in anticipation of annual awkward family time

"It's not until you're older that you understand why everyone drinks at family reunions."

- Jackie Puig, the wise Cuban

personal branding

"Women tear each other apart. ... The problem is, if they think you're attractive, you're either stupid or a whore or a dumb whore. The instinct among girls is to attack the jugular."

- "The Self-Manufacture of Megan Fox" (The Times Magazine)

tick tock, on the clock

Halloween: Rockstars. Angels. Ninja Turtles. Royalty.

And an extra hour thanks to Daylight Savings.

texts from last night

But texting and the utilitarian mind-set are naturally corrosive toward poetry and imagination. A coat of ironic detachment is required for anyone who hopes to withstand the brutal feedback of the marketplace. In today’s world, the choice of a Prius can be a more sanctified act than the choice of an erotic partner.

- "Cellphones, Texts and Lovers" (NYTimes)

pseudo-intellectualism in a post-racial society

"I would rather have someone go through my medicine cabinet than my bookshelf. You can go to rehab for your Vicodin problem. You can't go to rehab for liking Dan Brown."

- Christian Lander, "Stuff White People Like" @ Duke