Things I contemplated doing on the subway when I was running late, and whether I ultimately did them



Did it Decided against it
Eating cupcakes Frosting cupcakes
Applying lipstick Brushing teeth (I had this whole plan, see, where I
would stick my head in a paper bag and spit in an empty orange juice bottle
and no one would be the wiser)
Putting hair in bun Spraying hair with hairspray
Sewing button on shirt

Sewing hole on shirt I was wearing
First base Second base and onward
Learning lines Practicing lines out loud
Yoga breathing

Yoga
Breaking up with someone Why is that in the ‘did it’ column?
Putting on tights Yeah, that happened
Sleeping

Wearing pajamas
Working Working (most of the time)

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Wedding Announcement: Miss Melinda Taub to that guy honking at her in an ‘89 Dodge pickup

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Melinda wasn’t looking for love that fateful day when she stepped out of her apartment. But love was looking for her, in the form of a 43-year-old man leaning on the horn of a truck with a muffler problem.

Late to meet her friends, Melinda was hurrying down the sidewalk when suddenly she heard “Yeah, baby! Move that sweet ass!” followed by a skillfully executed wolf whistle.

Melinda stopped short at what she would later recall as the most romantic words she’d ever heard. She turned around and there he was: the man of her dreams.

“Do you really think my ass is sweet?” she asked, trying not to let the tears fall.

“Hell yeah, bitch,” her Prince Charming replied. “Why don’t you come suck my ****.”

She didn’t wait for him to change his mind. She climbed into his truck and they drove off into the sunset.

The wedding was a small, tasteful ceremony at the corner liquor store. The ceremony was held on August 25th, a date of significance to both halves of the couple—it marked the twentieth anniversary of both the bride’s first day of kindergarten and the groom’s purchase of his truck.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bart Taub of Seattle, Washington. Dr. Taub is a professor of economics and Mrs. Taub is a Human Resources executive.

The groom was raised by wolves.

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Fighting falling attendance, National Park Service adds cats to all national monuments

“Internet does it all the time” says NPS

Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln, and Boots

Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln, and Boots

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Park Service announced today that it is raising revenue by augmenting all major national monuments with cats.

“We had to do something,” explained Monuments Director Joshua Blumenthal. “With the economy people aren’t traveling as much, and since literally every eighth grade class in the country has already been on its class trip to Washington this year, attendance was falling like a rock.

“So: cute cats,” he continued.

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Hit songs on the bear charts

Honey Honey

If You Like It Then You Should Have Put A Tracking Collar On It

(Don’t Matter if You’re) Black or Grizzly

When a Bear Eats a Woman

Party in the Woods in the USA

Oops! I Ripped Open Your Cooler

Pandy (by Beary Manilow)

I Kissed a Girl Bear

My Twitter followers got a sneak peek at this bear content. If you are also on Twitter you can follow me and I’ll let you know when I have a new entry.

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American History Graffiti

One time I was walking in SoHo and I saw this piece of graffiti: “Fuck tha Pilgrims.” You tell those seventeenth century Protestants! I would love to know more about who wrote this. I imagine he is a tagger by night, American history graduate student by day. I spent the rest of my shopping trip imagining what else he probably sprayed around the city:

Fuck tha Jamestown colony.

Fuck tha federalists.

Fuck tha Monroe-Pinckney treaty.

Fuck tha Niña. Fuck tha Pinta. Cherish tha Santa Maria.

Fuck tha New Deal.

Fuck tha eliminizzation of tha gold standard.

Fuck tha Smoot-Hawley tariffs, often indicated as a major exacerbator of tha Great Depression and an obstacle to Germany’s post-war economic recovery, leading to tha fall of tha Weimar republic and tha rise of fascizzle.

Remember the Maine. Fuck Spain.

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Amanda, girl reporter.

The New York Times, the AP, and Reuters know him as Abu Sharati, the spokesman for Darfuri refugees. Reporters from those publications have all quoted him in their stories on Darfur, including some where he’s thrown his support behind the leader of a rebel faction.

The problem: no one aside from those reporters seems to think he exists. And there’s a decent chance that “Abu Sharati” IS that rebel leader.

Intrepid reporter/sister Amanda has the story over at her blog. Read it if you haven’t. Part 1, part 2, part 3. You will find a) she is smart and b) the New York Times has much bigger problems than writing inane stories about amusement parks.

Jesus Christ, mainstream media. Why are we supposed to be sad that you’re dying again?

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Subway service changes this weekend

New York subway service changes can be confusing. The MTA provides this simple, handy guide to help you plan your trip this weekend.

The 2 and 3 will run local this weekend.

Because of necessary trackwork the a will be running over the d line.

Because of necessary trackwork the d will be running over the a line. This accomplishes something.

The f will run normally this weekend, for, as far as anyone remembers, the first time. To celebrate, the MTA is declaring a holiday. The f will not be running.

Steven Moore of 344 E 11th St will be tracked at all times this weekend by MTA agents who will be tasked with ensuring that all subway stations within a mobile 3-block radius of him are closed. Think about that the next time you’re considering holding the doors.

The n will be making all stops except those that contain a prime number (42nd Street, OK; 23rd Street, nope). The r will replace the n at those stops. The q will be making all stops but will be arriving on invisible platforms accessible only to wizards.

The 4 will only run if the 5 is running. The 5 definitely won’t run if the 4 is running. The 6 knew this was going to happen when they hooked up.

The 1 will run normally to Christopher Street, where it will leap its tracks, burst to the surface of the city and make a dash for Jersey. Shuttle buses replace the 1 below Christopher Street.

The 2nd Avenue t line will be running normally. Just kidding. We’re never going to build that.

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Hollywood Petition Against Violation of Innocent Zurich Film Festival

We, the undersigned actors, directors, and writers, from the United States and abroad, protest the callous violation of the Zurich Film Festival by the Swiss Police, who used the festival to capture fugitive convicted rapist Roman Polanski.

It is unconscionable that the Swiss police should use this innocent film festival against its will to capture a fugitive child rapist. Film festivals are places where international artistic freedom must flourish. No film festival should have to live in fear of molestation by predators like the Swiss Police.

That any film festival should be subjected to such outrages is an affront against every film festival. But it is especially heinous that the Zurich Film Festival should be so used as it is only four years old. There is simply no excuse for the two-hundred-year-old Swiss Police to take such advantage, whether the police were aware of the festival’s age or not. Anyone who imagines such a thing being done to their own film festival will agree that this outrage will not stand.
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Other kinds of MILs

So I jotted this down a month ago around my mother’s birthday and then utterly forgot to post it. Better late than never.

We all know what a MILF is:

Stifler's mom!

Stifler's mom!

She’s a MILF. But moms are awfully important. Too important to be left ignored by the acronym community just because I wouldn’t in fact L to F them. So here are some moms and the acronyms that best suit them, IMHO:

Bambi’s mom is a MILSH, which stands for Mom I’d Like to Save from Hunters.

MILHFTM (Mom I’d like her fairy tale metabolism): The mom on Gilmore Girls who eats chocolate chip pancakes all the time but remains Lauren Graham.

Spock’s mom is a MILWASEC, or (spoiler alert!) a Mom I’d Like to Warn About Standing on the Edge of Cliffs.

Hamlet’s mom is a MILSUM.CSSCWHDP, a Mom I’d Like to Sign Up for Match.Com So She Can Widen Her Dating Pool.

Œdipus Rex’s mom is of course a MŒLF.

MILAWTF?: The moms of any number of the guys I’ve dated, including 90s Rock Guy, Zionist Conspiracy Guy, and Mr. Trash Pockets.

MILC (Mom I’d Like to Cuddle): Anyone who is a mom and also a panda. Koala moms also accepted.

Michelle Obama is for me, and pretty much every girl I know, the MILSMHTMICMGSPMWBMF, AKA the Mom I’d Like to Shake My Hand and Tell Me I’m a Credit to My Generation and She’s Proud of Me and Wants to Be My Friend.

MILE (Mom I’d Like to Eat): Whatever gives birth to Sour Patch Kids. Presumably a giant and delicious Sour Patch Mama.

MILB (Mom I Like Best): My mama. HBM! That stands for Happy Birthday Mama. SYBWMA. (Sorry Your Birthday Was a Month Ago.)

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I am having an argument

ME
I want to run three miles today!

MY HANGOVER
I want you to lie on the couch.

ME
Okay.

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