juliaallison:
Just landed in Chicago - Lilly and I are waiting for people to disembark - I spent the flight reading Dr. Norman Doidge’s new work on neuroplasticity, “The Brain That Changes Itself.” I always read with a pen so I can underline & annontate - and I scribbled “whoa” or “!!!” at least a dozen times. I highly, highly recommend you buy and read it.
Birthday luncheon for Sally Trainin: on my actual birthday! I had such a lovely time with the ladies at the lunch. Mrs. Harriet Epstein amongst others. Sally’s granddaughter made her birthday cake in the shape of a suitcase, complete with luggage tag and all! (the tag was so kind as to mention the number of years Sally has been on this earth: a ripe 80!) I was deeply honored to have been included at such a special event.
Deals in NYC? Unheard of…
meghanasha:
betterthancupcakes:
Guess what?! Groupon is launching in NYC on Monday!! We’re soo excited about this and you should be too, if you live in NYC. You’re going to see some awesome deals and be able to do some really cool stuff in your city for a lot less money. I even have a sneak peak at Monday’s deal:
It’s a $25 Groupon for only $15 to Stir NYC on the Upper East Side.
As you’ve seen if you’ve looked at the Chicago and Boston Groupons, the discounts get even better, sometimes even 90% off. So tell all your friends, and be sure to sign up so you can get the deal in your inbox first thing on Monday morning!
I’m pretty excited for the NYC launch of this site. The daily deals are going to get better and better as time progresses.
Groupon require a certain number of people to sign up for a deal before it “tips.” If it doesn’t tip, nobody loses anything and if it does, people can keep signing up to take advantage of it.
According to the community manager the deals have been tipping on their Boston and Chicago sites almost every single day. A deal in NYC- I’m in!
Oh Jess! I was just in Miami Beach! And you know, my mother used to have her cabana at the Fontainebleau…there’s a lot of history with my family there! Have a blast, I can’t wait to go back :)
jessiefuller:
1 week from right now I will be in the pool at the fontainebleau miami with my best friend.
until then… i’m home working on a friday night. UGH.
“The screenwriting trope known as the reversal”
So true! And I know, I worked on it! Tony Gilroy is a very talented screenwriter and wonderful to work with, as a director.
See the movie MARCH 20!! :)
noraleah:
This article on Tony Gilroy — the screenwriter behind the first and second “Bourne” movies, “The Cutting Edge,” “Michael Clayton,” etc. — did exactly what it was intended to do. I now want to see “Duplicity” (a Julia Roberts/Clive Owen vehicle which Gilroy wrote and directed). Ms. or Mr. Publicist: you deserve a raise.
I found this bit particularly interesting:
Gilroy told me, “A reversal is just anything that’s a surprise. It’s a way of keeping the audience interested.” […]
Gilroy believes that the writer and the moviegoing public are engaged in a cognitive arms race. As the audience grows savvier, the screenwriter has to invent new reversals—madder music and stronger wine. […]
As Gilroy says, “How do you write a reversal that uses the audience’s expectations in a new way? You have to write to their accumulated knowledge.” Before Gilroy wrote “Duplicity,” audiences had been trained by the mixed-up time schemes of “Memento,” “Amores Perros,” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Moviegoers got used to an aesthetic of disorientation. They also have DVDs, so they can watch a film twice to untangle its story, and the Internet, which allows them to look up a bit of jargon or insider information. Reality is a confluence of fragments, to be apprehended bit by bit; watching a movie has begun to approximate the rhythm of a Google search.
Ok, so while I rarely reblog - in fact, I believe I have yet to reblog a single post on tumblr - I felt it necessary in this instance, because I happen to agree with Julia Allison on this topic of “textiquette”. It really has become one of my pet peeves over the years. Honestly, if you’re going to be lazy enough to TEXT someone, at least take the extra 2 seconds to spell out “you”. THREE LETTERS PEOPLE.
Ok, I’m done now. Than
Ok, so I generally don’t reblog on tumblr - in fact, I don’t believe I have ever done it to date - but I have to say I agree with Julia Allison on this fact: poor “textiquette” is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. Honestly, if you are going to be lazy enough to text in the first place, can you not take the time to spell out “you”. THREE LETTERS.
That is all. Thank you and happy long weekend to anyone who sees this!
juliaallison:
Read my column on BAD TEXT over
Ok, so while I rarely reblog - in fact, I believe I have yet to reblog a single post on tumblr - I felt it necessary in this instance, because I happen to agree with Julia Allison on this topic of “textiquette”. It really has become one of my pet peeves over the years. Honestly, if you’re going to be lazy enough to TEXT someone, at least take the extra 2 seconds to spell out “you”. THREE LETTERS PEOPLE.
Ok, I’m done now. Thank you and enjoy the three day weekend!
juliaallison:
Read my column on BAD TEXT over HERE at Time Out New York.com
Here’s a tease to get you going …
Time Out New York: Sex & Dating
Bad Textiquette by Julia Allison
Issue 694: January 15-21, 2009
“sexxx tonight? yes ot no?”
That would be an ACTUAL TEXT received by marketing account manager Alexa, 28. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she went with the latter option.
So many texts, so little texiquette - something I discovered recently, when a man who was attempting - badly - to woo me, sent me the following SMS:
“Would luv 2 but meet n friends 4 dinner. R u fly n home 4 the holidays? If not, may b we could get together Wed nite. Hope the tape n went well. Talk soon..”
He followed up that gem with these scholarly snippets: “Go n 2 the folks 4 the day. Should b nice.” and “Kool. Look n forward 2 it” and “Thx 4 a nice even n!”
Two dates, sans even a kiss on the mouth, and don’t think those texts had nothing to do with it. Spell “cool” with a “k” and … hmm … how shall I put this? Don’t bother stocking up on condoms.
Sound harsh? Whatever, this is Manhattan, people. The land of the OBO (Or Better Offer). The city of BBD (Bigger, Better, Deals). The town which demands BETTER than the best, which means: get your texting game straight, foo. (Hint: no, not “str8.”)
Look, text whatever you want to your friends or your relatives. Tell your mom you’ll “b a littl l8r than thot, c u soon.” Fine. Whatever. She’s going to wonder why she spent $150,000 on your college tuition, but ultimately, it’s a moot point: she’s required to love you.
But if you’re trying to get someone to fuck you, you’d better mind your textiquette, which means a few very simple NOs!
The NOs and SERIOUSLY - NO!!!!!s of TEXTIQUETTE (and sure, some YES’s thrown in, for good measure).
… Read more here!
I have to say, the past few weeks, months what have you, have been a whirlwind. I was home in Kansas City for two weeks, and then back here trying to whip things back into shape in NYC. My dearest Sarbear was here for the better half of the summer, which was amazing - we certainly had some amazing nights/weekends and have the facebook pictures to prove it! - and it culminated with getting a new job! I cannot believe it, but I started at Radical Media on Wednesday and have been loving it so far. It’s a super company, with an innovative CEO and my boss is the next best thing to him. I sincerely believe we will get along swimmingly. (Famous last words?)
As for everything else…well, I have the job, but now I need to get the apartment and the boyfriend figured out. I’m close to having both on the line shortly…I think. Anyone know someone who wants to live with me??
Xoxox
Mara
Oh and another thing…
I am about to head out the door to assist an Italian film director while he works through rehearsals and mini casting sessions for a new movie filming in Boston. Drat, why didn’t I learn Italian in school again??? Wish me luck!
