When I was a kid, I *really* wanted a pet monkey. I didn’t care that they were mean and had to have their diapers changed…I would have done anything to be the kid cruising around town with his pet monkey. My parents got me a lizard instead. In a futile attempt to go back to those days…this is an archive of things that I can get that excited about.Tumblr (3.0; @mnkylv)http://www.monkeylove.net/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzs3d44JCq1rn42g9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hottubshow.tumblr.com/post/18072808941/superseriousshow-photo-fun-with-three-of-our" target="_blank">hottubshow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://superseriousshow.tumblr.com/post/18056546275/photo-fun-with-three-of-our-favorite-people-kate" target="_blank">superseriousshow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Photo fun with three of our favorite people! Kate, Riki & Reggie!</p> <p><a href="http://www.garfunkeloates.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.garfunkeloates.com" target="_blank">www.garfunkeloates.com</a></a><br/><a href="http://www.reggiewatts.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.reggiewatts.com" target="_blank">www.reggiewatts.com</a></a></p> </blockquote> <p>Dear everyone in this photo, please come visit us in NYC.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ugh…why did I miss this!</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/18131846893http://www.monkeylove.net/post/18131846893Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:50:28 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18131765981/tumblr_lzufzycWlB1qz4gap&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newspeedwayboogie.tumblr.com/post/18125424448/nick-drake-three-hours-one-of-nick-drakes-more" target="_blank">newspeedwayboogie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="exfm_post_song_title"><span class="exfm_post_artist"><strong>Nick Drake</strong> - </span><em>Three Hours</em></p> <p class="exfm_post_caption">One of Nick Drake’s more mysterious songs, lyrically and musically.</p> <p class="exfm_post_via">shared from <a href="http://ex.fm/song/10lr" target="_blank">exfm</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/18131765981http://www.monkeylove.net/post/18131765981Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:48:09 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzs0b1nnuA1qzt1yyo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jakefogelnest.com/post/18053011203" target="_blank">jakefogelnest</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Of course I made a Gary The Squirrel gif! It’s the #TomThon! Pledge now at <a href="http://www.wfmu.org" target="_blank">wfmu.org</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/18054036967http://www.monkeylove.net/post/18054036967Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:14:40 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-OLkICjlyuE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>DIE ANTWOORD - TEN$ION TRAILER (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLkICjlyuE&feature=share" target="_blank">ZEFRECORDZ</a>)</p> <p>10 days to New York show!</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/16816956826http://www.monkeylove.net/post/16816956826Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:27:17 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrh6t6WJWO1qaugiso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>that <span>Kawatako Brass </span><span class="il">Key</span><span> Hook is super cool</span></p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/16585884124http://www.monkeylove.net/post/16585884124Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:06:24 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyezaf6xgI1qzt1yyo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>best moment of the show ever.  And who brought on this laughpocalypse?  GARRY SHANDLING</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jakefogelnest.com/post/16524936795" target="_blank">jakefogelnest</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Remember when <a href="http://youtu.be/cmCpmEQD0L4" target="_blank">this happened</a> and it was perfect?</p> </blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/16539374330http://www.monkeylove.net/post/16539374330Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:43 -0500media<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxv3q80E7T1qea6vuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Daniel Kitson: “It’s Always Right Now Until it’s Later”</strong></p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15910332136http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15910332136Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:56:32 -0500media<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmnhwMuBP1qa42jro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.terrysdiary.com/post/15789413964/i-dont-want-the-world-i-just-want-your-half" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">terrysdiary</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I Don’t Want The World, I Just Want Your Half…</p></blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15837722869http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15837722869Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:48:56 -0500<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/episode/2011/12/30/holiday-schedule-1/">Wiretap</a>: <p><img alt="wiretap" height="128" src="http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/assets_c/2010/05/Wire-Tap-thumb-268xauto-44817.gif" width="268"/></p> <p>I love wiretap. Its a podcast/radio show on CBC masterminded by Jonathan Goldstein.  It is always good…but the last couple of episodes are really stellar.  </p> <p>Check out the hilarious showdown between the optimist (Neil Pasricha) and the pessimist (Meghan Carlson).  They both run blogs that takes oposite sides of the debate as to if life is full of awesome things (<a href="http://1000awesomethings.com/" target="_blank">http://1000awesomethings.com/</a>) or sad things (couldn’t find her tumblr but it sounds like it is hilarious).  </p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15514844286http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15514844286Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:11:00 -0500media<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxbxanvNNz1qdedm3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thefluffingtonpost.com/post/15407320711/snowy-bunny" target="_blank">thefluffingtonpost</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>PHOTO OP: Snowy the Bunny</strong></p> <p><em>VIa <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julochka/" target="_blank">julochka</a>.</em></p> </blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15413549107http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15413549107Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:26:33 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0q1wSg7g1qhuoaio9_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15192392104http://www.monkeylove.net/post/15192392104Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:42:05 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/moHkJ_jow8U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Love these…The Knife - Heartbeats (cover on two pianos!) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moHkJ_jow8U&feature=share" target="_blank">thevoluptuous</a>)</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13634944309http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13634944309Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:06:31 -0500media<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xL55MyOgBLY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>AWESOME! Just Like Honey by J&MC, on two pianos.(cover) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL55MyOgBLY&feature=share" target="_blank">thevoluptuous</a>)</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13634829930http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13634829930Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:01:44 -0500media<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3G1PFLuTrgM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://latestcoolthing.tumblr.com/post/13590149472/more-owls" target="_blank">latestcoolthing</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>More owls…..! </p> </blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13602759507http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13602759507Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:34:38 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KX5xh4AX2HU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Leslie David Baker “2 Be Simple” Ft. N.U.M. (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5xh4AX2HU&feature=share" target="_blank">2BeSimpleLDB</a>)</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13593517930http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13593517930Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:02:42 -0500<embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:tosh.comedycentral.com:402264" width="400" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." flashvars=""></embed><br/><br/><p>one of the best shows on TV…recap of a great year.</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13049691716http://www.monkeylove.net/post/13049691716Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:56:30 -0500media<iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meretemueller/tiny-a-story-about-living-small/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meretemueller/tiny-a-story-about-living-small" target="_blank">TINY: A Story About Living Small</a></strong></p> <p>the key to survival in the chaos of modern life is streamlining: less possessions, less weak connections, less responsibilities.</p> <p>A story about living small is a kickstarter project to fund a film about just that, one person’s project to build a tiny house to live more simply.</p> <p>If this is something you’d like to support, go <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meretemueller/tiny-a-story-about-living-small" title="here" target="_blank">here</a></p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12840850228http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12840850228Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:34:00 -0500media<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luiyxjnzvw1qea6vuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tracey Morgan</p>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12668313669http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12668313669Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:00:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luhzl4eCe61qzqj0jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://clayman.tumblr.com/post/12639409103/the-true-new-yorker-secretly-believes-that-people" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">clayman</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding.”</p> <p>- John Updike</p></blockquote>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12639736256http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12639736256Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:33:25 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31730747?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12520615495http://www.monkeylove.net/post/12520615495Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:25:30 -0500media