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Went out for this today. It’s terrifyingly misogynist....

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:36:10 -0400

Went out for this today. It’s terrifyingly misogynist. Wish me luck!

Pancreatic Cancer Killed My Mom, And I Need Your Help To Stop It

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:34:58 -0400

katespencer:

This is an email I just sent to friends and family. Please read, and please call. And please, please reblog (PLEASE) and help me spread the word. It would mean a lot to me.

This past June 14th marks 4 years since my mother Martha was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. June 17th would have been my parents’ 38th year wedding anniversary. Though life has continued to move forward since her passing there is not a day that goes by where I don’t miss her lovely presence - her laughter, wise advice and warmth - and wish that she would be here to meet her first grandchild this winter (in case you don’t know, I am pregnant and due December 1st).

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 22, is the fourth annual Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (pancan.org) National Call-In, in which participants take just a few minutes out of their day to call their senators and representative in Congress. It is not only a movement to raise general awareness about a deadly cancer that gets little funding support (less than 2% of the National Cancer Institute’s budget goes to pancreatic cancer research), but a time to urge politicians to support the Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act.

The link below has all the information you need on your congressmen/women’s phone numbers, as well as a script detailing what to say. I have made these calls every year and they are easy and quick. Last year less than 3000 people nationwide participated - with your help it could be so much more…especially when over 30,000 people a year are diagnosed with this disease (and around the same amount die from it each year).

http://www.pancan.org/section_get_involved/advocate/advocacy_day_2010/email_call-in_tomorrow.html

My mom would probably want me to add that there’s no pressure to make a phone call or two, but I would certainly appreciate it if you did - not just in her honor, but for all the people who have to face this disease every year. Finally, I ask that you forward this email to anyone and everyone you know - whether they knew my mom or not. The more people who pick up the phone, the less who have to suffer at the hands of this miserable disease.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Warmly,
Kate

Please read, reblog and call your representatives.

Snap: The Power

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:40:00 -0400

Snap: The Power

Another drawing by Nate Dern

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:34:28 -0400

Another drawing by Nate Dern

Drawing by Nate Dern

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:08:06 -0400

Drawing by Nate Dern

anthonyking: BP Spills Coffee This is great!!...

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:49:31 -0400

anthonyking:

BP Spills Coffee

This is great!! (via williebhines, toyns)

A reason I should check Tumblr more often, and some of the best satire I’ve seen in a while. Kudos’s!

Japanese Mac Ad

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:34:17 -0400

Japanese Mac Ad

Do you, too, have this problem?

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:18:38 -0400

Do you, too, have this problem?

‘World’s Nicest Comedian’ Chris Gethard on Replacing Jon Heder -- Vulture

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:50:09 -0400

‘World’s Nicest Comedian’ Chris Gethard on Replacing Jon Heder -- Vulture:

spolikeluzhate:

One of my best buds did it.

This is a nice interview, about a nice guy.

No jokes, just pride.

-SPO

"Come on you pack of drug fiends, come on and murder us on our own land. I am waiting for you on my..."

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:55:46 -0400

“Come on you pack of drug fiends, come on and murder us on our own land. I am waiting for you on my feet at the head of my patriotic soldiers, and I don’t care how many of you there are. You should know that when this happens, the destruction of your mighty power will make the Capitol shake in Washington, and your blood will redden the white dome that crowns the famous White House where you plot your Harolds.”

- Sandino

April 13, 2010.

Sandino!

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:03:21 -0400

Sandino!

chrisreblogs: chamberlain: Anna Rubanove & Adam Bozarth -...

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:47:00 -0400

chrisreblogs:

chamberlain:

Anna Rubanove & Adam Bozarth - “Wild Spiders”

I hope it’s okay that I share this song, which was included on a mix CD I received from Anna a few weeks ago. Just came up on shuffle again and made me smile.

Love. This.

Dan, let’s do some spiders, after we die.

Also, that’s the most interesting misspelling of my name yet. I think I’ll keep it!

From my, um, “private” collection.

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:34:26 -0400

From my, um, “private” collection.

"Hey bitch, wait til’ you see my dick Wait til’ you see my dick Hey bitch, wait..."

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:12:53 -0400

“Hey bitch, wait til’ you see my dick
Wait til’ you see my dick
Hey bitch, wait til’ you see my dick
Imma beat dat pussy up”

- Patrick McGoohan

%^o

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:07:02 -0400

%^o

Beautiful Day Today

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:13:00 -0400

I really only woke up at 12pm so I missed a good chunk of sunshine. The time I got, though, I was grateful for.

The thing that strikes me when the weather finally turns is the smell of the subway. The trains are slightly more pungent, but in a good way. People shed their layers, or overdress by mistake, and the fragrances they douse their bodies with rise off their skin. The stations, when empty, are still cool, not heated through by summer sun, and give off a sweet, moldy smell that reminds me of 307 West 26th on a breezy afternoon. Before the theatre opens, on days like these, the scent, although most likely unhealthy, is addicting. I think few people know it. The interns know it, the managers, people who sneak in during off hours to steal stage time for their videos. I’m not sure there are classes that take place there still. It has to happen when it’s not too cold or too hot, and before the space fills up for shows and the audience overwhelms it.

Last year, the East Village also smelled amazing on the first warm day. Just cigarettes and coffee, I think.

iamwhitehouse: Britanic always seems to nail it with their...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:22:26 -0400

iamwhitehouse:

Britanic always seems to nail it with their sketches.

(via ameygirl)

Oh man, oh man. These guys are so good. I loved their stage show, and this video is so hilarious it’s made me feel a little less grumpy today.

Still grumpy. Not as much. The next person to talk to me gets yelled at. If you look at me, I will slap you as well.

Also, here is a partial screen-shot of my email tab.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:08:16 -0400

Also, here is a partial screen-shot of my email tab.

Michal Ian Black: "Mad Pimpin"

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:07:22 -0400

Michal Ian Black: "Mad Pimpin":

(via Hal Phillips)

This just happened to fall into my internet hands on the eve of the theatre’s biggest panic fest: a ranty post about feeling like a failure in the comedy business from a veteran many of us admire.

I know it applies, I’m sure it applies, but I also just think it’s super fascinating, and so I’m posting it.

Thanks, McNulty. Try to get THIS out of your skull, people.

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:51:58 -0500

Thanks, McNulty. Try to get THIS out of your skull, people.