January 2009
33 posts
The sounds currently emanating from the apartment...
symptoms-of-stress:
…tell me that my neighbor is:
a) detoxing from heroin b) passing a kidney stone c) competing against himself in a wrestling match d) masturbating with a sledgehammer e) dismantling a meth lab f) all of the above?
p.s. I’m scared.
It’s true. When I visited, I think he was throwing large pieces of furniture against the wall. He was also grunting loudly while using...
Invisibility Cloaks Could be Made Within Six... →
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I am a very good runner, but only if I have been...
A dude just grabbed my purse and started running as I was boarding the shitbox that is the 6 train. For a second I laughed and said to myself “Just let go Ashley, just let go…” but then I was overcome with Hulk-like anger and adrenaline and sprinted after him. I saw him run into another car, so I jumped in and said “Wanna give me my fucking purse back?” and he THREW...
US Airways Plane Hits Birds, Crashes into Hudson... →
Word of the Day
neuston
PRONUNCIATION:
(NOO-ston, NYOO-)
MEANING:
noun: The aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that inhabit the surface of a body of water.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek neuston (swimming), from nein to (swim).
USAGE:
“In the 1970s, when [Jacques Cousteau] joined Soviet scientists studying neuston, minute organisms in the upper layers of the ocean, the researchers could not get clean...
“I hope you have warm clothes in case the train derails in snowy conditions.”
– my mom, always looking on the bright side
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona? Really? It sounds like it was produced online in a...”
– (via oddtodd)
oh
daniel: hey you were in my dream last night
me: really?! what was I doing?
daniel: well, you were in the hospital
Ad nauseam
C: I heard this two days ago:
"what the fuck is duane reade thinking? it's awful! it makes me not want to shop there anymore!"
me: ha!
C: really? really? the new logo?
I wish I could trade problems with some people.
me: GOD, me too.
Joe the Plumber to solve Israeli / Palestinian... →
I’m honestly not sure what to do with this information.
Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General? →
Do you think Coops will ever go to Washington?
NYC is deserted today. So is my office. So is...
“This movie is like a holiday gift with a fancy bow and really nice box—...”
– I’ve always loved Odd Todd’s movie reviews.
