Gynomite!

Attention! New home!

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:54:17 -0700

Hi all! I set this Tumblr up so that my Wordpress blog would dump into it, but that never really works, so here’s what you should do!

1) Check out my Wordpress blog Gynomite!, which has a million things in it.

2) Follow my new Tumblr, How to Disappear Completely, that is a collection of all the body image, self-esteem, and growing up weird stories I’ve ever written.

Gynomite’s Reading Room!

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:59:41 -0800

Gynomite’s Reading Room!:

Happy New Year everyone!

Roger Ebert tells you exactly why no one is going to the movies anymore.

Fuck this stupid homophobic calendar. If you’re going to be hate-filled, jesus, please don’t…

This song, on repeat.

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:42:56 -0800

This song, on repeat.:

Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me.

Broken Social Scene with Anthems for a 17 Year Old Girl. This song used to feature heavily in my life’s rotation.

UK Trip- Just the Doctor Who stuff

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:07:47 -0700

UK Trip- Just the Doctor Who stuff:

Dalek in the lobby!

Kumail and I got to go to the Doctor Who Experience while we were in London, which is basically just a huge storehouse of Doctor Who-related stuff that you can go…

What time is it, Doctor?

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:23:43 -0700

What time is it, Doctor?:

From The Doctor Who Experience in London. Stay tuned for our pics both inside and outside the TARDIS.

The most dangerous place…

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:22:36 -0700

The most dangerous place…:

Sociological Images does a great job at setting straight the recent ad campaign attacking African-American women for exercising their reproductive rights.

You know, this one:

Ugh.

Here’s…

“It was sickening”

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:08:11 -0700

“It was sickening”:

After the Queen Mum died, apparently pretty much every public building had a Book of Rememberance for people to leave their thoughts about her life and her passing. Here are a few of the weirder…

Discoveries of a Has-Been in the UK

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:08:00 -0700

Discoveries of a Has-Been in the UK:

Pubs in Manchester are great because they have fun hipsters who play songs like this on the jukebox and sing really loudly along with them.

Empire of the Sun with Walking on a Dream

Where’s the relationship stuff?

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:53:29 -0700

Where’s the relationship stuff?:

Hi there! If you’ve found Gynomite through Huffington Post and are wondering where all the relationship stuff is, I promise, there is some. Please feel free to click on the links to the right that…

Look who’s in her homeland!

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:25:43 -0700

Look who’s in her homeland!:

According to this booklet, the slogan for the Gordon clan is “A Gordon, A Gordon”, which is a terrible slogan.

jonahray: MELTDOWN has got TONS of amazing events coming all...

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:49:21 -0700

ED SALAZAR GETS YOU LAID

BLACK DYNAMITE NIGHT w/ NERDIST

ROB SCHRABB BOOK RELEASE!

LIVE ZOMBIE RADIO PLAY

BRENT WEINBACH DANCE PARTY

jonahray:

MELTDOWN has got TONS of amazing events coming all thanks to NERDIST INDUSTRIES (chris hardwick and emily gordon).

MARCH 29th: NERD SPEED DATING w/ ED SALAZAR

APRIL 4th: BLACK DYNAMITE screening and panel.

APRIL 14th: ROB SCHRAB BOOK RELEASE PARTY

APRIL 16th: “We’re ALIVE!” A live Zombie Radio Play

APRIL 30th: BRENT WEINBACH’S VIDEO GAME MUSIC DANCE PARTY (featuring only actual 8-16bit music from video games)

(click any of these to buy tickets!) (it’s all happening)

Gynomite’s Reading Room!

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:14:52 -0700

Gynomite’s Reading Room!:

This is pretty fun- it’s an interactive map that shows you where you’d end up if you dug through the earth from any point and came out on the other end!

Research has found that heartbreak…

Islam: Approaching Christian-like Levels of Nuttiness

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:36:31 -0700

Islam: Approaching Christian-like Levels of Nuttiness:

In a sign of religious equality that warms the cockles of my heart, a woman found Allah in her potato.

Seriously. This is how we’re going to achieve love and tolerance in this…

Vacation Reading List.

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:29:54 -0700

Vacation Reading List.:

Sweet Valley Confidential by Francine Pascal (IT CAME IN THE MAIL JUST NOW!!!)

The Morning After: Sex, Fear, and Feminism by Katie Roiphe

I might have some identity issues.

A plea to the Sweet Valley people- LET ME MAKE THE TWINS’ PLAYLISTS!

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:23:01 -0700

A plea to the Sweet Valley people- LET ME MAKE THE TWINS’ PLAYLISTS!:

If you and I are Facebook friends, then you know that I am mega excited for the release of Sweet Valley Confidential, which tracks Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield 10 years after high school, in a…

Gynomite’s Reading Room!

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:19:29 -0700

Gynomite’s Reading Room!:

A great event in NYC and LA for Huffington Post Divorce about “The Moment I Knew”. Go if you can!

The latest installment of Googy, where Kumail sets up a Show & Tell for everyone!

The…

The mail can’t move fast enough for me.

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:28:10 -0700

The mail can’t move fast enough for me.:

Yeah guys, because you know who needs some work in the face? Zooey Deschanel.

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:16:37 -0700

Yeah guys, because you know who needs some work in the face? Zooey Deschanel.:

Here’s a new Rimmel ad for lipstick featuring their newest spokesmodel, Zooey Deschanel, the girl who all girls with bangs aspire to look like.

Does she look a little off to you? Not…

Pepperoni Sandwiches

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:17:32 -0700

Another brilliant entry to grosskidfood:

I used to take a pack of those Hormel pepperoni, spread them out on a paper plate, microwave them for a minute or so and then eat them plain, or if I really wanted to class it up, pile them between two slices of bread. And I wondered why they called me Fatrick.

Gynomite’s Reading Room!

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:45:13 -0700

Gynomite’s Reading Room!:

Rural American families have been undergoing huge changes over the past few decades, including a rising divorce rate. Says one divorced Iowa woman- “As we get more education we get more…