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Advice for my Little Sister: NYC 2012

I am starting a new post series. My little sister is moving to New York for this summer soon, and I want her to have some hand-picked advice from my experiences about living here. 

Here’s one:

If a rat runs over your foot in sandals, do not look down and keep walking. Breathe. That never happened.

That moment when you finally get game

whatshouldwecallucb:

“Ma’am? Can you hang on for a second? We just want to take a quick portrait of you and your son so if you could hold off on burying him for a couple weeks that’d be super cool for us painters. You will? Awesome. Great statement piece for the living room. You’ll thank us later. Oh. Forgot to ask-do you have any ice? We’re gonna need it…”

Spotted @ The Philly Art Museum
“Ma’am? Can you hang on for a second? We just want to take a quick portrait of you and your son so if you could hold off on burying him for a couple weeks that’d be super cool for us painters. You will? Awesome. Great statement piece for the living room. You’ll thank us later. Oh. Forgot to ask-do you have any ice? We’re gonna need it…”

Spotted @ The Philly Art Museum

“Ma’am? Can you hang on for a second? We just want to take a quick portrait of you and your son so if you could hold off on burying him for a couple weeks that’d be super cool for us painters. You will? Awesome. Great statement piece for the living room. You’ll thank us later. Oh. Forgot to ask-do you have any ice? We’re gonna need it…”

Spotted @ The Philly Art Museum

everythingrabbits:

EVERYTHING RABBITS, JANUARY 2012

“Fire in the Theater” 
Written by Ben Stadler
Directed by Zack Poitras
Starring Aaron Jackson, Mike Antonucci, Violet Krumbein, Dru Johnston, Cody Lindquist, Cathryn Mudon, Claire Downs, Nathan Min and Ben Stadler

I’m in this!

ourpresidents:

Dinner Diplomacy Thaws the Cold War

Sometimes sharing a good meal is the best way to resolve the differences you may have with another. For the United States and China, this strategy helped normalize relations during a peak of the Cold War.  Read more

Images from Nixon’s culinary travels through China:

Banquet place settings (cigarettes included);  Chinese people having lunch outdoors; President Nixon using chopsticks; Pat Nixon samples cuisine in the Peking Hotel kitchen;  Menu from Banquet given by Prime Minister Chou in honor of President Nixon.  February, 1972.

(via archeravenue)


Bill and Hillary Clinton, 1975.

Bill and Hillary Clinton, 1975.

Bill and Hillary Clinton, 1975.

(via amyohconnor)

uncannybrettwhite:

Cody is turning into that chick from the Ring. (Taken with instagram)
uncannybrettwhite:

Cody is turning into that chick from the Ring. (Taken with instagram)

uncannybrettwhite:

Cody is turning into that chick from the Ring. (Taken with instagram)

dailynerdgasms:


Romney’s family misspells surname in “the greatest Freudian slip in history.”

R- MON-EY!
dailynerdgasms:


Romney’s family misspells surname in “the greatest Freudian slip in history.”

R- MON-EY!

dailynerdgasms:

Romney’s family misspells surname in “the greatest Freudian slip in history.”

R- MON-EY!

(Source: andychendesign)

I’ve successfully attended two taped comedy specials this year: Louis CK at the Beacon and this. 
I’ve successfully attended two taped comedy specials this year: Louis CK at the Beacon and this. 

I’ve successfully attended two taped comedy specials this year: Louis CK at the Beacon and this. 

(Source: amyohconnor, via eliotglazer)