December 2009
Me: Hey, Duck.
Duck: Hey, Jay.
Me: Muddy feet.
Duck: Muddy feet?
Me: Yeah, muddy feet. That's how I would describe 2009, in two words or less.
Duck: Um, ok. but I didn't ask you to de-
Me: See, 2009 was an ok year. Lots of things worked out, and lots of things didn't, but it's alright. I got to dance around barefoot in the mud one night in August. And it was awesome.
Duck: Right...
Me: When I got home that night - after dancing, singing, and splashing around in the mud after rushing to the park from JFK since I took the first flight out of LA that morning - I remembered that everything always works out in the end. And sometimes, it even works out for the better.
Duck: Hmm...Muddy feet.
Me: Yep.
Duck: I get it. You know, you should look into getting more sleep next year.
Me: Perhaps. Truth is, I just wanna dance.
Duck: Don't we all.
Me: Happy New Year, Duck.
Duck: Happy New Year to you too.
biteofpythias:
Our to be regifted cupboard is nearly full. 2010 will see some major regifting. Happycap, I’ve got a weird sweater with your name on it.
Thanks, Mike. I’ll make sure not to feed it after midnight.
My hands are cloudy and my head is floating. Time to dream.
The New York Observer's Best TV of 2009 →
As a former Page, this list makes me very happy for NBC. The current Thursday night lineup is pretty great.
Current favorite daytime into early evening hot tea: Stash Chai Spice Black Tea
Current favorite nighttime and it’s time to sleep hot tea: Pukka Night Time Tea
Always favorite anytime iced tea drink: Arnold Palmer
“I think we can win this. Look, this is the championship. Now it doesn’t...”
– Scott Howard
Cameron's face is ashen. The end of the world is at hand. Ferris is in heaven. CAMERON (grim monotone) 1958 Ferrari 250 GTS California. Less than a hundred were made. It has a market value of $265,000. My father spent three years restoring it. It is his joy, it is his love, it is his passion. FERRIS It is his fault he didn't lock the garage. CAMERON Ferris, my father loves this...
Today’s activities (with commentary):
Haircut (Holy cow it’s cold outside.)
Ran to the mall to return a gift, look at a new bed, and grab lunch at the Khan (Still freezing, even in the car. Mongolian BBQ is delightful.)
More errands with stops at the dry cleaner, supermarket, and coffee shop (Yup, it got colder out there. I don’t believe I’m paying $7 to dry clean a...
Ryan Adams - Cannonball Days
For Christmas I gave my brother an iPod Shuffle. Not only is it his first iPod, but it’s also his very first personal music player. I found this very hard to believe. I mean, there’s no way he never owned a Walkman. Growing up I remember multiple Walkmen type devices around the house. Turns out none of them were his. He only listened to music on records, tapes, or CD’s, on...
“I was so unpopular in high school the crossing guard used to lure me into...”
– Annie Edison
Two word winter weather combinations that are not cool:
Wintry Mix
Freezing Rain
Arctic Blast (the cold front, not the Gatorade)
Dear Guacamole,
Most often you’re a welcome appetizer, side, or topping to my tacos, nachos, or enchiladas. However, you’re more than just a welcome appetizer when you’re prepared tableside. When you’re prepared tableside you’re great. And I love you.
Stay gold,
Jay
Adam Platt's Where to Eat 2010 →
(via NY Magazine)
As always, I’m starving.
moderation:
Send Me The Pillow You Dream On,...
fuckyeahscrubs:
But you do love Sanford and...
EXT. STREET. DAY.
ROYAL (indicating Pagoda) He saved my life, you know. Thirty years ago. I was knifed at a bazaar in Calcutta, and he carried me to the hospital on his back.
ARI Who stabbed you?
Royal motions to Pagoda again.
ROYAL He did. There was a price on my head, and he was a hired assassin. Stuck me in the gut with a shiv.
Yesterday, in fried potatoes:
Hash Browns (round 1)
Maui Onion Potato Chips
Truffle Fries
Chile & Pecorino Fries
Hash Browns (round 2)*
*Are Dunkin’ Donuts hash browns fried and then reheated in that super micro-bake oven thing? I’m guessing yes. Either way, they’re delicious. Just make sure to ask for extra ketchup. Two packets doesn’t quite cut it.
Frank Sinatra - You Do Something To Me
Sunday...
“So we begin another day in California. Be good or sin. Don’t go right...”
– Kate Micucci
Our Plates Were Full: Of Variety, Imagination,... →
NJ’s best restaurants of 2009, courtesy of the NY Times:
A trattoria in Hoboken offers adventurous wines in two-ounce pours, along with small plates of beautifully conceived comfort food — variety without excess. A bistro in Maplewood produces elegant meals with a minimal staff. In Montclair, an earnest young dog trainer sets up shop in a cramped and narrow diner and creates such a buzz...
thebronzemedal:
The Drums ~ Let’s Go Surfing
...
Today’s adventures in television included stops at the following: Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Royal Tenenbaums, Scrubs, the 2009 MTV VMAs, the Band of Brothers marathon on Spike, and Jersey Shore. I think it’s time to get off the couch and get out of my apartment.
Mel Torme - The Christmas Song
Merry Christmas...
(via All About Calvin & Hobbes)
Travel and Leisure Names Eleven Best Pizzas in the... →
(via Grub Street)
Four from NY! Hooray! Perhaps I will partake in a mini-pizza tour of the city next week.
All through the year we’ve waited, waited through Spring and Fall, to hear silver bells ringing and wintertime bringing the happiest season of all…
The moment that most excited me during tonight’s (rather, last night’s) work holiday dinner? When the waiters placed bottles of ketchup on our tables. At that moment I found out french fries were going to accompany our entrees. Salmon with a side of fries? Sure, why not.
I brought a delicious mint chocolate chip brownie to work this morning (didn’t bake it, the brownie was a tasty gift). Since I left my bag at home I opted to transport it in the left pocket of my coat. No worries though, the brownie was artfully wrapped in a paper napkin. When I got to work and took the brownie out of my pocket I realized that my cell phone, keys, chapstick, and loose...
A few foods that are fun to say (and/or sing):
Kabob
Babaganoush
Bibimbap (funky, funky)
Oasis - Don’t Go Away (Budokan, 1998)
Solo...
WatchSita Sings the Blues is playing the IFC Center from Friday, 12/25 - Thursday, 12/31.
Let’s go!
Just then Robinson barges forward. ROBINSON I want you for debrief, McClane. You've got some things to answer for -- Ellis' murder -- property damage -- interfering with police * business -- A SCREAM causes McClane to turn. 400 HIS P.O.V. 400 There in the doorway is Karl, clothing and body scorched. Easily as crusted in dirt and...
Hey. Holiday Inn is on AMC right now. Just started too.
moderation:
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, Dean...
“Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they’re...”
– Led Zeppelin
Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little...
Me: Hey, Duck.
Duck: Hey, Jay.
Me: Duck, we saw the most amazing umbrella today.
Duck: Really?
Me: Yeah. It was designed to look exactly like a samurai sword. The handle and everything. It even came with a sheath so you could wear it on your back. It was a samurai sword umbrella!
Duck: Like a Hattori Hanzo umbrella?
Me: YES. A HATTORI HANZO UMBRELLA.
Duck: Unbreakable.
Me: The greatest umbrella sword ever made by a man.
Duck: Weather be damned.
Me: Man, I blew it. I should have picked one up.
Duck: It's ok, maybe I'll get you one for Christmas.
Me: For real?
Duck: We'll see.
Me: Duck, you're the best.
Duck: Thanks, pal. I try.
“Been beat up and battered ‘round. Been sent up and I’ve been shot...”
– Traveling Wilburys
Things I could really go for, right now:
A glass of mulled wine
A bowl of corn chowder
A nap
FREDDY I gotta memorize all this shit? HOLDAWAY It's like a joke. You remember what's important, and the rest you make your own. The only way to make it your own is to keep sayin it, and sayin it, and sayin it, and sayin it, and sayin it. FREDDY I can do that. HOLDAWAY The things you gotta remember are the details. It's the details that sell your story. Now this story takes place in...