December 2010
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“The fact is that the Pill, while giving women control of their bodies for the...”
– Waking Up From the Pill (New York Magazine)
Ugh.
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Me: I love the story of where Greg got "Gregory J. Mr Mr"
CR: I'm not sure I know it.
Me: He got a piece of mail once addressed to "Gregory J. Mr Mr." How does that even happen? Sounds like a mail merge disaster.
CR: "MailMergeDisasters.tumblr.com." That would only be funny to 5 people, and you are 4 of them.
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WatchRemember that time that Greg Thomas wrote a song for me and CR? This is it. Recorded at Rockwood Music Hall last night.
Thanks, Greg.
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Tumblr Eatup DONE!
Homemade Levain bakery cookies. On their way to Maryland to my mystery friend.
It’s been a productive weekend. Time for bed!
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Watching "Up"
CR: This is pretty good, actually.
AS: Yes, I know, but I don't want to admit it because it's a baby movie.
CR: It's not a baby movie. It's rated G for Grownups.
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Menstruating woman subjected to TSA grope because... →
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“Just bring booze and your own plate.”
– Woman on the PATH train on the way to Thanksgiving yesterday, describing her hostess’s instructions for the day
Pretty much sums up Thanksgiving in NYC!
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It’s time! I’m legally allowed to...
“To ensure a good viewing location, get there early. Spectators arrive as early...”
– Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade FAQ (nyctourist.com)
Oh, no. Let’s see what happens if we get up a little later than that tomorrow.
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Pro Excel Tip #2: Text to Columns
To follow up on my CONCATENATE post, another tip that I got from CR that has changed my life when dealing with Excel is the Text to Columns Wizard. This is helpful for separating data from one column into multiple columns, which has been a time saver for me in mailing lists and metadata sheets.
Let’s say you’ve got a whole column of names in Last, First formatting, and want to...
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Don't TSA me, bro: Boing Boing open thread, and... →
This is some pretty insane stuff. I had planned to opt out of the body scanners when we flew upstate last weekend if necessary, and even wore padded bike shorts to preserve some dignity during the inevitable ‘enhanced pat down’. Luckily, we were able to avoid the scanner conversation by going into a different line in Rochester, and JFK didn’t even have one. I’m not looking...
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Fact: 92% of male bikers on the Westside Greenway...
Source: My ride home from Mahnaz’s house tonight
Me: I have an idea...let's buy KMart gloves and do a thumb transplant to patch the hole on your glittens. I can sew it right over.
CR: Frankenglittens?
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“Another of Ms. Singer’s clients, Alan Steinfeld, who was born in Brooklyn,...”
– Unlearning to Tawk Like a New Yorker (NYT) (via Capital)
…is it the accent, or is it the fact that it’s a New Age program on local access that’s preventing him from appealing to a wider audience?
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Dear G train,
I apologize for believing that you were the worst train ever for the past 6 months and appreciate the fact that you got me home within 30 minutes for the past two nights in a row. Thanks.
Love,
Adrienne
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“Just five years ago it was considered an adventure, a trek, even dangerous, to...”
– Stanley Zabar, of Zabar’s, in 1969 (New York Magazine)
From a fascinating article in New York Magazine’s archives about the renaissance of the Upper West Side during the 1960’s. I especially love the quotes from community board meetings, as the mad people sound exactly like the...
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I got a new job today.
What a great week!
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“And like most people in the crowd, I reacted most to those older songs.”
– thedept on Sufjan Stevens last night
I disagree with this, but maybe that’s just because I was digging it so much the entire time that I assumed that everyone else was, too. The encore was all older material, which was a pleasure to hear live after listening to the recordings hundreds of...
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“The 3,000-square-foot boutiques will replace the music and DVD departments of...”
– Barnes & Noble Adds Toys (WSJ)
They are completely getting rid of the CD/DVD departments in these stores. Completely gone.
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“I was in a bear suit, trying to do comedy. I was thinking, This is lame, this is...”
– Jimmy Fallon (New York Magazine)
This month, New York Magazine has been successfully convincing me to really like people that I didn’t think I liked…first Taylor Swift and John Stamos, now Jimmy Fallon.
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I need to memorize more of these.