January 2012
6 posts
“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved...”
– Maurice Sendak via lost & Cup of Jo. (via noraleah)
December 2011
4 posts
Give Me Something To Read's 2011 Highlights
peterwknox:
givemesomethingtoread:
Here are Give Me Something To Read’s highlights of the year. This list is comprised of my favourites and reader favourites, selected from articles posted here in 2011 (limited to those originally published in 2011). Open this post in your browser to make use of the Read Later button accompanying each link.
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I read 8 of these and plan to read more....
Now That Books Mean Nothing →
As much as I may want (or have wanted) it to be so, books haven’t been a sufficient comfort or diversion as I prepared to lose my boobs, then lost them, and began trying to adjust to their absence from my body. If I pick a book up, I’ll read a few pages before setting it aside because the end just seems too far away, the time and attention it requires, too exhausting. I don’t have the energy or...
scitchet:
Goodbye Earl—Dixie Chicks
I’ve only...
November 2011
8 posts
There are two things children should get from...
seltzerlizard:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
COLE STRYKER: “Do you think that this point she... →
stryker:
“Do you think that this point she knows that every little thing she does will be a .GIF, and so she just embraces that whenever she’s on camera?”
~The ever-observant Matthew Perpetua, on a clip of Beyonce performing at Fallon
This is fascinating, and I don’t think this impulse, which I’m…
October 2011
17 posts
Obama for America: Hi, Tumblr. →
barackobama:
It’s nice to meet you.
There are lots of reasons we’re excited to be launching the Obama 2012 campaign’s new Tumblr today. But mostly it’s because we’re looking at this as an opportunity to create something that’s not just ours, but yours, too.
We’d like this Tumblr to be a huge…
Thank You
I seldom write personal posts, but I am glad I wrote my last post. Thank you seltzerlizard and tragos for your sweet and simple replies. I can’t wait to be a mommy!
Never in a million years could I have seen this...
I am shocked. I’m not shocked that I’m pregnant. When I found out I was pregnant I was in awe, not shock (I’m 28 weeks today). I’m shocked that I just found out my sister is 14 weeks pregnant. The sister who NEVER NEVER NEVER wanted kids. The sister who shares the same birthday with me, but is three years older. I am shocked. OMG. My sister is pregnant. WHOA. My...
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TheDisgruntledGradStudent: here you go internet. →
unicornfandancing:
littlemagnolia:
Why are white kids occupying Wall Street instead of making active change by volunteering? Because they came of age during the largest and most exorbitant economic “bubble” of homebuilding, credit, and technology the white middle class has seen since the…
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New Pet Peeve
I am likely to want to bite your head off if you refer to a movie with a female lead as a “chick flick.” When I discuss a movie I refer to the movie based on its merits. I think the movie either sucks or is great for various reasons. A movie with a strong male lead can suck or be awesome and a movie with a strong female lead can suck or be awesome. So when you dismiss a movie based...
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“Amazon can give away the razor because they’re already in the business of...”
– John Gruber (via walpaper)
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““No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to...”
– ~Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford commencement speech (via likesandlaunch)
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“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs (1955-2011), from a Stanford Commencement address delivered June 12, 2005. (Read More). Yes. Thank you, sharanam. (via crashinglybeautiful)
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
12 posts
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Mixed Chip Cookies
fritesandfries:
Last night, Chef has a sweets craving.
He requested chewy peanut butter chip cookies.
It sounds like a challenge but all you need to do to make chewy cookies is to have the right balance of sugar.
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At 120 degrees, it was so hot in Australia that...
thedisgruntledgradstudent:
kyoscock:
One Koala entered someone’s house, looking for water and shade, and here’s what happened when the owner gave him something to drink.
I AM GOING TO SEE THE KOALAS IN OCTOBER. KOALAS. KOALAS. KOALAS. I hope they are ok in this heat. Poor babies.
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a bright wall in a dark room.: Reader's Request... →
beenthinking:
An essay I wrote for Bright Wall Dark Room which is at least partially, actually about the movie I was assigned…
brightwalldarkroom:
LET’S NEVER COME HERE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER BE AS MUCH FUN.
by Erica U.
I’ve been thinking lately that travel and love are two of the most connecting forces we can know.
Both can create a sense of boundless intimacy — can weave a ...
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Everyone needs a hobby.
peterwknox:
noraleah:
His is Being Awesome.
Wow.
citizenmichelle:
if you have a few minutes watch these videos, this guy is good at life!
Rick Mereki on Vimeo (via sugarandfluff)
I’m kind of glad and not glad that I watched these videos. Because come on, this is more than a hobby, he’s put his whole life into life. I love it. And while I may have a few of these things crossed off...
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July 2011
18 posts
“With lawmakers still at an impasse over increasing the debt ceiling, a special...”
– The Onion, “Emergency Team Of 8th-Grade Civics Teachers Dispatched To Washington” (via cognitivedissonance)
What Were They Thinking? →
Someday people will look back and wonder, What were they thinking? Why, in the midst of a stalled recovery, with the economy fragile and job creation slowing to a trickle, did the nation’s leaders decide that the thing to do—in order to raise the debt limit, normally a routine matter—was to spend less money, making job creation all the more difficult? Many experts on the economy believe that the...