Ithaca Mafia.

Your Friday Moment of Zen.

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:19:00 -0400

This video made me quite happy, even after I realized it was for a commercial.

(Update — while we’re on adorable animal videos, let’s discuss baby lambs.)

Sunset, kicking back from Manhattan and onto the JC waterfront.

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:40:10 -0400

Sunset, kicking back from Manhattan and onto the JC waterfront.

Song For The Moment “The Worst Day Since Yesterday”...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:31:58 -0400

Song For The Moment

“The Worst Day Since Yesterday” by Flogging Molly

Nothing like a little Celtic Punk to start off Lá Fhéile Pádraig. So, for all my Irish pals (and everyone else who becomes Irish on the 17th of March), this one’s for you. Sláinte!

Sixty degrees in NYC. Sun setting on 14th Street. Walking...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:28:00 -0400

Sixty degrees in NYC. Sun setting on 14th Street. Walking home. Fine tunes on the headphones. Beard, at 124 days, has reached maximum fullness (“The Papa Hemmingway” phase).

Not bad, for a Monday.

[*click above to watch the video] Last week, the Onion A.V....

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:54:00 -0400

[*click above to watch the video]

Last week, the Onion A.V. Club announced a wicked new project: “A.V. Undercover”. The premise is a fun one — they compiled a list of 25 songs for 25 different bands. Each week, one of the 25 bands comes in, takes a look at the list, and picks a song to cover. Once a song has been performed, it is crossed off — leaving the final band with only one selection to play (my money is on “Kokomo”).

For the first song, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists chose “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears. As you will see in the video, they tore it up something fierce. My esteem for Mr. Leo (already quite high: Bloomfield, NJ raised!) has risen a few more notches.

The real question on everyone’s mind, though, is whether or not Starbucks will be releasing these bad boys for download and/or purchase. For my iPod’s sake, I hope the answer is yes.

(Note — for some odd reason, the Onion won’t allow for the resizing of their embedded videos. You can still watch and listen above easily — just click on the screen to start/pause — although a little of it is cropped. If you would like to see it in full screen, check out the A.V. Club Site.)

Brunch with JMD and Lil D, straight from Londontown.

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:08:02 -0500

Brunch with JMD and Lil D, straight from Londontown.

Things I Forgot To Post Over The Last 13 Weeks.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:51 -0500

January 8, 2010.
The Wife: “I think this has two lines on it.”
Me: “Are you sure? It looks pretty faint.”
*Both stare intently at the stick*
The Wife & Me: “Two lines!”

February 11, 2010.
The wife swears off Saltines for the rest of her life.

February 24, 2010
Homework.

March 1, 2010.
Me: “Woah. Did it just move?”
Nurse: “Yep.”
Me: “Wow.” (smiles) (pause) ”Cool.”

Camouflage Tree, East 64th.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:28:19 -0500

Camouflage Tree, East 64th.

Best of New York Food 2010 - New York Magazine.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:41:06 -0500

Best of New York Food 2010 - New York Magazine.:

This crispy fried pork hock was my birthday meal this year. I think about it often. The crispy outside + succulent inside, falling off the bone = Best. Pork. Ever.

Big congrats to Chef Jim & Joseph Leonard.

The first draft… is away.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:43:25 -0500

The first draft… is away.

Four years ago today: Best. Birthday. Present. Ever.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:10:32 -0500

Four years ago today: Best. Birthday. Present. Ever.

Birthday Beard: Day 112.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:36:00 -0500

Birthday Beard: Day 112.

Song For The Moment “Fall Hard” by Shout Out...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:29:53 -0500

Song For The Moment

“Fall Hard” by Shout Out Louds

Matty tipped me off to the new album by everyone’s favorite Swedish indie rockers earlier this week. I procured it from a well placed source, and have now been enjoying it for the past 24 hours. These boyos write some sweet-ass pop tunes that never fail to put a smile on my face.

Can’t really ask more of a band than that.

In the world of elaborate one-take videos, Ok Go are, for the most part, tops. Therefore, it...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:43:00 -0500

In the world of elaborate one-take videos, Ok Go are, for the most part, tops. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that their latest video is taking the internets by storm (and rightly so). Fan of their career-making treadmill video (or fans of Mouse Trap) would be hard pressed to find a more entertaining 3:54 to watch.

Check it.

UPDATE: WIRED’s got a look at how the video was made.

Jacoby and Clay get new numbahs.

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:21:48 -0500

Jacoby and Clay get new numbahs.:

(Or, it’s almost baseball season, but there still isn’t anything else of significant interest to report about.)

Sunday morning with the Family. (The wife and I look the same,...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:55:22 -0500

Sunday morning with the Family. (The wife and I look the same, just substitute papers with iPhones playing Plants vs. Zombies).

For Ben, The Beard License.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:06:36 -0500

For Ben, The Beard License.

Mr. Big Stuff.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:46:29 -0500

Mr. Big Stuff.

Return of the King.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:45:00 -0500

It would appear that my PS3 successfully transferred my deets to the new unit list night. Barring any last minute roadblocks, this week should see my sweet restoration to the Playstation World. I’m sure Duck and SpaHa and my fellow [iM] crew has moved on without me — killing n00bs on Modern Warfare with newfound skills I can only dream of — but I’ll work hard to make my way back into the ranks.

Kluv is back, baby. And my grenade launcher is coming with me.

Don’t know of it was the rain, the day, or just dumb luck...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:02:23 -0500

Don’t know of it was the rain, the day, or just dumb luck — but I was in and out of the DMV this morning, new license in hand, in the same amount of time it takes to get breakfast at McDonalds. Fortune smiles.