Thursday, November 2, 2017
Like a marshmallow stuck under the rug.
— Lily on my chest hair
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
The hundredth is as fresh, as absurd, and as thought provoking as the first…. big time publisher…. big time cuttlefish…. poetry bag… grocery bag…
— Oliver Sacks on mishearings, “Oliver Sacks: A Journey From Where to Where,” Radiolab
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Ryan has, however, found comfort in torturing Boehner: The speaker inherited his predecessor’s security detail, and whereas Boehner demanded they be freshly shaven every day, Ryan let them grow unruly beards—pictures of which are often texted to their former boss, code name “Tan Man.”
— Tim Alberta, “John Boehner Unchained,” POLITICO via “Drunk John Boehner Unloads on Conservatives, Lets Slip Private Conversations with George W. Bush About Paul Ryan’s Incapabilities,” Breitbart
Monday, October 30, 2017
$30,000
— price of Nose Peak
Sunday, October 29, 2017
These are my two hookers.
— Mason on the two hooks on either side of a small bungee cord
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Hey, let’s laugh.
— Mason
Friday, October 27, 2017
What happened?
— Mason on art
Thursday, October 26, 2017
100 acres.
— Phi
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Socialist rent.
— Abby Kelly
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
It seemed like any occasion, or no occasion at all, was reason for a fiesta.
— Narrator “John Steinbeck,” Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum
Monday, October 23, 2017
Isabella, I hope you get an A in your class.
— Maître d' of The Sardine Factory on the phone describing restaurant operations to Isabella
Sunday, October 22, 2017
For regulars.
— Waitress at Joe’s in Santa Barbara on shot glasses in display cases with plaques underneath
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Why are you so proud of yourself?
— Mason to Steph (both on FaceTime)
Friday, October 20, 2017
So I took that to mean I could order a new one every 30 days.
— Matt on Capital One saying to select a photo you like because you can’t change it for 30 days
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Reverse that.
— Brad Pitt, Ocean’s Eleven
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
People get tired by the repetition of their own problems.
— Sid on therapy
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Seeing pigeons with very few toes walking down the street with no problem gives me hope
You don’t need all your toes
Just keep at it
Ya know
You don’t need all your toes
Just keep at it
Ya know
— series of texts from Lily
Monday, October 16, 2017
One of the things we hear all the time is how great it is to run on grass. So we just said what if you actually married fake grass on the bottom of your shoe, and its, its not a real shoe.
— John Hoke, “How Nike Designs for an N.B.A. Athlete,” video, The New York Times
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Maybe we’ll just eat at home.
— Lily
Saturday, October 14, 2017
I’ve just got a plate of crackers and cheese and I’m going to go over there to eat it. Do you want to join us.
— Patrick (Judy’s great work friend)