"It puts the lotion in the basket, or else I will pay someone to spray a hose at you"
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
who here has not come home from a long day of work needing a drink, and to their surprise has opened a cupboard and found an unopened can of vodka sauce, which, after throwing some peas in, is the perfect accompaniment to stretching out on the couch and watching a simpsons rerun
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 13 May 2010 17:46 (fourteen years ago) link
large home appliances are New York's cochineal.
large home appliances in NY are a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-coloured dye carmine is derived?
― fabulous mussels (Jesse), Thursday, 13 May 2010 17:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes. This is why the roaches always seem to come from under the stove.
― wasting time and money trying to change the weather (Laurel), Thursday, 13 May 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
so she brags about "getting creative" and then it turns out the dish she "whips up" is basically pasta and frozen peas and tomato sauce (i kind of don't want to know what vodka tomato sauce is)? ie a dish that most 10-year-olds can make?
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
vodka sauce is actually really good
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
vodka is good, tomato sauce is good, i can't really imagine how they'd be combined satisfactorily
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
breakfast: oatmeal with frozen peaslunch: BLT and FPmodest homemade dinner: grilled frozen peas with a side of frozen peas
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:32 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
you forgot a delicious imaginary cup of Holder's House coffee
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
or at least i like a bloody mary as much as anyone but not on top of my pasta
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
it's all gonna end up in the same place anyway
just pretend you were drinking a bloody mary while you were eating pasta
― iatee, Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
vodka sauce is yummy
― Limp Bizkit Virtual Raping Teddy Bear (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
explained
― Limp Bizkit Virtual Raping Teddy Bear (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
you can buy it in premade vodka sauce in tesco, lex
― caek, Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link
it in
Guys I haven't spent any money in 6 days now, look for my MSNBC show soon along with my bestselling novel.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^^^ new host of Man Vs. Wild
― Grisly Addams (WmC), Thursday, 13 May 2010 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Unfortunately I just spend $12 this afternoon. :(
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I dunno, how is he at pissing on things
― Limp Bizkit Virtual Raping Teddy Bear (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Actually I can't wait for her next article when she discovers this building called a "library" that lets "rent" books for FREE.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:27 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm pretty sure bear grylls eats at as many 4 star restaurants in a given week during the filming of man vs wild as alexa von topel does during her work week
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:28 (fourteen years ago) link
J0rdan all full of truthbombs itt.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
they need to collaborate on a book - her perky/naive writing style + his tips about how to make shelter out of a dead camel
― iatee, Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
...that you happened to find in your kitchen pantry.
― sinister chemical wisdom (Jenny), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
apparently huffpo deleted a lot of the critical comments when the story first ran (and then the whole story?), but you can read them here - pretty lol
http://www.metafilter.com/91764/Im-not-one-to-keep-my-fridge-and-cupboards-stocked-but-I-had-a-few-items-from-my-last-trip-to-Trader-Joes-and-they-would-get-the-job-done
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:50 (fourteen years ago) link
"24 Hours Without Spending Any Money...In New York City." ..Also known to millions of less insufferable Americans as "Wednesday."posted by applemeat at 10:20 AM on May 8 [90 favorites]
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
lol guys here is another post she made for huffpo
title: Closing the Female Financial Knowledge Gap
LITERALLY THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE WHOLE STORY: Every day, we make financial decisions that ultimately affect whether or not we will be able to live independently and retire comfortably. Do we opt for the Starbucks Caramel Latte or the Dunkin' Donuts regular coffee?
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
LOL
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i31.tinypic.com/iqa3hi.jpg
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Do we hop on the subway or hail a taxi for the morning commute?
o_O
This woman is paid to write these things?
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
do we go to Harvard Business School or Wharton?
― iatee, Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
educating women about finances by being really dumb
― Guns, Computer, The Internet (harbl), Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
choices such as these are faced by everyday americans like you and me
10 Things I Learned From Launching a Company in a Recession
6. Spend $0 on marketing. The key is to embrace social media. Not only is it cheap and efficient, it's most likely where your audience is. And, get free PR by going after awards (for example, we were fortunate to be selected as a Tech Crunch 50 company). Try out marketing concepts like launching an invite-a-friend sweepstakes. Social media is always changing, so stay in the loop.
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:01 (fourteen years ago) link
6. Spend $0 on marketing. The key is to spend all your money on Starbucks.
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:02 (fourteen years ago) link
http://crushable.com/other-stuff/crushable-questionnaire-alexa-von-tobel/
1. Everyone has a “thing.” What’s yours?
Energy — I have tons and tons of it. I’m also fully obsessed with yoga and love to cook (although my boyfriend would argue that this love does not equate to skill)
http://i39.tinypic.com/nys77a.jpg
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
i will give credit where credit is due tho
5. What is it you most dislike?
The fact that personal finance isn’t taught in schools. It’s crazy to me! We make 8-10 financial decisions a day, yet no one educates us on this topic!
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:05 (fourteen years ago) link
4. Frozen peas. These delicious little droppings of mother nature go on everything. Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks? Why not try frozen peas?
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:05 (fourteen years ago) link
9. When I wake up in the middle of the night its because I’ve had a nightmare that I’m ___ .
I have the most vivid dreams!! It’s insane — I dream in color, remember them fully, and often my dreams even reference OTHER dreams that I have had weeks before…It’s like movies in my head. I often wake up and think “whoa…”
― contl;drizer (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:07 (fourteen years ago) link
omg that interview, i want to murder her
― rapping about space and shit, floatin’ around in an orgy of screen savers (gbx), Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:19 (fourteen years ago) link
This person would not have lasted long on the Oregon Trail.posted by mmmbacon at 10:18 AM on May 8 [66 favorites]
― i am giving you the viking of compliments (The Reverend), Friday, 14 May 2010 10:22 (fourteen years ago) link
t/f the backlash from this article will be the single best thing that has ever happened to this girl?
― iatee, Friday, 14 May 2010 15:42 (fourteen years ago) link
"Four weeks ago, I met him [Richard Branson] on his private island, Necker, and he tried to get me to jump off a 50 foot cliff into the ocean."
can't blame the dude tbh
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 14 May 2010 15:45 (fourteen years ago) link
hahaha
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Friday, 14 May 2010 15:45 (fourteen years ago) link
"That night, I decided to go on a simple mission to live a full 24-hour day without spending a penny (I really should go a week). Millions of people do this all across America easily,"
this is my fave part.
― scott seward, Friday, 14 May 2010 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
t/f it was her intention all along?
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Friday, 14 May 2010 19:48 (fourteen years ago) link
no I meant in terms of her worldview being crushed
― iatee, Friday, 14 May 2010 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link
my favorite part is that she doesnt even have a 'free' day. when i read the title i thought it actually might be an interesting article then it basically turns into How to Go 24 Hours in NY Without Spending Money: just use all the shit you've spent money on beforehand
― nick (killah priest), Friday, 14 May 2010 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^what i'm sayin. next she should go freegan.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 14 May 2010 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I dunno guys, maybe she really does have a magical cupboard that produces vodka marinara sauce out of thin air
― retarded candle burning at both ends (dyao), Saturday, 15 May 2010 03:43 (fourteen years ago) link