2008

Jul

This song just started playing on my iTunes and I experienced a peculiar jolt of happiness. For a...

Where The Hell is Matt's Girlfriend?

Jun

I need art. And pillows.

My pal Erin, whom I fully expect to one day...

This is what it sounds like in my head. Well, that and I’ve had the word...

These sunglasses were being sold for $8. I got them for $4....

“I Thought I Saw Your Face Today” by She and Him Zooey Deschanel just got even cooler.

Another “too cool” song from Jeff Lewis.

My Nightmares

The preview for The Strangers is always on. The new Liv Tyler scary scary scary movie about...

May

Just trying something out...

This is the song I was talking about. Now I’ve got two songs up and that’s a lot of...

In the meantime… “The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side” by the Magnetic...

Feel Like a Jerk

Does anyone have the Jeffrey Lewis song “Alphabet?” I used to have it, but my hard drive...

Pigeons Plus

In case you’re new to my blog, I moved recently. If you’re not new and you’re sick of reading about...

“Be My Baby” by the Ronettes

According to weather.com, today should be the perfect day. I...

Movin' on Up (Part Dos)

I just moved from a disgusting apartment to a far superior apartment and I’m pretty psyched about...

I Photoshopped Something!

It’s housing lottery season here at Columbia. That’s when everyone is randomly assigned...

Kelly Taylor Returns to 90210

“Since I Don’t Have You” by the Skyliners

Excuse Me

I always thought that the onset of spring meant four things: iced coffee, flip-flops, finals, and...

Rainyday, emo, love(ish) song. Bright Eyes’ “Lover I Don’t Have to...

Get psyched! Edit: I just noticed that I posted a...

“I Was Born to Love You” by Queen Yeah, I’m posting Queen. What?

“Heavy Heart” by Jeffrey Lewis

Moving On Up

I am moving next Thursday. Thank god. The peculiar thing about the month before moving, but after...

“Only one person in the world could be as he was, in love.”
— By Thursday at noon I will...

The perfect wallow song: “Once Upon a Time” by Frank (J, Mr. Body Odor can suck...

My B.F.F. needs a J.O.B.

I have a tendency to write to-do lists and then not do any...

Apr

“Every Face You See” by Paul Foglino Here’s the crazy thing about this song: my...

samreich: Honest College Ad, directed by me, produced by CHTV, written by Kevin Corrigan and Jeff...

How come you see squirrels during the day and rats at night, but never the other way around? Why are...

Actually, the Lucksmiths have a song called “T-Shirt Weather.”

T-shirt weather!

Already got my first sunburn of 2008!

This year spring caught me particularly off guard. It went...

Top 5 Reasons IM Flirting Is Better Than...

5. You can Google him while you’re flirting.4. If he mentions a band/movie/astrological phenomenon...

I haven’t posted a love song in a while. Haven’t really been in the mood. But here is an...

I wish everyone could also see the pain test that took place before this video was shot. Jeff Rubin...

I got to spend the day being Jeff. I don’t believe I did justice to his profound captioning...

I just sat down to write a paper about Alexis de Tocqueville’s and John Stuart Mill’s...

BTW

This is totally after-the-fact, but Jeff Rubin gave me his Parent’s Just Don’t...

When I wear my glasses I turn into a huge dorkus...

I Don't Expect You To Read This

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I find everything about embarrassment and awkward situations to...

One of my new jobs at CollegeHumor is to read through the...

I don’t understand bangs. I don’t understand why...

“Sunlight in a Jar”—The Lucksmiths (of course)

Today’s musical sequence was brought to you by the letter K and the number 4.

Close-ups are not for you, LowerMyBills.com. Bring back the...

“Close to Me” by the Fairways I haven’t posted anything but songs all...

“Doomed, Lo-fi, and in Love” by the Smittens

“I’ll Stick Around” by Arckid

Mar

“The Lonely Life of the UFO Researcher” by Tullycraft Technically this song is about...

RE: The Previous Post

I realize now that I was being uncharacteristically sincere in that last post. Don’t worry, I’m...

Dutch West

I just watched the entire Dutch West video collection (even the graveyard). You might wonder why I...

I just figured out that in the last year and a half I’ve only read 51 books all the way...

A nice little love-at-first-sight duet from Frank and Rosemary. It reminds me of a story about...

The Highlight of My Life

A few weeks ago I went to New Haven for a night, you know, just to check in. On the 7:30am Metro...

“If You Need Someone” by the Field Mice Still trying to figure out how to unlock those...

For today’s love song I had wanted to post “Scientists” by this fantastic band...

jakehurwitz: This post is a petition for Patrick Cassels to...

“You And Me And the Moon” by the Magnetic Fields

Cat Power’s cover of Cat Stevens’ “How Can I Tell You”

Did you happen to catch that sweet amputation scene during...

That is the only working lightbulb left in my living room....

This song is misleadingly happy sounding. “You Can’t Hurry Love” by Diana Ross and...

Lady Troubles

I just read the new article in Vanity Fair, “Who Says Women Aren’t Funny?” I’m a little behind in...

“This Heart Is a Stone” by the Acid House Kings

Cory Matthews is still around and he looks pretty much the...

Oh yeah, the point of yesterday’s TLDNR is that for the next few days the love song will not...

R.I.P.

My computer died on Sunday. Yes, I think a moment of silence is in order too. Aside from the...

Love song #15 Another slice of pathetic love, courtesy of Dinah Washington.

Love song #14 “Random Rules” by the Silver Jews

Love song #13 “Do You Love Me Now?” by the Breeders Shout out to my pal Emilie Jackson...

Love song #12 A happy Friday song from the Lucksmiths.

Love song #11 “If I Can’t Have You” by Etta James and Harvey Fuqua

Now THIS is what I call toilet humor.

Love song #10 Fine, this isn’t exactly a love song, but it is the score to one of the most...

Love song #9 “He’s a Rebel” by the Crystals

My best friend Emma and me circa 1995. Those matching dog...

Love song #8 “The East River” by Jeffrey Lewis Tumblr, this business of only allowing...

Farfugnugen

Do you ever return to your computer after a significant number of hours away and put your headphones...

I’ve got too much going on.

Love song #7 “The Purple Bottle” by Animal Collective.

Pivotally important event in my life: I left New York! And I...

Love song #6 An oft forgotten little ditty that isn’t so much a love song as it is just a song...

Love song #5 “Your Magic Is Working” by Of Montreal I wanted to post the song...

Love song #4 Want to hear the most pathetic song ever? Sure you do!

My Mom Found My Tumblr

Hi, Mom! Stop reading my blog.

Love song #3 Piece of Cake.

Love song #2 Is it weird that I find this Mountain Goats song incredibly romantic? Probably.

Antsy

I have not left New York in 2 years. 2 entire years.I adore New York. I am genuinely in love with...

I think this tumblr needs more music. So, I’ll add more music. I have decided that my first...

Credits for the picture below: Photographer and Unknowing Photograph Supplier: Amir Blumenfeld The...

Those new(ish) anti-smoking ads that show really gangreney...

Feb

TLDNR

This is a letter, based on a true story, that I wrote over the summer. It was deemed too girlie for...

samreich: New Soul, by Yael Naim, made popular through the Macbook Air commercials. I tend to fall...

Anti-climactic life choices FTDubs!

I am a mostly retired stand-up comedian. I started performing around New York when I was 16 and then...

Somebody get Pixar on the phone. Methinks I see the makings...

Confession: The Streets

Last week I posted about movies that looked appealing to me. Last week I also saw the film...

I just customized my tumblr’s HTML code so that I could add a comments section. I’m...

If you understand this joke, you’re a dork. (Email...

This is what I look like when I carry my snazzy new...

This is the iPod that some generous friends gave to me last...

This is what I looked like when I carried that iPod.

This is the iPod I have been carrying around for the past...

This is the face of somone who needs a fake I.D. Badly. So,...

Who is the most pathetic person in this photo: the person...

Amir Blumenfeld’s desk is so 90’s. I mean, who...

Valentine from Mr. Richard Van Veen. Don’t pretend...

Coming Soon to Theaters: Stuff I Might...

I’m sitting in a boring lecture class, with a headphone surreptitiously in one ear, watching...

JK, I have a better view from my apartment.