This makes me wish I were back at Williams this fall. Sigh… growing up is harder than I thought.
Favorite Williams Professor, Michael Lewis, on visual images in a verbal culture
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American Girl dolls, Ambiguously Gay duo, NYP Headlines, a book I desperately want, and more
Fun things discovered this week:
- SNL did a live action version of the Ambiguously Gay duo and Jon Hamm proves that he’s perfect even in tights…
- Great personality analysis based on what American Girl doll you owned. I had Molly (b/c my penpal’s name was Molly), and apparently: “As an adult, you’ve developed a carefully honed aptitude for sarcasm. You’ve gotten contacts, and a slightly edgy haircut. You still sort of want attention, but you deny it.”
- Some of my friends clearly don’t know me very well…
- I just adore NY Post headlines…
- My birthday is in 2.5 months so if you’re looking for a gift, may I recommend (via Neatorama):
- Kind of captivated by these images of athletic show rabbits:
- Australian comedians attempt to create an offline social network (via BuzzFeed):
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Great women writers, incredible gamer/avatar comparison shots, summer movie posters, infographics, and more…
Some faves from the past few days:
- The unaired Tina Fey “Great Women Writers Throughout History” sketch is pretty awesome. The fact that the line “Agatha Christie? I’ll tell you ‘whodunit?’ – NOBODY!” never went on television is heartbreaking.
- A photographer compiled these comparison shots of gamers with their avatars. The similarities and differences are equally fascinating.
- Very helpful infographic from Fast Company informs you where to live to avoid natural disasters.
- You’ve already seen it at this point, but the Shit My Students Write tumblr is even more amusing than Ellie just sharing notes her kids email to her with me.
- Summer movie posters redone to be a bit more honest. Here’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II:
- Absolutely incredible NYT correction (via Gothamist):
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Some particularly awesome/typical Karen email subject lines
1) Pants On/Pants Off
2) Not trying to be a heinous bitch BUT
3) Every status of hers makes me cringe
4) This happened
5) Ok so
6) I know i’m a bitch but
7) OMG Read Right Away!
8) ________ is CRAZIER
9) Overshare!
10) ________ LET ME BACK ON HER WALL!!!
The above post (including title) is the verbatim copy of an email Liz just sent me.
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What you deal with when you’re my friend
Feel bad for Liz…
me: ok
i can do that
thank you
sorry
Liz: no need to be sorry
me: I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF MY MORE SANE FREAK OUTS
Liz: it was until that point
me: i just wanted you to feel needed
Liz: i think i’m perfectly fine not feeling needed
but whatever
me: le sigh
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Two different things making me feel old, 30 Rock, doll collectors, Friendster classics, and more…
Some of my favorite things on the interwebs this week:
- NYMag put together a list of 100 thoughts on 30 Rock in honor of its 100th episode. Of course Alec Baldwin is wearing a tuxedo after 6… what is he, a farmer?
- People who collect Barbies look EXACTLY like the people I would guess collect Barbies.
- Casa Nonna (my fave regular spot in DC) released the recipe for its meatball panini. Yum!
- Friendster is dying and Gawker collected some all-star stories.
- If you saw last week’s Parks & Rec, you’ll love TomHaverfoods.com
- This photo of tulip fields in the Netherlands is just too too beautiful (via That Andy Cohen)
- From XKCD, it’s a movie guide to making other people feel old. It also made me feel old… le sigh.
- Speaking of feeling old, I have my 10 year high school this weekend. I LOVE going back to Baldwin.
- Finally, Kelly is getting married, so here’s a special pre-wedding message to her:
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Why I love my job: an @AWElliott and @BlakeBowyer tribute
So basically, @AWElliott is very proud of his best dressed status and thinks that ties and monogrammed shirts are enough to seal the deal. Unfortunately, yesterday, he went tie-less and Blake upped his game resulting in the following slide sent around (by me):
Anyway, Kelly replied with an updated version:
To which, Drew replied with the following note:
Kelly,
First of all, I would never go to Front Page; that place is for people who find short-sleeve dress shirts acceptable — disgusting.
Second, everyone knows I go suit on the first date if it’s after work.
Regards,
Drew
But not to be outdone, Ian had the following update.
Clearly, Ian is just jealous.
I LOVE AND MISS YOU, KAITLYN!!!!
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The future of my weekends with @kaitlynwilkins
Sharing my cable with Kaitlyn in London now means when I introduce her to new shows, we sit and gchat and I explain them. This is officially where Ian gets super creeped out.
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Tim Riggins, Tina Fey, great readings of Gwyneth’s cookbook, llama font, and more…
Some fantastic links, clips, and more made their way to me this week:
- 45 minutes of Tina Fey on NPR. I think this is as liberal as I get.
- So my whole office thinks the fact that I went to a camp with a llama herd is hysterical. I still don’t see why (although watching the animal care video on Hidden Valley’s website was a bit of a reminder). Anyway, a lot of fun was had with llama font thanks to recurring llama jokes.
- NYMag has provided a fantastic update on where the cast of Friday Night Lights is now. Riggins is, naturally, saved for last (slide 9).
- Do you listen to Rebecca Black’s Friday and think it clearly has a deeper meaning? You are not alone! (Image via The Daily What):
- The Atlantic writes in defense of actual printed cookbooks. Totally agree – have stacks and stacks and stacks of them all over my apartment.
- Speaking of, this dramatic reading of Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook is amazing. Just amazing. (Via NYMag)
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Will & Kate: I really don’t get the hype
I mean, watching the wedding is one thing – but eating a commemorative pizza with fingers decorated with Will & Kate portraits is just completely beyond me.
Both images via Best Week Ever
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The Amazing Adventures of #WorkBrush (a photo series by @KaitlynWilkins)
Life is rough when your work bestie moves to London without you. It’s a bit tougher when your work bestie is a real life bestie. However, in some thoughtful final moments pre-departure, @KaitlynWilkins decided to remind me and the whole world what a free loader she is via an amazing photo series.
Background: when KW got bangs, her hair became a bit higher maintenance, and rather than use her own hairbrush, she would just borrow the one I keep at my desk.
Photo 1: No caption - simply an intro to #workbrush's adventures (@PeterLamotte is uncredited)
"The adventure continues! @unterekless ' brush visits the MINI dealership to get an oil change." (Note from Karen: everyone knows that #workbrush prefers Fords)
@unterekless "Good morning, good morning!" (Note from Karen: this is our office doorman - I still don't know his name)
@unterekless "can you find me in this pic? Doing lunch w @kaitlynwilkins and @AWElliott!1"
@unterekless have you used your Flex Spending yet? Getting my eyes checked! #workbrush
@unterekless even robot hair needs brushing! #thumbsup #workbrush
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The next FaceTime commercial will feature me and @KaitlynWilkins communicating through stuffed bears.
Hers is T.B. and mine is Fluffy.
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Goodbye to @KaitlynWilkins, thoughts on truffle oil, Brazilian car commercials, you know… the usual…
Quickie round up of things I’ve enjoyed this week:
- My dearest Kaitlyn is moving to London which means I’m officially down a best friend AND my #workbrush will not be going on very many fun adventures. (FYI, KW, have decided when I have some down time, I’m going to re-post the full adventures of my #workbrush here). Anyway, we made her a tribute video. I summarize our entire relationship at 3:00.
- Amanda Hesser explains why Google SEO is helping to produce lazier home cooks.
- Nissan mocks Ford in a Brazilian commercial that should be a lesson to all US ad agencies on how to get people to stop fast forwarding. (HT Susannah – who is still not reading my blog for Lent)
- Serious Eats is giving truffle oil a thumbs down and after reading it, it looks like I’ll have to switch to truffle butter for my ridiculous indulgences.
- It’s the Real Househusbands of Philadelphia. I have no words and I’m still recovering from the accent.
- This feature in the New Yorker about the conspiracy around a Guatemalan murder is fascinating. Please read.
- Baseball season is back and the Yankees have already had their first three games against the Red Sox. I only watched one of them and it turns out I made the right choice. Anyway, it’s tough to choose between Baldwin and Krasinski, but I think I made the right call. (Hat tip: Married Brother)
- I’m obsessed with The Awl’s detailed analyses of Jacob Lusk, American Idol contestant’s, performances. This week, Jacob sang “Man in the Mirror,” so basically he’s on the fast track to winning my love. Performance and analysis are at link.
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Eli Gold on Amateurs
Just catching up on the Good Wife and have yet another reason to love Eli Gold. His most recent awesome quote is one I plan on modifying and repeating pretty regularly:
“You know, I don’t have many enemies in life. I get along with Republicans, Protestants, Catholics, even a few reporters. But one thing I hate is amateurs.”
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I guess campaign season has started…
Which is good because several of my friends and colleagues were starting to like me enough to work past my love for Dick Cheney.
An absolutely brilliant campaign video for President Obama celebrating some of my favorite moments of his presidency:
(Hat tip: about 100 people I follow on Twitter!)
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Epic Disney medley, great one-liners, terrible wedding photos, Regulate tribute, and more…
My faves from this week:
- One man take on Disney classics. I could watch this forever. (From Neatorama)
- I always loved Awkward Family Photos – but this collection of wedding images is particularly awesome. Thanks @SusannahWesley for sending (even though you gave up my blog for Lent).
- So so so so so glad I opted for that subscription to Vanity Fair.
- Great one-liner cards (HT @IanSohn)
- Did you catch Rebecca Black’s takeover of Funny or Die? It was amazing and showed incredible sense of humor and a great attitude from a 13-year old.
- Oh and then there was Stephen Colbert’s rendition of “Friday” on Jimmy Fallon. Amazing. Have probably watched this 15x in 24 hours.
- LOVED this take on “Regulate” on toy instruments. HT NYMag.
- My job in a nutshell (HT Brown Chicken Brown Cow):
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A Titian kitten, lessons in leadership, Motown Divanalysis, and much more
My favorite things found across l’internet cette semaine. Every single one is worth a click through:
- Aaron Sorkin had an amazing cameo on 30 Rock. Was Studio 60 discussed? You betcha!
- Kelly launched a Work Twinsies tumblr. I will probably never be featured on it unless one of my colleagues gets really into my patented German real estate agent all black looks or a super comfy Michael Phelps’ mom outfit.
- The Awl offered a step by step divanalysis of Jacob Lusk’s moves in this performance from American Idol. Read it.
- Great overview of great meat from Serious Eats.
- A blog of bangable dudes in history. Obviously Alexander Hamilton is #1. So handsome.
- Ford CEO Alan Mulally shared this talk on leadership at Stanford’s GSB. The entire video is a good reminder of why I love my job.
- This happened (HT Buzzfeed):
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Playing favorites…
Just to keep Charlie on her toes, I shared a quick view of a text I sent to Jackie this morning. What follows is that email exchange.
From: Karen
To: Charlie, Jackie
Subject: What it looks like when you’re my favorite
From: Jackie
WINNER
From: Charlie
UGH
Last time I invite either of you to one of my epic party’s.
From: Karen
I think you meant parties. Party’s is the possessive singular.
From: Jackie
This is almost as good as the shenanigans I used to witness in real life.
From: Karen
I will be blogging this exchange.
From: Jackie
Even better. I fully support you leveraging another digital channel that shows I am your favorite.
(Like what I did there?)
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Catching up on the interwebs
Some favorite recent links and discoveries:
- So Dear Blank Please Blank is the best site ever. If you’re my contact on gchat, you’ve probably already discovered and thanked me. Rest of world: enjoy.
- Scathingly witty insults by famous people. If the list were scathingly witty insults by regular people, I’d totally be included.
- What have we cared about in 2010 and 2011? A very helpful chart clarifies that.
- The Atlantic put together a great quick guide to Twitter.
- Lots of facts about the It’s a Small World ride – including that the theme song is the most played song in the entire world.
- Need to smile? Watch this:
UPDATE: Kai has reminded me that he sent me the basset hound video and I didn’t credit him. Subtle comment, Kai! And thanks for the tip!
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Great Idea for You to Steal: Top Shelf – the bar for tall people
I have a ton of really great ideas, but not enough time to bring them all to life so I’ve decided to introduce a new feature on the blog: Great Idea for You to Steal. Basically, I tell you about a GENIUS idea of mine and then you can steal it and bring it to life in a way that’s almost as good as I’d envisioned but probably not.
Top Shelf: The Bar for Tall People
When you’re a 5’10″ woman, the bar is just a little bit higher. You can try and date men who are 5’9,” but trust me, you’ll notice the height difference. Beyond dating, it’s just tough to hear people who are lower than you are or you suffer neck pain having to crouch a bit to try and listen. Moreover, according to studies, tall people are happier. Surprising to learn that since I’m such an ice queen, but don’t argue with science.
So… wouldn’t it be amazing to go to a bar that was only open to tall people? That’s where Top Shelf comes in. The shelves are higher, the coat hooks are higher, and the eye contact is straight ahead or upwards. I’m debating whether I let shorter people in IF they bring a step stool. I mean, I do have a number of friends who I’d still like to talk to in my new and appropriately-sized hangout.
And we’ll find some way to partner with Longshot Apparel. Because I LOVE their blog and their mission and, presumably, the people who buy their shirts.
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