Me and my sis, Suzanne. 1988-ish. She still wears glasses like that. Happy birthday!!
Elaine Carroll
likes: comedy, improv, yoga, pets, film making, acting, writing.
dislikes: bill pullman
I live in w'burg and am 1/5th of the sketch group dutch west
I'm friendly too. it's elainemcarroll at gmail yada yada yada
dislikes: bill pullman
I live in w'burg and am 1/5th of the sketch group dutch west
I'm friendly too. it's elainemcarroll at gmail yada yada yada
Why More People Don't Vote
Since turning 18, I’ve never missed an opportunity to vote. However, I still vote in Virginia (even though I haven’t lived there in 5 years), because I think Virginia needs my politics more than NY. So I do the absentee ballot thing.
The shittiest thing about absentee voting in VA is the website - Virginia.gov. It navigates worse than Magellen’s blind, retarded step brother. The information is unclear, the links are misdirected, and the toll-free help line was so inundated with calls, I got a busy signal.
I still don’t know if I figured out the right place to send in my application. I wish voting was easier.
Don’t you think more people would vote if you could do it online? You can do everything else online.
Makers of Tumblr, please find a way to make voting as easy as blogging.
This picture was taken at an awkward dance at theatre camp July 2007. Sam’s arms are around me, but for some reason, I’m holding hands with Chapin. I don’t know what’s going on.
The fail blog. I love it.
to all dem haters out dere
Arcade Fire music video
totally awesome, completely interactive
this is the future.
http://www.doubleviking.com/videos/page0.html/7791.html
Colbert’s writers
Fall 2000
Words on the Julia Allison Hate Parade
Look, the truth, as you all probably know, is that there are a number of Tumblrs that are less incisive about culture, technology, politics, media and other topics of great importance. I would agree with anyone who wants to make a case that Tumblr should be used to educate the blogging community. However, I also feel that there should be little judgement on here. Unless someone has a “Dedication to Eating Babies” Tumblr or a “Lynching People is Fun” Tumblr, I think that there should be more of an “open arms” sort of atmosphere on here. So some people (not just Julia Allison) are flooding your dashboard with photos of restaurants they’re eating at or sweaters they bought or anecdotes about how great they are. We should just accept that that’s what they’re interested in using Tumblr for or, better yet, DON’T FOLLOW THEM! In recent weeks, I’ve noticed myself being more judgmental of my posts and that shouldn’t be. If you feel that someone’s blog is having a negative effect on the community don’t respond with more negativity. Tumblr shouldn’t be a “who’s Tumblr is coolest club.” There shouldn’t be elitism on here. Save it for your personal life. — davidfuternick
I started a tumblr on how much I love Dave Futernick.
the women in my life are funnier than the men. maybe men have been in the humor game for too long, and our sensibilities are becoming a little meta. but i find women to be generally more free and shameless as well as more in tune with subtlety. with men, there’s a sense of “making a joke,” whereas with women there’s more of the pure ability to be funny.
obviously all that now stands in the way of the woman’s comedy movement is men, who are comedy’s biggest audience.
— samreich
A smart and insightful post from my friend Sam. I’ve had more conversations based on these sentiments than I can count (many of which with Sam’s unbelievably funny girlf Elaine). Thankfully for us girls, there are people like Sam, who can appreciate comedy for comedy’s sake, regardless of gender. I’m excited to see where we can take it.
I am in agreement!!