My standards are just impossibly high ever since Ong Bak. In addition to fruit stand demolition, I insist on assault with curry paste.
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 40: The Nice One
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Dec 06, 2005 5:18:38 am PST #9648 of 10006
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
tommyrot - Dec 06, 2005 5:22:07 am PST #9649 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or, it could be a buddy revenge film. Two friends, each operates a fruit stand. One guy is days away from retirement....
And the rest writes itself.
edit to make more sense....
sumi - Dec 06, 2005 5:27:18 am PST #9650 of 10006
Art Crawl!!!
No, GG is NOT new.
The one with the daughter who couldn't understand why ' Tom couldn't be completely straightforward about what he did for a living . . . even after he told her.
Trudy Booth - Dec 06, 2005 5:28:06 am PST #9651 of 10006
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Excellent! Snoopy dance it is!
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2005 5:30:05 am PST #9652 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's the one, sumi.
Now I have to go and decide how honest to be with my boss when discussing my 2005 objectives. Do I talk about the disconnect and alienation? Or do I just smile flatly and follow her lead?
bon bon - Dec 06, 2005 5:31:58 am PST #9653 of 10006
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I think more non-morning people should have someone to bring them a hot cup of what pleases first thing.
I have one of those.
JZ - Dec 06, 2005 5:41:41 am PST #9654 of 10006
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Question for the NYistas:
My brother's partner just got a much-longed-for promotion (no more horrid network and database support; he's now a fully certified financial planner and investment counselor), and at the beginning of January he and my brother will be moving from Boston to NYC. I got his name in the family Secret Santa draw, and I'd like to get him some new-home/new-city essentials. Any suggestions? Personal items, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, maps and guides, a giant sack of subway tokens, gift certificates to particular groceries or delis or restaurants?
I'll be checking with my brother, too, but since he's never actually lived in NY and all y'all have, I wanted to check with the hivemind first.
Trudy Booth - Dec 06, 2005 5:46:13 am PST #9655 of 10006
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Well, tokens are no more.
A nice fat metro card would be handy until he decides if he wants a weekly or monthly pass (and occasionally nice to have even after he starts using one). There are also little metro card holders (sorta like a hollow credit card you can slide the sucker into) and I love mine.
Subway and bus maps are easily obtained. In fact, I'll pick some up for you and pop them in the mail if you'd like so you can make a little packet of them.
A subscription to Time Out New York would certainly get him in the know about any number of forms of NYC entertainment.
A gift card to Zabars wouldn't suck -- it is arguably the new yorkiest of the new yorky markets.
bon bon - Dec 06, 2005 5:58:32 am PST #9656 of 10006
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I received a gift sub to Time Out New York when I first moved here and it was a great idea-- helped me acclimate to the ins and outs of local culture. Plus it's like $20. Maps and metrocard are also good ideas. More:
- TONY restaurant guide
- iPod headphones
- GC to Fresh Direct, if they've got them
- Duane Reade discount card
There are a few books about relocating to the city, though I don't recommend any specifically. There's the NYT book on various neighborhoods, based on their "So you want to live in..." feature.
Lee - Dec 06, 2005 5:59:39 am PST #9657 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hot cup of more sleep!
I got one of those! yay me. I think I still have time to go get breakfast too.