December 2009
get the frisee salad & fries (@ French Roast) http://4sq.com/6IWf2V
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At Foursquare Venues, The Mayor Eats For Free →
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Two things I’d like to see from Foursquare in 2010: a significant increase in this sort of thing and a partnership with Seamless Web. If I order from one or two or three places over and over and over (which we do) I’d like some kind of FS recognition and promotion.
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formspring.me
If you could create the perfect sandwich, what would you use?
Oh, my. Okay. Well.
Honestly? Something really, ridiculously simple. An egg fried very, very softly in olive oil, the yolk a runny goo; lots of sharp cheddar cheese melted on top; a good handful of baby arugula; plenty of salt and dijon mustard; and thick, fresh-baked sourdough, so soft and chewy that to toast it...
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formspring.me
So it’s either totally 2009 or totally 2010, but either way, I’ve jumped on the Formspring bandwagon. http://formspring.me/rebeccalando
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voices carry.
Me: ITS ASS.
Me: omg I yell so much when I talk to you, AC.
Anthony: YEAH MAN
Anthony: YEAH!
Anthony: I GET PEOPLE RILED UP ABOUT THEIR DREAMS
Antyony: I AM MOTIVATIONAL
Me: AND ALSO LOUD, BUT IN A GOOD WAY
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“Figured it would be a fairly easy gig. Character work was my specialty as a...”
– Anna Hamilton Phelan, co-writer of Amelia.
Okay. Can we talk about this? This statement - ‘the wound she tap-danced around. Every memorable film character has one.’ How obnoxious is that? And how untrue? As a screenwriter, I never take a look at a character and try to find his or her...
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Amazing first-hand account of what happened on... →
moth:
Roey Rosenblith, the passenger who wrote the piece, is the director of a company trying to create affordable solar power in rural Uganda, and he recounts the whole experience. One choice excerpt:
It’s been less than two days since all of this has happened. We still have a lot to learn about who Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was and what made him into a human bomb. From what I know the story is...
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“The city didn’t go for Sean Combs’ offer to donate $1 to local charities if they...”
– Diddy Pays for Your New Year’s Cab Ride to the Next Bar - New York News - Runnin’ Scared (via kmaverick) (via mdfsmash)
Okay, but,
I studiously avoid going within a 5-block radius of Times Square on NYE;
Can you even catch a cab in Times Square on NYE? Isn’t it totally blocked off? So you...
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The original word for "hungover" is "crapulous." →
nickdouglas:
It dates back to the 1530s.
This should come in handy.
Useful for Friday morning! Happy New Year, all.
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“If I have to eat another piece of fried chicken, I might go insane,” said my...”
– Adam Platt. NYMag. Fuck yeah Meg! (via diablocodyisnotevenherrealname)
Yay! I am always freaking hungry for The Redhead’s fried chicken.
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“I don’t have a problem with guilt about money. The way I see it is that my money...”
– Warren Buffett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via internetsurfwithzachrose) (via mikehudack)
New Year's Eve Party Tips & 2010 Predictions →
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Panasonic’s new home battery could store a... →
evangotlib:
spytap:
This is seriously cool.
This is significant for two reasons. First, if home batteries like this one become commonplace, renewable sources of energy like rooftop solar and residential turbines could finally take off. The biggest roadblock to their adoption is that they are intermittent; reliable storage is needed to make them effective. Second, if affordable storage is...
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I’m at Hop Devil Grill (129 St. Mark’s Pl, Avenue A, New York). http://4sq.com/2i5kw9
I’m at Trader Joe’s Wine Shop (14th Street, 3rd Avenue, New York). http://4sq.com/2fraIy
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“When I was 16, I thought by 23 I’d be married; maybe have a kid; corner office...”
– Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air.” (via thedeadline) (via mikehudack)
This line - this whole monologue - really bothered me. It wasn’t because of how clearly anti-/post-feminist it was; here’s a talented, smart, ambitious girl whose life goals revolve mainly around...
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molls:
stonerparty:
Girl Talk: Here’s The...
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Blue Monsters in Love
topherchris:
or: I Tell You My True Feelings on a Little Movie Called Avatar.
It’s called unobtanium. The entire premise of the movie is that humans have travelled a great distance so they can dig up some material called unobtanium to save mankind. Jim Cameron thinks calling it unobtanium is clever. I think Jim Cameron is the Prince of Darkness.
Okay, so we have this tribe of tall blue...
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10 Most Overrated Films of the Decade
Little Miss Sunshine
Memento
Lost in Translation
Chicago
Any Japanese horror remake, especially The Ring
Pan’s Labyrinth
The Departed
Amelie (I really like it, but still.)
Juno (liked it, but seriously, relax.)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (wake me up when it’s over)
No links because you already know what these movies are and what IMDb is.
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biancarocksout:
Cut Copy- Nobody Lost, Nobody...
I’m at Whole Foods (40 E 14th St, btw Broadway & University Pl, New York) w/ 4 others. http://4sq.com/4E0RIC
I’m at Next New Networks (419 Park Ave S, 29th St (9th Floor), New York). http://4sq.com/27saC6