October 2009
73 posts
This is why I hate family politics.
Since I was 10, my dad and I have shared a love for Bob Dylan and his music. My dad has been a fan much longer than me, obviously, but of his four daughters, I was the only one that understood his fanatic love for Dylan.
Despite several missed opportunities, neither of us have ever seen him perform live.
I will be in Chicago visiting my family this weekend. This is the first time that all of my...
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Changes - Tupac
Shockingly relevant a decade...
Nerds In Love
theitis:
It has always bothered me that Brian, the lovable bracefaced dweeb in “Breakfast Club” was the only character in the movie who didn’t get any nookie.
I finally rented “Vicky Christina Barcelona,” and aside from thoroughly enjoying the movie, saw this theme of unfulfilled dweeb returned. Granted, Vicky, a supple-lipped, long-limbed Lenora with doe eyes and wavy brown locks is not a...
“Certain motherfuckers think they can fuck with my shit, but you can’t kill the...”
– David Sedaris (via kari-shma)
Do zombies mate for life?
Last night, Tony had a dream that I turned into a zombie. Terrified, he locked me out of the apartment and considered ways to kill me to save his own life.
When he told me about the dream, I was understandably upset. If his life partner was a zombie, why wouldn’t he allow me to infect him so that we could live forever as the undead?
Tony disagreed with my theory. He believes that zombies...
What Happens to Your Facebook Profile When You... →
Maybe it’s because I’ve (thankfully) never had a Facebook friend who passed away, but the idea of memorial profiles has always creeped me out. It’s like you’re communicating with someone beyond the grave. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just weird.
“Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my mop and I’m mopping...”
– President Obama via Reuters (via amazingamanda) (via stevewoolf) (via mikehudack) (via apsies) (via think4yourself)
So I'm committing to National Novel Writing Month... →
I haven’t written fiction since middle school. I think it’ll be good for me to step out of my nonfiction bubble and try something new.
Do think think posting this will make me more likely to actually follow through? We’ll see.
I have a real thing for public radio hosts.
I think it has something to do with their soft voices and unabashed liberal elitism.
kari-shma:
Marc Cohn | Walking in Memphis
This...
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Faith - George Michael
I blame this song for my...
Republicans for Rape →
thetrifler:
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A Case of You - Joni Mitchell, Blue
I met a...
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
– Robert Frost (via kari-shma)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you...”
– Mark Twain (via kari-shma)
“I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.”
– Gilda Radner (via kari-shma)
Tony: Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.
Me: What does that mean?
Tony: Reportedly it's the shortest sentence in the English language to contain all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Me: Well, that makes a lot more sense. I thought you were talking dirty or something.
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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer,...
I've been a Dylan fan since I was 10 years old, so...
I heard some clips this morning on NPR. Oh, Jesus, Bob. You’re killing me and your legacy. Please stop.
Rules for buying vinyl
Complete albums only. No greatest hits collections, compilations, or singles. (We made an exception for Dylan, though.)
Great albums only. Vinyl is made to be listened to start to finish, so we don’t buy albums with only one or two great tracks.
We don’t buy scratched, warped, or otherwise damaged vinyl, no matter how cheap.
We’re less strict about covers. They may be torn,...
inothernews:
Baby Can I Hold You | Tracy Chapman
Obama is *not* the first sitting U.S. President to...
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Fixed. :)
Is anyone else freaked about this moon bombing...
I feel like nothing good can come of it.
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We gotta get out while we’re young,...
“I know you have a lot on your desk/plate. But as a thin man who smokes, you may...”
– Jon Stewart to President Obama
Muphry's law →
bestofwikipedia:
Muphry’s Law is an adage that states that “if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written”. The name is a deliberate misspelling of “Murphy’s Law”.