April 2011
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alisonbreitman:
The Game, track two: When You’re...
Nothing But a Tote Bag...an ode to Ira Glass →
Hilarious.
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Remember Wild Things?
Man that was a bad movie.
But…we got to see Kevin’s bacon! AAYOOOOOOOOH!
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What does it say about me...
…that the things I think about when I think of events like the Royal Wedding or awards ceremonies or shows or what have you—events that count on everything going perfectly—that I’m like, omg what would happen if the cake looked really bad? What would happen if Christina Aguilera (just popped into my head) fell on her face? What would happen if someone forgot their lines?
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seckybott-deactivated20111224 asked: I don't have a question... I just wanted to say I'm SO glad you're writing about The Game. LOVE IT!
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alisonbreitman:
The Game, track one: Wednesday’s...
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The Game...the anniversary
alisonbreitman:
So in May, either 22 or 15, I believe, it’ll be seven years since I released a little album I did called The Game. I was and am still extremely proud of it. Mostly because so much hard work, love and magic went into making it, but also because I feel like it hasn’t lost any relevance in the seven years it’s been around. Even though I’m in a wildly different place in my life than...
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This is a post about Kleenex.
I had a good cry last night. About how I feel useless and lazy and out of control and blah blah blah.
But that’s not the point.
I needed to blow my nose, cuz you know, I was crying and all. Well, I don’t know if it’s because we bought these Kleenex brand tissues at Costco and somehow bulk tissues are worse tissues, but fuck if these things can’t stay together when a tiny...
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Full on fan.
It’s hit me. The Adele craze. I’m hooked. Must have. All the albums. Now.
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Dumbballs
I’ll admit I tend to get riled up fairly easily…but something about a big pick-up truck or SUV with those stupid silver balls hanging off the license plate really bothers me. Do you guys know what I’m talking about? It really really bothers me. Like a lot. Like enough to make me snarl and speed up just so I won’t be behind them when Lake Shore Drive merges to one lane.
YOU...
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Cockiness.
Vince Vaughn amazes me purely from a confidence level. Do you ever get the feeling that nothing shakes that guy? That he’s just like, I’m here in my 6’5” (or whatever) glory and I’ll crack you up with one liners at the same time that I’m annoying the shit out of you for being such a complete fratty douche and I’ll make movies wherein I date women 15 years...
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In which my friend Alexis writes the beginning of...
Alexis: i think i may have broken my hand…
Me: what?? how did you break your hand?
Alexis: yeah, i don’t know if i should go to a doc yet if it just bruised it or something. ummmm well, we went out thursday night after our presentation and it was a rowdy night. i hurt my hand on a punching bag measuring your strength with 3 mexican gang members in a dive bar. they were named aztec,...
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WatchYou. Guys.
oh my god this has become whispery because I just can’t even take it. I miss my nephews so much! How could I not with how freaking cute they are!??? LOOK AT THEM!!!
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Morning stuff.
Sometime this morning I had one of those lucid dreams. In it, I was about to drink a smoothie until my best friend realized it had razor blades in it. You know, light and fluffy stuff.
I am totally into platform sandals for summer and would like to get a pair. I think I might.
ReHo Jerz was on marathon on Bravo yesterday and I, of course, watched it. Seriously…the table flip? Never gets...
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Prep.
I have spent virtually all day in the kitchen. In a continued effort to eat better and save money by cooking more, I prepared a bunch of little things that will make it easier to throw together lunches and dinners. Chopped tomatoes, zucchini and squash…made dressings and sauces…marinated and cooked some chicken…made pesto…and all of this with all dishes done and a clean...
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tinyapartment asked: I just overdosed on your blog.
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Fashiony things.
1. I was looking at the Elle mag Tumblr, which features lots of pictures of chicks at Coachella. I realize this makes me totally old and grouchy, but the photos seriously annoyed me. Maybe because of the hipster quality? Maybe because I seem to have a reaction like that to Coachella in general? Maybe because I’m just old and grouchy? I don’t know. But they bugged me.
2. Also on Elle...
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How to let go.
A little over a month ago, Jonny found out that a girl from his high school had been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. 34 years old, married, with three little kids. Today he found out that she’s already gone.
It’s so so scary.
Most of my ish stems from a fear of dying. A fear of there being something wrong with me without me knowing it. And I won’t know it until...
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Bossypants is Boss
You guys, I love Tina Fey.
I was early to the chiropractor appointment last Wednesday (more on that later, maybe), and there was a Barnes and Noble right there, so I found it to be the best opportunity to score my copy of Bossypants. I haven’t been this excited about something since Black Swan, which I know wasn’t that long ago, but still…two pop culture things that I was...
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Oo! Another good one from the stupid Saddle...
One time, at brunch, the waiter said the special was french toast with lingonberries. I’d never heard of a lingonberry, so I assumed he was saying Lincolnberries. So I made some kind of joke about them serving Log Cabin brand syrup to go with it.
Ha. Cuz Lincoln? Log cabins? Syrup? French toast? Get it? Ha. Ha.
No one laughed and they all kind of looked at me funny. I didn’t get...
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I Delete Me: once I mispronounced ska. →
ideleteme:
I was talking to SMM this morning and she was like oh, I figured if anyone could relate to beating yourself up about hundred year old things it would be you. (YES!!) And I was like, dude, once I mispronounced ska. Like how do you even do that? It only has the three letters. (I mean, not if you…
I once was talking to someone and referring to a gazelle, the animal, but...
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Have to say it...
So, the Gwyneth Paltrow cookbook.
As most of you know, I have heretofore been a staunch defender of dear Gwynnie, but I think it was because I just felt like her sharing her shit wasn’t really all that terrible. Now, it seems as though she’s branding herself and we all know how I feel about that. (You’re an actor. Stick with that. And that only. That’s enough. All of you...
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It's 36 degrees out this morning...
Really??!? Really?!!?!
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Nobody knows what we do...
Even though our titles and job descriptions are up on our website, no one quite knows who to contact about specific questions and don’t bother to look it up, often resulting in phone calls to the incorrect person. Thus, we have decided to rename our titles as follows:
Coworker E: Director of Take a Guess
Coworker J: Manager of Whatever
Me: Catch-All Manager
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It is irrational, I know.
Since I got the stomach bug/food poisoning whatever in Palm Springs a few weeks ago, my crazy mind has been waiting for it to come back and really get me this time. So now, whenever there are events even remotely like that of the evening before the sickness in question (i.e. dinner was at a late time, I had a headache that evening, I was yawning a lot, the sun had set and the moon risen…you...
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Knit your shit...The Dude Sweater
Most of us on Tumblr know, there is a new “The Dude” and that is the little adorable offspring of SrMaryMartha and her man, Lawrence. So there was nothing I could think of that would be more appropriate than giving this little guy his very own Dude sweater (White Russian and bowling ball come separately).
Close up:
Another view:
The tag up close:
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Overreactive sadness over here...
In my almost six years of living in Chicago, I’ve had one friend come to visit. Like a specific, I’m here to see YOU visit. My wedding doesn’t count. My best friend’s visits with her husband because her husband is from here don’t really count. I understand that as we get older, it becomes less likely that people will come to visit just to visit. They usually need...
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sdotmarymartha asked: I'M FRAMING IT WHEN HE OUTGROWS IT. SERIOUSLY.
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Delving into the homeopathic...
A friend of mine is doing some consulting for a chiropractor/kinesiologist (is that a word?) and suggested that I go see him for some advice on nutrition and vitamin deficiencies and all that for my anxiety. I think it’s time to see what that side of the world is all about. Not so into chiropractic stuff, but the kinesiology is interesting to me. How our muscles are functioning and if...
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Salt and Carbs
It’s that time and thus I am appropriately bitchy, irrationally irritated, and insanely salt-and-carb-cravey right now. I’d like to go home and sit in solace on my ass while eating a giant bowl of pasta followed by a good helping of Kung Pao chicken but, alas, there is other stuff to do. My entire mood can be summed up with one photo:
Found by searching “annoyed dog” in...
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wearing shoes that be talking: A few days ago I... →
therealestsocksinthegame:
A few days ago I wanted to make a post about how conflicted I am about my admiration for really sleek, classic clothing styles vs. the very eclectic, sort of tattered-on-purpose style that I grew up envying and was really proud to figure out as an adult. (Not only does it work for me but I usually…
Yes!! I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately!
I think...
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The good and the bad of cooking at home...
Good:
The glorious “I made this!” feeling
Saving money
Finally using all those once-daunting cookwares and utensils (i.e. slow cookers, waffle irons, dutch ovens, slotted spoons)
Feeding people you like and love
Nourishing yourself
Bad:
Your hands and your home, no matter how many time you wash/clean them, will smell like garlic. Forever. And ever.
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Will she ever forgive me?
So as part of our vet recommended regime, I just gave Jess a bath with the new shampoo (I know, rockin’ Saturday night, right? Shutup…I went out last night! Late! ‘Til 11:30!! oooooooooooooo!!!!!) (Whatever I’m an old lightweight). Now, when I bathe her, I usually use dry shampoo, because I thought it was a lot easier to do than using water.
Turns out….I was right!
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