i come from an old waspy new england family but the money was long gone by the time i was born. and i didn't grow up like that. my grandfather did. and my father and his sisters to some extent. i always enjoyed meeting cousins and great aunts and uncles who had edith wharton accents. my grandmother talked like that. they were from another world. kinda hard to relate to them in a lot of ways. but i think whatever manners i have come from those people. and, of course, my natural sense of superiority.
― scott seward, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 23 June 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
she married into that name. and made her fortune in the 90s!
― goole, Sunday, 24 June 2012 04:18 (eleven years ago) link
my father theorizes our surname is an assumed one, as we were probably horse thieves in the old world and went into hiding
― mh, Sunday, 24 June 2012 05:23 (eleven years ago) link
you guys missed a great one!http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/fashion/the-midwife-becomes-a-status-symbol-for-the-hip.html?_r=2
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
It was linked above.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
oh :( i opened the whole thread and ctrl-f'd "midwife"
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
i apologize
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 25 June 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
I just didn't want you think that we'd missed a gem like that. :)
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 25 June 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
"Crunchy types". "The women in the red-bottom shoes". Is there a phrasebook for this stuff? The closed circle of examples (models, actresses) and interviewees (stylists, magazine editors) brings this story close to NYT Style perfection.
― Get wolves (DL), Monday, 25 June 2012 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
never heard of these Brant kids before, but some people posted that story on FB and I could tell I didn't need to click on it from looking at the photo.
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Monday, 25 June 2012 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I was disappointed there wasn't more discussion about the midwife link, especially with that classic "hey look at me" quote from the author.
― click here if you want to load them all (Hurting 2), Monday, 25 June 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
Richard Chen, 23, grew up in a building on Guernsey Street with cream-color siding and an awning that looked as if it was white once upon a time. Mr. Chen said he was also pro-awning, for practical reasons and because they seemed in keeping with the old character of the neighborhood, before houses started selling for over $1 million.“I miss the good old days,” he said.
“I miss the good old days,” he said.
Richard Chen, 23, misses the good old days.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, let's talk about them shits
― click here if you want to load them all (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
^gets it
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 19:30 (eleven years ago) link
i wish i could go back in time to every single fiction workshop i've ever taken and change every criticism to "ok just apply to NYT"
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.jessandruss.us/didn't know where else to put this
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
I feel like I'm overdosing on twee.
― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:37 (eleven years ago) link
on the one hand: it's cute and I love stories about how people meet
but even in my own circle of friends, I know there's maybe 1 or 2 people who wouldn't just scroll to the bottom to rsvp for the invitation, you know? like it seems a tiny bit tone-deaf to think that everyone basks in your story as much as you do that they will sit for what feels like a long time awwing at the minutiae of your story.
but I feel bad for feeling that way because I don't want to be cynical internetperson #5,568,098
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:19 (eleven years ago) link
lolllllll @ the ring pic
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:25 (eleven years ago) link
i want them dead
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
She went on her second Match.com date, but sparks were nowhere to be found.He celebrated Obama's election victory with the good people of Lawrence, Kansas.
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:32 (eleven years ago) link
she calls new zealand "down under-ish". i'd like to know what new zealanders would think about that.
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
none of the pictures work for me (IE 8). do not hire for Web design.
― quincie, Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link
She got her hair did and sang an Etta James song at the AIGA Holiday party
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Thursday, 28 June 2012 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
i can't guess the password, i want to rsvp
someone pls pls post the ring pic!
― quincie, Thursday, 28 June 2012 02:12 (eleven years ago) link
she made thishttp://www.dailydropcap.com/
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 28 June 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
I don't think the ring pic can be hotlinked?
I really did like the image w/ the falling chairs in front of the French restaurant that followed the ring pic!
(VG inspired me to look for something positive)
― Je55e, Thursday, 28 June 2012 03:52 (eleven years ago) link
<3
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 June 2012 04:12 (eleven years ago) link
I've never seen a wedding invitation that looks so much like an effort to get people to see your portfolio
― I DIED, Thursday, 28 June 2012 04:52 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/lcjvZ.png
― Faith in Humanity: Restored (dayo), Thursday, 28 June 2012 09:41 (eleven years ago) link
story needs a lil editing
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 June 2012 14:07 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.linkedin.com/in/russmaschmeyer
Band-mate at The XYZ Affair
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 June 2012 14:08 (eleven years ago) link
February 2007She packed her bags and her bike, waved 'farewell' to Philly and 'hello' to Brooklyn
classic girl moves to brooklyn story
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 June 2012 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
plus you're like halfway down the timeline before they even meet
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 June 2012 14:10 (eleven years ago) link
Even the mere fact of moving to Brooklyn means someone is special.
― click here if you want to load them all (Hurting 2), Thursday, 28 June 2012 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/garden/luxury-doghouses-and-the-dogs-that-couldnt-care-less.html
― J0rdan S., Friday, 29 June 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
DOGHOUSE design tends to be popular with architects and home builders, who sometimes refer to it as “barkitecture”
― silverfish, Friday, 29 June 2012 15:57 (eleven years ago) link
oh ffs
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 29 June 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
Hugo, a French bulldog in California, has little use for his eco-doghouse, which has a succulent garden. But his owners like it.
― J0rdan S., Friday, 29 June 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
The supermodel Rachel Hunter commissioned this replica of her Mediterranean-style house in the Los Angeles area from La Petite Maison, which built it more than a decade ago and charged more than $16,000.
It has handmade roof tiles, a terra cotta floor, wrought-iron details and dog-themed artwork on the walls.
“I’ve got all kinds of really great ideas that I want to do for doghouses,” said Ms. Thulin-Joyce, who runs a pet décor boutique called Decadent Digs.
Like?
“Music that comes on when the dog walks in,” she said. “And windmills on top.”
― aspiring barkitect (silverfish), Friday, 29 June 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
now would be a good time for aliens to send down the signal that makes dogs turn on their owners
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 29 June 2012 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
Music that comes on when the dog walks in,” she said. “And windmills on top," said Ms. Thulin-Joyce, who suffers from bipolar disorder
― click here if you want to load them all (Hurting 2), Friday, 29 June 2012 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
bitching about barkitecture is like blubbering about blogging
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Friday, 29 June 2012 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
bowwowhaus
― that's why Love made the weirdos (brownie), Friday, 29 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
lol there was a charity auction here called "barkitecture" probably five years ago, with local architects having designed doghouses
― mh, Friday, 29 June 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
hahah brownie
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 29 June 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
We're going to do this, aren't we?
Mies Van Der Roowwwrrrrr.Rem Currhaus.
― nickn, Friday, 29 June 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link