erica saves the day

"But that’s what’s FANTASTIC about all this. It’s mostly driven on the premise the Bella just wants..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:16 -0500

“But that’s what’s FANTASTIC about all this. It’s mostly driven on the premise the Bella just wants to get fucked but she keeps picking all these monsters. E-HARMONY OF DOOM.”

- Fucking Natasha VC & Mary HK Choi give the best review of twilight EVER.

"What’s an actual insult to the victims of 9/11 is the idea that America is not strong enough to..."

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:31:15 -0500

“What’s an actual insult to the victims of 9/11 is the idea that America is not strong enough to withstand the blatherings of a mass murderer. For me, the prospect of KSM grandstanding at his trial falls into I-wish-a-motherfucker-would territory. I want to hear how KSM builds a case against America, because everyone will hear how laughably conspiratorial and clownish it is. Think of what a cathartic moment it will be when America sees the face of the man considered to be UBL’s most efficient henchman and he delivers a pitiful harangue to a bank of cameras. No one will be emboldened to do anything but laugh. The only downside will be his inevitable discussion of how CIA operatives tortured him.”

- Attackerman (via chuckmore)

"For evening wear, I wouldn’t do something designer. Maybe jeans and a T-shirt, something casual,..."

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:05 -0500

“For evening wear, I wouldn’t do something designer. Maybe jeans and a T-shirt, something casual, because the G train is a train of the people. It avoids the refinery of Manhattan and sticks to Brooklyn and Queens.”

- Erica Sackin, aka Ms. G Train (via joyengel)

Famousish! For loving the G Train! I even wrote a poem about it, but that’s top secret for now.

Going Vegetarian for Thanksgiving

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:06 -0500

Going Vegetarian for Thanksgiving:

katespencer:

sussybuckets:

The New York Times Well blog will be posting vegetarian recipes from top chefs like Alice Waters of Chez Panisse and Dan Barber of Blue Hill from now until Thanksgiving. WTG, NYT!

Open (Angry) Letter to President Obama

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:54:52 -0500

Dear President Obama,

It’s hard to put into words just how furious I am.

I have been a supporter of yours from the start. I campaigned for you. I made phone calls. I convinced friends to vote for you. More than that, I admired you, and was so thankful to have a superb politician who would finally stand up for what I believe in.

Until now.

I want nothing more than to reform healthcare — I was uninsured for years, trying to pay out of pocket for medical expenses when I was too broke to afford food. Yet the fact that you would consider my reproductive rights so worthless that they’re just a road bump on the way to your grand plan of reform makes me sick. How dare you assume that my reproductive health care is not as worthy of coverage as prostate cancer screenings or viagra? We voted you in because we were sick of George Bush’s policies; never in a million years did I think you’d give us worse than he gave. I urge you to do all you can to remove the Stupak amendment from health care reform, otherwise, with God as my witness, I will do every last thing in my power to kill your health care bill, and make damn sure you get voted out of office.

That’s no empty threat. I helped get you elected, remember? Continue to consider me a roadkill on the path to your grandiose ideas of reform, and I will help make sure you’re never again elected.

For the record, yes, I requested a response back. You can send one too.

"Girls, if boys say something that’s not funny, you don’t have to laugh."

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0500

“Girls, if boys say something that’s not funny, you don’t have to laugh.”

- Amy Poehler (via jessicachu) (via yoquieropancakes) (via meredithnyc)

joyengel: (via apsies) Is it just me, or is the past 2 weeks...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:26:54 -0500

joyengel:

(via apsies)

Is it just me, or is the past 2 weeks making you feel like you voted for Obama, but got McCain?

yes yes yes

"You think abortion is wrong? Don’t have one. I think killing people is wrong, so I’m not in the..."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:37:32 -0500

“You think abortion is wrong? Don’t have one. I think killing people is wrong, so I’m not in the army. My tax dollars still go to fund it, though (in fact about 21 cents of each of my tax dollars). My tax dollars also go to keep prisoners on death row even though I think the death penalty is morally wrong. My tax dollars fund Guantanamo and Bagram, extraordinary rendition, and Jim DeMint’s salary, all of which I find disgusting. So why is abortion, a legal medical procedure, so remarkably different that we have to go overboard making sure tax dollars don’t fund it?”

- GlobalComment » Hey Stupak, women’s bodies are not bargaining chips, by the kickassed Sarah Jaffe (via pcquotes) (via soupsoup)

Planned Parenthood on Brian Lehrer today at 11:40 am

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:03:00 -0500

Talking about health care, abortion, the Stupak amendment and what the hell we do from here. Listen in.

"Women who received subsidies or public insurance could still pay out of pocket for the procedure. Or..."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:38:53 -0500

““Women who received subsidies or public insurance could still pay out of pocket for the procedure. Or they could buy separate insurance riders to cover abortion, though some evidence suggests few would, in part because unwanted pregnancies are by their nature unexpected.””

- This really, really sucks.

I’m Jewish. So can someone tell my why the Roman Catholic Bishops are making decisions about...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:38:01 -0500

I’m Jewish. So can someone tell my why the Roman Catholic Bishops are making decisions about health care policy for me?

"If this amendment passes, it will mean that virtually all women with insurance through the exchange..."

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:42:19 -0500

“If this amendment passes, it will mean that virtually all women with insurance through the exchange who find themselves in the unwanted and unexpected position of needing to terminate a pregnancy will not have coverage for the procedure. Abortion coverage will not be outlawed in this country. It will simply be tiered, reserved for those rich enough to afford insurance themselves or lucky enough to receive from their employers.”

- Ezra Call your Representative NOW (via joyengel)

meredithnyc: Periodic Table table I hated every second of the...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:31:10 -0500

meredithnyc:

Periodic Table table

I hated every second of the one year of chemistry I took in high school. This is for the rest of you science nerds.

Autotune Carl Sagan & Stephen Hawking. This is quite...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:00 -0500

Autotune Carl Sagan & Stephen Hawking. This is quite possibly my favorite thing, ever. (via)

UPDATE: Did you know there’s a whole Symphony of Science series!?!

"Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. And the protections that we have for religion —..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:22:05 -0500

““Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. And the protections that we have for religion — we protect religion. And talk about a lifestyle choice — that is absolutely a choice… It’s a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case that they deserve the same basic rights as someone else…””

- Jon Stewart (via christinefriar, sade, nolauren, meredithnyc)

The best revenge is not served cold. It is sending your ex one...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:40:45 -0400

The best revenge is not served cold. It is sending your ex one of these chastity e-cards 12 months after you break up.

Best Pro-Choice Halloween Costumes

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:45:26 -0400

Dress normally. Since STDs often can’t be distinguished with the naked eye, it’ll be up to you to tell people what you are.
Wear all your winter gear and curl into the fetal position whenever possible: You’re a frozen embryo.
Walk around with a bunch of babies: You’re “abstinence only” sex education
Wear all black, but then spell out the word “Damn” on your chest with bright green dental floss: You’re a Dental Dam!

Oh yes, there are many more.

Who set the Hipster pipe bomb?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:50 -0400

Did you see? Someone set off a bomb made of Draino this Saturday night/Sunday morning in South Williamsburg. Why would someone want to terrorize this otherwise innocuous block? My guesses on who the drain-unclogging-enthiasts/terror group might be:

Publicity stunt for the new Heathers Musical gone horribly awry
Chabadniks reclaiming the ‘Burg as their own (feel free to read into the Draino whatever metaphors you/G-d sees fit)
Gang of hipsters from Bushwick trying to flee their bedbug infested hovels by stiking fear into the hearts of residents and thus lowering property values (bonus evidence: who else but the bearded would have Draino readily lying around the house?)
Victims of the no-longer affordable-in-a-recession coke prices trying to find other options

30 Rock is BACK

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:59:55 -0400

Jenna: You probably don't know this because you've never played a Moonologist, but werewolves only come out at night.
Liz: Yes, I remember that from the Thriller video.
Tracy: Too soon.

You know, fuck all this poitical back and forth BS about health...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:02:42 -0400

You know, fuck all this poitical back and forth BS about health care. Seriously. Remember when we were all so excited about how Obama was going to give us free health care, and all the freelancers and unemployed people and homeless people and poor people wouldn’t have to like die because they got the flu (not even swine flu!)? And then remember how sad you’ve been watching these crazy fucking people say stupid shit about death panels and socialism and it kind of makes you want to cry because you feel like it’s back when George Bush was president and the only people that the news listened to or who had political power seemed batshit crazy and you started to wonder if maybe actually you were the crazy one or something? Even though all you wanted was to make sure people weren’t dying for stupid reasons like the flu or a war or something?

Anyways, Planned Parenthood is doing this thing where you take a picture of yourself holding up a sign saying what you want from health care. OK, it might not smother the voices of the teabaggers (heh) or anything, but it’s something, and pictures can be a pretty (and pretty effective) way to make your voice heard. Also, politcally correctness be damned — why the fuck shouldn’t my health insurance, or the goddamned government, pay for an abortion if I need one?