i want to go to there

2009

December 74
November 91
October 48
September 63
August 56
July 59
June 55
May 52
April 72
March 82
February 110
January 101

2008

December 34
November 33
October 45
September 32
August 12
July 15
June 30
May 25
April 19
March 26
February 23
January 33

2007

December 16
November 9
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
Listen Listen
A Postcard to Nina, Jens Lekman This song makes me think of summer and shiner on the patio. Le...
Feb 1st
damn, what’s up with swarley?
Jan 31st
banging out the big read narrative so lynchburg can enjoy the maltese falcon in 2010 -...
Jan 31st
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for erin!
Jan 31st
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one of the best things in life. ever.
Jan 31st

overheard in d.c.

ah, tourists Woman 1: “Lincoln, he was the first president, right?” Woman 2: “No,...
Jan 30th
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not that i plan to forgo the actual super bowl party but this makes me smile
Jan 30th
WANT via bigscreenlittlescreen
Jan 30th
Listen Listen
defeatism: Jets to Brazil - Air Traffic Control this makes me so happy. i haven’t heard...
Jan 29th
my boss absconded with my heater. epically uncool.
Jan 29th
bigscreenlittlescreen: Michael Shannon Cast for Martin...
Jan 29th
perhaps screening this film was not the best way to prove that i am totally gang-worthy...
Jan 29th
the only good use for snow? panda frolicking! http://tinyurl.com/cg955l
Jan 28th

We've been waiting for this for so long

defeatism: noraleah: You know the saying, “What if all the schools and hospitals had all the...
Jan 28th
Outcry Over a Plan by Brandeis to Sell...
Jan 28th
well-played, google, well-played.
Jan 28th
no poker tonight. amusing myself with crosswords and delicious red beans and rice and sausage...
Jan 28th
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this, unlike the film it’s promoting, is actually pretty enjoyable.
Jan 27th
Listen Listen
tuneage: The Everly Brothers - “Cathy’s Clown” One of the more over-looked early rock and roll...
Jan 27th
goldenfiddle: robot penis
Jan 26th
“He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of...”
— Abraham Lincoln (via...
Jan 26th
A More Perfect (Re)Union: The State Return to...
Jan 26th
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faaaaaaaaantastic
Jan 26th
Listen Listen
Tunnels, Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit Perfect Sunday night music
Jan 26th
“I hate to break it to you but there is no big lie. There is...”
— Don Draper, The Hobo Code, Mad...
Jan 26th
Sundance 2009 Review: Tommy Wirkola's Dead...
Jan 26th
save ann curry! http://tinyurl.com/ce9ovu
Jan 25th
bizarre
Jan 25th
contemplating rolling up to the ‘mont in old jeans and my beloved ‘stros shirt. friday...
Jan 24th
cake wrecks
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
“Our art, our culture - that’s the essence of what makes...”
— President Barack Obama
Jan 22nd
1862 emoticon!
Jan 22nd

Read before you die

randomonium: Everyone loves a list. They’re easier to digest than an entire book. They’re also...
Jan 22nd
pleased with my mad crosswording skillz, as demonstrated this evening at the ‘mont
Jan 22nd
15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than...
Jan 22nd
looooooooooove pete campbell
Jan 22nd
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sarakatherine: lfarm: (via cnn) LOVE HIM.
Jan 21st
hilarious!
Jan 21st
accounts of my poker ability may have been overstated
Jan 21st

why the grawl girls will never be poetry...

katie: i wasn't impressed. the poem didn't even rhyme.
me: personally, i was hoping for a limerick.
Jan 20th
“What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility —...”
— President Obama’s First...
Jan 20th
“Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions...”
— Barack Obama’s Inaugural...
Jan 20th
getting ready to be decked out for the inauguration bash at...
Jan 20th
making obama buttons at amazement square!
Jan 20th
we had an inauguration bash at amazement square. children...
Jan 20th
“Dear President Obama, Here is a list of the first 10...”
— “This American Life” #372: The...
Jan 20th
How Not to Refund Lobster
Jan 20th
“Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the foundations...”
— Clinton’s First...
Jan 19th
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure...”
— Andrew Wyeth, American painter...
Jan 19th
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country
Jan 19th
please please please let it snow tomorrow. i am in...
Jan 19th
dc for the weekend :) super-excited!
Jan 16th
“Protect her from what? Bears, you idiot? When’s the...”
— andy bernard. love.
Jan 16th
heee
Jan 16th
that’s me (left) and erin (slightly obscured by the...
Jan 16th
“oh god, i hope so!”
— erin, in responsive to...
Jan 16th

texting my dad

(my dad is currently undergoing radiation treatment and can't talk, so we taught him to text message. big mistake.)
dad: whaddup?
me: going to meet terry mcauliffe tonight. will let you know what i think.
dad: kewl kewl.
me: kewl? really?
dad: yeah i'm hip. i'm down like four flat tires.
me: i know you can't hearing me groaning via text, but i am.
dad: kewl.
Jan 15th
going to meet and greet with this guy tonight and see how i...
Jan 15th
the perfect cure for the work blues - although i’m sad...
Jan 15th
a map highlighting the 100 richest counties in the united...
Jan 15th
wishing she worked at a museum that was hosting an inaugural ball. how fun!
Jan 15th
too annoyed to even tweet about it.
Jan 14th

the perils of tonsillitis

me: the last time i saw him it was really embarrassing because, i had tonsillitis and i was at walgreens waiting for my prescription. i was talking in my hot potato voice like "hey...what's up..."
katie: your what?
me: my hot potato voice. it's how what your voice sounds like if you're speaking like you have a hot potato in your mouth.
katie: what? that's ridiculous. i wouldn't put a really hot potato in my mouth. if it was really hot, i'd spit it out.
me: but it would still totally burn your tongue and you would talk funny!
katie: [proceeds to laugh at the concept and mock me]
me: don't laugh! it's totally a real thing. i found it when i was googling tonsillitis.
Jan 14th
http://tinyurl.com/55jl4l: if it’s good enough for quincy, it’s good enough for me
Jan 13th
i almost never enjoy the cartoons in the news and advance,...
Jan 13th
worried about being recruited to the rotary club this afternoon. not exactly the gang i was hoping...
Jan 13th
“Shopping is much better than sex. At least after shopping,...”
— Adrienne Gusoff (via...
Jan 13th
NEA Reports Finds Fiction Reading on the Rise
Jan 12th
open question: who is our generation’s woody allen? ...
Jan 12th
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looooooooooooooove.
Jan 12th
“god bless you, erin, you’re following my tumblr!”
— me. in a little nod to himym.
Jan 12th
erin drove: best roommate ever. will proceed to not give a fuck about the golden globes and enjoy...
Jan 12th
missed my alarm. will now spend the remaining daylight hours driving. suckage.
Jan 11th
i had a dream last night that this guy wanted me to be his...
Jan 11th
i do not want to drive to dc tomorrow.
Jan 11th
psyched that we’re making “the ‘mont” a thing
Jan 10th
is amazement square ready for social networking? i guess we’ll be finding out soon…
Jan 9th
“Thank you for telling me what I already know. You should write for the Huffington...
Jan 9th

Renaming board games

randomonium: I think I would play board games if they had more interesting names. ...
Jan 9th
love that we can now play guitar hero during our lunch breaks. it’s like a pay raise but more...
Jan 8th
Jan 8th
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happy birthday, david bowie!
Jan 8th
psyched (hee) that ew shares my unabashed love for the fake...
Jan 8th
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awesome. pure awesome.
Jan 8th

The Talk

Mom: So this guy who's been inviting you to poker, are you dating him?
Me: No.
Mom: What about the guy with the dog? Is that the guy you're dating?
Me: No, mom. I'm not dating anyone.
Mom: Not that you would tell me if you were.
Me: That's true.
Mom: It's like you're a nun. With a vow of silence.
Jan 8th
lost my blue marlin v-card to some delicious spicy talapia tacos. my life will never be the same.
Jan 7th
(via garfieldminusgarfield) whenever i’m feeling a...
Jan 7th
so tired of the cold, rainy weather. gah.
Jan 7th
Listen Listen
tuneage: El Ten Eleven - “I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool” Fans of Gary...
Jan 7th
gearing up for poker tonight!
Jan 7th

GEEKING OUT

over my new awesome tumblr theme. thank you, matthew buchanan, for making all my...
Jan 6th
Teachers as Quarterbacks
Jan 6th
“Frankly, after watching the rough cut, I think I come off...”
— anthony bourdain. love.
Jan 6th
i won my very first game of jeopardy at the cav today! the...
Jan 6th
Kaine Poised to Chair DNC
Jan 5th
erin and i hosted a new year’s eve redux party last...
Jan 3rd
getting down with kate golchesty, whose hilarious emails at...
Jan 3rd
the remnants of our awesome friday night power hour.
Jan 3rd

2009: beccagrawl style

i realize i’m a little late on this but as i was stuck working for NYE, i haven’t...
Jan 2nd

goodbye 2008, hello 2009

let’s check in and see how i did in 2008: resolutions for 2008 (in no particular order:) ...
Jan 2nd