December 2007
The El is our (crappy, loud, "elevated") public...
Britt: The El is free tomorrow.
Mom [irrationally excited]: Really!?! I want to go!!
Julia: You want to ride around on the El all night on New Years??
Mom: It's free!
Julia: How much does the El usually cost?
Britt: A dollar and seventy-five cents.
The train is also below ground. But, yes, it is crappy and loud.
Favorite Photos of 2007
My friends Colleen and Amy are both single and gorgeous. Boys, come on. Colleen with my best friend Lourdes. Also gorgeous. Also single. The last “party” I had in my old apartment involved Lourdes, myself, lawn chairs, Chicago’s pizza, Girl Talk and cheap-ass 40s from 7-Eleven. There were about 25 males and two females: me and Colleen at the party. Me to Barrett: So...
I wrote about the party photogs in an earlier post…and then I went to the latest Floss show (where the diva Kid Sister showed up) and there were more photogs…and a videographer. That same guy was there and once again I forgot to ask what site he’s from and frankly, I don’t want to spend all day browsing through the number of photo sites out there, and once again, he...
“Hummer” by Foals. Foals are NOT a...
I’m excited because Monday marks the first day of The N as an actual channel. That means as much Degrassi as I want. As much South of Nowhere as I want. As much Beyond the Break as I want. THIS IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2008. Something else, the public smoking ban. “But everybody smokes…” Well, I don’t give a shit. I’ve got asthma. I’m also a...
I’m listening to Roxy Music and getting pumped for my next house party! Yes! It’s gonna be huge.
“Groove is in the Heart” by Deee-lite...
“If I was Barron Hilton and I really wanted to make the world a better place,...”
– The Superficial
Music Round-up
My Top 11 Albums of the Year 1. The Modern Tribe by Celebration 2. The Reminder by Feist 3. Graduation by Kanye West 4. Marry Me by St. Vincent 5. I Created Disco by Calvin Harris 6. Kala by M.I.A 7. Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem 8. My Secret Lover by Private 9. Smoke by White Williams 10. Asa Breed by Matthew Dear 11. Fur and Gold by Bat for Lashes Other Great Albums from This Year Oracular...
My dad is listening to Janis Joplin. My dad. It’s like that time I found my mom dancing to Daft Punk.
“Honest to blog?”
– The horrendous line uttered by one character in the film Juno in the 1st act, which made me cringe in my seat, cowering beneath the sleeves of my sweater, hoping the 2nd and 3rd acts would be better (and thank God they were).
YES, I REALLY DO GO TO THIS MANY CONCERTS...
Concerts have sort of slowed down in the past month or so due to the holidays and what not, which is why I’m excited for the 1st quarter. Lots of new album releases mean lots of new concerts. Some I plan on reviewing for the magazine and others are just gonna be fun. 12/27 - Flosstradamus and Pase Rock @ Abbey Pub (DJ set) 01/11 - The Bird and the Bee @ Schubas * 01/19 - White Williams and...
Heart of Gold
“Heart of Gold is an adhocratic, multi-use space created by an altruistic collective of artists, musicians and designers.”
Found Magazine →
We collect found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids’ homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles— anything that gives a glimpse into someone else’s life. Anything goes. (I’m addicted.)
Cassius
We receive a good 50-75 cds per week in the Venus Zine office and a lot of is crap. A lot of times, the cds are past the release date in order to featured on the website or in the magazine and so they’re all thrown in a large bin where we can pick and choose which ones seem interesting. Friday was the last day the office would be open before the new year and Amy told me to stock up. One of...
I’ve decided to post one Christmas song per...
My sister and I on the night the big (lulz) news...
Me: Kourtney?
Kourtney, my sister: Yeah?
Me: Oh my god, you won't believe who's pregnant?
Kourtney: who?
Me: Britney Spears' sister.
Kourtney: What?
Me: Yeah.
Kourtney: Hahaha. What an idiot! She's so stupid.
Me: I know.
Kourtney: For a second there, I thought you were gonna say [friend who would kill me if I actually typed her name].
Me: I would cry if that happened. Actually, it wouldn't be that surprising.
Kourtney: Okay, I gotta go.
Me: What?
Kourtney: Yeah, I gotta go call people about this.
Me: Ahhhh. Nice!
“Ms. Spears is a devout Christian with a spotless reputation, who lives in...”
– Jamie Lynn Spears’ lawyers to the National Enquirer after a story about her pregnancy was first reported in July (does that mean she has been pregnant more than once…at only sixteen years old?)
“My sense of it is that because those guys are idiosyncratic-looking, their...”
– Mike White, former writer for Freaks and Geeks and director of Year of the Dog on Judd Apatow, Knocked Up and The 40-Year Old Virgin