emily.

via www.penguin.com.au

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:49:42 -0600

"Little Miss Scatterbrain is the least intelligent woman in the world, even less intelligent than Mr...."

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:49:07 -0600

“Little Miss Scatterbrain is the least intelligent woman in the world, even less intelligent than Mr. Dizzy.”

- List of Little Miss characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Sal lives with his wife Kitty outside of Manhattan in an apartment mostly decorated by him."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:29:01 -0600

“Sal lives with his wife Kitty outside of Manhattan in an apartment mostly decorated by him.”

- AMC » Salvatore Romano

merlin: repose: (via juliasegal)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:01:48 -0500

merlin:

repose:

(via juliasegal)

Hey, Dad? Say things differently.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:39:05 -0500

Whenever I call my parents’ house and my dad picks up and my mom’s not there, he immediately tells me where my mom is because she’s the information officer at the Sandberg house and the person from whom I get family news, hometown gossip and general advice. Maybe she’s the only person who should answer, as exchanges like the one I had this evening happen more frequently than I’d like.

Me: Hi!
Dad [Brightly]: Hi! Your mom’s at the hospital.
Me [Stomach drops]: What do you mean?
D: Yeah, she went to the hospital this afternoon.
E: [Cold sweats, what’s wrong, why isn’t my family telling me that my mom was in a car wreck today and is on life support and why isn’t my dad there with her, maybe he’s fielding calls to the house to update people on her condition or accepting meal deliveries from sympathetic friends and neighbors.]
D: …with your grandma.
E: [Sweats subside, but still concerned because WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE’S 85, and even though she drives a car and parties and has a really supercool attitude, perhaps today she knocked on death’s door to see what was up.]
D: Her blood pressure was sort of high today. They were there for a couple of hours and are leaving in about 30 minutes. What are you up to?
E [Shaken, trying to keep it together and act like I’m not a little bit vexed at my father for making me almost have to pull the car over because two family members are currently hanging out at the hospital for something that has turned out to be unrelated to smallpox, life-threatening cancer and/or sepsis]: Nothing, just driving back from the grocery store. Um, is everything OK?
D: Yeah, she was just nervous about her blood pressure. I mean, it was like 175, but mine’s been that high before. She just gets a little bit anxious sometimes, I think.

YEAH, DAD, WELL SO DO I. LET’S ALL REMEMBER THAT OUR FAMILY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND TAILOR OUR COMMUNICATIONS TO REFLECT IT.

(Love you!)

OH. GOD.

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:50:46 -0500

OH. GOD.

"But the theory that the [Pink Frilly Dress phenomenon] is rooted in our evolutionary pasts dies..."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:00:00 -0500

“But the theory that the [Pink Frilly Dress phenomenon] is rooted in our evolutionary pasts dies hard. Two years ago, neuroscientists from Newcastle University suggested that women are drawn to pinks and reds because their prehistoric ancestors had to be attuned to ripe berries and feverish infants. Early men, on the other hand, were connoisseurs of blue - a sign of good weather for hunting. Fortunately, most academic responses to this study suggested that it was a shade of bovine-manufactured brown.”

- Lauren Sandler in “Code Pink,” Mother Jones Sept/Oct 2009

The story of my life, in brief dialogue and image. Lucy Van...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:49:00 -0500

The story of my life, in brief dialogue and image.

Lucy Van Pelt: Or maybe you have pantophobia. Do you think you have pantophobia?
Charlie Brown: What’s pantophobia?
LVP: The fear of everything.
CB: THAT’S IT!

(Thanks to Kara for the image link.)

Hey, have I brought this up before? In January of 1994 I turned...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:35:31 -0500

Hey, have I brought this up before?

In January of 1994 I turned 13. My best friend at the time wanted to do Glamour Shots for our two-days-apart birthdays. I concurred. This is a behind-the-scenes shot my mom took that day.

Worst part: Later that night I had to babysit. I didn’t wash my face or brush my hair before being on my way because I thought I looked good as shit.

"Then, one day, while catering a party at Roddy McDowall’s house, George Schlatter from Rowan..."

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:09:05 -0500

“Then, one day, while catering a party at Roddy McDowall’s house, George Schlatter from Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In offered Jiminy a pilot episode deal for a daytime talk show that Jiminy accepted and started at the Beverly Garland Motel. And, as Jiminy has said, “that’s how it all started!””

- Jiminy Glick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I don’t know why I’ve had Glick on the brain lately, but I just can’t stop thinking about him. And I’m dying.

The New York Times is finally getting some experts. For your...

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:07:00 -0500

The New York Times is finally getting some experts.

For your health!

filthyphil: stalk: (via gribble) What is this…New Way?

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:31:24 -0500

filthyphil:

stalk:

(via gribble)

What is this…New Way?

THANK YOU, DR. MCCARTHY. (Haven’t read the article, but...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:59:15 -0500

THANK YOU, DR. MCCARTHY.

(Haven’t read the article, but did say the above words out loud - loudly - while taking this photo in line at Whole Foods.)

Speaking of Martha, last week I used this guide to dye and...

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:51:55 -0500

Speaking of Martha, last week I used this guide to dye and string wooden beads. Although my bathtub is now pink, it was pretty fun.

I recently got this book and CAN’T STOP LOOKING AT IT AND...

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:15:43 -0500

I recently got this book and CAN’T STOP LOOKING AT IT AND DYING ABOUT IT. It’s funny how the smallest nuggets of inspiration can trigger a whole avalanche of creativity. The time I’ve spent consuming the pages of this book has allowed me to think of a zillion different related projects I want to tackle, and my book of project ideas has, in the past few days, been constantly open and scribbled in as I figure out what I want to do next and how I want to do it.

I wish I’d found this earlier in the summer. I adore Martha - naysayers be damned - and she’s sparked my creativity just when I was getting so terribly bored with my projects and artsy exploits.

Next up: we’re gonna etch, paint, dye and sew. (Can’t wait to learn to embroider once a few other books come later this month.) I am ready to MAKE SHIT THIS FALL.

Shit My Dad Says

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:13:56 -0500

Shit My Dad Says:

sarahb:

“I’m 28. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says.”

Sample: “Don’t touch the bacon, it’s not done yet. You let me handle the bacon, and i’ll let you handle..what ever it is you do. I guess nothing.”

“Why would i want to check a voicemail on my cell phone? People want to talk to me, call again. If i want to talk to you, I’ll answer.”

“I didn’t live to be 73 years old so I could eat kale. Don’t fix me your breakfast and pretend you’re fixing mine.”

Goddamnit.

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:44:09 -0500

Goddamnit.

i just need to see it again, please.

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:51:34 -0500

i just need to see it again, please.

crappytaxidermy: thanks for the submission, rachel i have never...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:22:54 -0500

crappytaxidermy:

thanks for the submission, rachel

i have never loved a picture more than i love this. not ever.

see all of them here.

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:17:16 -0500

see all of them here.