered...
Tim: I didn't know; I was thinking of, like, the festival.
Reid: Oh, the paper festival?

Tiki Barber op-ed in NY Daily News

He put in my hand a loaded gun and then...

I remember being so weirded out by my dad’s favorite Liz Phair song: the Divorce Song.

There’s a situation in the backyard: a series of...

An excerpt from “The 5 best moments of my life (with...

Someone? shot the cans.

Maggie with Graham from the Bachelorette.

What: Luna’s a gamer?

3 Movie Characters I Identify With

Instead, here are three movie characters six years worth of students have decided I should be...

Deborah Kenny on NPR

Borrowed Love Poems

Who starts watching the Prince of Tides at 11:20 on a Tuesday. What is this movie even about?

“May those who love us, love us. And those who don’t...”
— Bartender in Keeping the...

One of my favorite posed pictures from our trip last week.

They say, it’s not who you know, but I think it is. ...

Dexter Routecki is in Lions for Lambs. Have you seen Aspen...

Me in a cab. I think my new shoes are silly and brilliant.

Our new promotional material, featuring me.

I save text messages.

I used to have them locked so I wouldn’t accidentally erase them, but experience has taught me...

(via mascarah)

“The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever...”
— Chuck Palahniuk (via...

Dying to be on my bizlog.

Making a mess at Paella.

Maggie on being late every day for her...

I rock a solid 9:25.

Triple sconce and double bird.

Antics from Michigan. Poor Jen.

Just so you know:

THE GAME PLAN is my favorite movie of all time.

"Yo, look at the lake; that joint is...

Eduardo to me, just now.

Michelle: Whose is this? Jen: I think this is...

(via claudia) I don’t get it.

Text message from my dad:

Onlyucoulddothatneedtolearnspacingnewphoneluvq

On the fence.

Imagine Joseph and Justice watching these animals excrete.

Our 300 dollar tour started at 3 at the Lincoln. Unfortunately, I took us all to the Jefferson…...

Twenty minutes later, ben, our tour guide who was SO NOT MAD AT ME, changed our collective lives...

7:30 am

En route to DC with 36 7th graders, we just got pulled over for speeding.

My dad and the impregnator.  Happy Father’s Day, Papa...

“Going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve...”
— Ernest Hemingway (via...

Anthony has me watching his dog.

Websites are now being promoted on my student’s...

Devin and bubbles.

Nitin and Sam, pretending to be good at good at CELEBRITY. ...

Glasses. From our table.

Poem. From our table.

Thanks Fred.

“When two people part it is the one who is not in love who...”
— Marcel Proust. Mills writes,...

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen...”
— Shel Silverstein (via...

Proof that Reid gets us.

Devin’s first birthday. More amazing than that, my...

“Thai food annoys me right now. Don’t talk to me.”
— Reid

WHAT’S MORE LONG ISLAND THAN A DINER?!

Belmont. 7:50.

1 4 3. 1 4 10. Poor Big Brown.

How pretty is this sweater?

“Do you think in your heart of hearts that I should text...”
— my friend, re: the one night...

jakoblodwick: Wow. From confessionizer.

Possible random messages my friend could...

I just saw David Bowie on 63rd Street. How good is Styles P? I have HPV. Hilary for president. The...

Hamlet in the park/rain.

“Whenever it’s clear that a person chose phone over email to...”
— Told or Known

(via saramcpherson)

“Maggie just got scolded by the girl in front of us...

“Will Smith is starting a Scientology school called the New...”
— true µ

For every name named, we did a shot.

The Anti-Juno

“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally...”
— Elizabeth Taylor (via...

“Everyone was calling me Bridechilla because I was super...”
— Ashlee Simpson speaking on her...

I told you Katie Couric came to my school...

Emily and George Michael… samesies.

If you pull out a blue jay’s feathers, neither the feathers nor the body are blue. Can you...

Maggie gave herself a gift today.

“Oh my god. I just saw House. I’m Amber, and I’m...”
— Ariella, to me in a voice...

The Oxford Comma

Briana has been, like, really into our friendship lately.

Another night where the rigidity of the...

If you watched HOUSE tonight, you would know that Wilson’s girlfriend died. I haven’t...

Sam is making a Star Track video.

I think this is a really funny email I...

Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:23 PM From: Elizabeth...

Do I also think Disney is gay?

Are these the gangs who are pressuring my...

“Fuck it if it’s not tomorrow.”
— Maggie, to me in a text...

Big Daddy’s Diner. You have no idea.

“Every beginning is weak.”
— Irish Proverb (via Who Killed...

My sister’s notes are really pretty.

Two fingers touching your forehead = great minds think...

Last night was the first official pool party of summer, sans pool.

orchid; in blue tone (via bagel)

Facial Expressionism (via wwo)

I can’t believe how close we came to hanging out with...

Emily and Maggie drove all the way into the city to pick me...

Reid was all about upping the ante. Charades were...

We’re listening to Maggie’s saved voice...

“The most enviable thing about youth isn’t unwrinkled skin,...”
— Lolliblog: For A Change