charlene.

Time wrinkle.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:55:00 -0800

While slowly inching up Sunset amidst pre-Thanksgiving traffic, I watched a man coming down the sidewalk in my direction. He was notable for his compressed posture and Ben-like face, Ben being a boy I once knew. Five minutes later, I saw the very same man(!) walking towards me again, this time scratching his nose. My own hand flew up involuntarily and mirrored his.

mural on melrose + stanley.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:38 -0800

mural on melrose + stanley.

Moms are so fun to watch movies with.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:27 -0800

Months after the first installment of the series, “Twilight,” had been released on DVD, Natalie Hjelsvold, 38, sat down to watch the film with her 9-year old daughter Ashlyn.

“I spent the entire movie interjecting things like, ‘boys don’t think about girls like that,’ ‘boys won’t stare at you across the parking lot like that,’ ‘boys don’t spend all day thinking about you and wishing you were sitting beside them in class,’ ‘boys won’t sniff your hair,’ ” Hjelsvold said. “I think it got on her nerves after a while, but I worry that she will develop this totally warped sense of love and it makes me crazy as a parent.”

- CNN: Some parents wary of ‘New Moon’

These are smooth, minty, crunchy, and taste like how opening...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:00 -0800

These are smooth, minty, crunchy, and taste like how opening presents on Christmas morning feels. The Martha Stewart holiday tips on the wrappers, while well-intentioned, seem somewhat irrelevant to a person who finds it appropriate to eat drugstore peppermint bark for breakfast.

(photo from Candy Blog)

I found a fluffy rolie polie.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:55:09 -0800

I found a fluffy rolie polie.

inothernews: indieandyy: Hey by Pixies

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:20:31 -0800

inothernews:

indieandyy:

Hey by Pixies

(cinnmen)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0800

This morning, at exactly 8:20, I realized with a jolt that I’m absolutely enamored with cinnamon—the taste, the smell, the endless amusement you get from saying the word. It’s really quite a shock, after believing and informing others of the opposite for the course of my life up to now.

I’m guessing it’s akin to how Cher felt in “Clueless” after realizing that she’s in love with her brother and the fountains behind her swell dramatically.

Seven foods that both satiate hunger and satisfy on a deeper level

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:24:00 -0700

1. bananas: mushy slop in its own built-in, disposable carrying case

2. rice cakes (soft): gooey, chewy mouthfeel; see also: thick oatmeal, a mouthful of potato, peanut butter

3. penne: fitting one onto each tine of your fork (similar feeling to capping your fingers with Bugles)

4. freshly filled cream puffs: watching the insides get piped in, and then promptly squeezing it all out

5. cheese bagels: childhood glue peeling practice comes in handy here

6. chai tea lattes: for just a hint of a tickle in the throat

7. free office snacks: the more you eat, the more you’re being compensated to work

kbunny: Charlene, this is how you walk a rabbit on a...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:40:50 -0700

kbunny:

Charlene, this is how you walk a rabbit on a harness.

Love it! You’re well on your way to becoming a crazy rabbit lady. :)

true facts.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:59:00 -0700

apoptosis: you have more shoes in your car than I've owned over my lifetime
apoptosis: your gas mileage must be so poor
apoptosis: your car is laden down like you're trying to smuggle a family of immigrants into the country

My favorite pup is so good at accessorizing.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:12:16 -0700

My favorite pup is so good at accessorizing.

me and my new bestie

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:41:15 -0700

me and my new bestie

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:23:49 -0700

wujessica:

if i was feeling hip to the twitter, i would tweet: “feeling content now that i have caught up on my daily/ weekend dose of charles.”

(that is not an easy feat at the moment, as she is half way across the world and many time zones away!)

Oh pretty girl, I miss you dearly. tweet tweet!

Jim & Pam Forever!

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:07:51 -0700

Jim & Pam Forever!

for jwu… mood ring!

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:59:09 -0700

for jwu… mood ring!

An ’80s singing Ricky Gervais. Amazing!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:39:00 -0700

An ’80s singing Ricky Gervais. Amazing!

"When I am asked if I like LA and reply that I do, it is common for my interlocutor to say, “Really?..."

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:39:00 -0700

“When I am asked if I like LA and reply that I do, it is common for my interlocutor to say, “Really? I would have put you down as a New York type.” But you see I AM. I had an apartment in Manhattan for many years, I go there as often as I can. I adore the city. But I love Los Angeles AS WELL. And I have found I can sustain these two supposedly opposite and mutually exclusive affections without tearing myself in two or exploding in a fireball of self-contradiction. In fact I’ll go further, if there’s one thing that gets my goat, curries it and serves it up on a bed of flaming indignation, it is this habit of dividing the world in two. […] People are always doing it. “You’re either a Beatles person or a Rolling Stones person” I’ve heard them say. Tummyrubbish. Balderpiss. Arsegarbage. […] I like LA and I like New York. And it is the fact that they are so very, very different that makes me like each all the more. They each serve and satisfy a different part of me. As do town and country, wine and beer, swimming and walking. Seems mad to define oneself, to limit oneself, doesn’t it?”

- Stephen Fry, A Tale of Two Cities

(via k8-marie: jeninla: spytap: mdfsmash)

(via restlessruminations)

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Reblogged partly to remind myself that I don’t use the words “tummyrubbish,” “balderpiss,” and “arsegarbage” nearly enough.

it’s pumpkin season

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:48:08 -0700

it’s pumpkin season

Rupert Murdoch’s Wikipedia page. (No, I didn’t put...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:04:00 -0700

Rupert Murdoch’s Wikipedia page.

(No, I didn’t put it there.)

free haircuts

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:12:43 -0700

free haircuts