frites & fries

Opinions: Band Names

If Mr. Travolta’s Hair and Mel Gibson and the Pants can exist as a group/band, there must be a...

Dec 2nd

Nerds: Make Toast on the Subway

It’s 7am and you have to go to work early….but you don’t have time to make...

Dec 1st

Shirley Maclaine and daughter (via LIFE Archives).

Dec 1st

D. Billy.

Dec 1st

“Cunégonde laissa tomber son mouchoir, Candide le ramassa,...”
— from Candide

Dec 1st

The High Cost of Low Price. I just watched a pretty...

Nov 30th

beautifulanddepraved: The fabulous thing about...

Nov 30th

Siggeir M. Hafsteinsson.

Nov 29th

Want: Kate Spade Hi 5 Gloves

I really, really want one. Apparently, they’re sold out.

Nov 29th

Thursday, 7:00pm. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I made chocolate bread and shortbread for the...

Nov 29th

Time had an entire photo gallery focused on the global...

Nov 29th

Thursday, 8:00pm. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Birthdays! “Truly...

Nov 27th

Teapot porn for Stephanie.

Nov 26th

Link: Let me google that for you

Nov 26th

(via jessicapetunia)

Nov 26th

Hahahaha.

Nov 25th

“Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing...”
— Isaac Asimov

Nov 24th

3D-esque pictures from old paperbacks (via Foley Gallery,...

Nov 24th

Making Vegan Fondant (in your tiny NYC...

This specific fondant recipe can be a poured fondant that you pour on the cake when its still warm...

Nov 24th

The U.S. Roadmaps by Ben Fry…all roads and no...

Nov 23rd

Friday, 6:00pm. Lower East Side, New York City. Went to Ten...

Nov 22nd

I love these pics of Bob Dylan (via). Click on the link and...

Nov 22nd

Link Casserole

Who made this awesome picture? That’s right. I did. Salon analyzes lolcats All about...

Nov 21st

Passive Aggressive

Dad: Heidi and I thought maybe you can buy a 19" LCD TV to set at basement, so you and Heidi can watch when running...then you don't have to pay me back the phone bills you owe.
me: :(
Dad: it cost $299 at costco
me: Thanks..
(minutes later)
Dad: price dropped to $269!

Nov 21st

Link: Best Baquettes in Paris

Nov 20th

Moving Towards Empathy and Neuropolitics

On politics and empathy: For this essay, and following Chomsky, I’m arguing that the human...

Nov 20th

Link: Chat with Bob the Lamp

Nov 20th

It was a Flashdance themed day yesterday.

Nov 20th

Cinnamon Banana (Pancake) Bread

What can you do with pancake mix? Bake bread. This is one of the easiest things to do and the...

Nov 20th

As suggested by Steph: Annie and Steph…in the 1940s....

Nov 19th

bullshit: Vladimir Nikolic, autoportraits I always thought...

Nov 18th

Secret Service Code Names

(via BBC) Al Gore frequently told people his code name was Al Gore because he was so boring....

Nov 18th

Nov 18th

Decorating your home with…toilet paper rolls. Imagine...

Nov 17th

Today is statistics day since I blogged this and the...

Nov 17th

I Love You But...

Nov 17th

Want: Country Plates

(via Neatorama)

Nov 17th

This is definitely a nerd joke. Get it? Smaller than alpha?...

Nov 17th

“`Never mind!’ Alice said in a soothing tone, and...”
— from Alice Through the Looking...

Nov 17th

Benjamin Button

Mr. Button’s eyes followed her pointing finger, and this is what he saw. Wrapped in a...

Nov 17th

Listen

“Starman”, David Bowie. “There’s a starman waiting in the sky, He’d...

Nov 17th

Prayer Booth

Nov 16th

(via didyouevernotice)

Nov 16th

Phrenology. Pseudoscience = pretty pictures.

Nov 16th

“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer...”
— Today seems like curling up...

Nov 16th

Late. Upper East Side, New York City. House Party. Becky...

Nov 16th

F.Y.I. Last night was movie night

Anna made our chili con carne…since I can’t cook, I made a mean fried apple salad with...

Nov 15th

Juicy Lucy

Friday, 1:30pm. East Village, New York City. My afternoon lunch today (hot apple cider with apples...

Nov 15th

Link Casserole

Things to see: Mrs. O:There’s a whole website dedicated to the Michelle Obama’s...

Nov 14th

Bert Stern. I love this Lolita series.

Nov 14th

Apple Muffins

Makes about a dozen muffins: 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 3/4 c. white sugar pinch of...

Nov 14th

Many pages of Nick Knight.

Nov 13th

The Facebook Friend Collector

I’m reading a few articles and essays on narcissism for one of my theory based...

Nov 13th

“Minnesota is still a purplish blue”
— MinnPost, does this make New...

Nov 13th

Clifford Coffins. (They need to bring back 3-D glasses)

Nov 13th

Listen

Une pièce de Erik Satie; c’est une chanson apaisante :)

Nov 13th

Tuesday, 11:25pm. Carnegie Hill, New York City.

Nov 13th

kari-shma: (via: vi.sualize.us)

Nov 12th

Want: Pomegranate Frozen Yogurt

I want one right now.

Nov 12th

(via xkcd)

Nov 12th

Caption the dramatic shot. It’s been a long day.

Nov 11th

Colleen's Word of the Day

(Post #2) ridic sesh = ridiculous session

Nov 11th

“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would...”

Nov 11th

Nov 11th

“Annie keeps pressing escape but she’s still here.”
— Status generated by Generatus.

Nov 11th

Confiscated Foods

The photo is taken by Taryn Simon showing illegally imported foods in the U.S. Customs and Border...

Nov 11th

Alexis Dahan. Too bad I can’t find the tasteful ones...

Nov 10th

Want: Hermes Apple Purse

Apple a day keeps the doctor away, n’est ce pas?

Nov 10th

East of Eden (1955).

Nov 10th

Arthur (1981).

Nov 9th

Food In Movies: Sleeper

Instant pudding is really not that easy…especially in Woody Allen’s dystopian society...

Nov 9th

“For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”

Nov 9th

Bob Wolfenson.

Nov 9th

A Clockword Orange (1971). Another stupid choice to watch at...

Nov 9th

Marilyn Monroe in Let’s Make Love (1960).

Nov 8th

Look what my sister made for my brother. Full story here on...

Nov 8th

Cake Messages

My sister made my brother’s birthday cake recently and e-mailed me the pictures. It really...

Nov 8th

(via Matt, Rob Huebel)

Nov 8th

Cranberry Almond Shortbread

A few weeks ago, I tried a new shortbread recipe…but then I decided to completely re-vamp...

Nov 7th

Yeah. That’s really a hamburger dress. Are you gonna...

Nov 7th

mareen: Check out the Flickr set to see the scale of...

Nov 7th

Larry King

Larry King: Is Karl Rovism dead?
Bill Maher: Never. Negative campaigning, mudslinging, tearing people down -- that will always be in vogue. McCain did make a classy speech last night. But, you know, they all make a classy speech when they lose. What else can you do?...It does ring a little less true when only a day before you're calling the guy a socialist, a communist, a terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American. Oh, we lost? He's a great guy. Forget what I said yesterday. Let's all get behind the guy I just said was a communist. Please.

Nov 7th

But still yum.

“You can get a whole pack of Hostess for that price…” -Guy outside of Crumbs...

Nov 7th

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).

Nov 6th

Manhattan (1979).

Nov 6th

Words That I Like

…but I don’t use: shenanigans shlimazel — Yiddish words are fantastic ...

Nov 6th

Election Day. Packed 6 train from Astor to the UES.

Nov 5th

Election Day. Despite the fact that the streets were pretty...

Nov 5th

Election Day Souvenir — Wine corks = Memories.

Nov 5th

Happy Birthday H., my boy!

Nov 5th

Colleen's Word of the Day

(This is a new feature on my tumblr; my friend Colleen has inspired me to start this regular feature...

Nov 4th

The Obama slurpee cup is winning

Nov 4th

Just in case right? (No comments from you-know-who, please...

Nov 4th

So..I write like a man. Or maybe I’m just crudely...

Nov 3rd

(via this place). When a friend from high school was...

Nov 3rd

Norm Parkinson.

Nov 3rd

“The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”
— Bertrand Russell

Nov 2nd

Wedding dress success!

Nov 2nd

It was almost the dress. But then Hayley picked out...

Nov 2nd

A peek inside Kleinfeld.

Nov 2nd

'Double' Chocolate Macademia Nut Cookies

I baked a lot this weekend, so here’s another recipe: Makes about two dozen cookies: ...

Nov 2nd