November 2010
“There were days, rainy gray days, when the streets of Brooklyn were worthy of a...”
– Patti Smith, Just Kids
Five Follows
I’d like to periodically promote the blogs that I’m really enjoying right now. There’s pretty much no chance that I’ll remember to do this weekly, but this way it’s like a surprise, right? Right.
So, here are five blogs you should follow.
bluefugate - one of the most consistently thoughtful, witty blogs out there
veronicalovesarchie - interior design, fashion, and...
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Brave
There’s a face I make when it’s dark and I’m feeling nervous coming home at night. I jut out my chin and scowl. I dare the men in hooded sweatshirts to look back. Dare them to even glance. I make tiny fists in my coat pockets. I come home and put on Martha Wainwright and tell everyone in my mind to go to hell, you bloody mother fucking assholes.
I found a painting on the street...
Oh well.
I’ve all but abandoned my Vyou account. I’m way too self-conscious for this stuff. However, I’m content in the knowledge that Vyou is pretty much only good for working through how wildly attracted I am to Dave Holmes.
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A Thankful Heart
Hey y’all. It’s been a little while. I’ve been in a weird place, mentally speaking, lately. The only way I can really describe it is that I’ve been focusing a huge amount of emotional energy on trying to make myself happy, trying to feel optimistic, upbeat, proud of myself, and all around enthusiastic about life. And I’ve been failing.
All I want for Christmas is...
woollenfugitives asked: As aware as I an that this is an ask box, i'm really just going to leave two comments. Firstly, after watching the your video blogging video, when I read one of your posts, I seem to hear your voice reading it in my head. It's odd, but a personal touch nonetheless.
Secondly, a more general note, lovely blog. It's a pleasure to follow.
Secondly, a more general note, lovely blog. It's a pleasure to follow.
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“if you’re someone who likes people but has trouble meeting them, or gets shy in...”
– Ezra Klien
(via meaghano)
Adventures In Customer Service
HIM: Thank you for calling National Grid, Mr. Spirit. How can I help you?
ME: I - I think you have the wrong name.
HIM: No, I’M Mr. Spirit.
ME: … Ok. So, I’m having trouble making a credit card payment on your website. Whenever I try, it tells me that my National Grid account number is invalid?
HIM: We don’t take credit cards.
ME: Oh. Well. Because… on the...
Anonymous asked: first.. i sort of found nicole atkins. many years ago when she opened for a friend of mine at bowery ballroom. she's a stunner. so you seem to have impeccable taste yourself.
second.. some of the 30 somethings out there have given up on grasping to their cool. but are anyway..
second.. some of the 30 somethings out there have given up on grasping to their cool. but are anyway..
I Defer To Your Impeccable Taste
It’s been nearly a year since I downloaded any new music. Like, really sat down and spent a few hours downloading, which is something I used to do with relative frequency in college. I used to put a lot of time and consideration into checking out new bands and figuring out what I liked and didn’t. Even then, I was usually about a year behind because it took me so long to get around to...
“It may not be written in any book, but it is written-
You can’t go back,
you...”
– Charles Wright, Littlefoot (via youveescaped)
Blonde Redhead - Falling Man
I’ve been...
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Confessions
I’ve been feeling really crazy lately. I pace around my apartment at night. I get the urge to drink more than I should. I feel messed up and trapped and sometimes aggravated to the point of tears at nothing at all.
The whole VYou thing (which is only tangentially related to my craziness) is addictive but also frustrating and bothering me. I don’t like seeing myself on my computer...
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lessons in love and other such things.
meganfalley:
too many things in life are dimming and dull. love is great. do not settle for a mediocre spark just because you are sick of sleeping alone.
adopt a dog so that it can walk you and provide you with a warm, loving home.
being single is a fucking gift. do not trade it for anything in the world. (exception: someone who is so incredible that you have to question whether you are a bat...
“In an effort to forget you, i crossed the 2 train off every subway map in blue...”
– MEGAN FALLEY [ON ICE!]
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I Caved
I made this.
VYou
I am actually very embarrassed about the whole thing. Mostly about when the videos pause on my face looking stupid. Not really about the egotistical part. I mean, I have a blog. I actively participate in blogging. I’m beyond feeling shame about the navel-gazing aspect.
I don’t have a lot of questions yet. You could ask me something.
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“In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every...”
– Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close — Jonathan Safran Foer (via beenthinking)
WatchI think the reason that bloggers exist is partly because (some) people are much better at writing than speaking. I might need to delete this forever.
lieslieslies asked: I know it's very small but when I saw this banner I thought it was you in the middle for a bit.
http://www.stylesightings.com/images/banner20100518043600.jpg
Anyway, hope all is well. Take care.
AH
http://www.stylesightings.com/images/banner20100518043600.jpg
Anyway, hope all is well. Take care.
AH
Looking Up
Today has been kind of lame, but I vacuumed my apartment for the first time, I’m about to make chocolate covered cookie dough balls, and tomorrow Caitlin is coming over for crepes and mimosas. So I’m feeling pretty good about this weekend.
Also, here is a picture of me with a puppy:
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Wardrobe Inspiration: More Juliette Hogan
This is Miss Hogan’s winter ‘10 collection - filled with blustery bows, retro prints, and casually gothic frocks. It feels like it should come with its own shiny espresso machine and quaint little cups - warm and bold and pretty all at once.
To create your own Cold Weather Goddess look, go for dark purples and blacks, oversized bows, floaty capes, school girl...
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UGH
Just trekked my way to downtown Brooklyn to finally, FINALLY get a new contact lens prescription (which I have been putting off for, literally, years) only to be told that my insurance doesn’t cover eye care for another two months.
Ok. That’s fine. I’ll just continue to wear two left eye contacts in my eyes, because I ran out of rights, using the prescription I got when I was,...
elle-oh-elle asked: REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION: What is the name of the lipstick you got to match Michelle's color? I must know.
You Guys
I should not be allowed to go to Sephora. And I don’t even wear a lot of makeup. Honestly. (I wear some eyeliner on a good day. Eyeliner and some lip gloss/stain when I want to impress someone. Eyeliner, mascara, lip gloss, and some sort of eye shimmer when I’m having a BIG NIGHT OUT. No foundation. Ever. It makes me feel like I’m about to be in a dance recital or a beauty...
Anonymous asked: Ice Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQCKFNO742k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQCKFNO742k
Anonymous asked: You are so cute. I hope to one day actually get to talk to you. :) Not really a question, just admiration (in the least creepy way possible, I promise).
RjD2 - Ghostwriter
I couldn’t go home...
“I’m always really confused when hipster dudes hit on me. What do you think we’d...”
– these go to 11
Wednesday Night
Tonight, I continued my foray into the world of fruit flavored malt beverages meant for frat boys and, possibly, serial killers, with the purchase of a Sparks Plus. The “Plus” means it has more alcohol. A plus, indeed. I never had the original caffeinated sparks, or its calmer (legal) cousin, so I didn’t have much to compare it to, other than last week’s Four Loko.
The...
“I hate the feature that shows me the names of events some of my facebook friends...”
– drink your juice
Can We Talk About The Crepes?
What crepes? you ask.
Why, THESE crepes, of course!
Those are crepes from Creperie NYC. Check out the menu at this place. Go on.
My coworkers and I had some delivered to us for dinner last night and I practically swooned. I ordered a dinner crepe and a dessert crepe. My made to order dinner crepe consisted of sauteed chicken, lots of fluffy goat cheese, tomato, and fresh basil leaves. My...
