caitopps

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I live in Brooklyn, NY and have a lot of interests.

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I used to work at College Humor and helped put together things called Original Videos. Now I go to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn to study photography.

David Trawin and I created The Poisonberry and Sorry I'm An Asshole.

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Jake Hurwitz
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Amir Cohen
Andrew Pile
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Jakob Lodwick
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Noah Kalina
Amanda Ferri
Sam Reich
Casey Pugh
Patrick Moberg
Jen Dunlap
Jeff Rubin
Eric Lodwick
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Nov
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Skated home tonight.

Skated home tonight.

8.59 pm - November 7, 2009

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This is by far the best one yet.
“I love trashhh!”

This is by far the best one yet.

“I love trashhh!”

7.43 pm - November 7, 2009

Nov
6th
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(via annamarie)
Anna, I think these are fantastic.

(via annamarie)

Anna, I think these are fantastic.

2.54 pm - November 6, 2009

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Mom you would love it here!

Mom you would love it here!

1.27 pm - November 6, 2009

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‘Snice with Morgan

‘Snice with Morgan

12.41 pm - November 6, 2009

Nov
4th
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russann:

Finally finished Ken Burns’ “National Parks.” Can’t disagree with one critic who said that this series gives new meaning to the term “geologic time,” but it was well worth that time.
While I appreciated the fact that I could take my kids to places like Yosemite, I didn’t truly understand just how much struggle went into the establishment of our national parks.
Things I Learned:
I’m extremely grateful that the biggest battle which was the idea that national parks should even exist has already been fought. Hard as it was then, I don’t think that we, with such a divided people and government, could accomplish it now. We seem to have become a nation of small ideas.
John Muir is the rock star of the environmental movement. He’s an eco-god.
Theodore Roosevelt comes in a close second.
So many people fought the good fight for so many years and we’ve never even heard of them. They should at least be on postage stamps!
Even the least educated wrote better in the earlier centuries than the most educated do in our century.  Just a commonplace diary or letter reads like poetry.
Some of the first park rangers were the African American Buffalo Soldiers.
Two of the best names ever were from a black gentlemen in Florida who fought to save the Everglades. He named his sons “King Arthur” and “Sir Lancelot” hoping that “great names would lead to great men.” Based on what I saw of him and his sons, he succeeded.
One of the most novel ideas to come out of the park movement was the idea that land should be preserved even though no humans would ever see it; it should be saved solely because it should exist in our world and we would be diminished by its absence. This is in sharp contrast to how the first parks operated which was almost like a zoo/carnival with people writing their names on the rocks, feeding the bears, throwing fire down Yosemite Falls.
It was a slow slog to get through the series but so inspiring; if he could have, Pete would have left the day after we finished watching so that he could see all the parks. We’re going to map our route now for our journeys later.

Here are me and my brother at Yosemite about 10 years ago.  I got a terrific (horrible) spider bite and wore cool shades.  I would like to go back to appreciate Yosemite even more than I did last time.

russann:

Finally finished Ken Burns’ “National Parks.” Can’t disagree with one critic who said that this series gives new meaning to the term “geologic time,” but it was well worth that time.

While I appreciated the fact that I could take my kids to places like Yosemite, I didn’t truly understand just how much struggle went into the establishment of our national parks.

Things I Learned:

I’m extremely grateful that the biggest battle which was the idea that national parks should even exist has already been fought. Hard as it was then, I don’t think that we, with such a divided people and government, could accomplish it now. We seem to have become a nation of small ideas.

John Muir is the rock star of the environmental movement. He’s an eco-god.

Theodore Roosevelt comes in a close second.

So many people fought the good fight for so many years and we’ve never even heard of them. They should at least be on postage stamps!

Even the least educated wrote better in the earlier centuries than the most educated do in our century.  Just a commonplace diary or letter reads like poetry.

Some of the first park rangers were the African American Buffalo Soldiers.

Two of the best names ever were from a black gentlemen in Florida who fought to save the Everglades. He named his sons “King Arthur” and “Sir Lancelot” hoping that “great names would lead to great men.” Based on what I saw of him and his sons, he succeeded.

One of the most novel ideas to come out of the park movement was the idea that land should be preserved even though no humans would ever see it; it should be saved solely because it should exist in our world and we would be diminished by its absence. This is in sharp contrast to how the first parks operated which was almost like a zoo/carnival with people writing their names on the rocks, feeding the bears, throwing fire down Yosemite Falls.

It was a slow slog to get through the series but so inspiring; if he could have, Pete would have left the day after we finished watching so that he could see all the parks. We’re going to map our route now for our journeys later.

Here are me and my brother at Yosemite about 10 years ago.  I got a terrific (horrible) spider bite and wore cool shades.  I would like to go back to appreciate Yosemite even more than I did last time.

4.30 pm - November 4, 2009

Nov
3rd
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Lexington Luncheonette with Rydog and the Laurens

Lexington Luncheonette with Rydog and the Laurens

1.30 pm - November 3, 2009

Nov
2nd
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Dear bugs, you do not pay rent here.

11.15 pm - November 2, 2009

Nov
1st
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NYC Marathon 2009!

NYC Marathon 2009!

11.04 am - November 1, 2009

Oct
31st
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Happy Birthday to my brother!

Happy Birthday to my brother!

2.07 pm - October 31, 2009

Oct
28th
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I searched “How to make a fake beard” and was pleasantly surprised to have this video recommended to me:

How to Teach a Bearded Dragon to Drink from a Water Dish

It’s actually really cool and now I know.

“A few minutes later…bone dry.”

11.59 pm - October 28, 2009

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I read in The New York Times this week that I’m an ice queen, I’m the Sun King, I’m an alien fleeing from District 9 and I’m a dominatrix. So I reckon that makes me a lukewarm royalty with a whip from outer space. What do you think?
— Anna Wintour

3.20 pm - October 28, 2009

Oct
26th
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Goodnight.

Goodnight.

11.21 pm - October 26, 2009

Oct
25th
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This is what I did this morning.

This is what I did this morning.

10.30 am - October 25, 2009

Oct
24th
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At the laundromat with Morg.

At the laundromat with Morg.

7.13 pm - October 24, 2009