February 2012
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Hm, it's been quite a while since my last post.
It’s too easy for me to turn into an observer. I’m hoping I can at least make myself more proactive on this Tumblr instead of reblogging 95% of the time.
Thing is, this job search—you know, looking for a fulfilling career that will support me and my student loan payments for at least a few years—is slow going. I expect that, definitely, but the process is tedious. Plus, I...
December 2011
5 posts
“The world has wasted a total of 200,000 years playing the Angry Birds game -...”
– Fareed Zakaria’s facebook status (via almaswithinalmas)
You’ve seen me use the word puritanicalism before, and this is a perfect example of America’s relationships with work and with leisure. American puritanicalism tells us that all of our time must be productive. Productive time does stuff: it...
“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life...”
– STEVE JOBS.
(via Gizmodo)
November 2011
3 posts
Things I read in the past 24 hours that I thought...
drinkyourjuice:
The Recessionary Charms of American Horror Story | Tess Lynch for Grantland
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests | Matt Taibbi for Rolling Stone
The Soft Animal | Elena Schilder for This Recording
Read the second one.
October 2011
6 posts
“OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
– Steve Jobs’s final words. (via newsweek)
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in...”
– Dwight Eisenhower, from a speech given before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 16, 1953 (via warispeace)
Nothing has changed save the size of the numbers.
(via allisonunsupervised)
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September 2011
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I'm asking for a favor, Tumblr →
inothernews:
psydoctor8:
In repsonse to aatombomb’s and approachingsignificance’s post about Troy Davis, I propose we DO SOMETHING about it that takes 30 seconds.
We’ve all seen Tumblr do some amazing things ranging from donating thousands of dollars to friends in need, raising tens of thousands for countries who faced disaster to finding a place for friends to live, finding them a job or...
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sometimes a great notion.: Portrait of an INFP: →
sometimesagreatnotion:
“INFPs present a calm and serene face to the world, and can seem shy, even distant around others. But inside they’re anything but serene, having a capacity for personal caring rarely found in the other types. INFPs care deeply about the inner life of a few special persons, or about a favorite…
Me too!
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August 2011
11 posts
“A few days before I started writing this book, I happened to be watching a...”
– Steven Johnson, writing in the Huffington Post in 2009. Relevant to the current crop of Republican Presidential hopefuls rushing to declare their rejection of Evolutionary Theory. (via thebronzemedal)
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Watchthedailywhat:
On-Air Smackdown of the Day: Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly returned to host America Live after a few months away taking care of her newborn baby girl, Yardley Evans Brunt.
First order of business: Verbally smack conservative radio personality Mike Gallagher for calling maternity leave “a racket.”
[mediamatters.]
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And the atoms in your...”
– Lawrence Krauss (via allhailtheinfidel) (via ageofreason, neightkelly) (via walkingaftermidnite)
Hallelujah!
July 2011
6 posts
Matt Pond PA & Rocky Votolato
jeffpianki:
I got confirmed today to open 4 Midwest shows with Rocky Votolato and Matt Pond PA. This is somewhat of a dream come true. You can find more information on the shows at jeffpianki.com.
9/9 - Minneapolis, MN
9/10 - Milwaukee, WI
9/12 - Chicago, IL
9/13 - Pontiac
Also, I will more than likely be adding a date or two before the Minneapolis show. So stay tuned!
Jeff, that’s...
“A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
IF YOU HAVE 5 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING...”
– (via fuckyeahtrollface)
Uh, I’ve got five-or-so of these, but I have to dispute the inclusion of Tool, Metallica and Rage Against The Machine.
Like, seriously.
(via facksake)
I lost at Eminem. Too damn bad.
(via lemondifficult)
which asshole hipster wrote this?
(via michelle-my-belle)
I was...
June 2011
7 posts
visited 15 states (30%) Create your own visited map of The United States
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Ethan Hawke from 1994
Ethan Hawke from 1994
Cramps of Death!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ouch.
Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon: An open letter... →
hammerito:
CONTEXT: Chesapeake Energy is one of many companies currently drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania (and the Mid-Atlantic at large). Pennsylvania is currently undergoing a boom in natural gas drilling which has been bolstered by the fact that PA is the only state in the country which does not…
No fracking way!
I work in an office dealing with the Parks and...
The guy in the office next to ours is a very loud talker. The following is a list of projects he’s working on:
Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs
Cops and Bobbles
Stay tuned. I may hear some more later.
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I don't normally get too many friend requests on...
But just now I got a guy who I vaguely remember from elementary and middle school friend me just now. We probably were cool with each other in the 3rd grade, bridging the gender gap, maybe playing out on the playground during recess despite him having cooties, ya know. Then, BAM, he obviously just signed up for an account (30 friends?) and adds me.
At least it wasn’t my 5th grade boyfriend...