November 2009
20 posts
flaws as assets
I think, to some extent, finding a suitable career for oneself involves identifying your character deficiencies and turning them into something useful.
For example, I am anal rententive yet quite lazy, so a job where I get to sit at a computer and have it polish things for me all day is perfect.
I was out drinking with a friend a few weeks ago and she asked me if my job had changed me in any...
mac n cheese is in the oven...
I sorta failed at the “liveblog” part, mostly because I was so busy kicking ass at the roux making and cheese combining portions of the process.
But I’ll give you a little window into how this worked:
I started with this recipe, which is itself based on a James Beard recipe, then combined it with an idea that somebody had given me once for adding Velveeta to your cheese blend...
Trip to LA may have just gotten extended by two weeks. I got very excited when I heard that, which doesn’t really bode well for my staying in NY…
Matt Taibbi on Sarah Palin
I think Taibbi overreacts in a lot of his work, but I’m always impressed by his honesty. This is a really great analysis of what’s happening to Sarah Palin right now, and how that fits into the larger narrative of political journalism. A must read for anyone who’s found themselves shaking their heads slowly at a newspaper, television, or radio at any point in the last nine...
On labels.
dearcoketalk:
Do you consider yourself a feminist? Do you have an opinion on feminism and womens rights in general?
Again with the reductionist labels. Sure, I’m a feminist — whatever the fuck you think that means. It’s easier just to nod to a question like this than to get into a semantic argument.
If you insist on pigeonholing me, I’m also an upper-middle class professional bisexual...
Rambling about moving and a photo of a stoplight
Hey Internet,
I’m about to go to LA for a month. For work. On my worse days this could easily turn into a boring list post of all the things I’m looking forward to doing, but I’m feeling a bit more introspective today, so I’m going to break it down.
My relationship with New York is complicated. I like it here, but I’m growing tired of dragging around the...
Did you smile, maybe just a little bit, when after fumbling around the office in search of “the materials” necessary for “continuity of service,” the light went on in Roger’s eyes as he realized he had exactly the right person in mind to make sense of the filing system? Did your heart flutter, maybe just a little bit more, when Roger excused himself to make a phone call? And then, when Joan, the...
10 jokes about Joe Lieberman & his threat to filibuster any health care bill which includes a public option
[by David Rees]
1. Joe Lieberman walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender turns to him and says, “Sorry, we don’t serve bitter old egomaniacs here. And fuck your stupid parrot.” 2. Joe Lieberman walks into a second bar. The second bartender says, “Get out.” Joe...
