The Wall Street Journal Magazine suggests a very practical holiday gift.
Lively Productions turned my short story into a podcast
Listen to my McSweeney’s piece “Blanche DuBois Gives You a Tour of Her Company’s Christmas Party” performed as a monologue by Lively Productions.
Click on the 11/21/11 podcast, and start at the 5:24 mark. Enjoy!
New Yorkers:
NYC.gov is back up and running and is optimized for heavy traffic with essential information about Hurricane Irene on the homepage.
You can also get breaking updates by following @NYCMayorsOffice and @NotifyNYC on Twitter and going to the Office of Emergency Management’s Facebook page, all of which will be updated throughout the weekend and accessible if NYC.gov experiences downtime.
(via nycedc)
This should be “goodnight, sweet prints.” Is no one an English major?! (Taken with instagram)
G: some people don't even know the meaning of "purim spirit."
A: I’ve found out that I’m ok at Call of Duty 2, that I shouldn’t smoke when I’m sick, and that Zach Galifianakis used to have a talk show.
A: My neighbor down the hall just asked to borrow a cup of milk. We had no milk.
G: This is like a Russian movie.
[upon explaining to a Japanese friend the concept of online dating]
C: The guys are not looking good. Interesting…It is like the reality show.
G: So! I bought a bag. A patent leather Marc Jacobs tote in navy and…TURQUOISE!
J: Good for you! Supporting the American Indians like that!
