December 2010
My Friends As Booze #06: The Sarah Claspell
mikescollins:
1 40oz bottle of Colt 45
10oz orange juice
7 puppies
Drink Colt 45 down to the label. Fill with orange juice. Recap and turn bottle upside down. Have a dance party with 7 puppies.
“Snow is fun for children and happy people. But what of the misanthrope, the...”
– Things have gotten real punchy over at the New York Times
2010 In Review
Some say the best year of my life so far!
January: I did a second spank for This Is About Smith. We got a run. Anthony and I went to Miami for Carolina and Nathan’s beautiful wedding.
February: I played hooky from work and spent a day drinking with some of my favorite ladies. This Is About Smith started its six month run at UCB. Anthony and I moved to a beautiful apartment in Cobble Hill....
“When I hear from another producer, production company or director tell me that...”
– Tegart kills it on Splitsider
We’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a tremendous amount of success and industry interest with Vag, but the amount of straight-up sexist shit people have said to me with a smile about this project has been an eye-opener to say the least.
“I started the year thinking I was only going to patron places that have been...”
– The second best decision I made in 2010 was to stop working full time in food media.
Serious Question
What was the technology that allowed Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy to computer-flirt in Pretty in Pink? Like, the internet didn’t exist, really, right?
jesssica:vneckandacardigan:
Willow Smith feat....
The Movies I Saw in 2010, From Most to Least...
Notice I didn’t say best to worst.
Easy A
The Kids Are Alright
The Social Network
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Tiny Furniture
Burlesque
Date Night
Babies
The Town
Black Swan
Dinner for Schmucks
The Other Guys
Hot Tub Time Machine
Twilight: Eclipse
Knight and Day
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Step Up 3D
Blue Valentine
Eat Pray Love
The Last Exorcism
Chloe
...
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periodtumblr:
So I came home for Christmas break and left my diva cup in my dorm room. I just got my period and I have to use tampons for the first time in months! This is triggering cramps/bloating/a general feeling of sadness. Basically what I’m saying is, plan ahead ladies. Also, look into diva cups. No pressure, but get one.
Submitted by shanziscassette
I’m pretty into this new...
The Awl: Massachusetts 2011: The Abstract State →
All this, but especially:
Upon leaving New England I learned just how New Englandy I was: kinda frosty, puritanical about painkillers. But when I started thawing out, over New York City’s proverbial overactive steam radiator, I became prone to striving and spinning and other things that used to seem indulgent and alpha and strange. So that’s where I’m at and, for the forseeable future, where I’m...
Inside Lacrosse Magazine's "All Name" Team 2011 →
sussybuckets:
Every year Inside Lacrosse puts together “teams” made up of actual ridiculously named college lacrosse players around the country. It is, in a word, AMAZING. If I had to choose one more word, it would be douchetastical. There is both a Remington Steele and a Draper Donley (!!!).
Also check out the women’s lists.
(via NYTimes)
Uh oh, gotta go rename every character in my pilot.
No Easy Decision
Last night, MTV aired a nuanced, non-judgemental, excellent, pro-choice special and, in the greatest holiday miracle of all, made me not hate Dr. Drew for a full half hour.
If you, like me, were inspired by Markai’s courage, you can leave her a message at Exhale’s support site 16 & Loved.
“Remember, school is like a beauty contest that just happens to also teach...”
– You stay classy, LivingSocial
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Almost exactly three years ago, I took a character improv class with Lennon Parham at UCB. (Side note: this was a weirdly stacked class considering that it was open to anyone who had finished Improv 201: Caitlin Tegart, Nicole Drespel, Alex Scordelis, Anna Rubanova and several other people I’m probably forgetting.) It was an amazing class: Lennon made me think about characters and my own...
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Holy Shit
The foxy hostess Mark Ruffalo bangs in The Kids Are Alright is Yaya, my least favorite America’s Next Top Model contestant of all time.
Huffington Post: 7 Sites You Should Be Wasting... →
vagmagazine:
Thanks to Ross Luippold at The Huffington Post for this awesome Vag Magazine shout out, which we somehow didn’t see until now.
Google Alerts fail.
Why I Miss Boston Sometimes
It is ridiculous, but I guess fairly understandable that my Cobble Hill residential street has not been plowed. Not understandable: neither has Henry Street, which is a fairly major street with shops and restaurants. Why can’t New York deal with snow? In Boston, this shit would have been dealt with 24 hours ago. It’s not that warm here! Get some infrastructure!
Finally Watching Skins
Um, OMG?
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Do you have (or know where I could get) any Bored to Death scripts?
Wait
Did you know that Frankie from The Hills is FORTY?
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Rumors
I just wrote a pilot joke about a rumor being spread about a character, which got me thinking about awesome high school rumors.
The two best rumors I heard in junior high/high school:
7th grade: That a boy in our grade was “addicted to adrenaline.” Like, he would take shots of it.
11th grade: That a girl had “skank beaver” (aka gonorrhea)
The best rumor I tried to start...
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“Omg wow i live in ct and i 14 and born and raised here and its not that bad and...”
– Comment from this Baby Names Garden post about preppy names
10 Listicles to Write in 2011
16 Lunch Meats to Try This Year
33 Dudes to Date (And Dump!) Before Your Thirties
17 Tumblrs to Read Before You Die
The 10 Biggest Ice Cream Trends of the Decade
68 Movies to Watch Before Matrimony
101 Things to Do With a Coconut!
Switching Careers? Try These 18 Tips First.
43 Things to Consider Before You Move
19 Citrus Fruits That Could Save Your Life
Slideshow: 56 Slideshows About...
“i ordered take-out for the second time (my first round never showed up) and was...”
– Email from Jocelyn, December 23, 2010 (via sleepyjocelynguest)
This blog is my greatest responsibility.
Inexplicable Bursts of Nostalgia
I would KILL to see a movie at the old Copley Place movie theater right now.
Watchrobcacy:
CANDLE LIGHTING SKETCH
This is the last Slow Burn sketch. I wrote this. Thanks to the UCB Theatre for having me as a Maude Night Writer.
I really loved this sketch. What a perfect way for this Maude season to end!
Weddingbee: The Importance of Chairs →
I’ve been reading Weddingbee, a group blog written by dozens of brides at a time, for almost two years now (I will never stop, it is the most fascinating bizarre thing on the internet) and I’ve learned that if there is any object that inspires total irrationality, it is chiavari chairs. For those of you who have never planned a wedding, chiavari chairs are those fancy, sort of knobby...
“Zach Galifinakis is here tonight! Get it? Because that’s who everyone here...”
– My dad at UCB last night
WatchThe 40 Year Old 20 Year Old! Written by my very good friend Jocelyn Guest! Starring Kate McKinnon! SO EXCITED!
“I am the best goddamn dancer in the American Ballet Academy. Who the hell are...”
– Black Swan is no Center Stage
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For Your Consideration
vagmagazine:
Hey Vag fans! Today is your LAST CHANCE to nominate Vag Magazine for an ECNY Award for Best Comedic Video (Short or Series). We would be delighted if you did it! The nomination form is here.
I mean, you COULD also nominate High Treason for Best Sketch Group and “Best Sketch Show: This Is About Smith” for Best New Category. You know. As long as you’re on the page...
Overheard at Mooncake Foods
caitlintime:
Improv 101 guy: UCB’s like the Harvard of improv schools.
His Friend: So it’s selective?
Improv 101 guy: No.
“What do a good natured funeral director, an emotional waitress, a sexy model who...”
– You will not be surprised at the answer.
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“So hurtful were most of her Greystroke reviews that MacDowell still cherishes...”
– You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
Posted solely to blow my husband’s mind. His favorite and least favorite people!
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“Have a Bride & Groom themed cocktail party…
Who says you’ll never wear...”
– Nightmare “Newlywed Solution” from disgustingly-named yet useful website MissNowMrs
I Hope You All Are On Twitter.
sadydoyle:
So, who remembers the climactic scene of Roger and Me? Everybody, right? Poor little guy Michael Moore, standing up against The Man, standing outside the office of The Man, in fact, just because Roger has done something that has immeasurably harmed his community, and he wants to talk to the guy. He wants to hold him accountable. He wants Roger to look him in the face and tell him why...
EW: MTV Chooses New Teen Moms →
OMG. They included ones from last season, including Leah with the twins, one of the biggest shitshow episodes ever. YESSSS. Also, Chelsea, who I love.
