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alexis | thirtysomething | phd student | brooklyn, ny this tumblr contains unsolicited advice, rants & the occasional good point about art, football, pop culture, academia, and politics disclaimer no place of employment has ever had anything to do with this site compliments & inquiries email

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Rhoda’s fav spot is right in front of the refrigerator where she can watch us and her food bowl. #newfie #newfoundlandsofinstagram #rescuedog #brooklyn

ETA: me and Rhoda are mostly on IG these days so you can follow us here.

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Returning home to a good-vibes package from the team behind @thegarbagebarge is exactly what I needed: a pin and sticker, a brand new journal (!), a quartz pyramid, and @sonyareneetaylor’s book! Feeling grateful and loved, thanks @colin_bites and @candice_aka_ck！ ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #checkyourmail #stillife #thegarbagebarge #quartzpyramid #sonyareneetaylor #journal #mondaymotivation https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHU8u9nf3s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xalij3jwvbt8

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That time when we threw a baby shower. #tbt #howto #babyshower #sipandsee

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“The bottle of beer—it’s an ad for beer—is very yellow and the background luxury-holiday-blue. It seems to me uniquely well placed, like a piece of commissioned public art in perfect sympathy with its urban site ... The dream is not only of happiness, but of happiness conceived in perfect isolation.” - Zadie Smith #findyourbeach #billboard #brooklyn

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Crowds march in New York City in a rally against nuclear arms, June 12, 1982. 📷 Howard L. Sachs/CNP/Corbis. 📍Helen Molesworth, ed. “This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics In the 1980s.” #museumcatalogue #newyork #1982 #nonukes (at New York, New York)

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‪Dancers and choreography for “Rennie Harris: Funkedified” had the mirror neurons firing last night, the band was on fire, and I’m more psyched than ever to see George Clinton and Parliament this summer😎🎵🌎⚡️‬ 😎🎵🌎⚡️‬ #newvictorytheater #rennieharris #funkedified #latergram #vsco

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Yesterday in Brooklyn, the people were divided into two separate yet equally important groups: the mothers, who are visiting and specifically wanted to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, and their children, who protect them from being murdered by people on Citi Bikes. These are their stories. #mom #infrastructureweek #brooklynbridge #mothersdayweekend #snapseedapp #latergram (at Brooklyn Bridge)

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Surreptitiously-taken photo of tarot cards made by David Bowie that he framed in film slides. #snapseedapp #davidbowie

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Mom with Lacey, my parents’ first dog as a married couple, c. 1973. Lacey was an Afghan Hound who needed a new home because she kept killing the chickens at the farm where she lived. (In the city, she switched to pigeons. As far as I can tell, they didn’t seem to mind.) 📷: Dad. #tbt #afghanhound #analogphotography #scannedphoto #vscoedit

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Buying neckties for all the family dogs ranks as one of my finest decisions made in 2017. #dogsofinstagram #accessories #holidays2017 #instagram #family

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A very deep dive into Tom Brady’s very weird social media presence

Including an investigation into a recurring reptile.

I wanted to know who was responsible and what was going on in what I assume is a social media lair underneath one of the TB12 workout facilities, where the work kitchen is stocked with wheatgrass shots and avocado beers. So I put on my Serious Reporter hat and tracked down the person responsible for Brady’s social media presence.

That person, however, didn’t want to go on the record or talk to me at all, preferring to stay behind the scenes and remain anonymous. So I don’t know how big the team is, who is doing what, or the extent to which Brady himself is or isn’t involved with the content. I also don’t know if that person is still in charge, but I would assume so, given how loyal Brady is.

so @maritsa-met and I have been tweeting about this article for a few hours because it’s just so bananas for reasons like, Tom Brady apparently didn’t know/didn’t care that TB Times might refer to a real newspaper, what is up with Croc, and does he have permission to use his teammates’ likenesses? 

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bricksandmortarandchewinggum

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So I finally caught the video of Tony Romo…

so true. collinsworth used to be far better too.

I’ve been on the fence about Collinsworth for years. It reminds me of that UKS line, is Collinsworth a good commentator… or is he just tall? Honestly I think he stands out because he has the charisma of a guy who hits on women in front of their husbands, WATCHES HOURS AND HOURS OF GAME TAPE (Leave the pot roast in the microwave honey, Cris has to break down some FILM), and he is able to speak in complete sentences. You usually get one or two of those qualities in the modern game, but it’s rare to get all of them. So yeah, I’d rather hear CC call the game than Feel Seems, but I’d also rather have a ham sandwich than get my foot amputated. 

And that’s not me declaring Tony Romo the new messiah. I didn’t watch the game, I couldn’t tell you if the entire package holds up.

Honestly the state of NFL commentating is so fucking embarrassing. Like it’s been bad for years, but the product on the field always made up for it. But now in the era of 17-3 slugfests and titanic battles between Tom Savage and Blake Bortles, it’s easier to pick up that Phil Simms, who sounds like a goofy Sheriff Deputy in a smokey and the bandit remake, is straight up producing Sam Beckett dialogue when he’s trying to describe a false start. 

[lifesgrandparade]

Well Jeem, you see him… This was a first down… and he just, looks to, and yeah, 9 times out of 10… That’s going to be a sack right there. 

[bricksandmortarandchewinggum]

I was just texting with @msavignon last Sunday during the Lions game and she was talking about how the Norte Dame play calling is unbearable (because so pro ND) and I was like I find it all so painful. It’s just soooooo dumbed down it’s a joke and cannot be unintentional. One memorable time yearrrrrrrrs ago I was watching with my brother and whoever was calling it actually said, “a touchdown would only help them now.” I mean we cracked up but it rarely gets much more complex than that.

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I’m reblogging because of this VERY ACCURATE line about Cris Collinsworth: “Honestly I think he stands out because he has the charisma of a guy who hits on women in front of their husbands.” 

And speaking of football commentary: anyone else notice that people were never this nice to Tony Romo when he actually played in the NFL? He fucking broke his back and everyone yelled at him for not winning the playoffs but HE BROKE HIS BACK. I went through a similar injury as a grad student and it was the worst pain in the world and it derailed my work and goals in a lot ways! As a result I have nothing but sympathy for Romo, someone who apparently underachieved while feeling like his back was going to break off in a blaze of fire! 

.. But also, fuck the Cowboys. 

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Start out your day by taking some deep breaths in the sun ☀️🌀 #morning #brooklyn #dogsofinstagram #snapseed #instagram

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Harvey Fierstein edited the original Torch Song Trilogy down to a run time of 3 hours so go see it now! | Undergrad: “Why is the back room of International Stud supposed to be so dark?” Me: “... You’ll find out.” #oldnewyork #newyork #torchsong #torchsongtrilogy #snapseed

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This guy wore a shirt that said KIMCHI on the back and OPPA on the front, made a great Korean fried chicken sandwich, and told me I that reminded him of Awkafina. #latergram #koreans #newyork #snapseed #instagram

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A letter from Mom that I keep in my daily notebook: "Lex, After I texted you, I stepped outside & found this feather. I think of Dad when I find a feather. There it was! I believe in you. Love, Mom and Dad, Blitz and Vinnie." Even though Dad died 3 years ago my family still finds him in our lives, and in unexpected ways. #family #alzheimers #letters #feathers #vscocam.

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While all of you were watching the eclipse I was busy making note of the Night King's bag man. #markup #gameofthrones