February 2011
6 posts
WatchThe plan was to pick a still from this video to illustrate how I look like Shades in That Thing You Do, but then Betsy did this weird thing at the very end (she calls it, “arch your back, scaredy cat”), so here’s the whole video.
January 2011
24 posts
WatchHas Tumblr been hiccuping? Man, guys, I posted a video of Quincy a week ago and it’s gone! I swore to you I wouldn’t talk about her too much, wouldn’t exploit her to garner the love of the world. But when Stephanie called and said, “Waddup with you taking down that video that brought me so much joy and my raison d’etre?!” I replied, “You must be nuts! I...
WatchCan we, for a moment, discuss if this is real? To what extent does an accent improve or degrade credibility? Holy shit, forget it, let’s focus - is this real?
WatchDear Internet,
OK. Fine. Yes. I upgraded to an iPhone 4. There is a part of me that feels I ought to be ashamed. I put off mentioning this for over a week. (Let’s “face-time” as we stroll around our respective nearby lakes, eh, eh?) Here is a video made to look like a shoddily edited 8mm film. There is no music, this is just testing. But, oh, the obnoxious things I can film with...
Say these words:
Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater,...
In Which I Imagine Interviewing Myself
Since I start my new job, tomorrow, I thought I’d consider possible “getting to know you” topics. Interviewing myself is difficult, I’ve never felt more predictable.
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INTERVIEWER: Feel free to take your coat off, get comfortable.
ELIZABETH: I decline.
INT: Oh? Well, alright.
ELIZ: It’s just that I’m still defrosting. My toes are without feeling. My...
December 2010
38 posts
Three Glasses of Wine, a Book, and Then There's...
What advice do you and your wife give your children?
Nigella’s mum gave her an invaluable insight into nice behaviour. According to Nigella her advice went something like this: ‘It is better to be charmed than to charm.’ By this she meant that what makes people feel good about themselves is feeling as if they have been charming, interesting; in short, have been listened to.
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WatchMy brother gave me this revolting thing for Christmas. According to the directions (which start at number 7), there are 12 different songs for each of the 16 numbers on the clock face. It was made in Taiwan.
On New Jobs and Old Cover Letters
They always say - or maybe this is just my mother - that if you want someone to return your call, go use the restroom. On the day I decided to move west, I was offered - and accepted - a job locally at the advertising agency where my dad has worked since I was 3. I was reminded of the first cover letter I wrote to them, 12 years ago, when I felt I was woefully destitute. It reads as if English is...
WatchOK, Internet. Betsy, Jendez and I filmed this instructional video for all of you on how to keep your zipper up. I’m sure Betsy can’t be the first one to have invented the solution, but this is probably the first video you’ve ever watched telling you how to do it.
There are some v. intimate moments, maybe NSFW.
