Leah Culver’s Awesome Blog

Would you rather have one best friend or ten acquaintances? Why?

If I only have one best friend then do I not get any acquaintances? Because that would be awful.

I choose ten acquaintances because then there would always be something to do. If one person was out of town or busy, there would always be someone else to hang out with. Also, I'd be willing to give up the best friend because I don't really *need* anyone to confide in because I mostly do whatever I want (without a second opionion) anyways.

I'll be back in Minneapolis in a couple of days to visit my family. One of my favorite things about Minneapolis is the chill music scene and 89.3 the Current (my favorite radio station, as I've probably mentioned before).

So yeah, here's a new song/video from the darlings of the Twin Cities, Tapes n' Tapes:

http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/11/only-on-subt-tapes-n-tapes-swm-live/

Note the non-ironic flannel shirt and fireplace. Hey, it's chilly.

Last Wednesday night, kind of out of nowhere, a friend of mine said, "My Girl always makes me cry." I totally agree.

Of all movies I would have also picked My Girl as the one that always causes me to tear up. I think it's a pretty good sign that I still have a heart.

We then tried to come up with other films that were universal tear-jerkers. Bambi? Titanic? Hmm... maybe too cheesy. Any others?

My friends like to tease me about the time I feel asleep during the first 15 minutes of Wall-E in the movie theater.

I might have dozed off after drinking a bit too much wine from the bottle we snuck into the theater, but I think there was more to it. After the film, I tried to explain to my friends why I just don't like Pixar films.

It's not that I have no heart, it's just that Pixar films reek of the general San Francisco Bay Area smugginess and the jokes are terribly predictable. A Rubik's cube from the past? Probably belonged to someone who worked at Google. Ha ha ha... boring.

The lack of compelling female characters is also strangely disturbing. I guess I can't speak for Wall-E because I still haven't seen more than the first 15 minutes and the iPod-ish Eve character doesn't show up until a bit later. I didn't think anyone else had really noticed the lack of leading ladies until I saw this NPR blog article (which sparked this blog post).

Anyways, I'm sure I'll have to watch future Pixar films with friends. I'm hoping that Pixar can come up with something other than their predictable dude heroes and some wink-wink smuggy jokes. Until then I'll keep sneaking my wine and snoozing.

Sometimes I get email from someone asking me if I can mention a product or an event on my blog, Facebook or Twitter. Recently I got asked to to plug Muni Shirts.

I think most San Francisco hipsters probably have seen these shirts - they're brightly colored and have a print of a Muni train or bus line. I normally wouldn't plug a random item, but I just bought one (the J-line one) for Chris:

Muni-shirt

When I think of the J-line I don't really think of the shirt though, I think of my iPhone emoji symbol for the J...

Muni-poo

... because the J usually smells like poo.

Anyways, if you'd like a shirt of your favorite Muni line, check out the website to find out where you can get one. If you'd like me to plug your product, either send me a free one, or make sure I already own one. Mostly, I just like free stuff.

What is the most flattering compliment you've ever received?
Submitted by Squelsy.

In 4th grade we had an assignment to write one nice thing about everybody in our class and leave it in an anonymous envelope for them. One of the compliments I received called me "multi-talented" which caused me to spend my elementary school days debating if I should be a model, an actress, or ... both!

From the Stapp family:

Card

Matching hairstyles and a cheesy greeting definitely qualify this as an awkward family photo. Although, this one (semi-NSFW), is still my all-time favorite.

What item will someone ALWAYS find in your kitchen pantry?

Probably oatmeal. I always think I'm going to eat it, but it sits there for ages.

I enjoy reading the NYT Modern Love column but this one irked me a bit.

Dealing With Asperger's Syndrome, With the Help of His Wife

How can you marry someone without being yourself around them? Aren't the behaviors this guy describes something that would appear sooner than three years into marriage?

Then again, I'm not married yet so maybe I'm not doing a good enough job pretending to be perfect. :P

Giant Tomato

After posting about the giant tomato, I got a call from my friend Jacob Kaplan-Moss. Apparently his folks were friends with the restaurant owner who originally bought the tomato and Jacob wanted to re-purchase the tomato as a gift for his dad. Since Jacob now lives in Lawrence, Kansas he needed some help acquiring the tomato.

Luckily, the folks at Six Apart kindly offered to temporarily house the tomato in the basement of the Six Apart building (at 4th and Brannen). A group of us moved the tomato (on a dolly) the block and a half to the Six Apart office and into the basement.

All in all, a very nice end to the giant tomato story.

More photos on Flickr.