naomi piercey
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- May 08, 12
Via The Exceptional Man and Co.Design
DEEP: No. 25: Stop trying to be someone else’s perfect.
NOT SO DEEP: No. 23: Read a page of the dictionary.
- Apr 29, 12
Ugh. So I didn’t get to see this because of wedding season, but it’s still one of the coolest things to happen in the city this spring. Ancient reusable rocket relics on display during your lunch hour? Best idea ever, NASA. Next: Floating down the Gemini capsules via parachute into central park?
Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies near the Statue of Liberty, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York. Enterprise was the first shuttle orbiter built for NASA performing test flights in the atmosphere and was incapable of spaceflight. Originally housed at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Enterprise will be demated from the SCA and placed on a barge that will eventually be moved by tugboat up the Hudson River to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in June. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
- Apr 29, 12
Colors for the home, inspired by novels, including a sludgy brown shade from The Metamorphosis and a sad burgundy from Diary of a Young Girl. Interesting choices.
Via Paris Review
- Mar 17, 12
Currently reading The Art of Happiness, and no, this quote isn’t from the Dalai Lama, but I still like it. It’s basically saying I should go into work later, right? Oh, that’s how I took it.
- Feb 20, 12
Old shoes become new again…and much more girly. Inspired by this Pinterest board and Toddlers & Tiaras:
3 inch elastic sequin band, or your favorite shiny fabric
1/2 inch coordinating elastic band
shoe clips
threadMake a loop, pinch in the middle, tie with coordinating fabric or elastic band, sew together, and attach shoe clip with thread (or glue, your choice). Clip on your kicks, feel special, prance around.
- Feb 19, 12
I love lemons. And I love crafts. So this photo is really tickling me. It’s from a Wired slideshow about Terry Border, wire object enthusiast and photographer. He has a blog called Bent Objects. Here’s what Wired said about him:
Instead of storyboarding or sketching his scenes out, Border said the best ones just come to him. Take Mail Order Bride, for example. He used to work as a baker in a grocery store and one day while leaving work he passed by a display of real lemons sitting next to a box of plastic lemons. As he walked by he thought, if those lemons were alive, “how would they associate with each other?” The plastic lemons appeared almost doll-like next to the real ones, prompting him to think about humans and their dolls. The final shot gives an idea of his thought process.
While a lot of his scenes rely on word play to complete the loop, Border actually tries to stay away from being too clever with his titles because he wants it to appeal to a broader audience. His more R-rated images are usually get published on a different blog called Really Bent.
Erotic DIY, the new frontier.
Thx to Staton Piercey for this link.
- Feb 15, 12
This video has been making the rounds on blogs, and yes, Ms. Houston will be remembered for more than “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” but still–this video! The colors, the permed bangs, the neon accents, the paint-splattered backdrops, the lighting effects, the bedazzled denim jackets! It’s all so fabulous and so so so Whitney. Watch, feel inspired, repeat.
- Feb 14, 12
An e Valentine from my pal. Don’t you just love it, though? She found via Tumblr.
- Jan 19, 12
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012: The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler
Comments:
It’s very simple stuff, but then you’re like, oh my god, totally. - KM
I mean, something that makes someone in New York happy, won’t make someone in… - TS
Poughkeepsie? - HD
Umm…Japan happy. - TS
Poughkeepsie?! - NP
I cannot stand backpacks. It’s been a problem since high school. - KS
Arrogance is bliss. - HD
Ignorance? - NP
Oh my god, ignorance! - HD
That’s our new book club T shirt. - TS
So you’re saying the Dalai Lama is…- NP
Is full of shit. -KS
Who is Neko? - NP
I know a Neko. I met him in Greece and he showed us around Mykonos. He gave Katherine a ride on his scooter and then Jen and I proceeded to drink a whole bottle of vodka on the beach. - KS
And THAT is happiness. - TS
Thanks why the Dalai Lama is vague. Because everyone has a different way of reaching the rainbow. You know what I mean. Everyone’s happiness prescription is different. - NP
One essential ingredient to your happiness is:
Family. We’re thick as thieves. - KS
The first thing that came to my mind is cheese. But I would say laughter. - TS
Music. Kenny Loggins makes me so happy. 70s soft rock specifically. - HD
A feeling of independence. -NP
Freedom. - KM
Family factors into happiness how:
Laughter. - HD
Knowing that if you call them up, they have to come get you. - NP
A feeling of support. - KM
The heritage factor. - KS
Knowing that you’re never really alone. - TS
I am happiest when:
When I go for a run. - KS
When I travel to a place I’ve never been. Or having sex. Ok, so having sex in a place I’ve never been. - TS
Making a connection with a stranger. - NP
When I’m with my boyfriend. Screw the boyfriend, I like PJs. - KMONE TWEET
Tuesday, December 13, 2011: @UncleBlazer
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It’s a really funny show called Workaholics. - KS
Do you guys watch Two Broke Girls? It’s really bad, but it’s really good! - JFo
ONE BOOK
Tuesday December 13, 2011: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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Nipple cookies? I call those witches’ hats, but OK. - KS
So people from the Seam have dark skin and dark eyes. Like a very specific look. Gale has it. - EL
Yeah. Gale. Has. It. - NPIt reminded me of 1984. - KS
1984?! - NP
Come on, George Orwell? - KSWe have the brunettes and the blondes. -HD
Does that mean we’re like the real housewives? - ELI really liked how they went into the food. In the beginning I was like, I’m not going to be into this book, but I’m loving this lamb stew. - LA
I feel like the hob is a little like Chinatown. No? - NP
How many coal miners do you really know? -HD
I didn’t trust anyone. They could turn on you at any moment. - JFo
(After hearing about Katniss’ heroics) Oh dude. She’s a badass. I like her. -JJ (*Did not read book)
Who would win in the hunger games? Yeah. Jen would knit a fucking snare. - TS
Thresh, he’s kind of like a big…ogre? - KS
Well the world’s ending in 2012, so get your ducks in a row. - NP
Row? I’ll fucking scatter that shit everywhere. - TSI don’t know about Facebook, but I am however, closer to my aunt Barbara. - KS
I liked the imagery of the mockingbird. -KS
The mockingbird is the state bird of Florida. -JFl
I lived on mockingbird lane. - HDONE TWEET
NOVEMBER 15, 2011: (Most recent tweet on host’s feed): @StevenRojas
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I hate it. - KS
ONE BOOK
November 15, 2011: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen
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There was a huge scientific theme, right? -ELI wish it had been a dream or he had been dead. -ELI liked when he diagrammed the train sounds as a sandwich. -JFoWhoever illustrated was brilliant. -ELHe was trying to figure out the world and why things happen but he doesn’t understand relationships. -JFoIsn’t a sparrow supposed to be bad luck? I feel like I’ve heard that. -HSHey, listen to this:“A small bird that is internationally recognized as a harbinger of good or bad luck, the sparrow is seen throughout literature and folklore as a sign of God’s benevolence, an omen of death and a catcher of lost souls. Considered bad luck in many European cultures, a sparrow flying into the home is said to be a sign of impending death. A variation of this superstition claims that the person who catches the sparrow in the home must kill it, or else he will be the one to die.” -NPHe could be a little mentally ill. -HDI really love the side note on mediocrity:“Dr. Clair hated mediocrity. And as far as I could tell, she thought most things were mediocre. One morening she forcefully foled up our copy of the Montasna Standard, and said, “Oh, mediocre, mediocre, mediocre, mediocre.” “Mediocre, mediocre, mediocre,” Layton promptly began to repeat over his breakfast cereal. I soon joined in. “Cut it out, ” she said. “This is seroius. Mediocrity is a fungus of the mind W must constantly rally against it—it will try to creep into all that we do, but we must not let it. No, we must not.” Layton contined to repeat “mediocre, mediocre” under his breath, but I could no longer join him, for I believe what my mother said. I was silently pledging my allegiance to her cause, even in the way that I ate my Honey Nut Cheerios with careful, determined bites.” -NPAdd that to the notes. I want to revisit that. -JFLWhen you are a kid, you have no idea how to deal with anger. You can’t express things. -HDThat’s the thing about travel—you are a toddler in a new place. -ELNow when I learn something new, it’s emotional. -HDWhat year are you at 12? -NP
6th grade. -EL
UGH. That’s the worst. -NP
What a weird time. -JFoI had to do the entire sermon in Hebrew! -EL
Book club night out. October 6, 2011.
IMAGE: Bouchon Bakery shout out on the bill at Mulberry Project.
OVERHEARD:
I haven’t eaten in six days. My ass looks good. - HH
I once dated a guy with a chest plate. It was a mask. - EL
(What fruit?) Any fruit on the whole planet. - NP
You just said “resched” in real life. - EL
(What’s his name?) David Short. But he’s tall. - KM
Would you like English money? - EL
Oh, Texas. People have really big hair and wear glitter.- KM
I haven’t worn glitter since freshman year of high school. - HH
I haven’t worn glitter since yesterday. - NP
INDEED.
The opposite of my book club. BEST BOOK CLUB EVER. #onebookonetweetSounds about right. (Though we’ve been on an indefinite hiatus).
ONE TWEET
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011: (Most recent tweet on host’s feed): @MayaKalman
What’s in it? - JFo
It’s TOP SECRET! - KM
Now that’s a tweet! - TS (via email)ONE BOOK
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011: A Moveable Feast By Ernest Hemingway
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I never read Hemingway because a guy I dated in college was like, “I remember when I went to Key West and I sat under a tree that Hemingway sat under and I felt so connected to him,” and I thought, oh now I’ll never read Hemingway. But I loved it. -JFl
I think this book frustrated me because he was writing, like, stream-of-consciousness style. But usually story-telling is big moment to big moment. But then I realized, that’s not how we live our lives. We live all the small moments, too. - NP
If Tom was coming to your house, you’d leave, too! -TS
What is that M word when something is published after you die? - KM
Anonymous? - EL
When I think of it, I think of depression, alcoholism and the cats with all the fingers.
- HD
They’re polydactyl cats. - JJ
(Looks at polydatal cats) This makes me think he WAS impotent. - JFl
This part from False Spring, chapter 6: “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.”
It’s so true! -HD
He was so poor. I mean they had communal showers and he wore his sweater as underwear. - KS
Well, they were writers. - JJ
And I doubt that stuff about his wife is true. Oh, you have a kid and you’ve been running around for days writing in coffee shops? - KS
So he made Scott Fitzgerald out to be kind of a pussy, right? - JFo
Yeah, with a tiny penis. - NP
Like my mother always says, everything is different but nothing’s different. - JFlONE TWEET:
JULY 28, 2011: (Most recent tweet on host’s feed): @ischafer
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I didn’t even know there WAS Google TV. -TS
ONE BOOK
JULY 28, 2011: The Social Animal by David Brooks
Comments:
I find it really hard to explain this book to people. -JFour
My dad always says, “Perspective is reality.” -JJ
This isn’t the happiest story I’ve ever read, it’s more about people who lived lives with huge gaping holes. -TS
It’s not about the characters, it’s about the reader. -JFlem
You could tell when he was smoking and you could tell when he was sober. But I did love the “A club that meets just once a month produces a happiness boost equal to doubling your income” bit. -NP
All these issues you think you’re alone in, you find out that it’s not the case. They’re universal. -JJ
I love the quote, “There’s no substitute for the process of trying on different lives and seeing the one that fits.” -KM
The pendulum always swings from extreme to extreme. -TS
It’s so meta. -NP
Just drink more wine. -KW, guest of NPONE TWEET
JUNE 7, 2011: (Most recent tweet on host’s feed) @michaelianblack
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So, clearly he’s not hitting and the Yankees are losing again. Let’s get some live scores on this. - TS
He’s 0 for 4. - TS
What’s that mean? - NP
It’s really bad. - TS- A Visit from the Goon Squad: Songs per Chapter
Chapter 1: I’m a Bitch, Meredith Brooks
Chapter 2: Pimp Juice, Nelly
Chapter 3: Smells like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
Chapter 4: The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Tokens
Chapter 5: Tear in Heaven, Eric Clapton
Chapter 6: X’s and O’s (An American Girl), Trisha Yearwood
Chapter 7: Have you Ever Really Loved a Woman?, Bryan Adams
Chapter 8: Power, Kanye West
Chapter 9: Lucky, Britney Spears
Chapter 10: Seasons of Love, Cast of Rent
Chapter 11: Just Dance, Lady Gaga
Chapter 12: Girls Who Run the World, Beyonce
Chapter 13: Bob Dylan’s Dream, Bob Dylan ONE BOOK
JUNE 7, 2011: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Comments:
No matter what the medium, people want to express themselves. - EL
Anything’s possible, but everything’s connected. - NP“But the freckles, I go, and my throat gets that ache. The freckles are the best part, Lou says. Some guy is going to go apeshit for those freckles. He’s going to kiss them one by one….
He goes, The world is full of shitheads, Rhea. Don’t listen to them—listen to me.
And I know that Lou is one of those shitheads. But I listen.”
I LOVED that. - KS
Like, Sascha. She stole some stuff, big deal. But then you steal your uncle’s wallet?! Dude, that’s messed up. I never thought she would have been the girl that would get her sh*t together. - TS
Oh, we got a fight going. - HH
I couldn’t get over the poem moment at the end:
“The lowing of trucks over bridges. The velvety night in his ears. And the hum, always that hum, which maybe wasn’t an echo after all, but the sound of time passing.
th blu nyt
th stRs u cant c
th hum tht nevr gOs awy”
-JF
I think a goon is that thing that comes after you in the life when you look back at those moments. - KS
Have you seen Girls Who Run the World by Beyonce?! It’s literally the most amazing dancing I’ve ever seen. I wake up and watch it every morning. I literally called my mother to tell her to watch it. - HHONE TWEET
APRIL 19, 2011: (Most recent tweet on host’s feed) @FishGuysNYC
Comments:
I think it looks delicious.
Orange. Yeah. I think salmon’s great.ONE BOOK
APRIL 19, 2011: The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Comments:
I loved Andras. He’s the best.
That’s when he took a shower in Joseph’s apartment.
Polaner, Polaneer, Pioneer, we can’t pronounce anything.
Klein. I think he might have been a little hot. Like sexy.
German people are funny, though. I worked with a guy who was German. Wouldn’t crack a smile.
Andras was like, put on that hat, I’ll do whatever you want.
Then there was a point when she got a new hat and I marked it in my book—turning point!
