Hard Time

Ouch. [New York Post via Bitter Lawyer]

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As if we needed…

… one more reason to dislike New Jersey. A ban on Brazilian waxing? Say it ain’t so! [via Bad Advice]

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The economy and me.

So without getting into the boring detail of what I do day-to-day, suffice it to say that my work (or recent lack thereof, as the case may be) is definitely market driven, and when it started becoming apparent to the mainstream press that the subprime debacle was going to serve as the trigger for not [...]

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More tales of woe on Olive Street…

After learning a few weeks back about the crack den that’s apparently sprung up behind my old apartment building, I read this story this morning about someone who lives on Olive Street getting stabbed while walking down Orient. [via FreeWilliamsburg]

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Hear, hear!

For serious.

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Another unfavorable John Corbett comparison.

In addition to panning the show in this week’s issue, New York Magazine also slipped in a surreptitious shout-out to John Corbett in its review of Steven Bochco’s new TV show in its reference to “Northern Exposure“. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who felt a Corbett reference necessary. Coincidence?

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Orient Avenue

My second apartment in NY, with Stella and JS, was right across the street from Cooper Park on Olive Street, just around the corner from this place on Orient Avenue, which is on a block that I always found to be one of the more attractive in that part of Williamsburg. [via Gothamist] It was [...]

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Annoying Ads For Stupid Products

Can someone please explain to me why lately I’ve been seeing this commercial, like, five times a day? As I understand it, “HeadOn” is some sort of homeopathic headache remedy that’s supposed to work when you… rub it on your forehead. Um, yeah. I can’t decide if I hate this commercial more or less than [...]

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As if the test probably doesn’t suck enough…

First off, best of luck to MM, PF, CD and KN, all of whom are, as we speak, likely reeling from their first day of the New York bar exam. At the very least, however, they didn’t have the seismic distractions their California counterparts had. Maybe the MBE folks will throw out a few questions [...]

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Work, in general, is a sucker’s bet.

Once again I’ve had to cancel my evening plans — dinner at The Palm and floor seats to see “In the Heights” — to stick around the office and work on something three things that doesn’t don’t need to be done until tomorrow? How stoked am I? Super.

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