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Why You Should Buy a Home From a...

I have lived and traveled across the country, but I have settled in Pittsburgh’s...

“Q: How do you know if you are on a Mongolian train? A: Is...”
— a very small array

Ziggy Cartoon in an Elevator

Me: Happy Birthday.
Z: ...in April?
Me: Oh.
Me: Congratulations about something. You got a dog?
Z: No.
Me: You swam in the Hudson River?
Z: I swam in the Hudson, yes.
Me: How sad is it that all my social interactions are based on Facebook statuses?

“It is only by making them live in hell that we’ll get...”
— Yves Contassot, former Deputy...

“The irony is that you have to be somebody before anybody...”
— “After ‘The...

“Back then, hoes didn’t want me / Now I’m hot,...”
— Mike Jones, “Back...

“The motion that appears in a lot of the photographs, for me,...”
— Paul Fusco, The Fallen,...

Four Things That Happened in the New...

a daily briefing from the archives of the New York Times: “Some boys were annoying August...

Episode #355 of This American Life does a...

“DO NOT open bottles with your teeth! You will chip your...”
— comment from How To Open A...

“Schaap puts his frenzied memory and his obsessive attention...”
— David...

“it was weird… the muttering, the crashing, the...”
— Raul, on his harrowing cab...

“Do not tell them they smell bad straight up.”
— WikiAnswers - How do you tell...

nick: wouldn't Mikhail McHale be a cool name? russian-irish.
AIM: *nick is now offline*

“White People, Go Back To Europe”
— A paper sign flapping against...

The Three Most Hazardous Moving Objects...

Windowless Vans Delivery Bikes Going The Wrong Way Down One Way Streets Traffic Cops

Blurbology

I’m just about done reading Tom McCarthy’s Tintin and the Secret of Literature, which I...

“I never was a captive of others’ ideas about me....”
— Philip Glass

“China will close itself off from the rest of the world,...”
— Jacques Rogge

Why not wear it and show the world how geeky you really...

Karen: I dreamt you had a lexus
Karen: and I was trying to parallel park it
Karen: it was a nightmare!
Karen: and this guy was sitting on a wall watching me
Karen: and he was like "You don't know what you're doing. if you want me to park it for you, just raise your hand."
Karen: but I knew he was a cylon!
Karen: so I was like no way

“You are the eyes and ears of every other producer and...”
— The Buzz on the Bus: Pinched,...

“Bedford Avenue is the Electric Playground! It’s where...”
— Squat man with half-inch thick...

My new business cards came in a much smaller box. This seems...

two nerds, on the advisability of...

nerd 1: so where do u get the addrez?
nerd me: from you
nerd 1: WHAT
nerd 1: STOP IT
nerd 1: I NEED THEM
nerd me: YOU HAVE A PLENTY FAT SUBNET MY FRIEND
nerd 1: I NEED THEM ALL
nerd me: 192.168.TOO.BAD

typical exchange with cashier over...

Her: Good morning.
Me: Fine. How are you?
Her: Thanks.

“The drone took center stage in [La Monte Young’s]...”
— The Rest Is Noise, p. 494

To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on You

Poring over fonts for the invites…

“A retired NYPD detective who is now a profiler, Ray Pierce,...”
— In Times Square Blast, Echoes...

“I have nothing better to do than to befriend old friends...”
— of late, my “personal...

“Maybe, but not all. I’m going to watch people watching...”
— Michel Gondry, on his Be Kind...

This is the nursery for Christina Aguilera’s new...

nick: i need to buy one of those pipe threading machines
nick: so i can repipe my boiler
me: thank god i can finally buy you stuff for christmas
nick: yeah, i need about 3 feet of 3" black pipe
me: put it on your amazon wishlist

“This ain’t the motherfucker that came up with...”
— Crutchfield, from The Wire, on...

Across From My Building, circa 1994

Across From My Building, circa 1930

Pollsters and Psychics

From Justin Wolfer’s article on the wsj.com: While Sen. Clinton’s unexpected victory has...

“I mean, here is a fact… an honest to God fact: last...”
— David Simon, via eebmore

Everyone is a celebrity

“Should home buyers have taken those mortgages in the first...”
— Rushkoff. Am I attempting to...

Flashforward, Part III

Replying to Part II, DJNewStyle says: If the problem is anonymity, the solution is mandated...

nick: women shouldn't be chefs
me: goes to show you
nick: thats the point of the commercial right?
me: yes. they are weak. and easily scalded

“urban india is like a game of sim city you’re about to...”
— ben

from supertremendus

What I Said

Petitioner: Would you be willing to sign this petition mandating an increase in the size of cages for veal calves?
Me: Not right now.

What I Should Have Said

Petitioner: Would you be willing to sign this petition mandating an increase in the size of cages for veal calves?
Me: If they do that, won't the veal be tougher?

Things I Totally Thought I Would Use

Video Chat Museum Memberships (exception: the American Museum of Natural History) Vox A Portable...

“The poster »Fast Faust« contains the entire text of...

nick: ever see that kirk cameron banana thing?
me: no.
me: *watches kirk cameron banana thing*
me: *absorbs*
me: THE WHOLE OF CREATION TESTIFIES TO THE GENIUS OF GOD'S BANANA
nick: SORRY COCONUTS

please, not the Flip Video Ultra

"This is the Language of Form" -- Paul...

Order Variety Contrast Symmetry Tension Balance Scale Texture Space Shape Light Shade Color

noahkalina: what are you bloggin about ?
david yee: oh, you know, blog stuff
noahkalina: awesome
david yee: how's your blog?
noahkalina: it's good, i wanted to post a song, and i did, but it didn't show up on the site, only in the dashboard
david yee: lame
noahkalina: so i have to figure that out
david yee: but now at least you can listen to it on your blog dashboard

“Plants Associated with Love and Marriage”

Nice thing about pricey jeans: they come with customer...

“Let’s say we’re a vegetarian restaurant and you’re telling...”
— Leon Botstein on the clash...

on every Men’s room sign in my building, the little...

Things that Are Not Quite Totally...

Toilet Seat Covers 3-D Movies WebTV Hernia Belts Leopard

In The Style Of The Information Security...

WHAT IS NOT THE BEST WAY NOT TO DE-ICE AN AIRPLANE WING? Not a hair dryer. Not a hammer and...

x990: who is someone who came up with one hit and has since become mediocre? but for some reason continues to sell
tangentialism: musically?
x990: in anything
x990: movies, music, art
tangentialism: malcolm gladwell
x990: dude that is brilliant. i am calling my theory the malcolm gladwell effect.
x990: how do you want the credit?
tangentialism: we'll leave it for the nytimes interview, once it gains traction.

Crap I Think I Need

an excellent, tiny video camera new running shoes an excellent, tiny audio recorder a digital leica...

“Evil” and “Incompetent” are the same thing...”
— My furious girlfriend, on the...

Things That Are Good, In Principle

Communism Health Insurance Bike Lanes Most Programming Methodologies Objectivism Recycled Toilet...

“We’re about to push the “go” button in a...”
— some web editor, behind me at...

“Why do you allow ladies in men’s locker? 3rd...

NYS Traffic Law, Section 1163, Preamble:...

No person shall turn a vehicle (ok) at an intersection (ok) unless the vehicle (ok) ...

re: the LOLcat Bible

rich: it's finally gone way way too far
rich: lolcats has officially jumped the shark
me: no, this is good
rich: i disagree
me: then you haven't read leviticus yet

For the spinning-girl illusion cognoscenti: when she is...

“Conspiracy theorists have suggested a case of mangoes put...”
— Reuters: Helicopter Escorting...

Rosemary Hunter has applied for the...

nick_night_shyamalan: omg!!! britney lost custody of the kids!!!
jon_but_really_david: shyamalan twist report: kevin is britney's father and britney is actually gary coleman
nick_night_shyamalan: i never saw that one coming!
jon_but_really_david: NEITHER DID GARY COLEMAN

if scott king took over at vogue

this is the autumn-est picture for today.

“Should we be given breaks on tickets that normal people...”
— the FAQ of “Cops Writing...

“What this design is screaming out to you is,...”
— Larry Felix, Director of the...

for your use: a gruesome jellyfish...

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“The Iranians don’t intimidate! They’re like the...”
— Ted Turner

“having previously commented on the arrival of ITS-ITs in the...”
— Note to Hearst Tower,...

“Most comedians don’t care if they’re great. They...”
— Jeff Garlin

“By the time they reach Cleveland the burritos are fully...”
— http://idlewords.com/2007/04/th...

Me: So that jabber server is all ready.
Me: Just needs to be configured.
J: Yup.
J: <looks ahead>
Me: Yup.
J: So...
Me: Um, yeah.
J: Yup.
Me: <whistles>
J: rock paper scissors?
Me: one
Me: two
J: rock
Me: ...
Me: paper.

oh yeaahhhh

K-Ci and JoJo: How do you want it?
Me: Want what?
K-Ci and JoJo: How do you feel?
Me: Not sure.

tiny shades, east river park

Google Trends Graph Comparing the Terms...

Instances of the Phrase "Wizard Needs Food,...

On the Subway

Girl's Mom: So after ten you can get off wherever you'd like?
Girl: If the driver thinks it's safe.
Girl's Mom: He'll just let you out?
Girl: Yes, after ten. If it's safe.
Girl's Mom: How do you get off the subway?
Girl: ...