January 2010
123 posts
Seriously, I dreamed that I reblogged a link to my favorite band’s new Twitter with the comment “[Lead singer] punched me in the face once. It was awesome.” I guess in my dreams he’s Regina George? Also, I need to get the hell off the Internet.
December 2009
111 posts
Not reblogging because it got too long
But oh my god, I love all of you who reblogged my last post. That was excellent discussion. I love being the Queen of Feminist No-Fun. ♥ ♥ ♥
Yankettes casting call →
yanksarecoming.com
“Yankettes”? Like Rockettes or Rangerettes? Um, not so much, guys.
“The Yanks Are Coming wants REAL fans who drink beer, watch games and even go to games. Hell, we don’t care if you’re skinny, fat, short, tall, insert adjective that may or may not be attractive here.”
If this is true, why do they need a picture? I don’t know, the tone of that post is off to me in a way I can’t really articulate right now. I’m not explaining myself well, but it’s … vaguely icky.
First of all, their whole “Yankettes” feature currently has no real point. It’s just pictures of female celebrities with no relation to soccer. Second, seriously, why do you need a picture? Even if they changed the name of the feature, the entire premise remains the same. The language in the Yanks Are Coming post seems to indicate that someone must have told them off earlier, and they’re just trying to cover.
As a sidenote, The Original Winger does a similar ‘hot girl’ post, and it bugs me. I get they’re promoting the whole ‘culture of soccer’, and I like what they do for the most part. I just think they’re forgetting that us female fans are part of that culture, too. Posting cool watches does not cut it.
That is exactly why I stopped reading TOW a long time ago. Of course, everyone can post whatever they want on their own blog, and I’m not trying to be content police or anything. But if you post hot girls all the time, that tells me that I’m not in your intended audience and makes me a lot less likely to read.
I mean, I know I am the Queen of Feminist No-Fun and everything, but when your post asking for submissions talks more about the picture than about the interview, that tells me a lot about your intent.
Yankettes casting call →
yanksarecoming.com
“Yankettes”? Like Rockettes or Rangerettes? Um, not so much, guys.
“The Yanks Are Coming wants REAL fans who drink beer, watch games and even go to games. Hell, we don’t care if you’re skinny, fat, short, tall, insert adjective that may or may not be attractive here.”
If this is true, why do they need a picture? I don’t know, the tone of that post is off to me in a way I can’t really articulate right now. I’m not explaining myself well, but it’s … vaguely icky.
Books!
For Christmas I bought my sister a book by one of her favorite authors, thinking I was so awesome for picking a book she had not read yet (I hadn’t seen it on her bookshelf). Turns out, she had read it ages ago. So we went to B&N to exchange it, and since she bought something I also wanted to read (13 Little Blue Envelopes) I told her I would also buy her the Suite Scarlett sequel when it comes out (which I also want to read, are you seeing a pattern?). I’ve also read the other book she got for Christmas, Beastly (she read it first, so she does have some rights over her own books). We’re also planning a library trip this week, as I’ve got a ton of stuff on hold. Oh, how I’ve missed reading books that don’t involve the need to brief cases.
ooo there’s a Suite Scarlett sequel?!
Yes, and it either just came out (we didn’t see it at B&N, though) or is going to be out very soon.
I just finished Suite Scarlett and I was looking up the sequel. Amazon says it’s coming out in February.
Seriously, y’all, Facebook’s new privacy settings are awesome. I mean, for being a creeper.
Christmas Tree
Lady GaGa
Lady Gaga — Christmas Tree
Love it.
“Made the bombest crepes with dulce de leche, gustavo would be proud of me… Merry Christmas”
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twitter.com/robbierogers, your ultimate source for new words and delicious crepes (via relampago)
Those sound amazing. LOL at “bombest.” Boy is getting more SoCal by the day.
And now we are stuck in traffic and haven’t moved at all for nearly an hour. Fml.
It's Christmas eve, babe
And I’m alone in a hotel room in Hillsboro, Texas. Stupid damn snow.
Wow, there is a lot of Chris Albright on my dashboard right now. I’m not complaining, but that was unexpected.
“Training… Nicole’s Christmas party tonight, Christmas sweaters only.”
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Christmas sweaters only? That doesn’t sound like a good idea. (Also I will never get tired of making fun of MNT players on Twitter.)
(via needsmorekittens)
are you kidding that sounds like a great idea. Also I can’t wait for pics.
(via relampago)Well, at the very least, it doesn’t sound very sanitary. And I cannot wait for pictures either.
“Training… Nicole’s Christmas party tonight, Christmas sweaters only.”
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Christmas sweaters only? That doesn’t sound like a good idea. (Also I will never get tired of making fun of MNT players on Twitter.)
So, I feel the need for new friends. What’s everyone’s LJ name (I’m commieprincess)?
I love these boys (and their Jersey Shore obsession)
- commie: i don't think @geoffcameron has enough hair for this, but maybe @eustruck does? @houstondynamo, please investigate: http://bit.ly/81OWM3
- Eustruck: @commie http://bit.ly/81OWM3 haha i just threw up in my mouth..i'll follow pauly d's informative steps and figure it out by next season.
Gareth Thomas and Homophobia in English Football | Pitch Invasion →
pitchinvasion.net
Great post. I’ve only recently started reading Pitch Invasion, and I’m mad at myself for not doing it sooner.
Boys, why so cute?
- robbierogers: Athens west best greek food in hb. Cruising to the kljestans then out to indian with me pops.
- stuholden22: @robbierogers Indian food w out me!?
- robbierogers: @stuholden22 yah I know, feel bad sorry mate. We will grub together soon enough.
I totally went on a book-buying binge this afternoon. Total haul:
Stormbreaker, Anthony Horowitz
13 Little Blue Envelopes, Maureen Johnson (hardcover)
Suite Scarlett, Maureen Johnson (hardcover)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. Lockhart (hardcover)
Dramarama, E. Lockhart (ARC)
Cycler, Lauren McLaughlin (hardcover)
King Dork, Frank Portman
The Lovely Bones, Alice SeboldI went in to Half-Price Books to see if they had The Lovely Bones. My mistake was wandering over to the YA section after that. Though 8 books for under $50 is not a bad deal at all. I’ve read the E. Lockhart ones before, but I’m planning to give my paperback of Frankie to my mom and keep this hardcover.
Oh books. I keep saying I’m on a book diet and not buying any more, but I always fail at that.
13 Little Blue Envelopes was excellent, I remember reading that senior year when I actually had time to read.
Suite Scarlett! My sister borrowed it from the library a few months back, and of course I had to read it too. Raiding my sister’s collection of YA books has become a very serious habit of mine.
I’ve read 13 Little Bue Envelopes many times. Love it. Maureen Johnson is great, as is E. Lockhart
I’ve read other Maureen Johnson books, but not these two. Everyone says good things about Suite Scarlett, too. And E. Lockhart is my favorite YA author, pretty much.
I totally went on a book-buying binge this afternoon. Total haul:
Stormbreaker, Anthony Horowitz
13 Little Blue Envelopes, Maureen Johnson (hardcover)
Suite Scarlett, Maureen Johnson (hardcover)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. Lockhart (hardcover)
Dramarama, E. Lockhart (ARC)
Cycler, Lauren McLaughlin (hardcover)
King Dork, Frank Portman
The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
I went in to Half-Price Books to see if they had The Lovely Bones. My mistake was wandering over to the YA section after that. Though 8 books for under $50 is not a bad deal at all. I’ve read the E. Lockhart ones before, but I’m planning to give my paperback of Frankie to my mom and keep this hardcover.
Oh books. I keep saying I’m on a book diet and not buying any more, but I always fail at that.
“I just happen to be gay,” he added. “It’s irrelevant. “What I choose to do when I close the door at home has nothing to do with what I have achieved in rugby. “It’s pretty tough for me being the only international rugby player prepared to break the taboo. “Statistically I can’t be the only one, but I’m not aware of any other gay player still in the game. “I’d love for it, in 10 years’ time, not to even be an issue in sport, and for people to say: ‘So what?’”
—BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Ex-Lion Gareth Thomas reveals he is gay
Bard High School, Queens
- Music teacher: So, how do you control the sound of a recorder?
- Embarrassed teenage boy: Um... You put your fingers... Uh, in the hole. And the higher you want the sound to be, the more fingers you put in the hole.
- Music teacher: Is there any other way to control the sound?
- Embarrassed teenage boy: Well, the harder you blow, the faster the sound will come. And the softer you blow, the slower it'll come.
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“If you thought the “Sexy Sprinkler” was just sex plus water again, you’d be wrong. It is sex plus water plus grass smell!”
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Cosmo’s 5 Most Absurd Water Sex Positions - The Sexist - Washington City Paper
Entire post hilarious. Illustrations possibly NSFW.
