February 2010
Frank Sinatra - Chicago
Sunday Night Sinatra.
36 Hours in Buenos Aires →
(via the NY Times)
Anyone?
This weekend, or exercises in staying warm:
Lots of time under the covers in bed
Lots of time curled up on the couch
Lots of drinks
Lots of pizza
January 2010
MIA Did ya think of something to say? VINCENT Actually, there's something I've wanted to ask you about, but you seem like a nice person, and I didn't want to offend you. MIA Oooohhhh, this doesn't sound like mindless, boring,...
icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse-d asked: How did you and duck come to meet?
“I’m in love with Liz Lemon. It’s true. It was love at first sight....”
– Jack Donaghy
EXT. CEMENTARY. DAY Mr. Blume spots Max sitting Indian-style at the foot of his mother's grave on a cold grey day. The simple epitaph reads: Eloise Fischer, beloved wife of Bert and mother of Max. Written below it says: the paths of glory lead but to the grave. Mr. Blume approaches warily. MR. BLUME Max? Max looks up. There is quite a sadness about him and his voice has lost all feeling of...
(via brianhuddleston)
Machines I battle:
Alarm Clocks
Copy / Fax / Printer Robots
Automatic Flush Toilets
Down the street, in my old apartment, in my old bedroom, I had a tin ceiling. Sometimes when I couldn’t sleep I would connect various points along the tops of one wall to another by creating paths with the squares that lined my ceiling. In my current apartment, in my current bedroom, I have a plain ceiling. No tin, no squares, no stucco, no paths. Just a ceiling fan, a smoke detector,...
WatchGood night, Mr. Hand…No, no time for fun tonight, Mr. Hand. It’s late and I’ve got to get home and make sure that family of birds I took in didn’t eat that family of hamsters I took in.
A late night at work means tacos for dinner.
It’s just about 9:15p, time to go home!
Taco Tuesday makes everything better.
Eating lunch way into the afternoon of a busy workday has left me with one thought: Packets never contain enough condiment. For serious. Ketchup, Mustard, Salad Dressing, Cream Cheese, Soy Sauce…One packet is never enough. Not even two. Or three. Not that I need to drown out my food, but it’s unfortunate when you run out of dressing for your salad or spreadable cheese for your...
Me: Hey, Duck.
Duck: Hi, Jay.
Me: Two years.
Duck: Two years?
Me: Yeah, two years. We've been friends for two years now.
Duck: Really? Who knew.
Me: Yep. We've been friends for two years, but it feels like I've known you forever.
Duck: Good point. It's what happens.
Me: So true. Two years filled with lots of good times with lots of really great friends.
Duck: For sure.
Me: Good stuff. Happy Anniversary, pal!
Duck: Cheers. Here's to many more...
“Food tastes better when you’re not wearing shoes.”
– Anthony Bourdain
Anyone care for something warm to drink? New York Magazine highlights eight tasty hot drinks and where to find them here. Pictured above is a Hot Apple Toddy from Fort Defiance in Red Hook. Let’s see…Hot Apple Toddy followed by a trip to IKEA and then another Hot Apple Toddy? Sign me up.
Lunch today? Cafeteria prepared Bibimbap! It was outstanding. They will serve it again on Tuesday and Wednesday. I’m so excited. Seriously, I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.
Frank Sinatra - Deep In A Dream
Sunday Night...
This weekend, thoughts on food and late night TV:
Fried Chicken Friday is fantastic. The banana pudding is so good. I think it got me high.
Seasoned waffle fries are tasty with ketchup and ranch.
Wouldn’t it be great if Conan hosted SNL this year? The season finale perhaps?
“Look at Dan Marino and his non-matching pocket square.”
– Kevin, to me over mozzarella sticks and drinks. The Manatee is good at pocket squares.
Our Boredom, Ourselves →
(via the NY Times)
If you read a lot of book reviews, there are certain words that tend to crop up with comforting, or maybe it’s dismaying, regularity. Lyrical. Compelling. Moving. Intriguing. Absorbing. Frustrating. Uneven. Disappointing. But there is one word you seldom encounter: boring. It occurred a mere 19 times in the Book Review in 2009, and rarely as a direct description of the book...
Me: Hey, Duck.
Duck: Hi, Jay.
Me: I think I'm gonna pick up one of those Duck Phones.
Duck: Ok, but don't you already have a phone? And, how often do you use your landline?
Me: It's not for me, Duck. It's for you. You know, to keep you company when I'm not around.
Duck: Oh. Um...Cool, thanks.
Me: Anytime. This is gonna be great. Hooray, new friends!
“Here’s what all of you have done: You made a sad situation joyous and...”
– Conan O’Brien
“What I realized is, I’m still doing ‘The Tonight Show.’ That was my dream. When I can’t sleep and it’s 3 in the morning, I’m not thinking about Jay. I’m thinking about all the things I want to do on the show. And I’m not thinking about how I’m going to change myself to fit a certain demographic. I just have to block that nonsense out. In entertainment, you have to stake out what you think is...
An amazing place? Backstage of The Tonight Show with Pee-Wee Herman, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, and Barry Manilow. What would be even more magical? All of them hanging out in the green room with Conan and Andy.
“Let’s have fun on television. That’s all it’s about.”
– Conan O’Brien
Today was a long day. Tomorrow morning is going to be super early. Tomorrow night might be epic. I need a nap.
A reader asked the Times’ In Transit blog, “A friend and I will be going to Los Angeles in June for the ‘Ring’ cycle. How would you suggest we organize our free time?” Click here to see their suggestions. Bookmarking for my next visit out west. Pictured above is a lamppost sculpture by Chris Burden at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. One of the many places...
“Always good to see an old friend stop by.”
– Conan O’Brien, to Andy Richter after the Masturbating Bear appeared on The Tonight Show after disappearing 6 months and 29 days ago.
On more things that keep me up at night…Dirty dishes in the sink. ‘Cuz if they’re there, I’ll have to wash them. Not that this is such a bad thing. Unless I forgot about the pile of dirty dishes in the sink, brushed my teeth, turned off the tv and lights in my living room, went to my bedroom, put on my pajamas, took out my contacts, turned off the lights, got into bed,...
“Congratulations Conan on finally securing your place as permanent host of The...”
– Norm Macdonald, reading the message in a card he meant to give Conan when he started hosting The Tonight Show.
What to Eat at Colicchio & Sons →
(via Grub Street New York)
No reservations yet, but I can’t wait to have dinner here. I’m very much looking forward to the:
Raw Tuna with Green Apple & Horse Radish Gelee
White Bean Agnolotti with Chorizo, Pork Belly & Octopus
Roasted Sturgeon with Grapes, Pumpkin & Saba
Also, the Chocolate Espresso Tart with Bittersweet Chocolate Parfait & Blood Orange Sorbet...
moderation:
Gentle On My Mind, by Dean Martin…
...
Neither one says anything. Dave motions to a chair. DAVE Want to sit down? He takes a seat across from the desk. Nance glances over at the TV as both men look at the freeze frame of Bob. DAVE You ever think back to how you started. NANCE (turning) What? ...
Today, so far:
Woke up around 9a
Went back to sleep
Woke up for real at 1:30p
Ate a bowl of Campbell’s Chunky Chicken Corn Chowder
Followed soup with a mug of pistachio ice cream
Back in bed contemplating a trip to the gym but wanting more ice cream
The Best French Toast →
(via the NY Times)
The best? We’ll see, but this recipe from Edward Schneider at the Times’ Bitten blog does sound tasty. It involves brioche and nutmeg.
The way I make French toast is different from the way my mother did. She dipped bread first in milk, then in eggs; I make it with what amounts to a milk-and-egg custard, of varying proportions depending on nothing more than whim....
Frank Sinatra - Love And Marriage
Sunday Night...
An Op-Ed Conan wrote for the NY Times in 1993 →
sharingtime:
After reading this, I’m sure glad they’re taking him off TV. Clearly he has no talent, unless making people laugh can be considered a talent.
A Good Decade to Have a Drink →
(via the NY Times)
BY now, most of the reviews of the decade-that-just-was have been filed, and a consensus has emerged: If not “the worst decade ever,” as Time magazine put it, the ’00s were awful.
Unless, that is, you spent the decade drinking. That sounds like a joke but isn’t, because among all the things that didn’t improve in the last 10 years — macro stuff like the global economy,...
“If Jay can take his job back from Conan that means Conan can take it back from...”
– Seth Meyers
EXT. BEACH - DAY Two PELICANS soar low over the water. One of them DIVES, crashing into the water and disappearing from view. Jack and Miles sit on the hood of the Saab, gazing at the ocean, sharing a bottle of wine. JACK Just write another one. You have lots of ideas, right? MILES No, I'm finished. I'm not a writer. I'm a middle-school English teacher. I'm going to spend the rest of my...