July 2008
52 posts
Larry King Drunk Tape: "I'm lost...I'm a... →
Gawker, via some savvy tipster, has unearthed an apparent tape recording of an allegedly very drunk and very confused Larry King…
Apparently recorded sometime between 1987 and 1994, the tape is of a conversation in which a caller solicited some of Larry King’s advice on how to break into the journalism world. Whether Larry King’s response constitutes as “advice”,...
Sleeping man beheaded on Greyhound bus. →
lfarm:
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - A passenger sleeping on a Greyhound bus was killed and decapitated by his seatmate on Wednesday night as the vehicle rolled across the Canadian prairies, witnesses said.
“He calmly walks up to the front (of the bus) with the head in his hand and the knife and just calmly stares at us and drops the head right in front of us,” Caton said.
That’s horrifying.
Holy...
Moderation Is For Dweebs
LandofJenny: I definitely thought [redacted] was serious with the "I don't drink."
VerenaSays: So did I!
VerenaSays: That's why I felt the need to clarify.
VerenaSays: I also felt the need to clarify that they would have to supply their own bottles.
LandofJenny: Yes!
LandofJenny: They so wouldn't have. And two bottles is not enough for four people...
VerenaSays: Exactly!
VerenaSays: But to them
VerenaSays: "drinking wine"
VerenaSays: means, like, in MODERATION
LandofJenny: Hahaa. Moderation is for DWEEBS.
There's Just No Way
Does anyone actually manage to both brush their teeth and wash their face twice a day? Because I’m pretty sure that’s a gargantuan accomplishment.
UPDATE!
I’ve got 1 All Points West ticket left. For Sunday. They’re going fast, people!
Man-Eating Bears Kill Two Scientists And Lay Siege... →
I’m serious.
Nevermind.
Chimp Escapes Cage, Beats Zookeeper With... →
Procrastination
I am the Queen of it. Except I just realized I left my computer power cord at work, so I have exactly 51 minutes to complete the task at hand. Tally-ho!
So. Moe is leaving Jezebel to go to Radar. I saw this last night but was busy doing a million other things all of which I am excited about so I did not post it then.
I also did not weigh in on the Jezebel / Shoot the Messenger fiasco because I was a) lazy and b) did not feel qualified, which is to say that I have no business at this point in my life weighing in on what is or isn’t feminist,...
The Hills Season 4: I Know Someone! And Some Other... →
Seriously. I’ve got a good scoop.
Also:
The Dark Knight is the best movie ever. It exceeded any and all expectations I might have had. It was so all encompassing, enveloping, and engrossing that I can’t seem to shake the feeling that I live in Gotham. It’s making me anxious. Go see it.
I know it's hard for you to believe it,...
soupsoup:
caro:
I finally got around to reading this awkward little piece by a bright but naive blogger who seems to believe that in order to be part of “New York media” you have to socialize with an abhorrent set of people who will fawn over Keith Gessen and Emily Gould in person and then go right back to their keyboards and start tapping out hatespeech, fan themselves from the summer...
An Open Letter To Subway →
onemoretimewithfeeling:
Re: Unnecessary dairy overlap
I think this literally EVERY time. Also, I have an unhealthy obsession with ambidexterity. This cartoon rocks.
Dear Universe Gods,
Please make today better. Because if you don’t, I’m geniunely worried about the amount of wine I’m going to have to consume in order to make the memory of this day disappear. It’s in both of our best interests.
Thank you,
Verena
Rent-O-Meter →
Coolest website ever. Particularly for real estate obsessed New Yorkers.
via Lezbehonest.
Scanner Posts
Yeah, I kind of inundated you guys, but hey - I’m just making it all that much easier for you to read my glorious scribblings.
I’d apologize, but there will be more to come tomorrow.
Happy Monday, Friend-Os!
I wanted to give all my favorite people a heads up that I’ll be spending the summer (in addition to my regular gig at HuffPost) guest-blogging at The Scanner. I’m going to try to avoid begging and pleading my way to pageviews - but I do recommend checking it out here and there and, most importantly, reading anything that’s got my name on it.
That’s all for now.
xoxo,
V
“I stabbed my wife in the pussy.”
– - The Wackness.
I never thought a line like that would make me laugh so hard.
How To, Please
I want to add the little Twitter patch to my Tumblr - where do I paste the code?
Sometimes A Bad Decision Is Really A Good Decision
Did I mention that I had a bottle and a half of wine for dinner last night? Because I feel grrrrrr-eat!
Also, sometimes “walking the dog” means “walking the dog at 12:30am to Desmond’s Tavern and ordering an entirely (un) necessary glass of cabernet.”
Oh, and I love my dog because he has the uncanny ability to fall asleep even in loud, dirty, eternally open Irish...
A time for gross admissions.
fatmanatee:
I used to watch Real World vs. Road Rules Challenge.
Religiously.
I have to take serious issue with the use of past tense in that admission.
The cast of the Real World vs Road Rules Challenge are closer to me than family.
on writing.
mascarah:
I write because I have to write. I write because I am in love with the world. I write because my tongue is too wet and sloppy a tool for the elegance of language and because I feel more comfortable speaking through two splayed hands, through the pianoing dance of my fingertips. I write because the world is created through language and story and because I have a role to play in weaving...
WatchThings I Learned From Last Night’s Pearl Jam Concert:
1. Eddie Vedder has the most amazing voice ever.
2. Even small men can seem tall on stage.
3. Taking swigs from a bottle of red wine is so much cooler than chugging a Bud Light.
4. Eddie Vedder should probably join the circus. He has a remarkable affinity for for catching tamborines as they come flying out from stage left.
5....
School Locked Down For Reported Ninja Sighting →
Public schools in Barnegat were locked down briefly after someone reported seeing a ninja running through the woods behind an elementary school.
It turns out the ninja was actually a camp counselor dressed in black karate garb and carrying a plastic sword.
Police told the Asbury Park Press the man was late to a costume-themed day at a nearby middle school.The lockdown began shortly after 9 a.m....
