1. What was your favorite part of your recent European vacation?It's hard to say, because it was so varied and so much of it was great. It might have been getting a private Klezmer concert in Berlin or taking a gondola up a Italian alp, or hooking up with those hot Bohemian girls (Yeah, right). But I'll just say when we boated on the Vltava through ( Read more... )

Before Einstein rose to prominence in the 1920's, did people sarcastically call each other Newton or Copernicus or what have you (eg. "Good job, Newton. Now what are we going to do ( Read more... )

It is Marissa's birthday today. In twelve hours I'll be driving down to Long Island for a birthday extravaganza such that only she could throw. This, truly, is the way it should be. Because Marissa is wonderful. And I love her. And she wins at everything. ESPECIALLY BIRTHDAYS ( Read more... )

Okay. On Heroes, why do the two Japanese guys speak Japanese, but the Indian guys not speak Hindi(/some other Indian language)? It's very confusing and I don't understand...unless Japanese is intrinsically funnier/cooler/nerdier than Hindi. This I do not know ( Read more... )

Alden left for China yesterday. I hope that he has a wonderful semester and learns hella Chinese and loads of other good things. Because I am, as you might know, a language enthusiast, and I want my brother to have a good time. You knows? I know I do. Have a good time, Alden! I really, really hope you have amazing times ( Read more... )

So apparently, last month AIM released a new version? It only told me there was an update today, but Wikipedia says it's been out for a month. I don't know. It looks mad weird now. I felt like sharing.

So this weekend Marissa and I did Christmas in the city! We went to a comedy club in the Village that featured Colin Quinn and someone who was in ( Read more... )

1. I forgot to mention the best thing about this weekend (after SoaP, of course). So Marissa and Zoe and I were playing Mario Kart, and (approximately) I said "Could you guys take it easy on me?" to which Marissa said "And why don't you let me win?" and Zoe said "And make me a milkshake!" Beat. Beat. Cut to: All of us drinking black and whites five ( Read more... )

So yesterday at work, there was a lull in dish-related activity so I asked one of the kids I was working with if I could look at his CD's, as I do (he had brought them, along with a stereo wrapped in plastic to fend off water, to help pass the time). I was at first shocked to see, right at the front, Oh Aaron by Aaron Carter. He said he didn't ( Read more... )

I got tired of lyric quizzes, so I decided to do something different: Here are 15 of my favorite movie moments. So...name 'em!

1. I was a stand-up tomato: a juicy, sexy, beefsteak tomato! Nobody does vegetables like me ( Read more... )

So I visited Marissa this weekend! It was mad awesome. We went to a party a friend of hers was having, and we saw Cars, and we went to the Long Beach beach and were almost killed by some really ginormous waves. Seriously. They...they were pretty ridiculous waves. Oh, and we had some killer sushi. And watched most of Die Hard, which I hadn't seen in ( Read more... )