I loved those Russian tales when I was a kid--I had a beautifully illustrated book of them. But they were creepier I thought than Grimm.
They do! I just saw a bunch of the Confederate and South Carolina paper currency at a historic society museum. Even the cents were in paper.
@GildedBeaver: I think you might be right--I've had to replace these bulbs too. And I've never had one for anywhere close to six years.
@LazyHippo: You have to combine the two, ie watch Mad Men, Glee, and so on, and download the much better British cooking and gardening shows and occasional awesome series like Downton Abbey, Sherlock Holmes, Who Do You Think You Are and then Skype with your friends while they are watching X Factor. I have created my own transatlantic viewing schedule.
@LazyHippo: I flew into London last week and the first thing I did after I got off the Heathrow Express was go to Oxford Street to run an errand. I knew it would be hell, but I got on the bus anyway. Normally my solution is the Westfield Centre--I love it there and it has an Apple Store and best of all, absolutely zero tourists.
@KatScratchFever: Absolutely, looks Russian to me.
@misha trotsky: That was worth a giggle.
@harlemite: Truer words were never written. It's always we raised the fare, but guess what? We have a huge deficit we didnt know about, so we have to raise it again.
You must either work for the MTA or are a native New Yorker. The 2nd Avenue subway construction will outlive us all.
You must either work for the MTA or are a native New Yorker. The 2nd Avenue subway construction will outlive us all.
@dolemite1975: I know, it's awesome. I interviewed on the Tartleon twins very briefly once.It was amazing to talk to someone who was there and could remember the actors and the set and all of it.
@Richard Lawson: I know I do. I wish I had a Gilbert Blythe section in my life too. Did you see the Anne of Green Gables mini series? I saw it when I was in high school and was not thrilled with their choice of Gilberts.
@Richard Lawson: It's not a Walmart in backwater Ohio. It's in the Borders on 57th and Park. I was super shocked last week to see an enormous Af-Am section, fiction everything ghetto-ized away from the rest of the books. It stinks. It is wrong. And creepy. Like those cards for black people sections at Hallmark.
@the_lerpa: Maybe Lenin started it.
I hope there are no people in the building and I hope that they were able to get the pets out. Imagine sitting at work and knowing there's no way you can get in to your apartment to get Fluffy out. Sad.
Oh Megan. It's obviously she has never had the opportunity to say Veuve Cliquot before, let alone order a bottle. This is the problem when you make a producer shoot, edit, write VO and narrate the entire video. It saves money sure, but you end up with junior high-school homework on your newspaper's website.
@ParahSalin: Ha, I was merely working up the courage to say "good, how are you?" My dreams were humble! So, so sad and the only time I've ever gone and added something to the pile of flowers and momentoes outside a dead famous person's apartment.
@ParahSalin: @raincoaster: It didn't get any better when I worked in the same building as he and ran into him waiting for the elevator or in the hallway. I couldn't even make eye contact with him, let alone respond to a "hey, how you doing?". So clearly dating would have been very difficult for us (aside from the fact that he was engaged). He basically stopped all my neurological function.
It was Bono for me, with the collecting and the magazines and the tickets. But really--that-oh-my-god I can't breathe person? JFK, Jr. I turned down the chance to just maybe see him when I was teenager because I was scared that I would pee or throw up or something. When I did see him as an adult, I actually stopped breathing. To this day, he is the only person who has had that effect on me.
@raincoaster: Agreed. And I thought I just had to keep up with the artisanal bakeries, artisanal brewers, artisanal restaurants, wine bars, markets, candlestick makers. Smug f***ers.
@hfree: Ah lucky you then. I never read the Saddle Club books--I think I was getting more into romance novels by the time those came out!
