January 2010
30 posts
Pub chain to use 'much larger' wine glasses,... →
Surprisingly, this is not an Onion headline. (via Newsweek)
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By popular demand
Jen: I'm so sorry I'm subjecting you to this. please put this on your tumblr. I need to feel like I matter to the universe.
me: you matter to the universe, and you will be ok, you just need to get to the end of the day.
Jen: k. will I still be on your tumblr? that's all that matters right now.
me: lol do you REALLY want to be on my tumblr? i'm trying to find a part of this convo that will not make you look like a hot mess
Jen: lol let's be honest, I'm a hot mess, I'm lovin' it hell yes
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“I was trying to feel some kind of good-by. I mean I’ve left schools and places I...”
– “The Catcher In The Rye.” No other book made me feel as OK about being sad. RIP J.D. Salinger.
Rilo Kiley — Plane Crash in C
My favorite Rilo...
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Dear Internets: It's NewsDAY that has the failed... →
This made me laugh. Especially the hashtags. (via newsweek)
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Do The Upper Class even own shotguns?
me: another girl from high school is pregnant. pls shoot me
Lyndsey: uh oh. time for a shotgun wedding? haha
me: sigh doubt it. she's rich. it doesn't matter if you're rich. shotgun weddings are for the poor. if you're a rich single mom, you can just foist it off onto a nanny.
Lyndsey: lol makes sense. you should write a book on this. "Pregnant and Poor: Why a Shotgun Wedding is Your Only Option." or: "Babies and Bling: Why You Don't Have to Wed Your Baby Daddy if You're Already Rich" by Hilary A. Lehman
“Second, no movement could possibly tame the great wild lions of love, lust, and...”
– “The Case Against Settling” [Newsweek] (via sarakatherine)
Julia Baird is really great in this
(via newsweek)
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Out-of-Work Architects Turn to Other Skills -... →
Really encouraging story about people who lost their jobs in architecture and decided to market themselves creatively or pursue their passions, no matter how wacky. It’s nice to be reminded that you can always make a change in your life and succeed with it.
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“Cynicism is my least favorite quality. It never leads anywhere. Nobody in life...”
– Conan O’Brien, hosting his last episode of The Tonight Show.
I didn't have a traumatic childhood
… yet I am oddly terrified of destroying children’s lives.
For example: my parents’ housekeeper brought over her 3-year-old granddaughter when she came to clean yesterday. I responded intermittently to her constant talking, which included such gems as ”I’m not a superhero, I’m just a little girl,” and, “Jesus is big. Just like big...
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it,...”
– words of wisdom from a poster in my high school’s freshman English classroom.
I can haz hello?
Katie: hi!
*hai
me: did you really just correct "hi" to lolcats speech?
Bitches In Tokyo — Stars
The saddest song...
In Haiti, tragedy, a way of life, is redefined --... →
Incredible first-person account of the destruction in Haiti.
Thanks, Poison.
Andrea: So, how was your day?
Me: My mom stayed home. We watched "Van Helsing."
Andrea: You did what?
Me: You don't even understand. Have you SEEN "Van Helsing"? It's amazing.
Andrea: How could it be amazing? Wait, do you mean it's amazing in the way "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is amazing?
Me: ... if we're on the same page about "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," then yes.
Andrea: How could we NOT be on the same page about "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"? There is only one page to BE ON about "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
Wise Up — Aimee Mann
Always reminds me that...
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget...”
– Maya Angelou
Awkward moments pre-universal health care
Health insurance representative: And keep in mind, if you do get married, we can turn this into a family plan.
Me: That's unlikely, but, um, thanks.
Sports Casualties: Pete Carroll Spotted at L.A.... →
Hilarious. Written by a friend of mine at UF.
Thought for the day: you can never go wrong when you choose a menu item that resembles tortellini.
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
