August 2010
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Can Preschoolers Be Depressed? →
Apparently, the answer is yes, and 1 to 3 percent of American preschoolers are. I’m going to watch my future kidlets like a hawk. A hawk with handpuppets that talk about their feelings.
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Help an East Village School Win $500K
I was walking to my favorite local diner tonight when I was stopped by a group of teenagers outside the school a block away from my apartment.
“Will you please take a few minutes to help us out?” a teenage girl asked. I was a bit wary, given the prevalence of charity hustlers I tend to avoid eye contact with and mumble a bashful “sorry” to as I pass them on New York...
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“New York has always been the one place where people are nostalgic for when it...”
– Sloane Crosley, How Did You Get This Number
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“New York’s like the old love that you don’t always get along with,...”
– Justin Long in Time Out New York
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FWD Thinking: New Photosharing Camera Cuts Out the... →
I’m not a big picture-taker anyway, but I usually feel like dealing with my digital camera is a hassle. While I can take a photo on my BlackBerry and e-mail it or upload it to the web instantly, the quality isn’t as great as it could be. But before I can share a photo from my point-and-shoot…
I want this li’l camera.
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Just Another Night in the East Village
Kate: How was the rest of your night?
Me: It was good - met a NY Times reporter, did karaoke with an ex-con, took pics of my bro riding a mechanical bull, got home at 4.
Kate: I couldn't be prouder.
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Overheard After a Phone Conversation with My Dad
Dad: How do you shut this thing off?
Nick: The red button. Like every other cell phone EVER MADE.
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Chicago Hipsters Vs Brooklyn Hipsters →
The major difference here is simple: Chicago hipsters want to be cute. We are freaking cutesy, many times to a fault. Like, how are you going to explain that hamster tattoo to your grandkids? Where Chicago hipsters over-cute, Brooklyn hipsters under-cute. It’s like everyone in Brooklyn wears costumes for my amusement. And they are in a costume contest to see who can look the worst. And they...
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Adulthood, Lack of Jobs, and Slippery Definitions →
Amanda Marcotte serves up a heaping plate of “STFU, smug olds.”
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Headdesk Kind of Day
I feel like doing this today but I don’t want to bruise my forehead.
(via gifparty)
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“Don’t make rules about what types of men you’ll date. Unless they...”
– My best friend Kate
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Narrative in Eighth Grade Spanish in the Style of... →
SON: ¡Mi Madre!
(They embrace for the first time since the father’s death. The MOTHER’s tears wet her SON’s face. A crow is heard in the distance. The SON rises from the ground with the help from his mother and takes a package out from his jacket.)
SON: Queso.
MOTHER: (overjoyed) Me llamo Queso.
(For generations, the family was prominent cheese-makers and ranchers. The ...
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Snack Attack: Chip Eaters Make Noise About a... →
Frito-Lay makes a lot of noise marketing its Sun Chips snacks as “green.” They are cooked with steam from solar energy, the message goes.
But its latest effort—making the bags out of biodegradable plant material instead of plastic—is creating a different kind of racket. Chip eaters are griping about the loud crackling sounds the new bag makes. Some have compared it to a...
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What Is It About 20-Somethings? →
One-third of people in their 20s move to a new residence every year.
Check, usually. I stayed for two years in my Chelsea apartment and am staying for at least two in my current East Village one.
Forty percent move back home with their parents at least once.
Check, but only for one month after college graduation. Thank goodness, because the 4-hour-a-day commute almost killed me.
They go ...
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WatchMarcel the Shell with Shoes On is probably the cutest video you’ll watch all week.
(via interweber)
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Things I Did This Weekend
Watched zombies and commandos play Capture the Flag on Governors Island.
Found out what heaven looks like.
Learned that disco balls are an excellent decor choice.
Saw a contortionist at South Street Seaport fold himself into a 15” x 17” box.
Petted a magician’s big fat bunny assistant.
Tried to fit into a wooden box at The HorseBox to get a free drink…and failed. (I...
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