strike!

"On the far side of the alley is a gigantic American flag draped across the exposed brick. Since the rest of the décor is such a consciously ironic throwback to Midwestern working-class haunts, it’s unclear if the patriotism is meant earnestly. Considering the varied clientele, the precise level of sincerity is impossible to gauge."

nytimes giggle of the day. actually, it's in tomorrow's times, but it's online already, so it counts.

i love bowling. seriously loooooove bowling. especially when it includes the option for beer. the two bowling alleys at home are definitely down home "working-class haunts" with pitchers of cheap beer and lots of truck drivers shooting pool. but when we go, of course we go all hipster. and generally fail miserably at breaking 100. during senior week last year, a bunch of us found a place in jamaica plain in boston that was more in the hipster vein of things, a little more conscious of its appeal, decked out in vintage art with sangria and a tapas style menu. also much fun, if a little more expensive. there are a couple bowling alleys that i've walked past here, but they all look upscale and shiny and very expensive. plus, i'm not sure how into bowling my friends here are. wish i'd found the place in jp earlier in college so we could have gone more often, but i'll always know it's there. and when i'm in brooklyn, maybe i can convince rs etc to go bowling with me. but only if we can get a lane.

if you're in boston and want a fun place to dance/chill/bowl:


of course, being boston, it's candlepin bowling