December 2009
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Another NYE, another boring night. I always have quiet NYE’s but tonight is an all time low because I’m having a quiet NYE all by myself. I decided to stay in London for the holidays and while my family was here for Christmas, no one I know is in town for NYE. Instead I’ll be keeping company with a few loads of laundry, a raging hack that I’ve developed over the last few...
Alone again, naturally.
After a lovely holiday week, my parents and brother headed back home this morning. Now I’ve got two weeks in London, all by myself, until friends from school come back. What shenanigans should I be up to this week?
It is obvious that London just cannot handle snow. At all. It’s pathetic. Trains are breaking down and trapping people in tunnels. Thousands of people won’t make it where they’re headed for Christmas. It snows like an inch and the buses just can’t function. I think they really should get some snow crews in from Wisconsin or Minnesota to teach them a few things. Also,...
Happy Holidays - Bing Crosby (Beef Wellington...
I’m going to get more than 4 hours of sleep tonight! Woo hoo! First time in a week. That means it’s officially Christmas Vacation!
Accents:
gunstreetgirl:
My mom is from Newport News, VA and my dad is from Havelock, NC. I was raised in the Raleigh area. Somehow, I don’t have the slightest bit of any kind of accent — neither do they. It’s very strange.
But, I love hearing different accents. I think they’re fascinating. I recently learned that Southerners, the British, and Australians all use the same muscles in their mouths when...
Why Smart Publishers Care About Tech Conferences →
I just finished my term paper on why publishers will essentially be technology businesses in the future. I stumbled on this literally two minutes after doing the final proofing on my paper. Wish I could have just printed this out and handed it in!
I spend about 15 hours a week at the British Library doing work so I’ve started to recognize the usual crowd. I always assume these people are working on projects infinitely more interesting than me (I’m paid to be a data troll), which means the only excuse they have for being in the library for that long is they’re all writing books.
Anyway, there’s this old man who is...
theuntalentedmrripley:
I Remember by Yeasayer
I got to say, as much as I love Kristen Wiig
maeby:
her characters are really starting to annoy the fuck out of me.. time to write some new shit people.
I feel the same way. She never fails to make me laugh as the Target Lady but Gilly creeps me out. I change channels if there is Gilly skit.
Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation
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A week from now my family will be here and we’ll be having our fancy Christmas dinner somewhere in Covent Garden and getting ready to head off to Paris. One week (le sigh). I can make it!
I’m trying to find a professional phrase synonymous with “a swift kick to the balls.” Eg. what Google is giving the publishing industry.
What is going on outside? I hear Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer being played on a steel drum. Am I still in London? Or was there a Christmas miracle in which I was magically taken to the Caribbean?
Overseen in D.C.?
fuckyeahdc:
handsupgunsdown:
In the guestbook at the Smithsonian American Art Museum:
One entry: “This museum is great, but the overemphasis on American artists is self-detrimental. In order for this museum to be credible it needs to have more representation from European artists.” Next entry: “That’s because its the AMERICAN art gallery, douche-face.”
DCist
I keep reading reviews about Jersey Shore on MTV. Is that online somewhere to watch? Am I missing out on the greatest reality show of all time? Mostly, I keep reading the name “Jwoww” and I need to know how that’s properly pronounced. Not like it keeps me up at night or anything.
dailydropcap:
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worst k-pop of the year →
theuntalentedmrripley:
weep in ecstasy!!! these are amazing
carrieabigstick:
(thanks eric) enter at your risk. “gossip girl” makes me weep.
I can’t imagine knowing the lyrics to any of these vids (Egg’s in particular) would help me understand what the hell is going on any better. There’s an egg with wings, a teddy bear, a little sadness, rapping and a sparkly teal...
“Don’t cry, my baby. Santa’s feeling kind. Though you know, you...”
– Ricky Gervais, Don’t Cry, It’s Christmas
My favorite professor of the term just signed of an exam week email with “Survive.” I will. I think.
My new phone looks less advanced then my first cell from Cingular back in 1999.
Ok, life had to send one happy note my way before Monday ended. I got my national insurance number in the mail today meaning I can get paid this month. A pay check! In pounds! I can afford to replace my cell phone!