Tear gas :&#039;(

I honestly think my boss intentionally smoked me out of the handicap stall, if you know what I mean. I was hanging out in there, and minding my business, and GChatting on my blackberry, and next thing I know ...

I'm surprised thousands of frogz didn't fill the streets before that happened. (ha ha hahahaz. get it? liek in China? b4 that quake? sorry.... :'( † )

wasn't that nuts?

I wonder how many free iced coffees he had today??? Thanks, Dunkin Donuts! Considering how often the smokerz step out of the office, and you offering a free 16oz iced coffeez 2day, I haven't seen 1/2 of my cow0rkerz since yesterday. I assume they've stopped at 10 locations by now. It's like a fucking HOLIDAY for these ppl!

ugh, I am s0 sl33py. Last night was NUTZ!

I saw speed racer.

I swear it was liek longer than titanic. I thought I was going to be l8 2 work, and I went to the 7:30 showing.

Hmmm, maybe an iced coffee will wake me up.

L8r.

Mac Attack

By christine on Thu, May 15, 2008 9:56 am

hold on to your hats, mac whores: the boston behometh apple store opens downtown TODAY, at 6pm. brace yourself for the calamity. if you're not already there, you're LATE. get in line.

if you didn't get the memo, it's the largest store in the country. w0wzerz.

the three-floor testament to the fact that steve jobs controls how and when our neuroses hit is a gorgeous, modern, spankingly lustworthy piece of construction. a formidable cube of glass, concrete and steel, the store is anchored by a big helix-like translucent spiral staircase (note: it's an up-skirt gazer's fantasy come true) like a strand of giganto robot's DNA.

the open set up makes people-watching key, inside and out, though i found myself almost getting vertigo as it almost feels too unreal to be floating in such a lightweight space. imagine a glass-bottomed boat, except you're surrounded by goofy kids in headphones instead of schools of clown fish.

it's basically the same layout as the other stores (stark arrays of computers, ipods, speakers, etc) with the top floor dedicated to the genius bar and employees who actually look pumped. leave it to them to break the status quo.

Menino meets Mac

at yesterday's press preview, mumbles menino and his groaning entourage joined apple VP of retail ron johnson. we espied the mayor chatting with an apple consultant on a imac. i bet he secretly is PC all the way, but wouldn't let the cracks show.

the fact that the place is open from 8am to 11pm every day will make it a huge magnet for people dying to check their email or surf the web at odd hours. also, could it be possible for a reliable source of downtown bathrooms? ever since best buy starting locking their loos, it's back to the back bay b-room hunt. only time will tell.

what are waiting for, killas ... those iphones aren't going to buy themselves, you know.

exclusive photos by E.T.!

Global Whating?

By CaraBayles on Wed, May 14, 2008 5:19 pm

FINALLY, polar bears are endangered.

Hot enough for ya?

:(

By can_I_haz_new_job_plz on Tue, May 13, 2008 2:07 pm

We got this e-mail from the president of the company, saying that he was ready to retire. I haven't seen it listed in any of the papers or anything... I wonder if that will fuck up our stock? Can I call MSNBC, CNN, and FOX NEWS on my way home?

I made said "Wow, even *%)*% #&#&##*#*# is giving up!" and my boss was t0tally :(!!!!! at me.

You know when you see a blind woman wi a seeing eye dog, and the dog is leading her in2 walls and storefrontz, and that's INSIDE of a building? Do you wonder what happens when she gets out on2 the street? or do you run back to your desk, because yr lunch hour is over?

I feel like I've asked this b4.

Have you seen the "$5 foot-long -- anysub" deal @ SubWay? Then you go there, and it excludes pastrami, roast beef, chicken, steak, and any of the specials that are usually more than $5? and then you're like "WTF?"

what a boring day. I should have taken a liquid lunch.

camo doesn't mask the truth that you're trying too hard

By christine on Tue, May 13, 2008 12:17 pm

to the marketing and design teams of this project: WAY TO GO.

Diaper Dude Bag

"Padded changing pad included."

"A diaper bag that dad won't shy away from! Specially designed for hip dads (and moms!), this cool sack has sporty messenger styling and lots of handy features for on-the-go parents."

where are you hiding? in the URBAN YUPPARENTING JUNGLE? sigh.

Skeptics in the Pub: Scientology Talk

By skepchick on Sat, May 10, 2008 10:38 am

We've had two events thus far, filling up a pub with scientists, skeptics, and confused drunkards. We plan to make this month's talk the biggest yet!

WHO

This month's guest speaker is Patty Pieniadz, an ex-Scientologist who left after over 27 years. She was once the Executive Director of Narconon Connecticut and Director of Rehabilitation for the Church of Scientology.

WHERE

Tommy Doyle's

Harvard Square

(top floor)

96 Winthrop Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

WHEN

Monday, May 26 2008

7pm

HOW MUCH

Free!

MORE INFO

www.bostonskeptics.com

www.skepchick.org

babies and margaritas

By cranbarry828 on Thu, May 8, 2008 10:43 am

Yesterday morning I had a fun filled day ahead of me_> music class with a one year old and baseball practice with an 8 year old. Babysitting for the Wellesley elite is really not all it is cracked up to be. Baby music class started and of course I run in dissheveled carrying in a rich bitches child. Then the gifted freak-o teacher had the brilliant idea of passing around the microphone to each "parent" and their child (even though it is basically all nannies, one father who's wife clearly wears the pants in the family, and me a college student who just wants to make some money). Anyways so the mic goes around and each "parent" sings a heart-felt ballad of old mcdonald or row row your boat. The mic. comes to me and my baby and I can not think of a damn kids song. Nothing... blank. So I start singing "Gimme Gimme More" by Britney Spears. I sang the gimme gimme and i looked to the dumb founded one year old who can barely talk never mind sing and i tell her to say the word more. It was a fabulous duet that left all members of the class speechless... and the teacher probably offended. All in a days work.

Afterwards I was suppouse to take the eight year old to baseball practice. But their mother calls and cancels 10 minutes before Im suppoused to pick him up at his private all boys school (gimme a break) and tells me that she left work early because it was so nice out and she wanted to sit outside during the babseball practice. Rude. So then I grabbed my friends to go to Margarita's in Waltham... at 4:30. Forget the old its 5'oclock somewhere. It was 4:30 and I wanted to sit outside and drink. So I picked up 2 of my girlfriends we sat on the patio of Margarita's downing a few cocktails and baskets of chips and salsa and watched everyone walking by and a couple that was on a very akward first date. The guy on the date was a total scuzzball and kept on staring at us. We all had on dresses and he was in direct view of them and was trying to sneak a peek to see if we had underwear on... we deff. know this bcuz the date caught him said something to him and then left their fabulous date. After a few drinks we decided to leave... we had effiecently ruined one persons "shot at love".

xoxoxo Kristine

Saxophonist Daniel Bennett in Concert with Zyrah's Orange (Cambridge, MA)

By jonbern on Thu, May 8, 2008 9:43 am

The fifth installment of the Bennett Alliance Concert Series has arrived! On May 31, two well known Boston bands will play a double bill at the restored Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre. Zyrah's Orange brings their groove flavored rock, and saxophonist Daniel Bennett will bring his minimalist trance quartet to the stage. The concert starts at 8pm and admission is just $10 ($7 with a student ID). "Avante-Folk" Saxophonist Daniel Bennett is most known for his trance-inducing musical mix of jazz, folk, and minimalism. Bennett has traveled the country, performing at venues like Lincoln Center, Merrill Auditorium, Eastman Theatre, George Eastman House, Jordan Hall, Hale Auditorium, Open Fest, Six Flags Darien Lake, and the Rochester Lilac Festival. The Daniel Bennett Group has shared concert stages with the Charlie Hunter Trio, Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin and Wood), David Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Denison Witmer, and LA-based synthpop group Joy Electric. In April of 2007, the Daniel Bennett Group released the epic full length album, A Nation of Bears on the Bennett Alliance label. Bennett will be joined by longtime bandmates Brant Grieshaber (Guitar), John Servo (Bass), and Rick Landwehr (Percussion). Visit www.danielbennett.net for more info! Zyrah's Orange is the brainchild of well known Boston guitarist Elliot Page. Elliot is also the owner of Boston's leading community music school, Page Music Lesson Center. Zyrah's Orange can be heard all over the country performing in clubs, festivals, and on the radio. The band released the critically acclaimed A Space to Call Your Own in 2007. Zyrah's Orange brings a bold mix of ambient rock and instrumental offerings. Visit www.zyrahsorange.com for more info! Bennett Allianceis a Boston-based record label and production company, serving the northeast jazz scene since 2003. Bennett Alliance was created by Boston Avante-Folk saxophonist, Daniel Bennett. The Bennett Alliance Concert Series is an ongoing concert event at the restored Cambridge YMCA Theatre. Recent Bennett Alliance events have featured the Charlie Hunter Trio, Billy Martin Drum Duo, Jerry Bergonzi, Daniel Bennett Group, David Fiuczynski, Quartet of Happiness, and Joy Electric.

Dinner, Coffee, and Ambiguity

By The_Sagest on Thu, May 8, 2008 12:11 am

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So after reading a good review in The Globe, the girlfriend and I went to the Highland Kitchen for dinner on Wednesday. It was a truly ambivalent experience, with most menu items being a mixed bag of positive and negative attributes.

We started with a bowl of Texas chili and the veggie special of the day, grilled artichoke hearts with tartar sauce. The chili was alright, with a kick brought on almost certainly by chili powder and maybe a bit of cayenne. It was definitely Texas style with no beans, and it wasn't runny or filled with veggies, but the flavor just seemed too pedestrian to merit much fervor. The dry corn bread and overlarge slips of greens (chives? cilantro?) didn't help matters.

The grilled artichoke hearts were much better, smoky flavor and tender texture throughout, and a nice large portion. Combine that with a spiced tartar sauce (either paprika or cayenne pepper and diced bits of pickle in a looser than normal sauce). I don't normally go for artichokes in any way, yet I found them delightful.

The entrees were each hit or miss in their own ways. My Rueben, on French Bread, just didn't have the spicy zip it would at a place like Sammy Lagrassa's or the All Star Sandwich Bar. maybe the dressing wasn't zippy enough, or the bread was too flaky, or the meat wasn't as seasoned as it could've been. It just felt like another entry into the almost-but-not-quite sweepstakes. And the shoestring fries, which seemed handcut, and fresh, were just too mushy to enjoy thoroughly. My girlfriend's pasta Bolognese had plenty of meat and a tight, non-watery sauce, but the noodles used were wider and thicker than suited the dish. It felt chewy, even though it wasn't overcooked.

We took a look at the dessert options, more to please our server than anything else. The chocolate pudding with roasted nuts seemed like a fine idea and turned out to be another pleasant surprise. Served with whipped cream and a soft chocolate on chocolate chip cookie and garnished with a mint leaf, it was a dense and satisfying end to a merely average meal.

It's a shame the food at HK was unremarkable in the main. The space is a neat blend of elegant and casual, including a better than average juke box (Charles Mingus AND The Pogues?). The service was attentive and circumpsect. And while there was nothing blatantly wrong with the food, it just didn't wow like it could have if the cuisine were pushed a little further.

After dinner, and some Davis Square window shopping, we stopped into the True Grounds Coffeeshop. We ordered a couple of coffees and a slice of coffe cake. My Vietnamese iced coffee was good, if a little sweet and undermixed. My girl's mocha (she's totally embraced her mocha addiction BTW) was good, if also a bit undermixed, as evidenced by the chocolate sediment visible when she began to see the bottom of her cup. The coffecake was the surprise star, thick, moist, and filling, we each only managed a bite before packing it away for later.

So all in all, it was an uneven dining evening, with highs and lows in oddball places. Chalk it all up to experience, I suppose.

The S is certainly a chili buff, with the chili cookbooks to prove it. Nothing ever excuses mediocre chili... not even great chocolate pudding.

and ppl thought I was the scumbag? sheesh.

By can_I_haz_new_job_plz on Wed, May 7, 2008 11:06 am