this american life : scenes from the recession

listen here.

its a good one.

optimism vs. 'optimalism'

In his own life, Ben-Shahar uses three optimalist exercises, which he calls PRP. When he feels down--say, after giving a bad lecture--he grants himself permission (P) to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction (R). He parses the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't. Finally, there's perspective (P), which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn't matter. (time)

thx g.anz

What is kismet doing?

answer: taking a sunday nap all wrapped up in a blanket. lazy sunday naptime.

thirsty?

me too. 

if youre in new york, click HERE to find out where to get dollar beer specials.

even during a recession you need to stay hydrated

sad panda on the loose

beware if you're walking around manhattan these days. Gothamist has spotted a man dressed in a sad panda outfit wandering around the city, even in the subway, carrying a duane reade bag and a sour disposition. 

it seems he hangs around the wall street bull downtown taking pictures with tourists... that would depress anyone.

according to this youtube, a similar sad panda has been spotted wandering around japan

cheer up new york sad panda. barack obama will save our economy.

dare you choose a favorite?

click HERE to find a list of 50 animals who hate baths.

there are plenty of different animals covered in the list including kitties puppies bunnies snakes birds and everything.

i like the ones who look like they are screaming

world's oldest sexual predator

pervatasaurus

So whatdaya wanna do this weekend?

Alls i know is, it better start out with sled dogs.



:52 - 1:14
I think my heart rated dropped downed to about 5 beats per minute.

sorry about that last post

hApPy fRiDaY!!!

(via cuteoverload)

downer alert!

on twentysomethings and the recession :
"I got another e-mail highlighting a love-and-relationship regret, from Heidi, who graduated from college in 2005 and landed a job with an architecture firm. "My employer was fantastic and I thought things were going to be smooth sailing while I worked to become a licensed architect," she writes. But last August, she moved to another city to be near her fiance. She found a not-as-good job. And then she got laid off. That was in November. In the months since, she's wrangled only two job interviews and no offers. Her fiance's company is going through a second round of reorganization, and while he survived the first round, it doesn't look good this time. He has no savings. Her unemployment insurance is running out. Going out with friends makes her feel resentful about the money she no longer has. "I have become more of a hermit and don't like to leave the apartment anymore," she says." (slate)

gulp.

(via lepanopticon)

my thoughts on my job

feel free to watch the whole thing. but the point is made in the first few seconds.

keekerz speakerz

mates of state - great dane
in the spirit of this sunny day.

nErD aLeRt!

Photographer Ian Ference has captured the beauty of abandoned buildings in and around New York on his blog, The Kingston Lounge. On the site Ference goes by the name Richard Nickel, Jr. -- an homage to guerrilla preservationist Richard Nickel, who documented architect Louis Sullivan's work in Chicago until he died in 1972, when he was crushed by a falling staircase at the abandoned Chicago Stock Exchange. (slideshow at nydn)

what's for dinner?????

omg AdRiEnNe'S PiZzAbAr!!!!!
last night, joel, charlotte, bun-bun and i went to eat the best pizza in the world. jicyww.

one old-fashioned pizza with peps and mush.

one white pizza with proscuitto.

jelly?

and we're not the only ones who ate dinner last night! here's a couple of other submissions i recieved:

adrienne's dinner:
2 spicy chicken and black bean fajitas
with onion and red bell pepper
fresh tomato, avocado and cheddar cheese
on a whole wheat tortilla.
1 Water from a mason jar.

liz herber's lunch / dinner:

rosemary grilled chicken
chickpea, tomato, and machenho cheese salad with balsamic.
and a ginger ale for a ginger girl!

what are you reading?

i'm reading this.

just kidding, i'm not.

does anyone have any book recommendations out there?