So, you know when you read lyrics that someone's put on their AIM profile or away message? Don't deny it, you know you compulsively check everyone's profile and away message, whether you actually talk to them or know them or not. It's amazing how connotative those lyrics can be, because we judge their meaning on the basis of who put them up there. It's easy to dismiss a line or two as emo, or whiny, or trying really hard to be artsy or alternative if it's someone you easily dismiss as simple. But what if someone else had put those same sappy lines in their away message, someone you admire, someone you aspire to be like or who you just think is pretty fabulous in general? If they put the bad poetry in their information, it wouldn't be whiny or sappy or emo. It'd be sophisticated and thought-provoking.
Just something I caught myself doing. Thought I'd share.
It was Mozart's 250th birthday on Friday. I hope you celebrated.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
I love craigslist
But first. Who has front row tickets to Chicago in London? Yeah. Me.
Anyway. My favorite thing to do when I'm bored at home lately is browse craigslist. It started out simply enough, just looking around for beds and couches and such for the apartment I'll be furnishing in June (hopefully here; the plan so far is to start a lease in June, then stay in San Francisco for a couple months during summer to work, either at the party planning firm or elsewhere). Then I started looking for apartments all over the city, just to see what the options are. It's great fun. I progressed to looking for apartments in New York, where I won't even be living for at least four years. Not surpsisingly, the most affordable ones are in Harlem and Washington Heights. Is it bad if half of my monthly income goes to rent? I love to plan. I love to look at target.com for dinnerware sets and bedding. My mom bought me a set of cool plates in Berkeley a year ago. My reasoning was that they'd be great for my apartment. I'm in a huge rush to be independent. I want my fabulous apartment with my canopy bed (which I found for $60 on craigslist). I cannot wait.
Anyway. My favorite thing to do when I'm bored at home lately is browse craigslist. It started out simply enough, just looking around for beds and couches and such for the apartment I'll be furnishing in June (hopefully here; the plan so far is to start a lease in June, then stay in San Francisco for a couple months during summer to work, either at the party planning firm or elsewhere). Then I started looking for apartments all over the city, just to see what the options are. It's great fun. I progressed to looking for apartments in New York, where I won't even be living for at least four years. Not surpsisingly, the most affordable ones are in Harlem and Washington Heights. Is it bad if half of my monthly income goes to rent? I love to plan. I love to look at target.com for dinnerware sets and bedding. My mom bought me a set of cool plates in Berkeley a year ago. My reasoning was that they'd be great for my apartment. I'm in a huge rush to be independent. I want my fabulous apartment with my canopy bed (which I found for $60 on craigslist). I cannot wait.
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