January 2009
“The capital-T Truth is about life BEFORE death.
It is about the real value of...”
– David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon College
6od:
joshawesome:
dumpsterlovin:
Atmosphere...
“It seems to me that the intellectualization and aestheticizing of principles and...”
– SALON Features: David Foster wallace, page 2
I didn’t lose anyone close to me that I knew in real life, but DFW’s suicide hurt.
“There’s something particularly sad about it, something that doesn’t...”
– SALON Features: David Foster Wallace
December 2008
Vandy winning a bowl made me smile
They’ve sucked for so long…nice to see ‘em finally have a non-lousy season.
A Near-last word...
If you’re not in one of those wonderful cities with great public transport and aren’t staying in—be careful out there tonight.
Y’all are good people, and I don’t want to lose anyone as the year winds down.
Would Anyone Explain Katy Perry To Me?
sufjanssteven:
(via avedanke)
I would if I could.
She kind of looks like a bustier Zooey D., but she appears to have no real singing talent. So…perhaps she appeals to Nickelback fans or something?
sufjanssteven:
avedanke:
Rilo Kiley: Does He...
Official Air Force Document: How to Respond to a... →
icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse:
chfdigital:
Two thoughts on this:
Geez, that’s quite the document there.
This is your tax dollars at work.
This is fascinating and an excellent tool to work backwards from. What the Air Force seems to come conclude is: if you act like an adult on the internet, you will be treated like an adult. If you act like a child, it’s much easier to discount your...
Well my chances of a good NYE kiss are going...
It’s 3:30…there’s still no word on any sort of early release here.
I see nine cars in the parking lot (used mostly by the large architectural firm that shares about 5 floors in the complex).
I may have banging my head on my desk in both an effort to stay awake, and out of sheer boredom.
(Also, it’s impossible to hang oneself with a mouse cord…)
theduty:
bikerfish:
copycats:
“Head Over...
Last music I can post this year…so I had to...
“I often hear it said that the truth shall make men free.
But I notice that...”
– Lewis Lapham, Lapham’s Quarterly, Fall 2008 (via suddenly) (via browneyes) (via siddman)
“Great cities attract ambitious people. You can sense it when you walk around...”
– Great Read.
Cities and Ambition
(via joshuatuscan)
(via sharingtime)
(via siddman)
I get the feeling that the city of Atlanta is largely apathetic or mute…
The big resolution: I've got to stop trying to...
Because that’s what I think I was trying to do in ‘08.
I attempted to figure out (among other things):
My failures and failings in relationships, at starting relationships, and several related things
Media coverage and bias (particularly as it applied to politics)
Geopolitical backgrounds between far too many countries
Some sort of logic to human relationships
What percentage of...
“If I were a New Yorker, I’d be lobbying for Representative Carolyn Maloney...”
– Hullabaloo
If you’re not already reading Digby’s blog, I have a New Year’s resolution for you…
allthiscanbeyours:
thebrewerpatriot:
The other night, I somehow managed to bring a girl home from the bar. We were hanging out in my room and I told her I would put on some sweet music to listen to.
She watched me as I opened up iTunes and saw one of my playlists entitled “9th Grade Make-Out Jamz”. She said, “Awww, are those the songs you made out to in 9th grade?”
I said, “No, those are...
and today is already becoming annoying, and it...
iammattjordan:
fuck you new years! everyone wants to cater to your stupid ass high standards and i’m tired of it.
you’re no better than two virgins saving themselves for marriage.
This is the first time I've worked on a NYE since...
It just hit me why today is off to a doubly sucktastic start.
I didn’t mind that much in HS because the ‘rents were uber-strict and I wasn’t a skilled enough liar to find a way to sneak out to some “no parents in sight” house party, much less a hotel party…so sadly working at Rich’s gave me something to do and a lame excuse to not have real plans (because...
topics for which there are no greeting cards
brookehatfield:
“thanks, dad, for getting us all that liquor wholesale.”
Hey mabez, wanna nip out to the shed?
butterflyeffects:
petuniamarmoset:
inothernews:
The answer is:
Yes
No
It’s not what you think, you damned Yankee
(via butterflyeffects)
Still chuckling.
Oh it sure helps to be tri-lingual, even if all of your languages are English
We are just naughty, naughty girls.
And get your mind out of the gutter, Aaron… bloody Yanks, I don’t know…
Teehee.
Somehow I’m not surprised you’d...
“I say to you, there is only one way in which the world can be saved from itself...”
– The Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘Love overcometh all things’
On the first of October 1960 a voice manifested in space in the seance room of British medium Leslie Flint. It claimed to be that of the late Dr. Gordon Cosmo Lang, the former Archbishop of Canterbury (1864 - 1945). The...
“Washington is actually the best example of asymmetric warfare, in that one side...”
– Hullabaloo
siddman:
One of the bosses brought all his 6 kids to work! They have taken over the office!
This is no good. Mainly because my unscientific stats on “bringing the kids to work” leads me to project that a majority of the kids that get brought to work are of the brattier variety.
Time lords extend 2008 by one second →
whatcriscilikes:
Saw this on the elevator television on my way up to the ninth floor this morning.
inothernews:
You know, Doc, all you had to do was ask.
(via mabelmoments)
I know who can save us from this…
Can we all just take a moment to marvel at Kaytee...
sufjanssteven:
allthiscanbeyours:
Seriously, those two are living out the tumblrcrush dream, god love ‘em.
They’ve set such an unrealistic expectation of Tumblr romance. It’s like how people benchmark their relationships to stuff in movies.
So am I the only one that assumed they were together before one or both were on Tumblr? And if so, is that less of a romantic thought, or more of one? ...
dreamweaver:
just returned home from celebrating a friend’s birthday at the Horse Brass,. It made me realize how excited I am for the cigarette ban in Portland bars, which will ring in the new year bitterly for some, joyously for others.
All I know is tonight will be the last night* I come home and have to immediately change out of every single article of clothing saturated with smoke.
And...
writing
mitchner:
shorterexcerpts:
realrealsoft:
sometimes i wonder if i still want to pursue writing a book/working in an environment that requires me writing every day because i still want to or because everyone in my life has always said that is what they eventually see me doing.
wouldn’t it be fucking sick if i could blow everyone away by becoming the next erwin schrodinger, or a hawking...
“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & that the...”
– Brian Andreas (via subtlecluster) (via pieces)
An Irish Blessing For The New Year
lickystickypicky:
amegnifiedlife:
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings
slow to make enemies, quick to make friends.
But rich or poor, quick or slow
may you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.
Irish=Epic=Megnific.
Sara's Imaginary Band Names 2008
saramcpherson:
At jhnbrssndn’s request, here are the band names I posted this year:
The Argyle Retaliation Squad
Pulsating, Gelatinous, and Refrigerator-Sized
Whores & S’mores
Fanny Pack Death Squad
Asterisks and Ampersands
The Significant Others
The Sickening Thud
Pentagrams & Popsicles
Sequins & Suicide
Quoi Le Fuck?
Bullshit Parade
Rufio! Rufio! Rufio!
Device...