high five.

this video just MADE my day!!! my stupid monday/president's day that i had to work on while others lounged in jammies with latte! i just love it, and lemme say - as someone who once lived in NYC & traveled those cranky, dark subway stairs daily i am amazed...you CANNOT surprise new yorkers, i mostly think that they are immune, but this does just that, enjoy!



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ole'!

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ok, so I KNOW this will be one of those things that you're unsure about clicking through on...elizabeth gilbert, i find, is a wacky controversial figure - you either L-O-V-E her or find her horribly annoying! i think she's great (even though she overuses phrases & words such as "like" "actually" "sort of" and "you know" in a "i'm an artist, so i choose my words carefully & thoughtfully" kind of way), but then last summer, when i was talking to some friends about her, they were almost nauseated by her and the book and the whole deal! the book...i adore (eat, pray, love...for those of you under a rock in an oprah-free zone)...one friend said something to the effect of "i just wanted her to get up off the god damned floor already! enough crying & talking & voices!" but give this a shot, she gave a speech at the recent TED conference about creativity & genius...i thought it was inspiring, but i also was inspired by her chanting & eating gelato 3xs a day - so use your own judgement!!

also, as a footnote, my former college president (who, as a freshman i will admit, i called liz "the snake" coleman and made her the subject of a weekly top 10 list on my door's dry erase board because she weirded me out and later fired my favorite drama professor) also spoke at TED...had you told me back when i was roaming the grounds at bennington that liz coleman would one day speak at the same conference as bono, bill clinton and eve ensler - i would have snapped my neck and passed out on the spot. but it's true and beware...as the alumni newsletter warned - her talk has not yet been posted, but she is prominently featured on the conference homepage!

i do love a good quote though, and she wins in that department for the day:

"You have a mind and other people. Start with those and change the world."
– Liz Coleman

Merry Malkovich.

a little bit-o-funny for the holiday season! i especially enjoy the part where he likens santa's sleigh to a burning meteor ;) malkovich, malkovich, malkovich!

andy, opie, richie & the fonz.

the videos keep on coming, vote for change november 4th:

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

“I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."

- Author David Sedaris, on undecided voters
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nutshell.

this is me in a nutshell! my life and summer, summed up by a brilliant little video that could, talk about an icebreaker for me to transition from my excessive 'procrastination'!

rock it.

untouched by the veronicas

i heard this song the other night on so you think you can dance, and now i am obsessed. i wanna do a major 80's dance rock out to it at the next possible opportunity! BIG hearts.

old is new.

i just love a throw back to the past and this new song by solange (beyonce's younger sis) is so fun, i could play it all day long on a loop. i have always had the love for new old sounds, like when lauryn hill came out with doo wop (that thing) and more recently amy winehouse's back to black album...i just hope for solange that she doesn't turn into a cuckoo bird or a crack head - cheers!

p.s. this video is pretty cool, but i'm not exactly (or even minorly) sure what it has to do with the song. that's A LOT of political and historical content for one summer hit...


***UPDATE - so the video i posted was whack and until i can find a new one, you can find it here...sorry!

omg.

i still think the kimmel/affleck video is stellar, but this is the best thing i've seen today...BIG hearts.