Fortune Favors The Bold

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katiebakes: This one’s for you, Sa.
May 31st
May 31st
(*shot across bow*)
May 31st
May 31st
blocksonblox: It’s Saturday night. I’m broke so I’m wearing...
May 31st
May 30th
magicmolly: Thoroughly moving, Molly Young will keep you...
May 30th
bagcoffee: Finally did this… Dvorak layout. Nerd alert.
May 30th

Team Cook.

spiers: It always irritates me when old media people suggest that bloggers do no reporting. Most...
May 30th
LOL WHUT?
May 30th
May 29th

Great Moments in Bad Planning

I have a bunch of places to go tonight. Was going to take the bike. Now realizing it’s the...
May 29th
There are two types of people in the tech scene: people who act like we’re all still in high...
May 29th

And for the fucking love of God

antikris: Will someone I know who is not a complete moron like me please come over soon and show me...
May 29th

Why you should be pissed off if the...

mandalay: A further response to the post below: 1. Your DNA says a lot about you, i.e., general...
May 29th
So, uh, we’re supposed to care about Lee Iacocca losing his Chrysler perks in bankruptcy? Why...
May 29th
Forcible DNA testing upon ARREST allowed.
May 29th
May 29th
“The funny thing is, this happens to Carney all the...
May 29th
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May 29th
May 29th
May 29th

Moar?

MOAR!
May 29th
May 29th
May 29th
May 29th
Wow, that girl is everywhere.
May 29th
What will you miss more? Jay Leno, or Orell’s hair?
May 29th

Will you merit me?

pleasedontsqueezetheshaman: I need a merit transfer even more than Keith Richards needs a blood...
May 29th
tanya77: Shooting the second season of Illeana Douglas’ web...
May 29th
antikris: Tonight. Pensive.
May 29th
foureleven: Oh Cory Booker. Your twitter almost makes you my...
May 29th
dpstyles: So this guy walks into the Mars Bar in a green...
May 29th
pleasedontsqueezetheshaman: giantevilhead: ...
May 29th
God, this makes me ill
May 29th

Question, Apropos of Nothing

Why don’t all university baccalaureate programs have a hard requirement for admission that...
May 29th

From the Inbox

Subj: Hamptons? Answer: Vom.
May 29th
youngmanhattanite: Ever wonder how many Tumblr posts in a given week have one note and it’s a Brian...
May 28th
I don’t care about the mixing of church and state,...
May 28th

Math Final, ya'll

fusioned: Ya’ll, I got a math final in an hour. Was thinking about ‘radicands’ and ‘summation’....
May 28th
realrealsoft: magicmolly: Good shoes for stealthy...
May 28th

Things That Have Happened Since I Landed...

evillageidiot: I’ve sat in the plane at the gate for 30 minutes because the JFK grounds crew...
May 28th

Microsoft, with their unquestionable...

…has named a search engine after a Friends character.
May 28th

You Tumblr folk are serving the good...

I swear I just “liked” 20 posts. They were all great.
May 28th
DO IT!
May 28th

Ask him which ending of Waynes World 2...

katiebakes: fek: leoncrawl: What should I ask Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler? 1. If he’s eligable to...
May 28th

The Worst Hangover Ever

fusioned: I think I fell last night and fucked up my shoulder blade. I remember getting kicked out...
May 28th
I was watching a movie set in NYC in the 80’s and I thought I saw Peter Feld in it.
May 28th
May 28th

And Tune in Tomorrow, When I Reveal...

May 28th
Eddie Murphy's 'RAW' is on Hulu.
May 28th

Regarding my earlier post about Jet...

nudawn: drunkbrunch: Who wants to take an $18 flight to South Bend to see a Notre Dame football...
May 27th
throwing-myself-into-the-world: When does it get to the...
May 27th

Gary V isn't reading this, right?

I’m starting a #crushit meme. It can be used as a straight-up nerdy reference: Caroline:...
May 27th
Warch Watch
nudawn, I can top that.
May 27th
May 27th
fek: michaelorell: I only read Gawker for Foster’s latest SEO manipulations anyway. Funny, and...
May 27th

Alfred Hitchcock's "Microsoft"

So, after 2 downloaded ISOs, 2 VPC hard drive installs, many many errors, a complete networking...
May 27th
evelynsaftermath: Hooray! More Labyrinth! If this wasn’t...
May 27th

Dear coworker,

blocksonblox: I don’t care that you teach karate, are learning sign language, and are soon to...
May 27th
I’m sorry you have a job. That means you can’t...
May 27th

What Was For Dinner?

findkaye: potstickers? or Avocado? regardless that site is FANtasTIC! thanks! Avocado sushi sounds...
May 27th

What Was For Dinner?

tessipes: These Avocado Sushi My god… Alison, come over and help me make these… ...
May 27th

Stephen Baldwin just gave Radar Magazine...

That shit’s still around? Well, anyway, hope all those posts in the archives have good SEO so...
May 27th

Hope you like your Brian with your Van

Because I’m on a Tumblr posting binge. 26 so far! Nope, make that 27!
May 27th
mandalay: The expedited “to read” shelf, meaning I’ve...
May 27th
(qualifying earlier statement about Republican Party… so apparently they’re now divided...
May 27th

Things Which Obama Is About To Bust The...

GM The Republican Party North Korea A Half-Smoke from Ben’s Chili Bowl, accompanied by...
May 27th
Very appropriately rated.
May 27th
jgh: Teach me, oh graybeard. THREAD OVER.
May 27th
Quick.Change.1990.DVDRip.XviD-aAF (download torrent) - TPB Don’t say I didn’t do...
May 27th

YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUCKING UNDERRATED????

baxterp: “QUICKCHANGE” — That’s what’s fucking underrated.  Get on THAT, you whippersnappers. Bill...
May 27th
But “underrated” means that it’s never on the...
May 27th
baxterp: Honestly, I can’t wait for someone in 2025 to be all, “‘Batman Begins’” is, like, really...
May 27th

And once again, I want to pour out a 40...

baxterp: jgh: Terminator 2 is underrated. It still holds up today. Fffuuuuuu Underrated? ...
May 27th
Early bedtime? I’m afraid not! CLE-ORL is still going in O/T. And when that’s done,...
May 27th

As of Friday

6od: gingerkid: I will be unemployed.  Sigh. Do what I do… Make it funemployed. I had that...
May 27th

Noted.

Long legal ruminations: not good. Sriracha: awesome.
May 27th
Actually purchased for home use.
May 27th

I'm hungry. Want a hot dog?

(via nechamaelle) In my hallway?
May 27th
Supreme Court: Suspects Can Be Interrogated...
May 27th

And now, Postcards from my Momma

jackievan: Hi Bri - How’s it going on your first day home?  Just a reminder to keep up your...
May 27th

I know two people who had babies in the...

Ummm, expect a call from Allen Salkin or Mandy Stadtmiller?
May 27th

I'm kinda worried about my electric bill...

Donate to my electricity fund at brianpayshisconedbill@gmail.com
May 27th

Sorry Bakes

-67 from yesterday I know that our focus on Tumblarity closely resembles Freudian scatology, and...
May 27th
EAT ME!
May 27th

Well, just forget about trying to find...

Just think, if you’d been looking for something with that word in it yesterday, you’d...
May 26th

Because The Media Is Convinced I Need To...

Jon & Kate Killed In Youth Soccer Game Melee Jon & Kate Captured As Soviet Spies;...
May 26th
bigcrush: I scored a 12….so….yay? ameliamagritte: Grr....
May 26th
In these times… (or: My Sand Wedge is My Ticket to...
May 26th
blocksonblox: I certainly agree that help from a therapist is useful and am in no way discrediting...
May 26th

Your Kid is Special, Reason #93432

She has never missed a day of school. This is a very useful real-world skill, and she is sure to...
May 26th
fusioned: soupsoup: According to The Washington Post,...
May 26th

Layoffs are immoral?

markcoatney: Years ago, when they had one of their first rounds of layoffs, Amazon talked about...
May 26th

Layoffs are immoral?

When Layoffs Are Immoral - The Moral of the Story Blog - NYTimes.com In mid-May, British Global...
May 26th
whatevs: This is not only the album cover for Brooke Hogan’s...
May 26th
This is no joke… I have at least 5 large mail promotional pieces from Michael...
May 26th

If your line of work revolves solely...

“is every funny video a meme nowadays?” (I am pretty sure that when Dawkins came up...
May 26th
miltnr: GPOYABT (Gratuitous Portrait Of Your Awesome Bike...
May 26th

Not at all petty

Kurt Vonnegut mentions [Geraldo] Rivera several times in various novels, including Palm Sunday and...
May 26th
negevrockcity: The architecture on that grain silo is...
May 26th
You know what’s messed up? That “Jon & Kate” show ain’t even on a real...
May 26th
goldenfiddle: yes please!
May 26th
That would be 54 miles (very accurate estimate) of cycling...
May 26th
May 25th
May 25th
May 25th
I am declining to comment publicly on this matter. The Fifth...
May 25th
caterpillarcowboy: thisiswhyyourefat: The...
May 25th
Yay Jeremy Shockey! Glad you’re such a classy player. “Dehydration”, sure. More...
May 25th
youngmanhattanite: I’ll dance to anything. Except Lady Gaga. Fuck that. May as well get used to it....
May 25th
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone…
May 25th
Closest thing I have to a car. But better.
May 25th
skeetonmischa: I’m starting to believe that Megan Fox was...
May 24th
iaminlikewithmybike: omfgbikes: When water isn’t enough! ...
May 24th
whatevs: leitch: Bill Simmons’ highly anticipated The...
May 24th
An executive decision has been made: I will attend no more than two parties or nightlife events...
May 24th
AWS Import / Export
May 24th
So I’m clicking around the cable channels, and on the last HBO channel… Cruel Intentions...
May 24th

Something absurd that just popped into...

“Ehhh, I don’t want to be published in any more books”
May 24th

Word of the day: precarious

Used in a sentence: Brian Van stood in a precarious position as he single-handedly tried to install...
May 24th
baxterp: The Victorian in me is shocked and appalled at the width of my ankles in that last...
May 24th
Johnny, are you worried yet?
May 24th
Awesome: 12 miles of bike riding today! Terrible: calorie benefit obliterated with either one of...
May 24th
Hipster Holocaust
May 23rd
Joe and I manning the grill
May 23rd
throwing-myself-into-the-world: Oh Brian, just letting me...
May 23rd
May 23rd
Ah, weekend
May 22nd

Peter Feld

#peterfeld
May 22nd
baxterp: Always interesting to find pictures one has little...
May 22nd
They sure done picked the wrong town to muss with But it brings up another weird observation: New...
May 22nd

We're playing Wiffleball for charity...

I will have to check with my attorney to see if this is a good idea… feistyred: ...
May 22nd
Who sent me 60 emails last night? Oh, right, all of you. Blargh.
May 22nd
OOOWWWWWWW… Last night’s social agenda had me consume one too many drinky drinks…...
May 22nd
BEST!!!!
May 21st
Very very soft open
May 21st
whatevs: I don’t care if she’s got a fake schnoz and fake...
May 21st
Mary wrote a lament of the lost art of thank you notes (sort of). I would have held off on the...
May 21st
spiers: brianvan: TODAY IN SUR LA TABLE: Fuck yeah ice cream I’m beginning to think Brian Van has...
May 21st
TODAY IN SUR LA TABLE: Fuck yeah ice cream
May 21st
“I remember he would pick me up from high school during my freshman and sophomore years when...
May 21st

if anyone wants to join brian van and i...

feistyred: email me at feistyred @ gmail dot com! We’ll be barbecuing my resume
May 21st
On one hand, this is not a bad thing to be featured in. On the other hand, I am afraid I will get...
May 21st

From the Inbox

Subj: AD/HD: AD/HD IS NOT AN ISLAND UNTO ITSELF Wouldn’t it nice to be on an island right...
May 21st
soupsoup: Re: A Night to ReMEMEber Over/Under on Keyboard Cats? Dude, we’ll be able to...
May 21st

I cannot get out of my head the music...

(via jaimeleighfairbrother)
May 21st
biteofpythias: thanks brian for the info. hopefully it will get resolved, but her approach should be...
May 21st
Sobbing Student Says Prof Hated Having to...
May 21st
I have to post a brief and vague rant. I’m leaving names out because I don’t wish to...
May 21st
Find out whose Tumblr crush you are!
May 21st
People — particularly if they’re under 40 — have news priorities other than...
May 21st

What is Tumblr?

antikris: - A place to worship or despise anyone who works or has worked for Gawker. -A place to...
May 21st

after four glasses of wine

Ha ha u need a man (yeah I said it) nudawn: there’s nothing i love talking about more, than string...
May 21st

Play him off Keyboard Cat!

I’ve had much 2 drink
May 21st
Another Wednesday at Beauty Bar
May 21st
Toilet sensor FAIL
May 21st
Thrillist eats like their audience - single dudes
May 21st
My Metrocard runs out tomorrow. Donate at brianvan@gmail.com
May 20th
tylercoates: (via annicka/absurdlakefront/three50eight) ...
May 20th
DONATE TO MY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE TRIP...
May 20th
I’ve reserved my words on this social media marketing...
May 20th

It'll rot your brain.

katiebakes: The other night I mentioned in conversation that I needed to buy a new TV because when...
May 20th
I was just walking outside to get lunch, and it seems that Pace University just finished their...
May 20th
But even a great value doesn’t mean the service will sell itself. Like any business that sells...
May 20th
baxterp: It’s sad that I don’t feel like I can bring my camera out any more because of either a)...
May 20th

You know what sucks....

antikris: When I have been without a home computer since 4/23 and I havent missed shit on Tumblr. ...
May 20th
May 20th
Baby's First Twitter Followers
May 20th
Guess who?
May 20th

I'm sitting at my desk, watching my...

(via evillageidiot) Hey, thanks to you, mine’s going up!
May 19th

things that are sad

feistyred: i am making a mental note to myself right now to not twitter or foursquare my whereabouts...
May 19th
Warch Watch
dorkoutdude: File under: Things that Scared the Crap out of Me as a Kid (… and Still Do) Anyone...
May 19th
Why is it so good to have @thebalcony in my life? Well, because it’s something online where I...
May 19th

To put a fine point on how upset I am at...

STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB STAB...
May 19th
Generation Y—“the tattoed, techno-raised bunch born from 1979 to 2000.” Quoted from Time...
May 19th
spiers: “Dude, you have a job. And not because you’re fucking Mohney. (You’re...
May 19th
alexbalk: Exploding ovaries alert: “President Barack Obama...
May 19th
“I heard there was a BABY here…” #bye-seth
May 19th
Topherchris, you’re such a useful meme.
May 19th

the perils of living (and possibly dying...

unicornfandance: i bought a package of pita mid last week. for the eating. i have consumed two...
May 19th

Shaving Your Head

Not a particularly effective fundraising technique. Perhaps the fundraising goal should have...
May 19th

Doing Something Right? (or, "Lowbrow,...

I’m getting all kinds of shout-outs lately… some great ones that are much appreciated*,...
May 19th
Warch Watch
nudawn: iansanity: Tex Johnson, talking about how he barrel rolled a 707 during a display flight...
May 19th

Please email me if you watch "In...

natashavc: I need to talk about all the complexities of this show!!!! <3 HEY GURL (check...
May 19th
caterpillarcowboy: realrealsoft: aww, she takes after me. ...
May 19th

Alright, why did I lose 100 Tumblarity...

Today was the day last week I got on the radar, so now you know: Anything that generates Tumblarity...
May 18th
“So, as you might’ve guessed, Antichrist is one of those love-it-or-hate-it...
May 18th
(this gift keeps on giving)
May 18th
I will drive to Billy Joel’s house myself in a Zipcar just to get him to sign over the online...
May 18th

If You Do Not Donate The Money All Of...

nudawn: michaelorell: We have not hit our goal. We still need your help. Don’t Let STP Win. ...
May 18th
Sorry, Brian
May 18th

The Feeling's Never Gone

What, I’m sober now? And I’m still totally digging the closing skit of SNL? I was trying...
May 18th

PSA

RT @cwaxler: Best Week Ever Tweet Up! Tomorrow May 19, at Professor Thoms, East Village, NYC,...
May 18th
Warch Watch
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Warch Watch
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May 18th

when the apocalypse finally happens...

How’d you know I’m at the Turkey’s Nest? jgh: nudawn: and that photo THATS...
May 18th

LA 5/17/09 earthquake, I knew 9/11, and...

May 18th

Sh-sh-sh-shake it, shake it like a...

May 18th

Oh, the Earth moved for you, too?

May 18th
Looks like Maury from Goodfellas died of swine flu
May 18th

TMI!

So, many months ago, we ran this shopping cart race… I was costumed as a police officer, and...
May 17th
Warch Watch
This is the “Wedding Toast” skit from this season’s Hugh Laurie-hosted SNL, which...
May 17th
Warch Watch
The “Funeral Skit” from last night’s SNL. “Rude people making announcements...
May 17th
Reddit: Describe your sex life with a movie...
May 17th
(via tesslynch) Rumspringa makes my thinga springa (sorry,...
May 17th
Mr. Emanuel could not help mocking the interest in the lack of public fighting [between Obama and...
May 17th
Never forget? (Next week: Another screenshot when my...
May 17th
Aaaaaagh! NEED THERAPY!
May 17th

It Could Be Worse: Rumsfeld could have...

May 17th
A Mosquito, My Libido
May 17th
goldenfiddle: Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau at...
May 17th
Hey, Grambo, do you think that SNL had an extra-boss finale just because you wrote the season recaps...
May 17th

And now, One A-Hole Talks About MooCards

If you give me a business card that is half the size of a business card, I am likely to lose it. It...
May 17th

Watch your elbows, McPherson

May 17th

Horse Shit

So… the filly won today, eh? Gotta like that kind of spunk, to win a race by leading the whole...
May 17th
Listen Listen
Read this while playing this.
May 17th
Warch Watch
Yeah.
May 17th
Feld and I are like Shake n’ Bake today.
May 16th
spiers: Well, this isn’t entierly what happened, though I appreciate BV’s...
May 16th
(via missmlady) Is that the real Einstein or the Andy...
May 16th
The Kicker
May 16th
evillageidiot: I am in my happy place right now. U gonna...
May 16th

Other things Wrong with Facebook

jgh: The “People You May Know” feature should be re-titled “People You Definitely Know, But...
May 16th
May 16th
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May 16th
May 16th
May 16th
May 16th
May 16th
Look at that fucking hipster
May 16th
A-ha! I knew following celebs on Twitter would pay off!...
May 16th
mdfsmash: soupsoup: ajhan: Attention New Yorkers:...
May 16th
From the NYTimes. There is something about this picture that...
May 16th
I know you don’t want to hear about foreclosure data, but this graphic shows the non-white...
May 16th
Bike home
May 15th
TODAY IN SUR LA TABLE: Yum
May 15th
No idea why I thought this made sense. Oh well.
May 15th

Michael Orell will blow you if you like...

(via antikris) Can I get a hair-job instead? It’s already well-lubed, and less toothy.
May 15th

[Brian Van] did not get robbed last...

evillageidiot: brianvan: -50 Tumblarity. (that’s a joke, except I did actually just lose 50...
May 15th
“There is no point in raising your kids well, because other...”
— -Drew Magary These are the...
May 15th

I did not get robbed last night.

-50 Tumblarity. (that’s a joke, except I did actually just lose 50 Tumblarity in the last 20...
May 15th

Is Izzie Dead?

Of course she is. Didn’t anyone see the guy in the Member’s Only jacket working the...
May 15th
The line for standby SNL tix. Already.
May 15th
Fire on Pike & E. Broadway (set on Flickr)
May 15th
May 15th
TODAY IN SUR LA TABLE: Screw the meal, I’ll eat the...
May 15th

Frank Langella's Shantytown Home...

… whoops, wrong movie!
May 14th
youngmanhattanite: What was everyone reading online in 2000 besides McSweeney’s, Suck/Feed,...
May 14th
You should ride a bike.
May 14th

SCARY

Someone’s reading it all.
May 14th

FUNNY

I can post whatever the fuck I want on the Internet, anytime I want.
May 14th
You should ride a bike.
May 14th

The social [media] contract

ninety9: peterfeld: There is a disturbing semi-politically correct trend around on the part of...
May 14th
You should ride a bike.
May 14th
Uhhh, what’s everyone whining about again?
May 14th
Imminent diabeetus. (via eater.com)
May 14th
You should ride a bike.
May 14th
Looks like poop to me.
May 14th
Garbage - As Heaven Is Wide Song request of the hour
May 14th
I call this pose “The AntiKris”
May 14th
THIS IS HOW I WANT TO LOOK AT THE FUNERAL
May 14th
Gratuitous… Uhhh what day is it again?
May 14th

CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED ON LOST?

Neither can I! *SPOILER ALERT* I made fish tacos tonight, took my A/C unit out of storage, and...
May 14th
baxterp: Ugh.  My sensor.  Fuuuuu— “Oh wow,...
May 14th
Hey, remember when I slammed Tumblarity as a useless game meant to trick people into doing things...
May 14th
This is what they did to your Barnes & Noble
May 13th
That’s what we did to your Limelight
May 13th
The old DJ booth
May 13th

update:

realrealsoft: she’s also the collegehumour blowjob girl! snap, snap! She’s also that cute...
May 13th
realrealsoft: ok, so the new receptionist on the office is...
May 13th
STILL?
May 13th
GPOYW
May 13th
pleasedontsqueezetheshaman: One of the rare positive side...
May 13th
LOOK AT THIS FUCKING HIPSTER
May 13th
yet another YoungManhattanite…
May 13th
youngmanhattanite: spiers: Biz cards with cool new “ES”...
May 13th
kariferrell: bullshit: Photoshop skillz: I has them ...
May 13th

The Hatch

caro: 4 oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur 8 oz triple sec 15 oz Malibu coconut rum 16 oz Bacardi...
May 13th
For use later today…
May 13th

The best part about the New Yorker...

katiebakes: While Mischel was beginning to dismantle the methods of his field, the Harvard...
May 13th
UCLA leaks Farah Fawcett's medical...
May 13th
Disapproving Dianne Wiest is disapproving. (You know why In...
May 13th

I hate WordPress

whatcriscilikes: I hate WordPress more than I hate cheese. I hate WordPress more than I hate...
May 13th
pleasedontsqueezetheshaman: The giant foot that destroyed...
May 13th

From the Inbox

Must have minimum of 5 years of experience in coding—both back-end with Drupal 5.1, and front-end...
May 13th
“Hey, do you work with nonprofits?” //inside...
May 13th

9/11 Memes

reconnoitre: There’ve been a couple of posts floating around this morning. Honestly, I find it...
May 13th