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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Morgan Pearse
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Justin Ouellette
Jake Hurwitz
Vince Peone
Amir Cohen
Andrew Pile
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Kate Heffernan
David Cho
Jakob Lodwick
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Sam Reich
Casey Pugh
Patrick Moberg
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May
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Today I got up and went to brunch with friends.  Then I went to Ikea to find a bed and a dresser.  Then my phone died and my friends weren’t hope to help me carry them upstairs so I coaxed the car service driver into helping me carry it all upstairs for an extra large tip.

I built a bed today.  All by myself, I built a bed.  Then I ate a late dinner, and then built a dresser.  All my myself.  

I am so extremely proud of all that I got done today and the fact that I did it with zero help other than the guy who I paid to help me get the heavy stuff two flights of stairs.

1.41 am - May 11, 2009

May
10th
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Section 25 brunch at Robin des Bois
Section 25 brunch at Robin des Bois

2.16 pm - May 10, 2009

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i do have to say though that this is a tough holiday for rahm emanuel because he’s not used to saying the word “day” after “mother”.
— president obama, at the white house correspondents’ dinner. (via 1015)

12.37 am - May 10, 2009

May
9th
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Mirah - Jerusalem

On repeat and in my head this week.

10.52 pm - May 9, 2009

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Morgan’s birthday present to me:
My favorite band, No Doubt, on tour again in New Jersey on June 26th.  : ) I am so so so so excited.

Morgan’s birthday present to me:

My favorite band, No Doubt, on tour again in New Jersey on June 26th.  : ) I am so so so so excited.

10.21 am - May 9, 2009

May
8th
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rarrmi:

davidtrawin:

zachklein:

It’s not the infographics on the page that interest me, rather it’s the trend of emphasizing a user’s popularity on the network. Lamentably, I think this metric will come to define the experience for the next generation of social networks. I fear that the internet’s utility for many people will equate to constant awareness of one’s value, and the play of meaningless games to increase the sum. This in turn will render many networks impersonal and irrelevant. Like a candidate’s bid speech for high school class presidency, I fear my Tumblr dashboard will become padded with ‘popular stuff’ sure to garner votes rather than the intimate, vulnerable and quirky bits that I’ve enjoyed, and define Tumblr’s personality.
I’m disappointed by Tumblarity, and Ashton’s follower count for the same reasons. I liked the Internet better when it was nebulous, and now I’m depressed that it shaping up to be a social pyramid.


Agreed. Measuring someone’s “worth” isn’t as simple as counting how many assholes have read your “deep” quote.

I wholeheartedly agree.  I think this is a move in the wrong direction.  

rarrmi:

davidtrawin:

zachklein:

It’s not the infographics on the page that interest me, rather it’s the trend of emphasizing a user’s popularity on the network. Lamentably, I think this metric will come to define the experience for the next generation of social networks. I fear that the internet’s utility for many people will equate to constant awareness of one’s value, and the play of meaningless games to increase the sum. This in turn will render many networks impersonal and irrelevant. Like a candidate’s bid speech for high school class presidency, I fear my Tumblr dashboard will become padded with ‘popular stuff’ sure to garner votes rather than the intimate, vulnerable and quirky bits that I’ve enjoyed, and define Tumblr’s personality.

I’m disappointed by Tumblarity, and Ashton’s follower count for the same reasons. I liked the Internet better when it was nebulous, and now I’m depressed that it shaping up to be a social pyramid.

Agreed. Measuring someone’s “worth” isn’t as simple as counting how many assholes have read your “deep” quote.

I wholeheartedly agree.  I think this is a move in the wrong direction.  

4.10 pm - May 8, 2009

May
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Kari Ferrell getting arrested.
Photo by Sam Tremble, the guy who caught her.

Kari Ferrell getting arrested.

Photo by Sam Tremble, the guy who caught her.

5.24 pm - May 6, 2009

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5.16 pm - May 6, 2009

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L Word diptych/screencap: #2
A facial conversation with Jodi & Bette

L Word diptych/screencap: #2

A facial conversation with Jodi & Bette

3.54 pm - May 6, 2009

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  nina, april 2009
  nina, april 2009

9.22 am - May 6, 2009

May
5th
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  • Liz: “Oh my God, like we really have time for you to walk down the stairs that slowly! Time’s up! Tracy, it costs the show a lot of money when you pull these shenanigans.”
  • Tracy: “Don’t patronize me with your Celtic slang, Liz Lemon. We have a black president now."

11.21 pm - May 5, 2009

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I just thought to myself, “I’m going to haul off and get a Diet Coke.”  What?  Who says “haul off” to themselves? 

It must be the Midwest in me.

7.20 pm - May 5, 2009

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Lady Gaga - Poker Face (Acoustic)

I’ve been listening to the acoustic version of this song on YouTube for months and finally decided that I needed the MP3.  Listening to this makes me not feel shameful about loving Lady Gaga.  (Listen for the heartfelt “YEAH!” at 2:15.)

11.31 am - May 5, 2009

May
4th
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Tina Fey is too good.
Tina Fey is too good.

4.21 pm - May 4, 2009

May
3rd
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I wonder if M.I.A. will make a song called ‘Swine Flu’.
Morgan

2.40 pm - May 3, 2009