virtual ephemera

My wings are almost done!

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:12:47 -0400

You guys, I’m only 15 minutes away from heaven.

Someone's gone and stolen Facebook user info for 100 million members, put it all into a single file, and then made the whole damned thing available to anyone who wants it on Pirate Bay. Yay for Facebook privacy settings! MY ASS.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:55:00 -0400

Someone's gone and stolen Facebook user info for 100 million members, put it all into a single file, and then made the whole damned thing available to anyone who wants it on Pirate Bay. Yay for Facebook privacy settings! MY ASS.:

(via inothernews)

Can we all put the “Facebook privacy concerns” into perspective for one hot sec? Srsly. This isn’t passwords or credit card numbers or actual private information. This is information that users have made public on their profiles.

If you’re worried about someone seeing your private information, here’s a pro tip: Don’t post it on a public forum like Facebook. This isn’t your secret diary, people. It is a public forum. Use it that way. Or, you know, don’t use it at all. But don’t bitch about it like you didn’t have a choice in the matter.

Justify it all you want, but if this marriage ends in divorce,...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:30 -0400

Justify it all you want, but if this marriage ends in divorce, I’m confident I’ll get full custody of the kid after I tell the judge about your sick anti-string-cheese lifestyle. What kind of a monster doesn’t like string cheese?! I don’t know if I want my child growing up in this kind of environment.

Tony doesn't like string cheese.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:18:41 -0400

I’m worried this may be indicative of deeper psychological problems.

I strongly urge you to try the recipe! It’s...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:07:30 -0400

I strongly urge you to try the recipe! It’s time-consuming, but not very hard, and the results are better than any fried Buffalo wing I’ve ever had.

This is what’s for dinner. I hope my husband gets his ass...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:03:03 -0400

This is what’s for dinner.

I hope my husband gets his ass in the kitchen and starts cooking early, or I might have to slap him around a little.

The United Methodist Church's stance on abortion is pretty liberal (for a church).

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:38:02 -0400

A debate on Twitter about Catholic hospitals and their ban on pregnancy termination — even in the instance of life-threatening complications for the mother — made me think. I originally chose a Methodist hospital (I’ve since switched to a midwife practice that delivers at a community hospital, so it’s no longer an issue). But if I had given birth at a Methodist hospital, could I have potentially died on the table due to the hospital’s refusal to terminate a pregnancy that was not viable and could have killed me?

The answer is no. Apparently, the United Methodist Church’s official position on abortion is that women should have access to these procedures in the case of life-threatening complications and fetal abnormalities.

Huh. Who knew the Methodists were so liberal?

Help NPR beat FOX News.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:31:00 -0400

Help NPR beat FOX News.:

NPR and FOX News are both currently vying for the front row seat in the White House press room left vacant after Helen Thomas’ retirement. Sign this petition to urge the committee to give the front row seat to NPR.

Return to Innocence - Enigma Never gets old.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:18:23 -0400

Return to Innocence - Enigma

Never gets old.

Do you think conservatives are embarrassed that Elizabeth Hasselbeck is speaking for them today?

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:05:46 -0400

And not just to a bunch of stay-at-home moms, but to the President of the United States.

Obama on The View is surprisingly entertaining

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:50:00 -0400

thetrifler:

Joy Behar: You don’t know who Snooki is but you knew that Lindsay Lohan was in jail. How did you know Lindsay Lohan was in jail?
Barack Obama: I don’t know.

“He should have said it was in his daily intelligence briefing.” -Tony

Hey-o!

"I just can’t bring myself to submit to a journal whose submission address is @hotmail.com."

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:36:59 -0400

“I just can’t bring myself to submit to a journal whose submission address is @hotmail.com.”

- Tony

NPR will be streaming the Newport Folk Festival live here.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:26:00 -0400

NPR will be streaming the Newport Folk Festival live here.:

Streaming will also be available on the NPR Music iPhone app.

WestWingReport bitch slaps Kanye West on Twitter. Classic.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:47:00 -0400

WestWingReport bitch slaps Kanye West on Twitter. Classic.

Re: Jon Stewart's new look

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:05:54 -0400

Even with the goatee, I’d still hit that.

inothernews: LAP DOG Max the Great Dane takes a break...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:03:00 -0400

inothernews:

LAP DOG Max the Great Dane takes a break while visiting patients at Miami Children’s Hospital. (Photo: Marice Cohn Band / The Miami Herald via the San Francisco Chronicle)

My family had several Great Danes when I was a kid. They all did this. Also: the guy standing behind him who appears to be holding a paper towel? He is probably preparing for the bucket of drool covering the dog’s mouth when he turns around.

Can anyone tell me what happened with the teacher Don was banging at the end of last season?

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:45:08 -0400

Did they break it off or what? I don’t remember any resolution.

I recently discovered the show "Man v. Food" on the Travel Network.

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:03:00 -0400

It’s a lot like the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” only the host is way more likeable than the doucheriffic Guy Fieri, and every episode ends with some sort of ridiculous food challenge that involves inhuman portions of meat or dangerously spicy food.

Watching it is like a digestive roller coaster. I alternate between extreme hunger and sympathetic heartburn/indigestion several times during each episode.

savingpaper: The Ronald Reagan Expressway — outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana — is rough, uneven, and...

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:31:22 -0400

savingpaper:

The Ronald Reagan Expressway — outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana — is rough, uneven, and in dire need of repaving. Local residents, however, have informed me to wait 20 years and I’m likely to remember the drive as being much better than it actually was.

He’s funny.

A visual representation of my life right now.

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:31:00 -0400

A visual representation of my life right now.