Entries from October 2008

October 31, 2008

here’s to sweatin’ to the oldies.

Number of times I engaged in a political debate with my sister in the past 24 hours: 3
Number of fun-size Snickers bars currently in my belly: 300
Number of days (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) until Barack Obama is elected as our next president: 4
Number of beers I plan to drink tonight: 17
Number of days until Halloween: 0!!!
HAPPY [...]

October 30, 2008

aaand i’ve hit a new low.

The first thing I did after getting my computer back from the Apple Store (which gets my two emphatic thumbs up for EXCELLENT customer service, by the way) was download all of the songs that I’d been aching to download in the past week. Buying random songs on iTunes is my crack, except it’s cheaper [...]

October 30, 2008

welcome to the real world. kinda.

Reason number four million and one that I am totally and completely in love with my friends (and cry face):

Seriously. I am in love with these people.
[Posted by Mallory]

October 28, 2008

free tacos and stomach aches today!

A SWTCTW public service announcement:  Save the 89 cents!  It’s free Taco Day at Taco Bell until 6 p.m.! Despite the inevitable tummy ache, I’m all for some T-Bell.  I’m going to get mine now. Get yours.
Don’t say this blog never did anything for you.
[Posted by Kathleen]

October 28, 2008

vote hasselback 2008: mayor of clowntown.

I just threw up in my mouth.
[Posted by Mouse]

October 28, 2008

some david brooks for your tuesday.

My psychology professor just sent my class an interesting article about perception from good ol’ David Brooks over at the NY Times. We’ve talked a lot in my class about the way you essentially see what you want to see. You pay more attention to facts that fit with what you already know; you attribute [...]

October 28, 2008

and now you’ve ruined my pants.

I have a confession to make: I sort of love Blair and Chuck together. I often hate them on their own, but when they get together and tell each other to just “say those three little words,” those two evil Upper East Siders sort of melt my heart. I know. I’m embarrassed too.
Also, what the hell are you [...]

October 27, 2008

larry david reads my mind, etc.

Helloooo everyone! It’s been a while. I don’t have time to post a lot right now, but I wanted to get a few quick thoughts out since I’ve been MIA the past few days.
I’ve been MIA partly because my computer is still broken ($755 later it should be fixed in a few days…awesome) and I [...]

October 27, 2008

youtube clip of today: electric stimulus.

This is some of the craziest shit I have ever seen on the internet.  So it’s slow in the beginning, but hold on because things get wild after the one minute mark.  I am speechless.  Is this madness or genius?  Is it noise or music?  AHHHHH.  My brain is fried.
[Posted by [...]

October 25, 2008

snl: ferrell’s dubya endorses fey’s palin.

I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT.
Really, this is the best SNL has been in years.  And in even better news, my twin, Maya Rudolph, is coming back!
AHHHH.
[Posted by Kathleen]