December 2008
96 posts
coming soon: live and fabulous from webster hall,...
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Outasight - Good Evening (Dream Big)
Good...
dear 2008,
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Blagojevich to name Roland Burris to Obama's...
Gov. Blagojevich today is expected to name former state Comptroller and Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois’ vacant U.S. Senate seat, a knowledgeable source said this morning.
A news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, 71, had lobbied the governor for the position in recent weeks.
Burris made a previous attempt at the Senate seat in...
ring in the new year
with our favorite polywogs, hill & bill!
NEW YORK (CBS) — Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, will kiss 2008 goodbye on the world’s biggest stage this New Year’s Eve. That’s because Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the Clintons will have the honor of pushing the ceremonial button that signals the Times Square New...
thievery corp
oh no! pitter gave a toy to a tot this year! we just hope it GOT into the hands of a tot…
four cops in d.c. were videotaped stealing from toys for tots on christmas this year. what the fuck.
The four District of Columbia police officers reportedly caught on tape stealing from Toys for Tots “tarnished” the department’s image, a police official said.
Police confirmed that the four...
speechless
the star tribune: How do you explain your low approval rating? dick fucking cheney: I don’t have any idea. I don’t follow the polls.
enough said.
p.s. the casper star tribune has a glorious slideshow of mr. dick’s life in some captions and a few black and white photos.
pitter’s pick:
1963: Arrested for drunken driving for the second time in two years; enrolls at...
bright lights, big city
new york does green. and though pitter is glad, we have got to admit that we kind of wish it was the other kind of green… oh well, we count our blessings up in this barrio.
Over the past year we’ve been thoroughly impressed with New York’s ever-lengthening list of green credentials. The Big Apple already has a plastic bag tax, an amazing mass transit system, LEED certified skyscrapers,...
sold: helvetica
we have seen that damn helvetica sharpie everywhere but we WEREN’T PAYING ATTENTION! shame on us! we didn’t realize it was an actual PRODUCT.
objectified says:
Ahhhh… technology. The geniuses at Plexifilm have spent the past two years developing a Sharpie pen that actually writes in Helvetica! This pen is so experimental that it’s priceless… literally. You can’t buy one, but...
Greylock is For Lovers - Sam’s Song (Single...
we were happy with that.
depression, recession. who cares. these are the stories of the things that matter.
“It was a nice childhood, but it was tough times. It never occurred to you that you were living in hardship.” — Robert E. Miller, 87
Born in 1921 at Columbia Hospital in the District, Mr. Miller spent the Depression years as a child in the nation’s capital.
Robert E. Miller, 87, grew...
not just dinner and a movie
Go on a search for as many good climbing trees as possible, climb as high as you both can in all of them, compile photo evidence.
Go to a major chain bookstore, and leave notes to future readers in copies of your favorite book.
Have her dress up as a ghost and you dress up us Pacman. Walk around downtown holding hands, and whenever anyone sees you two, pretend to be embarrassed, and run off...
bedtime stories
this ain’t no adam sandler or gumdrops falling from the sky. this is the real deal baby.
about:
Once upon a time there was a blanket. This blanket had several sheets containing a traditional bedtime story. Each “page” adds a layer of linen making you warmer (or cooler) and comfier hopefully guiding you and your partner into a pleasant night’s sleep.
hush little...
Sia - Paranoid Android (Radiohead Cover)
Watchchris “the falcon” han has created a seriously ridonkulous mix of over 30 songs with “love” in the title.
tracklist:
Outkast - The Love Below Tupac - California Love Beyonce - Crazy in Love The Game - Hate It or Love It Maroon 5 - This Love Talib Kweli - Never Been In Love Wilco - I’m the Man Who Loves You Crookers - Love to Edit Keyshia Cole - Love ...
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of...”
– P.J. O’Rourke
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YO DAWG, I HERD YOU LIKE CURSORS, SO I PUT A... →
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to make it worthwhile
haven’t got a prayer says:
this is part of an email that i just received. i hope that you all can benefit from it as much as i did.
I’ve learned that everything that I dislike in a person is what I dislike in me, and that everything that I like is synonymous to that one person. I’ve learned to talk less and hear more; to listen carefully and pay attention to details, no matter how...
Adele - Last Night (The Strokes Cover)
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cuando una neoyorquina regresó a nueva york
is there a comeback on the horizon for miss elena? only time will tell. keep your eyes peeled.
elenaoutofmexico:
ella necesita comenzar viviendo su vida normal otra vez.
What was here, va a quedar. siempre.
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relationshits
tristan miller doesn’t believe in girlfriends. and he’s got himself a theory.
“A cogent, scientific, non-self-deprecating argument for why this guy will never have a girlfriend.”
Number of people on Earth (in 1998): 5 592 830 000 …who are female: 2 941 118 000 …in “developed” countries: 605 601 000
…currently (in 2000) aged 18 to 25: 65 399 083
…who are...
let pitter sing it for you
about:
An interactive web art project created for the internet art platform SRc of the Swedish National Radio.
So far it has had over four million individual users all over the world. It received ‘The Content Fusion Award’ at Europrix Top Talent Award 2004 in Vienna and ‘A Special Commendation’ at Prix Europa 2004 in Berlin.
to let them sing it for YOU, click here.
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santa baby, rest in peace
the sexy santa baby songstress, eartha kitt has passed away.
ap says:
NEW YORK (AP) — Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.
Kitt, a self-proclaimed “sex kitten” famous for her catlike purr, was one of America’s...
The Ting Tings - Shut Up & Let it Snow (Live...
recipe for madness
learn to beatbox with beardyman from beardyman.co.uk
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“Love is giving someone the power to destroy you, but trusting them not to.”
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screwed
slightlydrunk:
you,
i like your smile and how you walk and how you laugh. i like your thinking and your views and your mind. i am so screwed for letting myself feel this way.
me
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twelve twenty five, two zero zero eight
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Death Cab for Cutie - Christmas (Baby Please Come...
prospero año y felicidad
to all,
feliz navidad.
all i want for christmas is you.
love always, chinita poblana
wikipedia says:
China poblana (or, Chinese Pueblan) is a term that refers to two elements of the culture of Mexico that have been related by name since the end of the 19th century, although the elements they incorporate are much older.
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pitter. patter.
elena en méxico says:
Mom saw this and went, “pitterpatter! She’s everywhere!” haha xoxo
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four decades and a few bucks ago
mister starfish says:
New York Magazine turned 40 this year and has an issue filled with interesting articles about NYC’s past. One chart I found most compelling was the price of things then and now. If I could take the money I have now to 1968, I could have stayed at the Waldorf every night!
what would YOU buy endlessly if you lived 40 years in the past?
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memo
pitter: he's like "i took that as hard for a relationship maybe you had said no. i'm talking as if you had say yes."
pitter: i dont know what that MEANS
bmp267: translation: It wouldn't have worked if you said yes. But you probably wouldn't have said yes. Laugh out loud! Kisses!
“TO: pitter
SUBJECT: FYI
BODY: Greetings. I love you. I’m not sure how...”
– a parody from bmp267
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UPDATED: "speaking of fancy footwork"
wanna toss your own shoe at dubya? now you can. popjam just created this website where YOU can get in on the action. don’t forget to tell pitter how many shoes you smacked at him!
about:
stated objective: hit president bush in the face with your shoes! do it!
glorious. click here to start socking.
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Maroon 5 - This Love (Cut Copy Galatic Beach House...