February 2012
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The Constitution is a wonderful document, quite miraculous, actually, but only...
– Richard Cohen
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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in...
– Marcel Proust
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The Internet: Hot New Internet Meme: 'Breading'... →
Forget planking. All the cool kids are putting their cats in bread and taking pictures of them looking like little yeasty lions. “Breading” is a throw-back to the old Japanese “putting-food-on-rabbits” meme of the early viral web, but with a modern twist.
A real education takes place, not in the lecture hall or library, but in the...
– Stephen Fry (via thatkindofwoman)
January 2012
12 posts
In Memory of Common Sense: VSB's 'Rape... →
femmenoire:
…This is the most problematic part about the whole thing. Cautioning a woman on what she can or should do to promote her personal safety has no place in a conversation about stopping or preventing rape, because there’s nothing we can do to prevent it. Suggesting that a woman can somehow avoid being raped implies that she can also invite it or create an opportunity for it to happen,...
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Ambition is the willingness to kill the things you love and eat them in order to...
– Jack Donaghy (via schlemiehlschlimazl)
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Ian McKellen should be the voice of everything ever.
Probably the single most badass thing about this is that he doesn’t crack himself the fuck up. Not so much as a...
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All beings tremble at punishment, to all, life is... →
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Words are a heavy thing…they weigh you down. If birds talked, they...
– Christian Williams
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December 2011
12 posts
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WINE SACK →
What’s sad is that I would USE this. Imagine tailgating, outdoor bonfires, AND IT’S EVEN INSULATED SO I COULD DRINK Glühwein
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My current crushes, in no particular order
Kevin Slowey
Russ Feingold
Josh Hamilton
Jeffrey Zeldman
Laurence Olivier
Seth Macfarlane
Ricky Gervais
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“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro →
DIY Liquor NSR (No Stills Required) →
Boardwalk Empire....what the eff?
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A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, whether he travels or not;...
– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, died TODAY, 1791
How timely is this today, in a day and age where those *millenials* are always switching jobs—my 3 jobs in the past 3 years notwithstanding—but hopefully moving up?
Not With a Bang but a Whimper →
November 2011
10 posts
Changing the subject is one of the most difficult arts to master, the key to...
– Cesar Aira, An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter.
I was at a reading recently where someone cited this. I quickly pulled out my phone when I heard it and typed it into the bottom of my “Thxgiving to do list”. If only I had meditated on that very difficult art a little more before the big...
“Bossypants” by Tina Fey →
Edgar Allan Poe: Man of Mystery - Photo Gallery -... →
Poe is buried at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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I Thought Iceland Was Full Of Ice
Leslie: Andy, wanna be Iceland?
Andy: Uh, the evil team from The Mighty Ducks 2? Don't think so.
Owen's an arrogant slut.
perfecti0nist:
And that’s why I love him.
Also, I love Van Alden when he’s not being a christfag. Especially when he brings lemons.
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Steve Jobs, "Tweaker" →
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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
– Truman Capote
October 2011
6 posts
Shake N Bake
Me: It's over. His exact words were Done like dinner, baby.
Bri: It's never over between you and the Judge. What he probably meant was Get it while it's hot!
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I’m over here in my unit, isolated and alone, eating my terrible tasting...
– Seth
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What’s wrong with you? Did they cancel ‘Game of Thrones’ or...
– Donna
Being scared is generally a good sign that you’re doing the right thing.
– @Mike_FTW