January 2009
80 posts
December 2008
98 posts
WatchAnd this is why I’ll never throw a NYE party. Hope you all have a great night!
(clip from 200 Cigarettes, the best movie made about New Year’s Eve, ever)
it was either this or posting “all the...
“When Mr. Bush officially takes his leave in three weeks (in reality, he checked...”
– Bob Herbert (via meredithnyc)
I don’t like you, but I love you
I don’t want you,...
"Who in their right mind lives here? (Zoom out.)" →
Am I the only one who saw this and though “Lost!” ? (via lizlemon)
Tell the Obama administration to reverse Bush's... →
meredithnyc:
President Bush’s new regulation allowing individual health care providers to redefine abortion to include the most common forms of birth control poses a serious danger to women’s health. With the economy stumbling and more and more Americans uninsured, this is the worst possible time for the government to deny women, men and families access to basic health care and information. This...
I take it back. Bolt is the cutest movie ever.
Taking eight little kids to see ‘bolt’ in the suburbs should only be a once in a lifetime experience.
No one is paying attention to Facebook's "this ad...
me: I was on facebook
me: and this crazy “impeach obama” facebook ad popped up
me: and I wanted to take a screenshot
me: but then I forgot and navigated away
me: and it’s now GONE
Joy: crap
me: and I’m trying to find it again
me: but now ALL of the ads are ABOUT BABIES
Joy: omg
me: Eight refreshes
me: all babies
me: “cute ny baby photo contest”
me: “are...
Puns from your papa
From my dad (who lives in Chicago):
It’s snowing here again in Chicago, and yesterday it was so cold (3 degrees) that our governor actually had his hands in his own pockets, for a change!
Keep this in mind the next time you think one of *my* jokes is bad…
I won the inaugural ticket lottery! WooWoo!!
(via carolinek)
So. Jealous.
Also on the Beyonce Meme: “Single...
Wait, did someone hack Change.gov? →
I mean, who *really* wants to know about the...
urg:
Merry Christmas, health care consumers!
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule today that allows health care workers to deny patients vital care, information and services without the patient even knowing.
The rule will take effect in 30 days, and will be difficult to reverse.
Unfortunately, this regulation is not just another crazy Bush regulation that New Yorkers,...
Analytics never lie
Joy: one of the keywords used to reach my tumblr is “joy erica fuck”
erica: um weird
Joy: totes
erica: ha.
erica: is Spencer googling us again?
Joy: THAT WAS MY THOUGHT TOO
erica: hahahahahaha
(via urg)
“Actually, it makes a kind of perverse sense that a bunch of Christian bigots...”
– Oh yes they did. Crazy right wing maritally insecure Christians try to annul 18,000 same-sex marriages right before christmas. (via Megan and Spencer)
It’s fucking one below outside??? Global warming doesn’t look so bad now, does it.
Anyone ever notice the eerie similarities between certain rubber dog toys and sex toys?
All I want for xmas, is you.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Needed: Translator
No, seriously. We are looking for someone to translate a 350-word piece from English to Spanish, in the next few hours. It’s about politics. We can pay you. email me at erica (dot) sackin (at) gmail (dot) com.
Well thank god *I* don't own my apartment.
NY City Council approves 7% property tax increase.
Not one but TWO people in my office did not know...
Does a blond wig really make that much of a difference? Discuss.
Another cab threw rocks at my taxi. A 311 complaint takes 2months and a court appearance. So just don’t take cab # 9L65 okay?
“There is, though, no regulation forcing doctors to be fully transparent with...”
– US News and World Report piece on what exactly the HHS regs mean.
“Here, you want a silly haircut? You’d better be able to stand tall with...”
– James Murphy, again, on one thing that makes you a real New Yorker. My green-mohawked-ass-self could have told you this when I was 13.
“NY Mag: What’s the last thing you saw on Broadway?
James Murphy: Ha ha...”
– Becaue we all need a little non-fuck-the-world news: NY Mag’s Daily Intel interviews LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy.
“The patient has an interest in obtaining legal health care services….This...”
– Bush’s HHS regulations, issued today. No longer does your health care provider have to make your health and treatment a priority. More to come.
WWMOD (What Would Michelle Obama Do?)
Because oh look! Here’s Rick Warren’s stance on how wives should submit to their husbands. Now THAT should make for some interesting bedtime conversations in the Obama household (via feministe).
“Just before the 2004 election, [Warren] sent out an e-mail to his congregation...”
– — Just one from so many quotable lines by Michelle Goldberg on why Rick Warren is a slap in the face to Obama’s supporters.
Dear President-Elect Obama who I poured my heart and soul out for to get elected,
Get your goddamn head out of your motherfucking ass.
xoxo
Erica
WatchIf he’s got nothing else, he’s got balls. Spencer Ackerman, about whom it’s impossible to corner the market on embarrassing stories if you’ve known him since he was 13 like I have, kicks ass on Rachel Maddow. And then has gall to INTERRUPT her and wish his roommate happy birthday. Skip to the end for the good part. Or watch the whole thing if you care about like national...
Flight of the Concords! Season 2 Premiere! Online!... →
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Happy early chrismukkah!
Having NYC as your hometown is like having Pamela...
It sometimes gets weird because everyone wants a piece of her.
On the plus side, NYC has fewer fake parts than she does. And I seriously doubt that Pamela Anderson is the type of woman who’ll kick you in your kidneys and then piss on you when you’re down. But then everyone knows a true New Yorker is a masochist at heart.
All that being said, duh Joy, NYC will win out over SF for New...
It’s snowing again! In midtown no less!
Update
Thanks to all of you who’ve chimed in on this fight. Now if we could only get Spencer to listen…
Fashionistas, settle this fight.
My dear, yet unfortunately often-times fashion-ignorant, friend Spencer insists that a sweater need not have sleeves to be deemed a cardigan.
He erronously bought the below item of clothing in Toronto’s Chinatown (yes I know, Toronto may veer European, but Spence has yet to realize their fashion sense is more of the mountain-man-meets-white-trash variety), and feels cheated out of what he...
Red Tide of Fury
For those of you without real jobs that include benefits, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a handy perk that lets you spend your pre-tax dollars on over-the-counter medications, first aid supplies etc. You used to have to submit a receipt for reimbursement, but now technology has made it as easy as a handy-dandy debit card that pulls cash directly from your pre-tax payroll contributions. Want...
