December 2008
60 posts
Early to bed. Hoping I don’t have to turn on the AC again tonight in my bedroom.
“To discourage people from actually attending Barack Obama’s presidential...”
– Disasters: Sucky Inaugural Will Probably Kill You, Congress Promises
Very happy with my dinner I made. My cooking skills are definitely improving.
“Teens who skip breakfast as middle school students tend to have sex at an...”
– Japan teens skipping breakfast have sex younger | Lifestyle | Reuters (via claytoncubitt)
“To be fair, you can go to cbs.com and watch many episodes of “Big Brother House...”
– The Web - Webisodes Bridge Gaps in NBC Series - NYTimes.com
Not one of the four (Diebold!) ATMs work. Ah, back in New York!
Watching Eagle Eye on the train back to New York: not the best idea.
Being dragged to eat crabs by extended family. Skeptical of crab quality in December.
“Lets see, is there anything more idiotic than spending more than 100k dollars on...”
– You Know Chrysler is Toast Because.. « blog maverick
Perhaps I’m crazy, but headed to the mall.
Wishing I wasn’t working today…
Anonymous Gawker Media Editor: i snuck in to the bathroom yesterday to write a post
Anonymous Gawker Media Editor: so my wife wouldn't find out
Anonymous Gawker Media Editor: lol
“This is one reason why newspaper families have been so powerful — they...”
– Michael Wolff, The Man Who Owns the News
I am an awful wrapper. I’m pretty bad at rapping, too.
And to all a good night.
Passing lots of accidents while driving for the first time in months. I probably shouldn’t twitter while driving.
Listening to someone throw up outside my building.
There are some times when New York is beautiful. Walking on Canal Street amidst piles of slush, trash, and people is not one of those times.
Working on my 2009 budget.
“The nice thing about Dick Cheney is that he will just straight-up tell you when...”
– Crime Pays: Lockheed Martin’s $67.5 Million “Electronic Mail” Reading Machine Will Never Ingest Cheney’s Secrets
“Our bedroom walls are touching so when we are sleeping our heads are only a few...”
– Matthew’s non theme based fancy dress party
“Anyway, Ross rang me today all excited about the party and asked me what the...”
– Matthew’s non theme based fancy dress party
Read this. It is amazing and you will not be disappointed.
2008 in Travel
As many of you may know, I’m slightly obsessed with travel. For better or worse, I’ve spent about an hour fantasizing about places I want to go.
Here’s where I went in 2008:
New York, New York
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Colonia, Uruguay
Baltimore, Maryland
Los Angeles, California
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Austin, Texas
Berlin, Germany
Stockholm, Sweden
Tallinn, Estonia
...
Recession friendly dinner: chicken, chickpeas (from a can), (frozen) vegetables.
Listening to Christmas music.
Today in awkward customer service interactions: the Chase banker oogling my Naked Juice, asking where I found it.
Dear giant companies: please stop sending me shitty flash holiday cards via email. I still accept wine, however.
“We would rent planes and that sort of thing. The famous story is about a...”
– A Short History of Perks at Time Inc. - The Daily Beast
Staying in tonight, too much work — and tired.
Watching a pilot yell at a gate attendent for boarding the plane even though we’re apparently delayed 1.5 hours?
Landed in New York just 5 minutes late, impressive!
Canada has some amazing television. Currently watching: Canada’s Worst Driver 4.
Stumbled on to a SantaCon afterparty in Montreal?
“At least two lawmakers quizzed Kashkari about retention payments made to top...”
– The Associated Press: Anger, doubt aired in financial bailout hearing
Meet Today's Intern: James Frey! →
Uh, so James Frey is in my office today…
What the hell is going on with this weather?
Going to Montreal this weekend!
No, this is not a headline from The Onion — it’s CBS MarketWatch: “Government sells 4-week Treasury bills with yield of 0%”
“Innocuous onboard flirting is condoned: Emirates’ rules require attendants...”
– Rich Dubai Flirts With Hard Times, But Its Airline Is Still Flying High - WSJ.com