Funny, no one has thanked us for seasons 3-15 of Treme yet.

This is funny. Thanks Laura.

Maybe not as funny in light of this.

Lara Stone gets married

to a guy from Little Britain.

I like her better here:

You can chill if you're homeless

What's With the Cattitude?

OPI's new Shrek collection has some ugly colors with great names. At the head of the class is a light blue called What's With the Cattitude! A real pussycat.

Vote No on Prop 16

I trust Laura's mom and I don't trust PG&E, so I am voting No on Prop 16 on Tuesday June 8.

MAKE IT LEGAL FOR ME TO CARRY A CONCEALED GUN THAT HAS BLANKS, AND MAKE IT LEGAL FOR ME TO SHOOT THOSE BLANKS AT THOSE WHO DISPLEASE ME.

This post is a little too sophomoric and rant-oriented for my taste but he does make a few good points. Even some points that are not 100% true are funny:

Life goals for female college graduates:

1) Get rich by doing as little work as humanly possible
2) Marry someone who will fertilize you with attractive babies
3) Own a home so spacious and tastefully appointed that all your friends feel like dogshit any time they enter it

Tastefully appointed! I like it.

RVs in Venice

I have feelings about the homeless population in LA and people living in RVs in Venice, so I may come back to this later. Until then, check out this CNN piece on RV dwellers in Venice, and if you like comment threads as much as I do, this page on YoVenice.

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You need a new hattitude!

Don't we all.

Pantry Raid

The LAT feature Pantry Raid satisfies the voyeur in me without making me want to cry. Also the name makes me giggle.

What would they find if they raided my fridge right now? Laughing Cow cheese, a tomato, and 4 beers.

Internet Comments

Internet comments are so zany and fun. New York Magazine recently broke down types of internet commentary by website; I think their descriptions are a bit boring, and I'm not sure how accurate they are. But I watched the slideshow twice because I like the concept so much.

Great comments in recent LAT opinion piece criticizing Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the SCOTUS:

"What Obama is doing here is a perfect reflection of his "parvenu", "nouveau rich" status, where he is doing everything he thinks will make him look like an authentic member of an upper caste, a country club, influential white guy, with Ivy League degree & an universe defined strictly by those schools."

Parvenu!

Casino Jack

I want to see this movie about lobbyist/criminal Jack Abramoff. The director Alex Gibney also created "Taxi to the Dark Side" and "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room." The Enron movie is great, and especially worthwhile to anyone affected by the rolling blackouts in California in 2003 and the recall of Governor Gray Davis as a result.

"Taxi to the Dark Side" is too much for me to bear; after reading these excellent articles by Jane Mayer, I don't want to know anything more about extraordinary rendition.

20% Unemployment Rate

In the US, 20% of men 25-54 are unemployed; in Israel, it's 20% of men 35-54.

Wild Israel stat:"Nearly 27% of Arab men and 65% of ultra-Orthodox Jews don't work, government figures show."

The F'ing Grove

Another reason why I never park at the Grove's structure: people die there.

O'Shea Jackson

The most surprising part of this piece about the individuals photographed for the cover of NWA's N.W.A and the Posse is that Ice Cube's given name is O'Shea Jackson.

Nashville Weather

Jenny deserves better than this for her graduation! Turn it around, Nashtown.

http://luxirare.com/

Goth fashion and amazing food photography, from Jessica.

I want boots like these

They probably won't look like this on me.

Jayden?!!??!!?!?

The Top 10 names for girls, based on the 2009 SSA statistics:

1. Isabella
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Madison
8. Abigail
9. Chloe
10. Mia

The Top 10 names for boys:

1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Michael
4. Alexander
5. William
6. Joshua
7. Daniel
8. Jayden
9. Noah
10. Anthony

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Tear Town gets Urban

Intervention is the worst. I am not allowed to watch it (or Hoarders).



I like the Autotune version better.


Thanks to MG.

A Modest Bestiary

Last week Mike and I went to see David Sedaris read at Royce Hall. He read a couple stories from his book that will be out this fall, A Modern Bestiary. All of the stories in A Modern Bestiary are about animals, but none of the stories he read featured cats. Sorry Jenny!

He also read some other work, diary entries, and answered audience questions. Hearing him speak makes me think Sedaris is much darker than the persona in his books, which is fun (for example, he recommended this book to the audience). I was surprised at how diverse the audience was; I expected it to be middle-aged and gay, but there were young and old, gay and straight, though they were 98% white (a few Asians show up).

My favorite Sedaris piece so far (full disclosure: I haven't read all of his books) is this essay that appears in the New Yorker, "Guy Walks Into a Bar Car." It includes a joke about testicles that I have tried to tell on many occasions, with poor results.

Do you want to cry and think about your mom?

If yes, read this.

If not, do anything else.

Sometimes when I wonder if I am the only person sitting in my cube, pretending not to cry, and hoping my boss doesn't come ask me a question, I read the comments section in a post like that and realize I am not alone

Straw poll: what is a more morally reprehensible waste of company time, applying to jobs or tearfully reading essays about motherhood?

True Prep: The Making Of

Out on Sept. 7, 2010.

Up all night

Interesting interview on Talk of the Nation with a woman who wrote a (largely anecdotal) book about her experience with insomnia.

For the record I have no sympathy for insomniacs who take their laptops to bed.

Trying to catch me riding dirty

Thanks Jenny for the tip.

Restriction of Jello-shots, and other alcoholic items such as alcohol infused fruit

The City of Manhattan Beach is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to make 6 Man safer this year.

I understand wanting to increase revenue and decrease conspicuous alcohol consumption, but I think the No Costumes clause is over the line.

Moving to France, the moon, Canada

Today is full of sad stories like this and this, and Mike was robbed! Things really went downhill after the Dodger's win yesterday. I am ready to leave.

Update: I wonder if crazy Target lady was just upset that the Cynthia Vincent shoes were basically sold out, or that the Zac Posen collection was so heinous?

Homemade Glazed Donuts

Things just got real, courtesy of Laura.

J. Crew selling Essie nailpolish

Contrary to what is pictured on the Lucky site, the colors sold by J. Crew seem to be a bright red and a bright pink. I would wear them.



Related: I think it is time to retire Over the Taupe until fall. Too dark for warm weather.