Getting textual

For those times you don’t practice safe text…

Its so elegant and so amazing an idea, I am kicking myself that I didn’t think of it first. Texts from last night is a blog where anyone can post the funny texts they received the evening before, thereby recycling the ridiculous things that occurred amongst their friends.

Some are illicit, some are silly, some strike a little too close to home, and all will make you feel better about yourself.

It's an easy enough process --not that I've ever *cough cough* submitted anything-- all you do is email the text you want to submit, with the first three digits of your area code. If it passes the webmaster’s standards, the text is displayed for all to see—only identifiable by the area code before it.

A sampling:

(201): she offered me iced tea and went to go change.then her dad came in the door.i thought i was on how to catch a predator.

(563): I had so many friends before that round of Never Have I Ever.

(510): he said he didn't have a condom.
(415): and you said?
(510): that that's fine cause i was ready to be a mom. yeah - he magically had a condom he forgot about after that.

(301): Do you realize that Last night you pissed in my closet and then walked to the bathroom to wash your hands?

(203): my drunken desire to be gossip girl continues to ruin friendships for me

Really, it such a good site, and can kind of be considered “green” since its recycling something, right? It was hard to only showcase a few, so here are some more for your viewing pleasure:

(219): Dude, I just saw a bird vs. squirrel fight. A car won.

(813): This guy told us that for a dollar and two cigarettes he'd let Megan stomp on his crotch. We were gonna refuse, but we figured someone had to keep him from passing his stupid genes along.

Until they figure out how to install breathalyzers into cell-phones which will %100 prevent these sorts of literary gems, you can enjoy the whole TFLN (that’s how the in-the-know people refer to it) in-box, and lol, rotf, and enjoy all other sorts of abbreviated reactions. :)

Also, friends seem to really like it when you paste and copy choice postings onto their Facebook walls? ;)

Watering Holes: 2009 Edition

It’s an awesome idea that immediately caught my eye in it’s little blurb in US Weekly; an eco-conscious, celeb inhabited, nightclub.

Ever since it’s opening this past November in New York's trendy Soho district, Greenhouse has become a popular hang-out spot for the likes of Leonardo and Beyonce.

And, who could blame them? The interiors at Greenhouse are GORGEOUS, the staff only wears designer organic uniforms made by Bono and his wife’s clothing line Enud, and as the head host explains, Greenhouse is a public relations wet dream. "There isn’t a person in Hollywood that doesn’t want to have a green image."

On point with current environmental concerns, the concept of introducing environmentally friendly methodology to the bar scene is growing in popularity across the globe; from the Temple Nightclub in San Francisco, to Surya in London, all the way to Watt in the Netherlands. Greenhouse differentiates itself by striving to achieve the hard to attain LEED certification, which is the official stamp of approval from the US Green Building Council and certifies that everything from building materials and garbage disposal, to energy and water usage, is regulated and reduced.

The architects and builders of Greenhouse took very creative and thoughtful approaches to meet the environmental guidelines; the walls are made of sustainable bamboo, and covered in varying types of real leaves. The bi-level, 6,000-square-foot space features high-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning, all powered by wind-generated electricity. An LED lighting system is utilized, which uses just a little more than 3 percent of the energy that a standard lighting installation would require. The bathrooms feature waterless urinals and low-flow sinks, which save at least 15,000 gallons of water a year. All of the materials used to furnish the venue — from the synthetic couches to the coasters on the tables — are recycled or recyclable.

They offer organic fruit juices and liquors, with the drink of choice being an organic Vodka 360 which is made in a green distillery and served in a reusable, recycled bottle. (They offer regular labels too, so as to not “alienate” the average patron.)

In order to keep their LEED certification, a monthly analysis of water and energy consumption is mandatory in order to make sure that the building is performing as planned. And although Greenhouse cost about 40% more to build than an average nightclub would, the owner expects the built-in energy-efficient measures to pay for themselves within 10 years.

Environmentally centered nightclubs are predicted to be the wave of the future, with the owner of the San Francisco based Temple Nightclub already trying to team up with Greenhouse’s management in an attempt to establish future venues.

My suggestion- hook up with Steven Starr and bring one of these to Philadelphia. Please?