September 2008
“i LIVE in the magic castle”
– Debbie
August 2008
My good buddy, music guru and mad genius Sean W. Malone is currently gigged out traveling something like 22 countries in 37 days, supervising and arranging live music for a line of international cruise ships.
Naturally, I’ve talked him into tumbling the experience.
“your problem is, you don’t want to be a hypocrite.”
– if you gotta have problems..
Lying in the sun outside adam quirk’s door, head resting on my bag next to a busted fire hydrant, listening to ‘The Mighty Quinn’ on a loop.
There’s a pidgeon tentatively making his way over across the street.
He flies fast, but he walks slow.
I feel him.
I try to make it a point to let someone know when I think something they’ve created is excellent. And so:
Dear God
Thank you for Girls. They are awesome.
Best,
Ronen
P.S. also Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
“When he’s there, you know you’re at the right party”
– DJ ultragrrrl, on bronques (via rore)
and then, just when we thought we were going to call this game early, my soul makes a fighting dash back into the race
he may yet have a chance, folks, but it’s going to be a long run.
our panel of experts will keep you informed.
this city is going to destroy me and make me it if I stay too long. 30 days, 30 days, 30 days.
30 days I give you, because I love you so much I couldn’t bare any longer without staying forever and dying.
When you hand me down to the lions
I wouldn’t ask you to think twice
or pretend we’re the types to stop and be nice
I just ask you to remember, when you told a lie
and I said nothing, though you saw in my eye
when you hand me down to the lions.
We walked our ways, for a while agreed
I doesn’t matter why, as you can see
I never intended to hurt you, nor I think you me
reflect upon that happily
as you hand...
So much to write, I wish my words could express it.
“Haha - that is the best email, out of hundreds of thousands, I’ve gotten.”
– One of my favorite authors, in his (very fast!) reply to me. Which I’m sharing, because I guess I’m needy like that ;)
Seriousely, though: when you enjoy someone’s work and think you have something to say to them, say it. Let them know. Art is just people talking; don’t let...
I Want To Be Your Friend
- Who are you
- What do you make (don’t be embarrassed)
- What activity makes you feel ‘yourself’
- Where did you come from
- Where are you going
- On what are you unwilling to compromise
- What are you looking for
RONEN: hi diddly dee an actor’s life for me IAN: hi didly day an actor’s life is er…Happy. RONEN: I miss depression not the perpetual state but the sensation of it like a meal you used to eat all day in a place you no longer live
IAN: I do not.
[23:18] futerv: we have to friend it up, sir [23:18] bradofarrell: on what service? [23:18] futerv: Real Life [23:18] bradofarrell: I’ve totally been neglecting my account.
“to look at a man and say ‘slave’ when everyone else calls him ‘freeman’ is not...”
– convo
“I wish him success
in his small life”
– me, being unusually cruel
I’m not sure why. I felt when the words were leaving me, that it wasn’t mean. it was nice. but cruel. hmm
trying to understand this
Make Good Work, Do Good Deeds. Be Awesome.
life now has a tagline
If this were an 80's movie, what would happen...
“I’m clever out of context”
– Jared
“I feel like I have to stare at you so I remember what you look like”
– Rachel, who just posted fun pictures like this one of me playing with a toy samurai sword outside a gas station in Louisiana
The World Is So Big
and years are so small
An airplane and a notebook are the greatest ...
"But it's free!"
When excellent free web services such as tumblr, twitter, or vimeo have problems or go down, I sometimes hear people respond to complaints with “But it’s free!”
Now, the people who run tumblr and vimeo are geniuses (I don’t know the twitter dudes, but presume the same); certainly they know this isn’t true.
By offering a service you’re making a commitment to...
randomly on the train
“Excuse me, how old are you?”
“What do you think”
“We were trying to figure it out.”
“What did you guess”
“24”
“I think 17.”
“No, he looks young, but he’s older. It’s in his eyes. Did you look in his eyes?”
I have no idea why my age is such a subject of intense interest curiosity and debate to...
"Do you love me?"
Enough.
AFRONEN
Stop Quoting Family Guy
Dear World: I have full capabilities to download and watch every episode of Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Office, Robot Chicken, and South Park.
Therefore, you do not need to recount every joke from every episode at every oppurtunity in lieu of your own wit.
Thanks,
Ronen
opening sentence to a short story I will never...
On August 14th of 2008 (A thursday) James Randi Joyce commited suicide due to a clerical error.
RONEN: Is your goal to try & disprove his theory & fail, or is your goal to try & prove his theory?
JOEF: They’re not substantially different.
“He’s a Warrior”
– Nick Miller on Robert Rodriguez
“if I had Ronen’s hair, I would be like the fucking God of the Universe,...”
– Now I can’t not. My hair is longer than it’s ever been, and as someone who grew up insecure about the fact that I didn’t ‘fit in,’ it’s good to own the things about yourself that once made you uncomfortable.
“Go get your flash on”
– Bill F’ing Cammack
“The last time I crowdsurfed was in the subway station”
– Mike Hudack, who meant it literally (the cops were called)
“I put in a line
cos it needed a rhyme”
– anonymous singer-songwriter
“The happiness window is only one flight up”
– me, mishearing MJ
I feel the eyes on me.
RONEN: I wish that you die in the next year
ZACH: That is not nice at all
“I don’t care about accuracy, I want to shoot the fuckers”
–
kenyattacheese
“I dont like cartoon representations as profile pics.
I cant sleep with a...”
– -anon, re: this
my reply: “well, you can. it just may take a few drinks..”
WatchI made this.
meghanasha:juliaallison:
Filmed - nay, performed - at the WIRED 15th Anniversary Party in New York City three months ago.
featuring Julia Allison & Meghan Asha with cameos by Caroline McCarthy Chris Anderson David Karp Charles Forman James Murphy Ronen Verbit Ze Frank Andrew Breitbart
Thanks to all we harassed for joining us in our zany lip dub.
