(500) days of summer.

saw it last night with rh. ultimately, we like art that we feel empathizes with us. that having been said, this was some great effing art. minka kelly was truly the cherry on top.

best movie ive seen in a long time.

moma vocab.

i mean...

really?

seriously.

*i dont nec agree with the implications of these terms, but i like them.

last night.

i was at a party at j.go's, and towards the end, after the numbers had really dwindled, i was all set to leave according to the no goodbye rule (below), for what i thought was one of the first times, and before i even did, jr and ac said, 'cb, youre still here? amazing. you usually have snuck out of a party by now.'

42.

I think it’s hard to be great without the ability to concentrate. The more distractions we’ve built into our culture, the harder it is to develop serious thinkers and planners. And over the past 50 years, our span of attention has collapsed to about that of a hyperactive gnat.
-gail collins

the rules.

no actors.

no live music.

no mayonnaise.

no goodbyes.

-rg

seven.

last night, a friend of mine whom i greatly respect (that's an understatement; his word is gospel), told me he likes my blog, but 'reading it is like watching mickey mantle play slow pitch softball.'

he meant i should be doing real writing. because he knows thats still how i want to make my bones, and any writing not in the way of that is intrinsically counterproductive.

so im sorry.

because i know there are some people who come here for a little respite from their day: maybe a coupla laughs, at least an intriguing thought (or two).

and now it's over.

(this is the end. my only friend, the end.)

i never really had my heart in this blog anyway, like i did in the last one.

im not even sure why its nec to write this final entry - i guess im just letting yall know you neednt bother checking the site anymore.

youll see my writing again, i promise. but it wont be in blog form.

telegram to obama.

i know ive been a negligent blogger. sorry.

unfortunately, i still dont have anything original i particularly want to write here, but i do recommend reading this excellent post from my friend's blog, in which he eloquently addresses a key ingredient of the econonic downturn that is going totally unrecognized. bravo, mm:

Telegram to Barack Obama: An Investment Banker’s Suggestion for Curing Financial Ignorance.