January 2010
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georgiaisyourfriend:
willzone:
Type in this symbol ~@~ and be forever changed.
(thanks for this Nalini)
Yeah, this kinda wins.
Hah, thanks for the laugh today!
Benjamin Gibbard, Jay Farrar In Concert : NPR →
Kerouac’s Big Sur, set to music
Stop, close your eyes, and listen.
The Great Pacific
beenthinking:
A little light
less than lead
in the years since
A cigarette hung
from your mouth
while letting out the main sail
the Horse Latitudes
the great Pacific
The doubt pushed away
the depth and density
measured
We were made
in likeness
we were made
to traverse so many
un likenesses
before coming
to our senses
I heard you moved away
Just in time for the flood
The down...
Reason #743 Why New Job Rocks
emphasisadded:
They bring in a manicurist for us on Fridays!
God that is helpful…because let’s be honest, who really gets out of work early enough to make it to the salon for their pre-weekend mani/pedi?
Now I get to squeeze in a couple quick coats of “Lincoln Park After Dark” in between my 11:00 status call and 12:30 deck review!
New Job FTW.
My god, where do you work?
9:22 p.m.
And I’m so ready to tuck in for the night.
But I made plans to go out, and I WILL. I will also definitely be coming home before midnight.
Yeah, I’m cool. Don’t deny.
J.D. Salinger
evilhenchman:
I see all of these posts dedicated to this guy and I wonder if anybody read anything else of his besides the Catcher in the Rye.
Check out Franny and Zooey, people.
Mixtape: 10 Best Songs About Libraries and... →
mimitakestheleftturn:
52books:
Flavorwire has come out with a pretty decent mixtape for bookworms, reminding me that it’s about time I make a follow-up to books are the new boyfriend. Weekend plans = Volume II.
Thanks goes to Tug at about-today for the heads-up to the link. Be sure to check him out for new music!
Hahaha. This goes out to my family…though probably not their type of music…
“Twilight fans rejoice: fangy Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson may be...”
– Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn to film ‘Water for Elephants’ in Ithaca in June | theithacajournal.com | The Ithaca Journal
oh dear.
(via mimitakestheleftturn)
Great book, though. Perhaps they will bring elephants to Ithaca! Perhaps I will make another trip to Ithaca…
Deathly Hallows rumored to be released in 3D
harrypotterismylife:
The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog is reporting that Warner Bros. will release both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 3D. The article reads: “Early 3D-conversion tests on Warners’ remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’ have gone so well that — combined with boosted enthusiasm for 3D in the wake of the ‘Avatar’ tsunami — the Burbank studio has decided to...
Insufficient
Today, for no good reason at all, was one of those days in which I feel totally and completely insufficient. Like, I should be smarter, prettier, more athletic, more well-read, more driven, more, more, more… harder, faster, stronger…
I’ve no clue by whose standards. My own, I guess (and aren’t those the worst of all?).
“Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...”
– Henri Frederic Amiel (via bitchville) (via unkoil) (via facefullofcase) (via overdoseaddict) (via heartfeltblessings) (via havealittlefaithinme)(via confessionsofawanderer) (via constantwanderlust)
Tiger Woods and the Case Against Monogamy -... →
Slightly old news, but… thoughts?
“Monogamy just isn’t always realistic. There’s nothing wrong with admitting that. It simply doesn’t work for some. And just as people choose different religions, eating habits, and places to call home, I believe we should be able to choose different ways to live out our relationships.”
1/4
I think I’m having a quarter-life crisis a couple of years early.
Backtoback
Today was one of those backtoback days, from one thing to the next to the next. I go to bed the night before just dreading them, but then, it turns out that I feel pretty fulfilled at the end of the day.
Example:
Woke up at 6:15 a.m., went to work at the cafe from 7 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., then to the gym from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., then home to shower. I tutored an 8-year-old in Hebrew from 4-5...
Watchpeterwknox:
The New Annoying Wedding Trend: Save-the-Date Videos — Daily Intel
You might have seen it already, but it’s worth watching for sure, just in the sheer scale of production value alone - truly more epic than cute - yet I liked it.
Wow, this is really awful and a completely annoying wedding trend…
Another one: People in their young 20s getting engaged! Cut it out, folks....
Read Print: Free Online Books →
peterwknox:
buffleheadcabin:
WARNING — The surgeon general reports that having these many free books at your disposal can be highly addictive.
Awesome.
Ditto! Now if only I didn’t hate reading books online so much…
Also, thumbs down to my headache.
annaetc-deactivated20100711-dea asked: I've read that contrary to popular belief, an individual does not have an infinite supply of willpower. Rather, we each have a set amount to use during the day, and if we expend it in one area, we'll have less for another. So think of it this way: you used your willpower to be do well in other ways, and now you're rewarding yourself with ice cream. Or something.
No...
No...
fishy asked: Choose one: Photographic memory, perfect pitch, or excelling (to professional level) at any one sport. Why?
A hearty tired
I am wholly exhausted right now after another full weekend of working. I’m not even sure that this title makes sense…
Also, I have things to do, and time in which to do them is… limited.
Get checks
Write checks
Pay bills
Organize finances
Doctors’ appointments
E-mail professors and beg them to help me into grad schools.
E-mail Glasgow and ask if they can still hold...
The Case Against Settling by Julia Baird →
bricoler:
Really interesting article against settling.
To read.
Guess who...
ate two bowls of ice cream with whipped cream tonight?
I think my middle name is “has no will power.”
copycats:
Boy From School by Grizzly Bear...
World Bank waiving Haiti’s debt payments →
fishy:
caraobrien:
Currently, Haiti’s debt to the World Bank, which is interest-free, is about $38 million—about 4% of Haiti’s total external debt. Due to the crisis caused by the earthquake, we are waiving any payments on this debt for the next five years and at the same time we are working to find a way forward to cancel the remaining debt.
Thoughts: 1) Good for you, World Bank. 2) $38...
Days off
For me, having a day off is an excuse not to do a single thing.
I woke up at 10 today, and I am just getting out of bed now, at 2 p.m.
I don’t have a whole lot to do, but days off turn into my not doing anything at all productive.
I am a SLUG.
101 Amazing Ways to Reduce STRESS
lemdi:
oh-theplacesyoullgo:
suitcaseheart:
pengwin:
1. Get up 15 minutes earlier 2. Prepare for the morning the night before 3. Avoid tight fitting clothes 4. Avoid relying on chemical aids 5. Set appointments ahead 6. Don’t rely on your memory … Write it down (Post-Its are my friends!) 7. Practice preventive maintenance 8. Make duplicate keys 9. Say “no” more often 10.Set...
The 24-Hour Cycle →
peterwknox:
givemesomethingtoread:
At the laundromat, irregular things happen. People square off over washers — mine; no, mine. They sit on the counters where you were planning to fold T-shirts. Women conveniently forget a negligee in a dryer so you’ll find it and marry them. Street people try to sell utterly unnecessary things. Pesky process servers visit bearing summonses. People stare...
