May 2009
April 2009
White People in Rap: A History →
… just as always, the points of intersection between white people and rap music have been a head-swirling mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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OMG Please don't name your daughter ALPHA MAE.
joserizal:
zombienovela:
(via ONTD comments)
Other strange/unique Filipino names:
angel, babes, baby girl, beauty, binky, boy blue, chuchi, cutie, girlie, lovely, sonnyboy, starlet, sweet, wimpy, adonis, apollo, aphrodite (aphro, for short), athena, hercules, hermes, jupiter, mars, minerva, neptune, venus, gucci, luis biton, mona lisa, nina ricci, valentino, ahlex, bhen, bhoy, juhn, lehn,...
Why I Tweet
clairecmc:
After reading Matt Bai’s piece in the New York Times Magazine yesterday, I’d like to explain why I tweet and post here on Tumblr. His thesis is that twitter is banal and superficial and therefore not a good fit within the context of politics and Congressional activity. Of the 100’s of tweets that my thumbs are responsible for, he chose to highlight a reply I made to someone who had...
this is why i'm exhausted
Get up at 9:00. Michelle is still sleeping so I quietly read e-mail, try to catch up on RSS feeds, shower.
Leave to meet Nadine for brunch at Les Enfants Terribles. Nadine came to town for a much needed break after doing a pile of work on her book.
Arrive at Les Enfants. Huge party of adults and a few small kids, a few two tops, and Nadine are there. Also Rachel McAdams and Josh Lucas and their...
party jasmine
It’s Saturday in New York City and what am I doing? Uploading pics to Facebook.
Beaverland
Walking down 83rd. Just left reunion luncheon, which was fun. More later as I leave ‘94 and return ever so lacksadaisically to 2009.
sleepytime jasmine
Before I fall asleep:
The Park Avenue Viaduct is awesome. You don’t go through Grand Central Station, but around it in a car. Or on a bicycle, as I saw someone do earlier this evening even though there are no bike lanes and I’m pretty sure it might even be illegal.
Michelle made dinner. It was delicious - seared tuna, roasted potatoes in homemade aioli, and salad.
I have no plans...
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Syracuse
It’s been overcast all day, ever since I woke up somewhere in Pennsylvania and had breakfast in Buffalo.
We’re about to roll out of Syracuse, where I stepped out onto the platform for some fresh air. One of the occupants of one of the larger bedrooms is playing “Danny Boy” on the violin. It’s nice.
Quite a number of folks in the sleeper car are older, elderly...
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