April 2008
tumblr meetup address
I finished sending out the address of the meetup to everyone! If you didn’t get one or would still like to go, just email me at leetumbls (at) yahoo.com. Here’s all the info about the meetup: http://sharingtime.tumblr.com/post/29931452 Look forward to seeing you there!
Impromptu Union Square tumblr meetup
I ran into the charming and talented bipeds Adam and Sarah on the street today! It was the shortest and most enjoyable tumblr meetup ever. Length of meeting: 10 seconds Feelings hurt: None Compliments shared: 3 Number of times Sarah winked at me alluringly: 0 Number of times Adam winked at me alluringly: Practically the entire time Let’s do it again soon!
March 2008
the whisk & ladle
randyhaddock: sarazucker: will i see you there? I don’t even know where it is! You’re not alone, Randy. I’m sending out the address soon!
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune...”
– Emily Dickinson (via jessicap, emilyposts, mascarah) I believe this is the reason Woody Allen titled his book “Without Feathers”.
“He said conversations with me were more enjoyable than sex would be with anyone...”
– Janie Fredell, President of an abstinence club at Harvard Her boyfriend never told her that by “anyone else” he meant “a pile of thorns.” (via nytimes)
“I’m living my life based on a decision a 17-year-old made.”
– Stew, in Passing Strange This made me think about how, when I was 17, I always knew in my head that I’d move to New York after college. And I did. It’s a little crazy when you think about how the 17 year old version of you made a bunch of decisions that the older (and probably wiser) you...
A Veteran MAD Man Remains in the Fold →
As you might guess, I was a huge fan of Mad magazine growing up. In fact, at my bar mitzvah, all my friends and I posed with Mad magazines. I sent the picture in, but it didn’t get published. Just this second I realized that years later, a one liner I wrote actually did get published in their letters to the editor section. I completely forgot that happened. Back to the story: it’s...
fatmanatee: This is really the only way to pose with Victoria’s Secret models. I’ve made a note to do the same when I run into Gisele. Lee, you are going to explain in further detail, I hope? I never got to hear the full story of you wooing her over at P. Diddy’s birthday bash. K (as I call her) and I have a long, sordid history. I was travelling in the Czech Republic, her homeland,...
happycap: Bishop Allen - Rain This song has been...
WatchYeasayer - 2080 I’m way late on the bandwagon here. I didn’t even like this song when I saw them perform it on Conan, but I’ve changed my mind. Hard to argue with these lyrics. “I can’t sleep when I think about the times we’re living in I can’t sleep when I think about the future I was born into Outsiders dressed up like Sunday morning With...
katieschenk: The DMV wasn’t bad at all. The License Express station on 34th and 8th is definitely the way to go. I once picked up a girl while waiting in line at that DMV. Since I’m not the kind of guy who does things like that, I was so impressed at my abilities that I bragged about it… to my parents. I’m not sure what I was thinking.
“I feel like you are in a cult.”
– my friend Chapman, in response to my incessant talking about Tumblr (via lfarm) That’s because it is.
“I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat...”
– a man who took his mugger out to dinner (via NPR and kottke)
WatchI’m not a gamer by anyone’s definition, but my friend sent me the trailer for Lego Batman and it made me smile. Might have to pick this up!
365daysofmusic: day four The Hush Sound - We...
Dewey's Flatiron TONIGHT at 6 p.m.
nycmeetups: NYC is MEETING the f up for happy hour. On the fly. Because that is how we roll. Read about it here. 210 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010 nr. 26th St. See Map 212-696-2337 6 p.m. or whenever you can get there* *we might be drunk or passed out or both by late, so I’d suggest coming in the single digits. Some of us will...
New Raconteurs Album: Consolers of the Lonely →
patrickmoberg: Came out two days ago. Dear Raconteurs, I want your album. I did note the price, however, is $10.99. Apple has set the price of albums at $9.99. This makes you look a little ridiculous. Granted, 14 songs at $10.99 is $.785 cents a song instead of $.713. Looks like I’m the cheap bastard. Sincerely, Lee P.S. Death Cab’s deluxe edition of their new album is $12.99, but...
Two all beef patties...
I walked by Shake Shack tonight at around 8. It was beautiful out and tons of people were sitting in Madison Square Park enjoying their hamburgers and milkshakes. As usual, there was a line, but not one that would keep any red-blooded American man from his Shackburger. I hadn’t had dinner, so I was starving. But after looking at the menu full of stuff that gives people heart attacks, I...
tumblr meetup at Whisk&Ladle
It’s time for another meetup! Instead of congregating at a bar, we’re doing things a bit differently this time. We’re meeting at the Whisk&Ladle! You’ll need to RSVP for this so I can email you the exact address. At the request of the folks who run this fine establishment, they ask you not to re-blog the address. Just email me at leetumbls (at) yahoo.com by Wednesday,...
If I said “lovely” in response to things instead of “cool” or “great”, I wonder if people would treat me differently.
My boss just used the word “spooge” in casual conversation. Twice.
Finalized
yourdp: I am officially coming to New York May 16-21. My biggest fears: getting robbed raped lost running into Julia Allison drinking too much and making out with what I assumed was a woman being cast for the TRL audience tripping over a homeless person dropping my iPhone Just to name a few… Here’s another nightmare scenario for you: While you’re lost, you run into what you assume...
“my two turtles are at home trying to mate”
– - just overheard in my office. ugh, this is what i have to deal with today?? i just got in! (via partiesandhangovers) I just heard the same guy say, “And then I went home and watched turtles breed.” Gross. Turtles remind me of old people.
I’m not a chronic oversharer, but I share too much at times. Probably shouldn’t. Good talk!
Watchvincentpeone: me with my shirt off? sharingtime: New CollegeHumor video. The last 30 seconds or so are priceless! Yeah, the video sucked. Shirtless Vin = HOTTTTTTT!
WatchNew CollegeHumor video. The last 30 seconds or so are priceless!
fatmanatee: Hey, you know what sucks? When you hear there’s a really cute girl who’s new to the office, looks kinda like Lily Allen, and everyone goes out to lunch and she talks about playing Rock Band with her BOYFRIEND. stinky. Here’s my advice. Whenever she starts talking about playing Rock Band with her boyfriend, say, “Oh yeah? But can he drum like this?” and then begin...
Scientific studies show that when two people work closely on a project to completion, they often experience a chemical reaction that makes them feel close to each other. This explains why movie stars date after the movie has wrapped. This is also why after I go on a date with a lady, I invite them back to my place to build a Lego house with me. I can’t miss!
That’s what Lee Siegel argues in his new book, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. Siegel believes that the web and its cultural correlatives and by-products- such as the dominance of reality television and the rise of the “bourgeois bohemian”- have turned privacy into performance, play into commerce, and confused “self-expression” with...
Overheard at my laundromat
(Hoobastank song comes on the radio)
Customer guy: What do you think of this COUNTRY MUSIC?
Korean laundromat lady: Uhhhh... it's good.
Me (in my head): The base is here. You are way off it, good sir.
Some employees say they’re furious at the 74-year-old Cayne (dethroned Bear Stearns CEO) for going to bridge tournaments during the week the firm crumbled. (via huffpo) Yeah, deal me in! What’s that? I should be at work because my 14,000 employees are losing their entire nest eggs because our stock isn’t worth shit anymore? Hmm, maybe you’ve got a point. I’ll leave...
Watchjoshruben: Been waiting for this moment for some time… a true labor of love. (and yes, I gained weight to play DeNiro) elainecarroll: It’s “Robert Deniro: Back in Time!” Check it out!!!! vincentpeone: Robert DeNiro: Back in Time Dutch West’s epic time traveling series finally arrives on SuperDeluxe. This project has been in the can for several months now, and it exists in my head as one...
Netflix’s site has been down all day. How am I going to waste time re-organizing my queue of 165 movies for no discernable reason now? Thanks a lot, Netflix.
A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly →
katieschenk: Fayetteville, AR making the NY Times again… for all of the wrong reasons. This article depressed me en route to work this morning. It also made me thankful that I didn’t get the shit beat out of me when I was younger, despite attending after-school programs with kids who liked to fight. My sense of humor must’ve developed as a defense mechanism.
Go away, Lifehouse. Go away.
This is as bad as it gets
My dick is so huge! (How huge is it?) My dick is SO HUGE that it takes a woman’s attention away from my face, which has been known to make children cry. Please don’t look at me directly. And that concludes our dick joke of the week! If you enjoyed this dick joke and would like more of them, please send $5.95 in a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Dick Joke of the Week ...