Chickarina | Ephemera
Notes made on the way to the grave by Melissa Kirsch, author of The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything.
Apr 02
Mar 30
“ Now my life’s a nightmare of efficiency.
— Old 97’s, Adelaide
Mar 11
I know I’m not alone in adoring this. It’s too amazing for words.
Feb 25
» Testosterone
One of the best This American Life episodes ever was rebroadcast this weekend. Riveting.
Feb 20
“ Op-Ed cannot harbor any aspirations about being encyclopedic. For this reason, important subjects, issues and ideas will go uncovered. Op-Ed will inevitably be subjective and idiosyncratic.
— Another post-it floating around on my desk. From the NYT editorial board, explaining their ethos a few years ago. It helped.
Feb 19
» There is something so charming about this.
Click, click.
Feb 03
“ Accepting the explanation that he didn’t see her is possible only for people who can imagine being at a party and not noticing when the boyfriend who dumped you last week is standing 3 feet away.
Feb 01
Jan 26
“ Those of us who live in New York found it rather peculiar that Giuliani was a front-runner at all, given his deeply mixed record running the city. Now, the idea that Florida might take him out of the race is somewhat disappointing. There’s still so much about him we haven’t yet had a chance to share with the national electorate. Did we ever mention the time he tried to stop the city elections because he didn’t think that New York could get along without him?
Jan 24
» Socializr
What’s with leaving out a letter in your Web 2.0 application name? Following up on the previous post, this seems like a slightly better alternative to Evite which is mentioned in the Wired piece. I like when people say things suck and then offer solutions.
» Why Things Suck: Evite
This entire Why Things Suck package in Wired is validating for someone like me who thinks many things suck. I think many things are awesome, but if we didn’t know suckage, how would we know awesome? I’ve been in hate with Evite for 500 years.
Jan 22
“ As a child, Mr. Mizrahi said, he dreamed of being a raconteur: the über-dinner guest sprinkling bon mots over red wine and beef Bolognese. “My biggest goal and biggest ambition in life was to be a great conversationalist,” he said. “I care about clothes and design, but more than anything I care about being this unscripted personality.
— One of a few oft-consulted post-its I’ve had on my desk for years.
Jan 18
Tonight!
Now, With Comments
Try it out. You can comment on this humble little hodgepodge now. If it’s successful, I might have to move the whole enterprise over here. It’s just so easy.
Jan 17
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