Frantic Texts From a Friend Who’s Just Discovered ‘Friday Night Lights’
I just discovered Friday Night Lights yesterday; sent a similar barrage of texts to my FNL veteran friends.
XX: FNL totally has its hooks in me.
XX: So so so addicted to FNL. Things I love: Connie Britton, saracen’s best friend, street’s crippled buddies. Things I don’t love: the street-riggins-lyla love triangle. Seems stolen from a trashier show.
XX: Also, smash’s mom.
XX: Billy? Don’t even know who that is yet. Halfway through the first season. Yeah, adrianne palicki is better than the “trashy bitch” story lines they give her. Yeah, you get the sense they were shooting for the OC crowd with the love triange. Although I think taylor kitsch could do more with better material. He’s the breakout star from the show, but that probably has more to do with his looks. Also, saracen and his grandma! So sweet. Like 8 episodes into the 1st season.
XX: YOU WERE RIGHT I LOVE THIS SHOW
XX: AHH LYLA IS THE MARISSA OF THE SHOW. But Minka Kelly is real fun to look at. The people on the show are all improbably good-looking.
XX: Britton! So attractive.
XX: AHHH MICHAEL B. JORDAN
XX: I’m so excited I have like 70 more episodes of this show to watch.
XX: D’s on it?!?
XX: It’s funny that D and Avon started in football movies.
XX: Oh, billy is tim’s brother. He’s got some serious characterization problems. Oh my lord Adrienne Palicki is so gorgeous.
XX: Wood Harris was 32 in [Remember the Titans]? Man, no one has any idea how old black people are.
XX: I always forget The Wire started when we were in 8th grade.
XX: Also I just realized smash’s real name is Brian Williams. Lol.
XX: Theyre good at efficient dramatic bookkeeping. They jettison plot lines that are, no pun intended, nonstarters quickly. LIike the voodoo tatum thing. Served its purpose for seracen.
XX: Sorry so many thoughts about this show: they get southern families perfect. Tami is just like my aunt and buddy garrity is like my uncle.
(nypl)
Sometimes I’m just cruising around on Google street view, exploring different towns, and I come to a snapshot like this and I’m ready to leave tomorrow.
14 Amazing Photos of 1980s New York City
Gothamist via Time Out New York
Trying to be extra health-conscious lately, but if you don’t butter your muffin you’re just an idiot.
I’d Piss There
On the way back from a day-trip to Montauk yesterday, four of us piled in my friend’s sweet family vehicle borrowed from her parents (1999 Chevy Tahoe), as you can imagine—or maybe not—many restroom stops were needed. So many, in fact, that we fell into the habit of pointing out clean-looking gas stations even when we didn’t have to go. “Yeah, I’d piss there.” Or often, recalling from previous Montauk trips, “Yeah, I’ve pissed there, it’s nice.” Or once, “That’s the one where I waited forever because a girl was in there giving her boyfriend a blowjob.”
If it hadn’t been done already (in the form of NYrestroom.com, and probably others), I’d use our collective wisdom and some of my spare mental energy to create a comprehensive guide to the best places to number one or number two along Montauk Highway through the Hamptons, as well as in Montauk itself, and then of course throughout many neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn. I’d call it “I’d Piss There (Beta)”, open it up to user submissions, tag every entry on a user-created Google map. But alas, I don’t think we could compete or ever scrape together enough ambition to follow through, so I’ll probably just add this to the wasted ideas swirling around in my ever-addled mind. If anybody is ever looking for a lazy but creative ideas lady, please, give me a call.
Nothing like cruising around in your parents’ car with a container of Nutella in the cupholder.
I need more rug sweaters.
I’ve posted this photo before, but in honor of Veteran’s Day I present my Grandpa Barney (to the right) holding a puppy with his Navy buddy, also holding a puppy.
This is what America’s all about.
