September 2007
189 posts
George Saunders and Miranda July
the celebrities are starting to file in… BJ Novak…
“Consumerism is what we are. It is, in a sense, a holy impulse. A human being...”
– George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone
lonelysandwich: reading on the couch, scratching my ass. you’re not invited. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: there are 30 dudes at my office having a Halo tournament on a 22’ screen. i’m thinking of going for a nightswim or maybe wild berry picking. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: I’m only giving updates to Jesus. Add Him. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: i enjoy reading virus-warning email forwarded from my grandpa, because of all the funny old-people names on the Cc: list. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: wait a second… i can buy “brown eyed girl”… from the toilet? wait til twitter hears about this. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
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WHEN TONE DEAF IS A GOOD THING
okay, so the iTunes ringtone show seems to be a bit of a wet fart, but it turns out Apple’s hands were kind of tied by the RIAA. the consensus has been “why should i pay a 2nd time to do something different with the music i’ve already paid once to own?” and it’s a valid point.
but one simple thing has been lost in all the discussion: must ringtones be musical? ...
lonelysandwich: Bob, the iPhone tour guide pronounces it “STARbicks.” that is fuckin adorable. http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/softwareupdate_large.html (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: the guy sharing my office today listens to music on his Discman. i find this charming and want to be his friend. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: if at times i’m not able to think like a child, at least i can always dress like one. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
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lonelysandwich: cornea. whatever. i’m a terrible Amateur Opthamologist. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: to the errant eyebrow hair threatening to scratch my retina: your days are numbered pal. i’m not 70 yet. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
“Generally, the rule seems to be the more badass your gamertag, the more time you’ve spent living in the apartment above your parents’ garage. I’ve seen a lot of gamertags like “BigBadMofo” and “DiabloHelixx” and “Bad2ThaBonz” and “ChestExploder84.” My gamertag is ‘glenn close.’”
- Todd Levin is a gamer? ...
lonelysandwich: well has run dry. contacting bruce vilanch’s people about having bruce write some tweets for me. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: dinner #2 was fantastic. shabu shabu, you are a tender and hearty mistress. never speak a word of this… (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: Green Zebra. China White. Amish Paste. Cherokee Purple. Belladonna. Afghan Black. most of these are varieties of heirloom tomato, fyi. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: if Helvetica v. Arial were shirts and skins, Helvetica would be shirts and Arial would be shirts with sweatshirts tied around waists. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: i love British tabloids because their celebrities might as well be fictional. (apologies to fans of Caprice and Billie Piper.) (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelycandidate.com? what a fucking ripoff artist. have an original thought, please.
lonelysandwich: i think pirate day broke my twitter. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: jesse has office hours and i just stole like .185 of them. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
MEALTIME INFIDELITY
where i work, we have this unnamed thing that i’ll call “mealtime infidelity,” which i have concluded is an actual thing because i’ve discussed it with other guys that work here. it means that since we get fed a lot (a common practice in post-production because we tend to work late hours), and since a number of us have significant others who don’t work the hours we...
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what has two thumbs and is totally gay for Shannyn Sossamon?
now i’m going to type three names. Tom Waits… Will Arnett… Larry Kubiac. you don’t need more. Audio Science. four names.
lonelysandwich: @phillygirl my potential kid will have only tupperware, a hammer, and Richard Pryor to play with. (not racist. see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084809/ ). (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: when someone says “oh, dear. i’m in a pickle,” how can you not help them out of it? it would be inhuman. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: …or if too many drinks, as the evil Doctor Upperdeck. (look it up on UD - it’s a thing of beauty.) (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: off to a dress-like-a-superhero party. going as Stands-in-the-Corner-Man. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: Mad Men : “we’re going to get high and listen to Miles” :: 30 Rock : “watchin’ Bible movies and eatin’ Fiddle Faddle!” (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
lonelysandwich: goodnight, twitterfriends. God bless, and may all your tomatoes be heirloom. (via Twitter / lonelysandwich)
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fine, Jakob Lodwick, you shirtless boy-maven lothario. i’m intrigued.
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oh, man. what have i gotten myself into? (this guy is amazing, by the way. a VHS case?! of Universal Soldier?!! dangling from his chin!?!)