when did i become an optimist? i am 23  i like pop culture and satire i have a great job as an editorial assistant and for fun i intern (yes, intern) here. i live in manhattan i love spontaneity like tv? read my other blog. this is my last.fm this is my facebook this is my twitter this is my portfolio k.lucarelli[at]gmail[dot]comTumblr (3.0; @lucaluca)http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/Drunk 4 Year Old Steals His Neighbor's Presents, Ruins Christmas: So… when did It’s...http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/287766178http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/287766178Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:45:31 -0500(via mbyhoff) Well said. Some people have no consideration for our nation’s greatest breakout...http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/287730132http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/287730132Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:05:00 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kurpi63cMD1qz8zbuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In honor of The Sing-off tonight— GOPYW: Remember that time I met Ben Folds? edition, circa 2004.</p> <p>Disregard my obese and unruly self. I was like 17. And hideous.</p> <p>Also that paper in my hand? His autograph. One of four I have now. /fangirl</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286627643http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286627643Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:06:00 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kurklmjQn21qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedw.us/post/286535186/handy-thing-of-the-day-handisleeve-by-umbra-for" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Handy Thing of the Day:</b> <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/giftWrapWonderland/stockingStuffers?utm_term=k193944&utm_medium=affiliate&productId=10026165&utm_source=google" target="_blank">HandiSleeve</a> by Umbra for The Container Store.</p> <p>Fits most disposable cups.</p> <p>Also: Most longnecks, some 40s.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.holycool.net/2009/12/handisleeve.html" target="_blank">via</a>.]</p> </blockquote> <p>Want</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286536708http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286536708Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:47:10 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kurf1boOex1qz8zbuo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ryantym.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Ryan Tym</a> redesigned DVD covers for Hitchcock classics. Click Vertigo to see the rest.</p> <p>[<a href="http://twitter.com/EW" target="_blank">via</a>.]</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286395124http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286395124Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:19:00 -0500<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kurblqICMV1qz8zbuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://shakeshack.com" target="_blank">Shake Shack</a> for our department’s holiday lunch!!! 20 Shack burgers, 10 Shrooms, 30 fries and 10 concretes (not pictured).  Working right across from Madison Sq. Park has it’s advantages.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286330620http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286330620Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:05:00 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kur781hLQJ1qaq7qoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gawkertv.tumblr.com/post/286253209/andersonevans-draculas-lament-its-getting" target="_blank">gawkertv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://andersonevans.tumblr.com/post/286249816/draculas-lament-its-getting-kind-of-hard-to" target="_blank">andersonevans</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dracula’s Lament</p> <p>It’s getting kind of hard to believe<br/> things are going to get better<br/> I’ve been drowning too long to believe<br/> that the tide’s going to turn<br/><br/> And I’ve been living too hard to believe<br/> that things are going to get easier now<br/> I’m still trying to shake off the pain<br/> from the lessons I’ve learned<br/><br/> And if I see Van Helsing, I swear<br/> to the Lord I will slay him!<br/> A-ha-ha-haa! Take it from me<br/> I swear I will let it be so! A-ha-ha-haa!!<br/><br/> Blood will run down his face<br/> when he is decapitated…aah!<br/> his head on my mantle is how<br/> I will let this world know:<br/><br/> How much I love you—<br/> die…die…die!<br/> (Pause)<br/> I can’t.</p> </blockquote> <p>Jason Segal Performs Puppet Opera on 1,000th episode of The Late, Late Show</p> <p>(Via <a href="http://tv.gawker.com/5427864/jason-segel-performs-puppet-opera-on-the-1000th-episode-of-the-late-late-show" target="_blank">Gawker.TV</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Ahhhhmazing.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286328547http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286328547Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:03:30 -0500<object id="bbg_player" width="400" height="237" data="http://www.babelgum.com/embed/4020786" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.babelgum.com/embed/4020786" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never" /></object><br/><br/><p>A behind the scenes look at Disney’s newest animated feature (this time with a Jewish American Princess!): Rachel and the Dragon</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/disneys-new-jewish-american-princess/" target="_blank">via</a>.]</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286295738http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286295738Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:22:00 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kur66u7wxs1qz8zbuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Move over <i>Love Actually</i>, you’ve got competition for my favorite Christmas special.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286229699http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/286229699Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:08:54 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kupuhrgNnf1qz8zbuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This just in: A whale of a can opener!</p> <p>Which is the most adorable appliance I will ever own.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/285201830http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/285201830Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:58:00 -0500health mag job swagI have tumbld more than thrice about the weird/cool things from PR companies, so I made a tag for...http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/285166001http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/285166001Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:28:39 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kupsvlFjkK1qz8zbuo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kupsvlFjkK1qz8zbuo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Yep. I got a boardgame about constipation at work today.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/285160488http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/285160488Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:23:00 -0500health mag job swag<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kupj6sGaMc1qz8zbuo1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>There was a time, long ago, when <a href="http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/104833783/my-tumblarity-is-zero-and-frankly-i-like-it-that" target="_blank">I said I wouldn’t let my tumblarity rule my life.</a></p> <p>I WAS WRONG. I feel ashamed.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284944014http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284944014Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:54:27 -0500<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="400" height="300" id="mbox_player_4c97d1b21715e6c0c3"><param name="movie" value="http://player.motionbox.com/VideoPlayer.swf?" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true" /><param value="video_uid=4c97d1b21715e6c0c3&security_token=prod3.d7d3299f3762f5f5&type=sd" name="flashvars" /><embed src="http://player.motionbox.com/VideoPlayer.swf?" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" height="300" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" name="mbox_player_4c97d1b21715e6c0c3" flashvars="video_uid=4c97d1b21715e6c0c3&security_token=prod3.d7d3299f3762f5f5&type=sd"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gawkertv.tumblr.com/post/284934380/the-best-videos-of-2009-in-under-3-minutes-a" target="_blank">gawkertv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Best Videos of 2009 in under 3 minutes!</p> <p>A majestic accomplishment to say the least!</p> <p><a href="http://digg.com/odd_stuff/The_Top_100_Videos_of_2009_in_Less_Than_3_Minutes" target="_blank">Digg It!</a></p> <p>(Via <a href="http://tv.gawker.com/5426852/the-top-100-videos-of-2009-in-less-than-3-minutes?autoplay=true" target="_blank">Gawker.TV</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Play ‘em off, Keyboard Cat!</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284939610http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284939610Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:49:35 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1925557&fullscreen=1" width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1925557&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1925557&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="225" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Yet one more reason Carli Segal is the IRL Hermione.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284925393http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284925393Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:33:40 -0500Kenny Ortega to direct feature film version of Tony-winning ‘In the Heights’:...http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284765853http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284765853Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:38:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0ZQZ6HBIhs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0ZQZ6HBIhs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>You know those <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7C64j8d34U" target="_blank">annoying</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVMPWlWDvsI" target="_blank">GAP</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j1yupiHgek" target="_blank">ads </a>with the kids rapping about their sweaters? Well this is that…only better.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284683201http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284683201Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:08:00 -0500What do you get a Devils fan for Christmas besides a punch in the face?http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284319629http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284319629Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:24:00 -0500<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuoc5tZATg1qzwt0go1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tallwhitney.tumblr.com/post/284086841/nerd-just-discovered-google-readers-trends" target="_blank">tallwhitney</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><nerd> Just discovered <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/view/?tab=oy#trends-page" target="_blank">Google Reader’s “Trends” page.</a> King of interesting, I guess- considering that I consume Tumblr probably the most, other than the bookmarks on my browser’s toolbar. </nerd></p> </blockquote> <p>This makes me feel out of touch, I don’t subscribe to any of these.</p>http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284094128http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284094128Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:30:07 -0500“I cannot wait for SNL to take this bad boy down.” - my lovely roommate Kate, on The...http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284082569http://lucaluca.tumblr.com/post/284082569Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:22:20 -0500