Apparently, “3N23” stands for "I am trying to hit that girl as she crosses Delancey."
Not “hit on.”
Hit.
1.31.2008
1.30.2008
You Give Girls A Bad Name
"Do you like me more than dinner?" she asked.
(I should mention: they were clearly on a first date.)
His response, "Dinner as a concept, or this dinner?"
Then, and without hesitation, she started to cry.
He waited what I thought was an appropriate amount of time (two minutes), he put down some money, presumably for the check, and he left.
She sat, still, at the table, and cried.
He doubled back, and handed her a twenty-dollar bill, "For your cab home."
(I should mention: they were clearly on a first date.)
His response, "Dinner as a concept, or this dinner?"
Then, and without hesitation, she started to cry.
He waited what I thought was an appropriate amount of time (two minutes), he put down some money, presumably for the check, and he left.
She sat, still, at the table, and cried.
He doubled back, and handed her a twenty-dollar bill, "For your cab home."
1.29.2008
GL41
GL41?
IL4G?
(sigh)
I've forgotten your number.
But you were sweet, hipster cab driver.
And that song by that band, that has the line about cabs --
do you play it for all the girls?
IL4G?
(sigh)
I've forgotten your number.
But you were sweet, hipster cab driver.
And that song by that band, that has the line about cabs --
do you play it for all the girls?
1.25.2008
First Tear To The Table
I could win this competition. I've practiced, unintentionally, my whole life. I think the video, an outtake from an old issue of Wholphin, is sort of beautiful. (Better than the film they intended to make/the one they included on the actual disk.)
1.23.2008
Gray Nail Polish
I made this nail polish shade in a cab. I first used it on the subway. Nina gave herself a manicure, with it, at Sunny's, a bar in Red Hook, on Saturday night. LZP took the photo. We have a new business.
1.22.2008
This Thing = That Thing
I think I've mentioned that Indexed is one of my favorite blogs. I still can't pick a favorite of Jessica Hagy's aphoristic venn diagrams, but soon there will be a book. Well-designed, sometimes hilarious, sweet, smart, and simple.
1.21.2008
Cheaters. Also, Champions.
The Cheaters Cup is now in the possession of The Fightin' Caziques — Morgan Clendaniel and Gideon Friedman — the winners of 826NYC's Scrabble For Cheaters tournament. They hold the title and the trophy until next year.
More on all the cheaters later at www.826nyc.org.
1.18.2008
You Can Buy Your Way Out Of Bad Letters
Time Out New York's article about Scrabble For Cheaters is out now.
Melena Ryzik give us a sweet shout out in today's New York Times Urban Eye.
The Brooklyn Papers misquoted me, pretty severely. Sigh.
Sign-ups are closed. Sponsor a team. The smackdown is soon.
Melena Ryzik give us a sweet shout out in today's New York Times Urban Eye.
The Brooklyn Papers misquoted me, pretty severely. Sigh.
Sign-ups are closed. Sponsor a team. The smackdown is soon.
1.15.2008
Annual Manual
I love Nicholas Felton's Annual Report.
I don't even know Nicholas Felton.
I got one in the mail last year and now I'm hooked. I've had no contact with him or his work in 12 months, and yet I'm excited to find out how many unique taxi routes he traveled, to see a chart of books he read sorted by first publication date, a pie chart of dishes eaten by type (wings, fins, legs, shells), clothes purchased sorted by color, geographic dispositions of the fifty most-played artists on his ipod, etc.
I wish my life was this well-designed.
I don't even know Nicholas Felton.
I got one in the mail last year and now I'm hooked. I've had no contact with him or his work in 12 months, and yet I'm excited to find out how many unique taxi routes he traveled, to see a chart of books he read sorted by first publication date, a pie chart of dishes eaten by type (wings, fins, legs, shells), clothes purchased sorted by color, geographic dispositions of the fifty most-played artists on his ipod, etc.
I wish my life was this well-designed.
1.14.2008
Scrabble for Cheaters
The New Yorker mentions it.
Daily Candy mentioned it.
Jason Kottke mentioned it.
And there's more to come in the next few days too.
So now I'll mention it.
Scrabble For Cheaters: a(nother) benefit for 826NYC.
Start a team. Or pledge money to another team. Either way, you'll support cheating, winning, words, etc.
Please.
Daily Candy mentioned it.
Jason Kottke mentioned it.
And there's more to come in the next few days too.
So now I'll mention it.
Scrabble For Cheaters: a(nother) benefit for 826NYC.
Start a team. Or pledge money to another team. Either way, you'll support cheating, winning, words, etc.
Please.
1.08.2008
The Book of Other People: A Benefit Reading
I hope you will attend.
THE BOOK OF OTHER PEOPLE:
A BENEFIT READING
826NYC & Penguin Books present an all-star reading from Zadie Smith’s newest book of new stories by contemporary authors
Hosted by ZADIE SMITH, and with readings by:
GEORGE SAUNDERS
VENDELA VIDA
and very special guest
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
Symphony Space
Wednesday, January 16th, 8pm
2537 Broadway (at 95th Street), New York
Tickets available at symphonyspace.org
Or by calling: 212-864-5400
826NYC and Penguin Books present a benefit reading to celebrate the release of THE BOOK OF OTHER PEOPLE, a collection of brand new stories by contemporary authors edited by Zadie Smith. ZADIE SMITH will host this special event, which will feature readings by two of the book’s contributors, GEORGE SAUNDERS, and VENDELA VIDA, plus a rare reading by actress MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL. There will be a book signing and Q & A after the reading.
All proceeds from the book and reading will benefit 826NYC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
THE BOOK OF OTHER PEOPLE:
A BENEFIT READING
826NYC & Penguin Books present an all-star reading from Zadie Smith’s newest book of new stories by contemporary authors
Hosted by ZADIE SMITH, and with readings by:
GEORGE SAUNDERS
VENDELA VIDA
and very special guest
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
Symphony Space
Wednesday, January 16th, 8pm
2537 Broadway (at 95th Street), New York
Tickets available at symphonyspace.org
Or by calling: 212-864-5400
826NYC and Penguin Books present a benefit reading to celebrate the release of THE BOOK OF OTHER PEOPLE, a collection of brand new stories by contemporary authors edited by Zadie Smith. ZADIE SMITH will host this special event, which will feature readings by two of the book’s contributors, GEORGE SAUNDERS, and VENDELA VIDA, plus a rare reading by actress MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL. There will be a book signing and Q & A after the reading.
All proceeds from the book and reading will benefit 826NYC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
1.04.2008
1.02.2008
1J79
Every time I sneezed, he passed back a tissue. Even after I answered that it wasn't necessary, that not every sneeze demands a new tissue, or even any tissue, that it was allergies, no, not to the car's leather seats, that I wasn't crying, that I wasn't contagious, that colds aren't caused by the cold weather, that I didn't wish to be dropped at an all-night pharmacy, that perhaps he should close the divider, that he wasn't my mother and so on.
1.01.2008
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