adventures of mascarah.

Today I went to the Limited Brands HQ for a meeting. Their HQ is...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:07:44 -0400

Today I went to the Limited Brands HQ for a meeting. Their HQ is huge and black and mirrored and has TWO campuses. It is bigger than IBM, I think….maybe…

I was commenting to one of the B&BW execs I met with how awesome their campus was to which she replied that some are MUCH cooler. Exhibit A: Longaberger HQ pictured here. Apparently Longaberger employees create, sell—and work in—-baskets (!)

Interestingly enough, also in Ohio.

no shit, sherlock?!

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:37:00 -0400

According to a new report, Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell have signed on to do a Judd Apatow backed Sherlock Holmes movie.

Cohen will play the role of Sherlock and Ferrell will grace the screen as Watson!!!

Yes, this is apparently TRUE. Yay!

iChattin' New York and Scotland.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:26:00 -0400

I just saw downtown Glasgow, Scotland via iChat. It was almost (minus the blur and lack of depth) like I was there :)

Totally fabulous. And great to see his face as well. ;) Ok, I lie. It was the best part.

I bet people have done and seen some really cool/crazy/awesome things via iChat. I’m happy to be on the bandwagon…abet a bit late.

Netflix Value Proposition

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:12:03 -0400

I am interested to know what people’s average cost per movie “rental” is? For example, since January 1, 2008, I have watched 41 movies via Netflix and I have the $13.99 per 2-movies-at-a-time plan. So I’ve paid about $2.10 per movie including tax. I wonder what $$ per movie most people come in around? Any takers?

"Look, Silas. Life is just blah, blah, blah. You hope for blah, and sometimes you find it, but mostly..."

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:28:53 -0400

““Look, Silas. Life is just blah, blah, blah. You hope for blah, and sometimes you find it, but mostly it’s blah, and waiting for blah and hoping you were right about the blahs you made. And then, just when you think you’ve got the whole blah damn thing figured out and you’re surrounded by the people you blah, death shows up. And blah, blah, blah.””

- Andy’s dissertation on life on this week’s episode of Weeds

peterwknox:theletterb:This is painted down on Houston if...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:43:00 -0400

peterwknox:theletterb:

This is painted down on Houston if anyone wants to see a badass huge version of it.

Thank you, HBO!Jason Schwartzman is set to star in an HBO...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:42:13 -0400

Thank you, HBO!

Jason Schwartzman is set to star in an HBO comedy pilot called Bored to Death.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, he’ll play a a struggling thirtysomething writer with a drinking problem in Brooklyn who, following a painful breakup with his girlfriend, decides to emulate his heroes from the novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. He takes out an ad pretending to be a private detective and starts taking cases — solving some and making others worse.

In other news... Anne Hathaway's ex-bf is royally fucked.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:02:14 -0400

In other news... Anne Hathaway's ex-bf is royally fucked.

Vanity Fair also does a full page profile on our favorite Gossip...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:45:00 -0400

Vanity Fair also does a full page profile on our favorite Gossip Girl characters.

Highlights from the Q/A

Chuck Bass:

Chuck Taylors or Nikes? Lacoste.
Eli Manning or Tom Brady? “Who?”

Jenny Humphrey:

What’s on your iPod? “…And then I love, like, Britney Spears. I have every one of her albums. Like, I’m a loyal fan.
Favorite TV show? “Law & Order: SVU. I can watch like six in a row, and my mom’s like, ‘You just watched six rape stories,’ but I love how it’s so dramatic, and then when they finally find the guy, it’s like, ‘Yes!’ ”

Blair Waldorf:

BlackBerry or iPhone? “Why do you assume I don’t have a Nokia pay-and-go phone? No, I have a BlackBerry.”

The rest of the answers were pretty noneventful. Read it all here.

Vanity Fair is at it again with their new Young Hollywood...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:38:00 -0400

Vanity Fair is at it again with their new Young Hollywood shining star picks. I must say, I really love this picture of Amanda, Emma, Blake and Kristen. Oh to be 20 years old again….

My friend Dan’s invite to his impromptu birthday bash....

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:33:04 -0400

My friend Dan’s invite to his impromptu birthday bash. Hilarious. I wish I could draw anything this kick-ass.

"I have your old ass blackberry! ha."

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:12:33 -0400

“I have your old ass blackberry! ha.”

- Brooke, who found my phone (yay!) and is totally mocking her. Poor blackberry. Little does she know come July 11th she’s getting retired in favor of a new touchy friend.

Hello, Knight.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:11:06 -0400

Hello, Knight.

"I promise not to lie to you or not tell you something or not tell you everything about something,..."

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:32:43 -0400

“I promise not to lie to you or not tell you something or not tell you everything about something, even if it is really hard.”

- C to me.
I think this might go down as one of the most genuine, kindest things anyone has ever said to me.

My friend Andy’s daughter. I’m not a big kid person....

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:24:12 -0400

My friend Andy’s daughter. I’m not a big kid person. I’ve never been a babysitter, had a maternal instinct or cried over anything girlie/babyish, but god, this kid is cute. It warms the inside of my cold heart. Maybe in a decade someone tiny and adorable like her might be on my radar.

"What is a ‘quotation’ if not a justification to ourselves of part of who we are, some..."

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:05:41 -0400

“What is a ‘quotation’ if not a justification to ourselves of part of who we are, some passive aggressive validation, a witty moment that highlights something we wish to believe, a display so eloquent, we keep hoping, maybe someday they might be quoting me. Yes, you see, the problem with quoting others is that in trying to highlight the wit of someone else it is still, in fact, all about you. Justifications, aspirations, validations. You don’t need quotes of someone else’s reflection, you need to simply reflect further within yourself. The answers are already there, if only you can step outside of someone else’s context, you, too, shall see.”

- Benjamin Franklin

raunchy phone adventures.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:54:18 -0400

me: i think i lost my phone.
kt: sounds like there's a good story there.
me: the dream team was out living the dream and my phone found a home with an owner who has much better dreams, me thinks.
kt: maybe your phone's dream was for someone to read all those raunchy saved texts you have.
me: who uses the word raunchy?
kt: what kind of jackass loses their cell phone, sober?

"Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes..."

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:51:11 -0400

““Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.””

- Alexandre Dumas

"Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves."

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:49:10 -0400

“Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.”

- Anna Quindlen, another of my favorite authors

mobile addictions.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:47:01 -0400

I thought I wouldn’t be sad that I have no idea where my cell phone is, that it might be a good break. I was wrong. It is a pretty bad feeling to want to talk to someone and not be able to hear their voice.