Tumblr (3.0; @iwishiwasmartha)http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.youvebeenleftbehind.com/">just in case...</a>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/37280013http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/37280013Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:41:54 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3iqPrrDAw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xh3iqPrrDAw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>how nice is stereolab?</p><p>this nice.</p>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/37178607http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/37178607Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:49:00 -0500<p>over at the ladies… blog there was a post this morning about a guy asking how to turn his girlfriend into a sports fan. the ladies… offered some great advice and also gave us girls a chance to comment on what worked on us. i think most girls are already sports fans and don’t know it or don’t want to admit it. i know i had a love for the twins from the few games i went to as a kid where i feverishly waved my homer hankie and thought kirby puckett was the best baseball player ever (granted, i didn’t know about that whole sex scandal-issue to come since i was approximately 6), but beyond the childhood games of catch with my dad, basketball and soccer, i stuck to riding my bike and hiking as outdoor activities. when i met my boyfriend a little over a year ago, i quickly learned that sports was a big par tof his life, and he was a huge help in me growing to be the sports fan i am today. here is what i posted as a response: </p><p>“so, this is a fitting post to comment on because as a girl who’s boyfriend has gotten her (more) into sports in the last year, i have first hand advice as to what worked.</p><p>1). he was great about me asking dumb questions. i asked ridiculous questions like, “what are those measuring poles for on the football field? what the heck are they doing?”. his dad laughed at me… but my man didn’t, and kindly explained. you have to know that for someone that didn’t grow up with sports as something that was watched every weekend like most families did, some of the rules are bizarre and hard to understand.</p><p>2). he invited me to sporting events with him. now, i already loved going to baseball games, and i liked sports, but i didn’t have an understanding of the games or the teams or anything. so going to my first nfl game was a total blast. albeit, it was the chiefs, and they of course lost, but what the heck.</p><p>3). two words- steve nash. good lord he’s beautiful, and the man had me read an article about him (in playboy- another stretch for me that i’ve now grown to look forward to in his mail. :)) in which i completely fell in love with him (him meaning steve nash. but it made me love the boyfriend too. :))”</p><p>i still can’t quote stats or rbi’s like a real pro, but i do have a love for the royals great baseball butts, steve nash, and a newly found interest that has endless possibilities.</p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="http://ladiesdotdotdot.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/ask-the-ladies-turning-the-girlfriend-into-a-sports-fan/" title="ladies... blog"><a href="http://ladiesdotdotdot.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/ask-the-ladies-turning-the-girlfriend-into-a-sports-fan/">http://ladiesdotdotdot.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/ask-the-ladies-turning-the-girlfriend-into-a-sports-fan/</a></a>)</p>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/37154821http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/37154821Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:07:46 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YOTxG_3mPA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_YOTxG_3mPA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>we watched a movie about the yiddish language tonight in my jew class. it was pretty fantastic. check out one of the videos i could find that a small snippet was played of in the documentary.  </p><p>nothing can prepare you for jewish theatre. seriously. nothing.</p>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/28708846http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/28708846Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:53:40 -0500<p>A recent interview with coolio about his new cooking show was fairly predictable, but the last two questions got me to give coolio a new, admiring glance…</p><p><em><strong>-What food is guaranteed to make those panties slide right off?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>“Sautéed Shrimp and Soul Rolls, baby. If you don’t know what Soul Rolls are, you’re just gonna have to keep watching my show on </strong></em><a href="http://www.mydamndhannel.com/"><em><strong>MyDamnChannel.com</strong></em></a><em><strong>.”</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>-What food is guaranteed to make those panties stay on?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>“Either some unseasoned chicken or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Those panties ain’t going nowhere.”</strong></em></p><p>hot damn… i want some soul rolls… </p><p>read the whole interview here: </p><p><strong><a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/2008/03/qa-interview-with-coolio-the-ghetto-gourmet.html"><a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/2008/03/qa-interview-with-coolio-the-ghetto-gourmet.html">http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/2008/03/qa-interview-with-coolio-the-ghetto-gourmet.html</a></a></strong></p>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/28031281http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/28031281Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:08:08 -0600cooliopantiesfood<a href="http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/">my new favorite blog... (i never knew black men said "cool" so much?)</a>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/27638874http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/27638874Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:07:17 -0600<a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/02/fantastic_nauti.php?p=3&cat=undefined#more">a fun little house...</a>: <img border="0" align="middle" width="1" src="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/02/fantastic_nauti.php?p=3&cat=undefined#more" height="1"/>http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/26999816http://iwishiwasmartha.tumblr.com/post/26999816Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:11:00 -0600