wont you be my god damn valentine

my friend j. is having a lovely valentines day show. check it out

Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 8:00pm

Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 12:00am

Location:
Alligator Greenpoint (formerly Lulu's/Lost and Found)
Street:
113 Franklin St
City/Town:
Brooklyn, NY

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quixotic

Does anyone else have love for missed connections? I go through phases of reading them while secretly trying to recall if I was the one on the 6 train that night or if I was wearing my blue hoodie and doing a Times crossword. A year ago a young Wall Street man stumble into Union Pool and decided to post messages to a young hipster vixen. He told her he would take her away from those dirty kids and show her a real man. It sparked some anger on the missed connections page. Between postings of "hot asian girl on L train" people left a lot of angry rebuttals against Wall Street dude, but hey karma came for him this year, so no worries. But that is not what missed connections is for people! Its all about that subway love. That love when you notice someone so hard while they are busy thinking about how they are late for work or what they are going to eat for lunch. Or when you try to see what book they are reading and say hey I could totally be with that Tuesdays with Morrie Chic. You envision bottomless cups of coffee in the sun filled kitchen you share as she makes you perfectly buttered toast. I only know one person who actually found a missed connections that was about him, but he dresses like a ridiculous asshole so he was easy to spot, wearing short shorts in the winter. Of course he didn't appreciate his discovery like I would. He brushed it off but as probably some ugly chic. I'm thankful for such poetry as "R Train... Unpleasant smell... - w4m -". R train women confesses her love for R train male by painting the beautiful scene of their meeting. She writes, "
R train.. from Steinway... the scent was horrible... you were reading and editing a document. I was just curious.

Just wanted to say hi! was unable to say anything... I got off before you.

First time posting something like this... just thought I'd go out on a limb.

:)
Yes girl you did go out on a limb with that smiley icon. To me before my current boyfriend who I adore icons of any sort were an absolute turn off. I hope R train man stumbles across this and remembers that stench. I like the next one because at 43 he is still searching for that special someone and writing beautiful beautiful words girl.

"girl with the ample bosom - m4w - 43 (your dreams).
"i saw you at the table, you whispered in my ear and then ran off to be utterly fabulous. where have you absconded to? without you my days are meaningless and my nights have no end. please return and rock me as falco instructed amadeus to do."

Once in a while you get the occasional baby I'm so sorry do you still love me posts or here is my picture am I attractive please rate me posts. These are all part of the entertainment found on missed connections.

Recession Obsession

So bare with me. There is this help group for the woes of woman who are dating once rich bankers. They have a BLOG called Dating A Banker Anonymous and have meetings and all. It's the real deal. There tag line is either extremely funny or highly disturbing. It goes as follows "So if your monthly Bergdorf’s allowance has been halved and bottle service has all but disappeared from your life, lighten your heart with laughter and email your stories to dabagirls@gmail.com. Warning all stories sent will be infused with our own special brand of DABA Girl humor." The postings I saw were girls that were worried that the fiance wanted to relocate them to the suburbs or fighting through black berry texting. Its like Lauren Weisberger took a big shit on their blog. These life saga's could be turned into a movie staring Kate Hudson. I'm sure there are some legitimately sad sob stories. But I will never feel bad for women who spend other peoples money. Or those who couldn't make their man see all his self worth wasn't in his salary, before he lost his salary. Let's learn to work for it, and love what we have. You can learn more about the DABA girls on NYTIMES online. . The time's reports that a young ladies boyfriend tells her to stop complaining about dinners and vacations because he had to fire 20 people at the end of the week. So she really needs this help group to talk about this stuff. Perhaps the recession can save people from being complete assholes their whole lives. Let's hope something good comes of this.

the nod heard around the world

Here is another case of assness. This poor man by the name of John Coleman was marching in his little marching band during the inauguration. He gets a little giddy because GQ Obama waves at him and John winks and nods back. Well apparently that is against regulations and they suspended him for 6 months. That's right, 6 months, for a slight nod and wink. He has been a drum major for 17 years. So he quit. Good for him!

leggo my alter egos

First there was Joaquin and his rap career, and now there is Kayne and his...hair and now.. confusion..

A message from kwest on Vimeo.

In this video Kanye lets it be know that he should now be referred to as Martin Louis the King Jr. Is this going to be some kind of trend among the famies... the male up the skirt shot? Is this serious like a Joey Fatone career change? I doubt it. Are these boys actually going to create art? If so, I'm into it.

hey ladies!!

Apparently the rise of man boobs are up these days!! As a woman I had no idea it was such a huge concern!



The BBC reports that excessive man breasts can occur because;
Pubertal gynaecomastia,
sees breast tissue grow due to hormonal imbalance
Breast growth can be side effect of drugs used to suppress prostate cancer
Can be caused by genetic condition like Klinefelter's Syndrome
Obesity
Anabolic steroid use.

Well that sucks.
At least there will always be those who are turned on by others turn offs.

idiotarod

When I lived in Greenpoint once a year I would unexpectedly see a group of kids in costumes with shopping carts running Franklin Street. The time is near. All of Williamsburg can channel there inner jocks proudly. The sixth annual Idiotarod race is on Jan 31st!. You can register your team for 25 bucks by clicking here. If you don't participate its always fun to watch. The teams really go all out. My favorite was a few years ago, when a team paid homage to Rod Stewart. It was pretty rad. Ive never made it out. It's on a Sat at 9 am. I'm still working on a Monday at 9 am.

John Updike

John Updike passes away at the age of 76. His passing was just announced and wikipedia has declared it official.I've never read any of his "Rabbit" books, but now I really want to pick them up.





He brought us the novel The Witches of Eastwick, which I remember because it was turned into that really awesome Cher movie. There is a great cherry eating scene in that movie.

Something for your lonely Monday nights

Canadian boys play residency show at Piano's and sleep on my couch every Monday this month. Check out Hollerado @ 11pm on Mon February 2nd. Lady Sovereign has a set before them It should be a good time. You should come and buy me a drink. You can also get there new album for free on their website.

Ox (patient, self-sacrificing, jealous, rigid): 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009

Happy Chinese New Year!!


Chinese New Years was yesterday. It's the year of the Ox. The Ox symbolizes hard work and humility. I am not an Ox. I got out of work early and was going to by some fish at a market in China town, but everything was closed. The only that seemed to be going one was a lot of party poppers. There were party poppers of all sizes and people of all sizes gettin a little crazy. I should have brought my camera. I saw the tiniest little boy beg an uncle type figure to by him one. The little boy pulled the string to the popper right at the plastic folding table in the sales ladies face. It didn't phase anyone, not even the lady having the confetti get all in her face. I wish I got to to see the dragon parade. That's my favorite part.

Here is for all my RATS :
Rats (hard-working, thrifty, quick-tempered, neurotic): 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Water (pig, rat, ox): Skillful communicators but can be too passive
My year seems promising and kind of dead on.. right down to me having to get my lazy bones to the gym!

Current Read

Im finally reading something by Miranda July. I picked up No on Belongs Here More Than You. . I wanted to read something by her since I saw Me You and Everybody We Know .

Michelle Yes You Can!

Yesterday my friends and I went to Teddy's and to have some celebratory bloody marys. I loved how excited and how involved everyone was. During Rick Warren's bullshit about God loving all people some girl yelled " even gays", which really makes me happy to know that living in Brooklyn is better than living in most places.. Aretha Franklin's Hat was questionable, but girl can sing! I got goosebumps. Because I'm getting into blogging a few years too late, I decided to research what other bloggers felt on Aretha's attire. A lot of bloggers are getting pissed about people even mentioning the hat. This is coming from a culture that is obsessed with Brit Brit Vag shots. If you are a public figure its all game. I also can say I truly love Ellen.

Oh and Michelle, hooray for yellow.- "Yellow is the color of friendship". "Pineapples are also".

Asch's Birthday Weekend

My roommate has an extensive VHS horror Collection. We all watched WoodChipper Massacre this weekend while enjoying some white Russians.

After a little family time we mt up with people at Congee Village on Allen St for some birthday fun!