jd-id. Never jaded.

A BRIEF STATEMENT FROM BRUCE

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:28:51 -0500

“Like many of you who live in New Jersey, I’ve been following the progress of the marriage-equality legislation currently being considered in Trenton. I’ve long believed in and have always spoken out for the rights of same sex couples and fully agree with Governor Corzine when he writes that, “The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is — a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law.” I couldn’t agree more with that statement and urge those who support equal treatment for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to let their voices be heard now.” (via)

Ladies and gentlemen, The Boss.

carlovely: lady gaga - bad romance (dave audé radio mix) on...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:26:00 -0500

carlovely:

lady gaga - bad romance (dave audé radio mix)

on thursday i finally gave in and listened to lady gaga. i can’t get this goddamn song out of my head. rah-rah-ah-ah-ah. roma-roma-ma-ah. ga-ga-ooh-la-la.

My favorite thing about this post is carlovely’s tag: #i wish i were on drugs.

fuckyeahtheboss: kaytee: Bruce Springsteen- Santa Claus Is...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:23:15 -0500

fuckyeahtheboss:

kaytee:

Bruce Springsteen- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

ohryankelley: Apple Has Acquired Lala Is a cloud-based version...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:04:00 -0500

ohryankelley:

Apple Has Acquired Lala

Is a cloud-based version of iTunes on the way?

A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue NW; Washington, D.C. 20307.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:25:36 -0500

soupsoup:

kaytee:

When doing your Christmas cards, take one and send it to this address

Pass this on… think of how many cards these special people will get!

(via myownmelt)

On a scale of 1-10 . . .

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:19:38 -0500

How bad is it to wear a Badgley Mischka dress when meeting a group of Amish?

tylerknott: “This Year’s Love” by David Gray My little sis is...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:42:25 -0500

tylerknott:

“This Year’s Love” by David Gray

My little sis is getting married this weekend and her videographer has made videos of his clients. The video my sister showed me was set to “This Year’s Love.” I cried. A lot. At the wedding pictures of strangers. Yeah, I know.

"And it takes a confident, exceptional man, to be on board when you write about the two of you, to..."

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:01 -0500

“And it takes a confident, exceptional man, to be on board when you write about the two of you, to take a deep breath and let you glide your pen like a razor blade over the seams that join you, exposing the deformed parts, the parts that you hide from the neighbors and stuff under the couch cushions when you have guests.”

- All that reminds me of Diana Vilibert’s amazing post about writing and relationships and support. And Lorrie Moore. (via rkb)

I luv ya’, but you are not Motley Crue. xxoo. jd

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:29:00 -0500

I luv ya’, but you are not Motley Crue.

xxoo.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with vanilla marshmallow filling. I’m...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:45:00 -0500

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with vanilla marshmallow filling. I’m expanding the cookie baking repertoire & these were a HIT! A big SHOUT OUT to Folkinz for his original post & tutorial on the filling modification.

(Folkinz: You were right. One tsp pure vanilla extract was perfect.)

My recommendations: Only use two tbs of batter instead of three. The cakes are huge as it is. Double the filling recipe to insure liberal doses of vanilla marshmallow goodness … don’t be skimpy!

Two Kinds of People

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:52:06 -0500

natashavc:

This dichotomy has always existed for me in one way or another. And over time it has shifted, as I’m sure it has with you.

*Those who were in drama class V. those who were not.

*Those who get punk rock V. those who don’t.

*Girls whose thighs touch V. girls who don’t.

*People who had jobs that made some ‘kind of change’ in the world V. every one else.

*People who read the internet V. people who just check their email.

*Boys V. men (not to be mistaken for the dope R/B group from Philly)

And now, the divide that just seems to be devoid of bridges, that separates one tribe from the other, and no matter how many reconciliation talks, and sympathetic head nods are exchanged between us, there is one inescapable difference that I have the uneasy feeling will never change.

*Single V. In a relationship.

You people are different from us. We sleep alone.

erinsshenanigans: Today, I purchased this at a used book store....

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:01:10 -0500

erinsshenanigans:

Today, I purchased this at a used book store. Can’t wait to start reading it.

This book is next to my bed … waiting to be read? Pretend “book club” minus Oprah, Miss Kelley?

Any good Boston shows this weekend?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:59:01 -0500

Recommendations?

Butterball has a Twitter.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:50:51 -0500

Turkey 2.0 has arrived.

"I prefer shoes that undress to shoes that dress. A successful shoe is a shoe that accentuates..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:04 -0500

“I prefer shoes that undress to shoes that dress. A successful shoe is a shoe that accentuates nudity.”

- christian louboutin (via sarazucker)

Why We Tumbl

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:41 -0500

tanya77:

newsweek:

The other day, we were browsing around, as dinosaurs do, and remembered we’d been meaning to respond to this post, which asked the very sensible question: Just what the hell do you think you’re doing with that Tumblr, Newsweek?

The problem with the magazine industry is that they all too often latch on to new technology (Let’s make an iPhone app! Let’s build a Facebook fan page! Let’s create print ads with RFID scan technology! Let’s start a Tumblr blog!) without understanding the REASON behind that beautiful technology. It’s not a strategy; it’s a last gasp tactic.

Though we’re (and, as a note: though I tend to use the royal “we” when posting for Newsweek, the opinions expressed here are mine alone; I, Mark Coatney, take responsibility for all this, so please, don’t send any outraged letters to Jon Meacham) tempted to dismiss this with our usual devastating wit, it is a good criticism, and one for which, honestly, we don’t fully have a full answer (Believe us, we know all about dumb technology being put to even dumber uses; we keep a CueCat around the office as a cautionary tail (to be fair, we thought that particular feline was a dumbass idea even when the Dallas Morning News was hyping it as the thing that was going to save journalism)).

Ahem. So. Tumblr. Though I see some glimmers of an interesting future for magazine journalism (and I believe this format is adapted especially well to magazine journalism, since it encourages a deeper engagement and dialogue in the same way that Twitter, all fast-twitch muscle, works best with quick hits and breaking news), there’s no real blueprint. There are, though, some glimmers, and most of them have to do with new ways to connect to readers. Most publishers tend to think of the things their audience has to say as, at best, graffiti that they allow to be put on the sides of their nice building. One of the many beauties of Tumblr is that it gives the audience equal footing. There’s a real communication here, not just a lot of people shouting across the comment ghetto to each other, and that’s a rare thing that we should encourage.

Still, I have no idea how to monetize this Tumblog. Maybe this space will have its greatest value as a source of traffic, referring people back to the Newsweek site. Maybe this will be valuable in creating genuine two-way dialogue of like-minded people that are the next generation of our committed, core readers; I think that’s supremely important and I hope this will happen. Maybe this will be super valuable in creating mindshare. Maybe terms like “mindshare” are a load of crap. Who knows? Right now, that’s not as import as experimenting with the form, to see where it takes us.

Why do we Tumbl? In the end, we use Tumblr not because it’s a great way to connect with our readers (though it is that), or because we believe this or something like it is a part of a new way forward for interaction between publishers and audience (though we think that too). We use Tumblr because it’s fun and while, you know, you can’t eat fun, or trade it in for fistfulls of dollars to fund serious journalism, we believe there’s a value in doing things we like simply because we like to do them, and that hopefully our fellow Tumblrs will too.

It’s an investment in Brand Loyalty. Because of this one man, manning this Tumblr acct, I feel a trust of Newsweek. Irrational though it may be, when I am now faced with the prospect of purchasing a copy of TIME, BUSINESS WEEK, or NEWSWEEK, there will be no question that I will choose Newsweek because I know that at least one of the people that work there gives a shit about the future of magazines enough to intelligently integrate Newsweek into the Tumblr community. At least one person over there gets that platforms like Tumblr are vital new methods of distribution. At least one person at Newsweek realizes that at the dawn of this post-corporate age, TRUST must be earned. That’s worth money, you’ll see.

As a former Print Girl who was brought to the online arm of her company (and within ten months lost that job because of budgets & their inability to adapt), I find that I spend more time with Newsweek than any other news publication because it’s on Tumblr. Newsweek cares about their online readership, the adaptability of their content and their ability to CONNECT. As mentioned by Tanya77, there is TRUST.

Bitchiest thing I said last night

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:44 -0500

“Hmm. Brooks Brother’s. You need to step it up. Think Brioni.”

In all “fairness” the guy was a total dick.

(Then I made Oh! RyanKelley my insta-boyfriend & all was well with the world.)

I think the one thing I do that really drives home the fact that I'm not ready to have a child

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:02:00 -0500

megwhyte:

Is washing my birth control pill down, night after night, with a large swig of beer. Nothing says “Hey potential baby, get the fuck away” like a nice IPA and the potential for fetal alcohol syndrome.

Megwhyte: You are fabulous and Boston misses you somethin’ awful.

Burger & fries days follow bourbon & ginger nights.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:28 -0500

That is all.

The Fray/ Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:40 -0500

The Fray/ Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run