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My way of saying, “Off to the movies!” So excited to...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:48:48 -0400

My way of saying, “Off to the movies!” So excited to see this one!

ginnygal: My favorite candle. It’s a light and pretty...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:49:24 -0400

My favorite candle. It’s a light and pretty scent. (Can a scent be pretty?)Stella, by Tocca. About $36, lasts forever. It’s worth it, trust me.

This is my favorite too! Another good one that’s a little less expensive, but similar in scent is Volcano No. 6. found at Anthropologie

Portishead -spotted all along East/West Houston St.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:39:32 -0400

Portishead -spotted all along East/West Houston St.

"If I’m really honest, this is bad. They (janjaweed) go to the villages then they burn one..."

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:23:00 -0400

“If I’m really honest, this is bad. They (janjaweed) go to the villages then they burn...

Just finished watching 60 Minutes

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:17:00 -0400

And the first segment made me cry. The story, Searching for Jacob, focused on a young boy who...

eec: Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie &...

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:47:26 -0400

eec:

Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde

Love this song.

A friend pointed me to this today - Radiohead’s new video...

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:41:00 -0400

A friend pointed me to this today - Radiohead’s new video “House of Cards” from their latest album In Rainbows.

“No cameras or lights were used. Instead two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes.”

You can view it here and manipulate the data with your mouse to create your own interpretation of the visualization using the data points that make up Thom Yorke’s face.

Data and instructions on how to create your own visualizations is available to download from the site as well.

soupsoup: Katz’s Deli, late Friday night, very early Saturday...

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:38 -0400

soupsoup:

Katz’s Deli, late Friday night, very early Saturday morning.

Made it to Katz Deli for the first time late last night with my fellow Tumblr friends. And to think, that all these years I thought I wasn’t a fan of pastrami! Katz = pastrami on rye heaven! Oh, and don’t get me started on the pickles. Mmmmmmmmmm!

PS- The View’s Sherri Shepard was sitting at the table next to us (you can see her shoulder in this pic). I convinced Sarah not to say anything to her about this week’s Elizabeth Hasselbeck drama. I say let the woman eat her pastrami in peace! :)

A photo from this week’s Jack + Bill casting - Dan...

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:51:27 -0400

A photo from this week’s Jack + Bill casting - Dan Humphrey, Serena van der Woodsen and me! OMFG!

"fashion is not frivolous. it is a part of being alive today."

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:25:13 -0400

“fashion is not frivolous. it is a part of being alive today.” - mary quant, inventor of...

Me at casting today hamming it up! Sarah, I promise I brought...

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:30:55 -0400

Me at casting today hamming it up!

Sarah, I promise I brought heels to wear, but I was just too dang comfortable in sandals that I kinda (read: purposely) forgot :)

simko: Feist’s appearance on Sesame Street…

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:21:38 -0400

simko:

Feist’s appearance on Sesame Street…

Liveblogging!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:51:00 -0400

Hi! So, I’m liveblogging today at the Jack + Bill casting call - a search to select...

lfarm: This is our bike route from yesterday. It took exactly 5...

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:04:04 -0400

lfarm:

This is our bike route from yesterday. It took exactly 5 hours with a break for lunch, 2 short repair stops and the occasional photo opportunity. Not bad.

It was one of the best days I’ve had in NY. I discovered so many new places I want to go back and visit.

Last summer, I biked along the Westside and into Central Park - and I’ll echo Lauren’s remarks- it was a great way to explore the city!

Initially, I was not thrilled at the idea of riding among NYC traffic, but it really wasn’t a big deal. I definitely plan to take another ride around the city before summer’s end!

rach: Quick question: Why did no one tell me for three years...

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:35:34 -0400

rach:

Quick question: Why did no one tell me for three years that this was the funniest thing on television?

Ahhhhhhh! I completely agree! I watched this for the first time last night and am completely hooked!

A quick note from a downtown street

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:26:36 -0400

I decided to forgo a few extra hours of sleep this morning to take my own guided walking tour of New...

Wow, I’m still a little bit in shock by this story. I just...

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:54:30 -0400

Wow, I’m still a little bit in shock by this story. I just watched Ganja Queen, a documentary about a 27-year-old Australian woman named Schapelle Corby and the highly sensationalized drug smuggling case that landed her in a Balinese prison for 20 years.

In October 2004, Corby travelled to Bali for her sister’s birthday. To her and everyones surprise, Balinese custom agents found 10 pounds of marijuana in her boogie board bag upon her arrival. It’s a pretty well-known fact that the penalty for smuggling drugs in Indonesia is extreme - death by firing squad or life in prison- so the outcome for Corby was not promising despite her passionate pleas of innocence.

The film takes you through the story from the very beginning, introduces you to some of the odd characters involved, and ultimately leads you through the circus of the trial. It’s scary to think how little control you have when being prosecuted in unfamiliar, international territory. One’s fate can be destroyed by little to no evidence or proof of a crime.

So was Corby a victim of injustice? It seems so. In fact, whether she’s ultimately guilty (I don’t believe she is), or innocent the punishment is extremely harsh, and in my opinion, does not fit the crime. But then again, every country is entitled to establishing their own rules, and it’s widely known that drug smuggling is a highly intolerable offense in Indonesia.

If you have some time, I suggest you check out the documentary. I’m now entirely obsessed with learning more about this story and have been reading about it all night!

Me right now. One side pondering going out - the other leaning...

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:22:00 -0400

Me right now. One side pondering going out - the other leaning toward staying in…

Hmm, the latter is sounding pretty good.

Today’s New Yorker cover - 77 years ago.

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:13:00 -0400

Today’s New Yorker cover - 77 years ago.

Anyone who knows my last name will understand why I love this...

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:00:00 -0400

Anyone who knows my last name will understand why I love this New Yorker cartoon from 1979 so much.

My grandpa, a country boy who grew up in a very small-town in Montana, made a trip to New York in the late 70s and I’ve often wondered if he’s the one portrayed in this cartoon…