December 2010
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New Years Resolutions
- enjoy my job transition and make the most of it
- learn to bake desserts
- take more improv classes
- do some awesome photo projects
- be sincere
- keep my room clean (LOL!)
so, nothing crazy here, but I think all important things. What are your resolutions?
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Top 10: People who I've learned from in 2010
(in no order whatsoever)
- Laura (dedication, determination, self-worth, being humble)
- Gram (sticking to values no matter what, taking care of yourself)
- Leah (value of routine, self-awareness, not having to say thank you and having it mean everything)
- Pat (loving someone unconditionally, setting boundaries, agreeing to disagree, self-confidence)
- Valerie (going after what you want,...
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Top 10: Awesome things I bought in 2010
(in no particular order)
- new glasses frames
- amazing tix to Next to Normal
- giant abacus
- apple cider at the farmers market
- food processor
- trip to New Mexico
- Canon Rebel xs SLR camera
- MacBook Pro
- Alan Khazei’s Big Citizenship
- Yankees tix
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Instant Coffee - November 7, 2007 (former radio... →
I am reblogging this without having listened, because I know you’ll like it that much. After finding and posting set lists from the radio show, Steve took it an (awesome) step further and found an old episode. Listen in, and call 617-627-3900 or whatever if you want to talk to whoever’s DJing now.
stevespillman:
[download link—the file is wayyyy too big for Tumblr to handle]
It’s a...
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Top 10: Foods of 2010
(In no particular order)
- bagels from Bergen Bagels
- arepas from Caracas Arepa Bar
- empanadas from Barrio
- risotto cooked by Valerie
- summer salad from Flatbush Farm
- tunisian eggs from Cafe Orlin
- my eggplant parm
- brussel sprouts from The Vanderbilt
- chili soup I had in New Mexico that my friend’s mom made
- mushroom pizza at Franny’s
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“you churn those out
you are a machine”
– Leah, about my blog posts. I like to think it’s in reference to everything though.
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Please respond and pass on:
I want to compile a bunch and post in hopes of inspiring someone with something new for the holiday season. I’m on email. What are your nontraditional holiday traditions?
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I interviewed a green energy entrepreneur and... →
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A Nice NYC Subway Moment (yes, for real)
So often, I get ticked off at people selfishly taking up too much bench space, lecturing passengers about Jesus and our sins, people who lean on polls, people who think they can stand without holding anything and then bang into everyone, racists, pricks who exist just to be pricks, and subway littering.
BUT, today, I experienced for the third time in the last 2 months the most fantastic subway...
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My short and sweet guide to gift giving.
A gift for someone should be something they really will appreciate now or in the future. It doesn’t have to be something they necessarily want, but something that will resonate at some point. That leaves the door wide open! Giving a gift shouldn’t be that hard!
But it is. Instead of putting in the extra thought or holding off on getting/making something until the right idea comes...
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Instant Coffee: blast from the past
Steve and I used to do this 2 hour radio show on Wednesday mornings called Instant Coffee. The tapes have been destroyed, but my current review of old computer files produced these gems….outlines of two shows. I can’t tell you what half of it means, but that’s what makes it great. Enjoy, and I’m sorry you didn’t know us then, readers.
Instant Coffee, 1-30-08 1....
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Found! One of my high school english essays.
I once wrote a paper for English class about my calculator. I don’t remember what the assignment was, but I always hated the tension between Math and English, and this was my 16 year old self’s way of fighting back. I found it on my hard drive and got a kick out of reading it. Enjoy!!!! [and yes, the title is authentic. ooof.]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 Years of Friendship and Learning
I...
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A story.
I have a friend who writes a really great blog called exes & whys. I enjoyed reading the story she posted yesterday, and I’m sharing it with you below. If you like it too, follow her blog!
Lessons Learned From An Eight Year-old’s Broken Heart
I’ve been on a series of good dates recently with several gentlemen (two of whom actually paid, which I have found to be a rare thing...
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“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where others see...”
– Camille Pissarro
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This all sounds about right when it comes to... →
Anonymous asked: Why I disagree with several of your points made about Glee, and my explanation:
- The Cheerios don't wear anything but their uniforms because it's meant to be ridiculously stereotypical. Plus their Jane Lynch's character is insane, so it would make sense for her to force her squad to do something like that.
- Whether or not it's funny is...
- The Cheerios don't wear anything but their uniforms because it's meant to be ridiculously stereotypical. Plus their Jane Lynch's character is insane, so it would make sense for her to force her squad to do something like that.
- Whether or not it's funny is...
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Why Glee is just as bad as I remember.
[based on Season 2 Episode 10]
- cheerleaders don’t have any clothing other than their uniforms.
- it’s not funny.
- students look like they’ve graduated college and now have creepy high school fetishes.
- not a single sentence sounds realistic.
- it’s creepy, like everyone sitting on santa’s leg and twirling his beard.
- overt dumb comments for a cheap laugh...
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New York in someone else's nutshell. →
theflairofceilingfans:
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TOMORROW.
I SWEAR YOU COULD SPEND A WEEK IN NEW YORK JUST SPENDING EVERY DOLLAR YOUVE EVER EARNED IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
THEN YOU COULD SPEND ANOTHER WEEK JUST EATING DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOOD.
THEN YOU COULD SPEND ANOTHER WEEK GOING TO REALLY GOOD COFFEE SHOPS.
THEN ANOTHER GOING TO SHOWS.
THEN ANOTHER GOING TO CLUBS/BARS.
THERES JUST SO MUCH TO DO...
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It's official! This is where I'll be working... →
And I couldn’t be more excited.
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Please join me in supporting OpportunityNation! →
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Don't miss Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera
Seriously, one of the coolest exhibits ever. It’s at the Brooklyn Museum now through April 10, so no excuses! It’s incredible to see how so many of his paintings are collages of several different study photographs, whereas others are almost exact replicas. One of my favorites was of a guy looking at a painting, and the woman in the painting was painted from a fantastic separate...
Reasons today was/is AWESOME
I got a new job with an incredible foundation.
I got a lot of awesome thoughts sent my way via family and friends.
John Hodgman tweeted at me.
I got a good workout doing Intensati.
I signed up for MaxFunCon.
December 9, 2010, thank you.
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Blackcurrants: a short and crazy history lesson
Blackcurrants are native to Europe and Northern Asia, and are delicious berries. What’s crazy is that growing them was outlawed in the US in the early 1900s because of white pine blister rust, which is bad for trees. The US government didn’t know the high antioxidant and high vitamin content at the time, and it wasn’t until 1966 that jurisdiction over the growth of blackcurrants...
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Delicious and EASY Indian Recipe
Courtesy of my friend Lindsay, here’s her recipe* for Channa. It’s great, and she made it for me the other night, and I’ve been craving it since. If you make it, enjoy!
Need: mustard seed (about 1 tbsp, sometimes I put more) olive oil 1/2 an onion 1 can of garbanzo beans 1 small can of tomato sauce 1 thing of tomato paste (small small can) - I never use all of it, maybe 1/2 or...
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“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the...”
– Elizabeth Edwards
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One of several constantly clanking radiators in my...
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Things I should have done long before today since...
1) kept a cleaner room so it would take less time to clean
2) learned how to sing, and therefore how to sing hannukah songs
3) head to the upper east side for my blintzes
oops.
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Have fun on conference calls. →
Pretty decent and simple bingo game. I bet it at least keeps me awake on the next call. So that’s a good thing.
(via @mashable)
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WatchI’d like you to meet my family.
This via ElfYourself by Office Max
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