February 2011
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Facebook status topics that clue me in to your...
the weather
ethnic food! yummy!
what you are watching on Netflix instant
how bored you are
anything that ends with “life is good!”
the day of the week
a countdown
what errands you plan on running
Katy Perry lyrics
Welcome to my Facebook news feed homicidal nightmare.
January 2011
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This vessel is haunted
It creaks and moans
My bones call to you
In their...
– absence of fear-jewel
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The current popular unrest in the Arab world has a lot of lessons for...
– Michael Hirsh for the National Journal: The WikiLeaks Revolt (via kateoplis)
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Americans watch Westerns, I think, in order to learn about who they are. The Old...
– Todd Alcott on True Grit
A Ten-Minute Guide to the U.S. Constitution
A Ten-Minute Guide to the U.S. Constitution
Because I’ve been watching entirely too much West Wing.
But then, there is no such thing as too much West Wing is there?
Nope.
Give me some Sam Seaborn all day, every day.
Live Twitter Updates for Egypt →
soupsoup:
I’ve curated this list of people posting excellent updates on what is happening in Egypt.
Beastie Boys "Fight for Your Right Revisited"... →
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ALMOST FAMOUS, directed by Cameron Crowe (2000)
One of my favorite songs in one of my favorite movie moments of all time. “Tiny Dancer” Perfection.
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Life has been some combination of fairy-tale coincidence and joie de vivre and...
– Sylvia Plath
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Today, the new Republican-controlled House voted on whether to repeal the Health...
– Conan O’Brien (via technipol)
None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be, or...
– President Barack Obama (via soupsoup)
But I’ve swallowed my pride before, that’s for sure. I’m...
– Barbara Kingsolver, “The Poisonwood Bible”
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You Should Date An Illiterate Girl →
Date a girl who doesn’t read because the girl who reads knows the importance of plot. She can trace out the demarcations of a prologue and the sharp ridges of a climax. She feels them in her skin. The girl who reads will be patient with an intermission and expedite a denouement. But of all…
Oh my goodness, yes. Read this right now, all of it.