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God bless Hulu
Nov 1st
So the whiney phase of my illness, which began to wear away the shiny supportive coating of my...
Nov 1st
So as not to scare the kids at work, I wear the same...
Nov 1st
Existential despair and the flu apparently have a lot in common.
Oct 31st
How small is an atom?
Oct 31st
talix18: Spirit animal.
Oct 30th
“No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the...”
— - Our Motherfucking Awesome...
Oct 30th
“There are three things I have learned never to discuss with...”
— Linus, “It’s the Great...
Oct 30th
gilmoure: skittlesorswimsuit: ...
Oct 30th
(via scout)
Oct 30th
igather: curate:materialworld:(via thegang)
Oct 30th
And this is why I’m a fan of Bitch Magazine on...
Oct 29th
It breaks my heart a little to face how completely...
Oct 29th
Tower
Oct 29th
vinh: Sophisticated Monsters by j3concepts
Oct 29th
inothernews: poobah: Not so sure about that...
Oct 29th
inothernews: GONE FISHING Perched on the edge of a...
Oct 29th

We’ve reached a very strange point in...

abbyjean: [This was observed by Foreign Policy’s Joshua Keating, who] points to an announcement by...
Oct 29th
Haven’t posted any Chris Appelhans in a while.  I just...
Oct 29th

Forget About Goals

fuckyeahzenmind: Instead of setting a goal, thinking that you have to improve, work the opposite...
Oct 29th
Warch Watch
onlysubterranean: This video needs to make a comeback, starting now. Oingo Boingo’s “Dead Man’s...
Oct 29th
“Signed a bill today that protects citizens from violence...”
— BarackObama
Oct 29th
Kyle: That was a little disappointing
Me: *sniff* WHAT
Kyle: Are you...crying?
Me: No. What. Not now. Just a little bit because of the. I don't know.
Kyle: Why did you cry? He got chocolate cake for being a little cunt.
Me: I know. It's just. Carol. When. With the running into the ocean. A-a-and the howling. I just *sniff*
Kyle: Holy shit are you crying again while telling me why you cried in the first place?
Me: GOD LEAVE ME ALONE
Oct 29th
nudawn: baby fish mouth.
Oct 29th

I miss the floor painted black, the...

(via inothernews) ♥ I teared up at this. Playing drunk off iced tea shots, hearing the worst...
Oct 28th
madmenfootnotes: Footnotes! ‘Peel the label’ edition for...
Oct 28th
Holy crap.  This makes me want to make up a reason to go...
Oct 28th
(via bunkercomplex)
Oct 28th
Kindly people at work leave crap on my desk all the time....
Oct 27th
giantevilhead: thecautiousabandon: This photo perfectly...
Oct 27th
Paleontologists Announce New Tiny Dinosaur |...
Oct 27th
Listen Listen
grace-notes: sleepless-eyes: khallelalaine: livetoinfinity: mcgrizzly62: Imogen Heap-...
Oct 27th
Lunch in the pawk.
Oct 26th
View
Oct 25th
“All US pennies should be melted down and turned into a...”
— cyborgturkey
Oct 25th
Oct 25th
Cool kids go to the candy store
Oct 25th
“What goes on inside is just too fast and huge and all...”
— David Foster Wallace, Oblivion...
Oct 24th
CB FTW!
Oct 24th
fuckyeahzenmind: veronicles: retropop: likeneelyohara:...
Oct 24th
A few awesome things about my hotel, which is awesome. I...
Oct 24th

for the record

I did not sprain my ankle when stumbling out of here after lunch.  It’s seven hours later and...
Oct 24th
This hotel > swimming in the ocean
Oct 23rd
This hotel > LASIK surgery
Oct 23rd
This hotel > a summer without a Michael Bay Film
Oct 23rd
This hotel > my childhood
Oct 23rd
This hotel > a day off
Oct 23rd
This hotel is awesome sauce
Oct 23rd
Oct 23rd
Lunch!
Oct 23rd
After trying and failing to use the RIPTA trip planner, it...
Oct 23rd
Best seat on an airplane—window seat immediately behind the exit row.
Oct 23rd
Headed to Providence in style
Oct 23rd

Five things I'm not taking with me on a...

• my cat • leftover pie :( • an extra pair of shoes • my keys • a book
Oct 23rd
apatosaurus: City ♥
Oct 23rd
mills: A beautiful color photograph from 1942 by Jack...
Oct 23rd
photo by ondiru
Oct 23rd
Warch Watch
inothernews: oldfilmsflicker: zombieparade: asprettyasasong: needtherapy: Sen. Al Franken:...
Oct 22nd
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if...”
— Madeleine L’Engle (via...
Oct 22nd

In other news.

apatosaurus: bmckinney: prolix21: bmckinney: prolix21: bmckinney: I really get a kick...
Oct 22nd

wondering

if all my work emails this week have sounded melancholy and emotional because I’m listening to...
Oct 22nd
“The baby will talk when he talks, relax. It ain’t like...”
— shitmydadsays
Oct 22nd
Warch Watch
plsj: Gary Jules - Mad World Again. Brilliant cover.
Oct 22nd
martinismocha: visualizeus:designyoutrust.com No thanks....
Oct 22nd

People I want to meet: "Pete" from "For...

(via inothernews)
Oct 22nd
randominternet: Marc Johns: Drawings on paper towels ...
Oct 21st
fuckyeahstarwars: dbsw: r2-d2 hoodie is bleepin’...
Oct 20th
Oct 20th
Most support public option for health...
Oct 20th
“I love autumn. This season is my favorite. It is still warm...”
— —The Story of Waking Up Yes!
Oct 20th
apatosaurus: For those tempted to use the New York Times to get judgmental about other people’s...
Oct 20th
Listen Listen
—”Igloo” by Karen O. and the Kids. Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack is AWESOME
Oct 20th
pattista365: Saturday October 17, 2009 Lyn very excited...
Oct 19th
meredithnyc: mariellie: therealblairwaldorf: ...
Oct 19th
“Just as we’re hard-wired to learn a language, but not to...”
— More interesting stuff from...
Oct 19th

Russ Daggatt on Pres. Obama's Peace...

gilmoure: As far as I’m concerned, President Obama’s speech in Cairo in June alone fully justifies...
Oct 19th
“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after...”
— Mark Twain (via kari-shma)...
Oct 19th
A good day
Oct 19th
Along the morning commute
Oct 19th
vinh: Fly by Night by Ken Wong
Oct 19th
onlysubterranean: pottsie800: I have caught the buffy...
Oct 19th
“Fiction is one of the few experiences where loneliness can...”
— David Foster Wallace (via...
Oct 19th
Warch Watch
Oct 19th
The first line of this review is exactly how I feel about...
Oct 18th
robot-heart: loving fall (via pixability)
Oct 18th
Meeting today
Oct 17th
vinh: Inigo Montoya: You seem a decent fellow, I hate to...
Oct 16th
talix18: suitep: Can you keep a secret? (via) It just...
Oct 16th
“Favorite new merch item: cake-scented JoCo stickers designed...”
— jonathancoulton Hope...
Oct 16th

Autumnal Bliss

apatosaurus: This morning I got a fall-colored sweatshirt down from an obscure corner of the...
Oct 16th
“How much more beautiful the lakes now, like Fair Haven,...”
— Henry David Thoreau, Journal,...
Oct 16th
Oct 16th
Good morning Tumblr
Oct 14th
martinismocha: :) ♥
Oct 14th
“why separate church and state at all? I say we do a mashup...”
— StephenAtHome
Oct 14th
youwontfindhiminchina: hoarr: For those cold Hoth nights.
Oct 13th
vinh: Bad day… by mushir
Oct 13th
“‘Drives Us Bats’ music video featuring Neil...”
— whedonesque Direct link to...
Oct 13th
“What we want is to display the normality and the joy of...”
— GEORGE TAKEI, the original Mr....
Oct 13th
“RT @nprnews: Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Creating Harvey Milk...”
— Alyssa_Milano Wow.
Oct 13th
In the heart of every apple, a star
Oct 13th
“You think the Devil has a soul layaway plan? Like at Kmart?...”
— amber_benson
Oct 13th

If you're making fun of fat people, then...

(via inothernews)
Oct 13th
“We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an...”
— ANITA DUNN, White House...
Oct 12th
It doesn’t look it, but this was a really difficult...
Oct 12th
curate: via babypowerdyke.files.wordpress.com
Oct 12th
Apparently I am not allowed to be a bartender.
Oct 12th
apatosaur: thewarindrew: We are totally vandalizing DC...
Oct 12th
Finished Lego Star Wars today!  U pointed out that it was an...
Oct 11th
I don’t deserve to read and nap in the sukkah for the next two hours, but I’m gonna...
Oct 10th
“According to your bumper sticker, your Yorkshire Terrier is...”
— AinsleyofAttack
Oct 10th

Be Proud This Weekend

apatosaurus: I know some of you will be away from your keyboards for the next three days starting...
Oct 10th
Heat index of 85 today. What. The. Fuck.
Oct 9th
Warch Watch
sexartandpolitics: Sesame Street - But I Like You Goodnight, internet. ♥
Oct 9th
(via hitrecordjoe)
Oct 9th
bingoparaphernalia: thatsimportant: Obviously Important...
Oct 9th
ohmyowls: (via ohhsweetnothing)
Oct 9th
Warch Watch
benjaminstein: The Fun Theory: the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better is by...
Oct 9th
Eeg. Ho. Me. U just invented a dessert that is so fucking...
Oct 9th

Ugh.

Really?
Oct 9th
See ya at the Yard April 9! Next year we’re totally...
Oct 9th
My chopsticks lack contact info. :(
Oct 8th
How will I reach them in an emergency?
Oct 8th
Cucumber update
Oct 7th
“Wow this calculator is the best ever! It gives you the...”
— My friend’s 7 year old...
Oct 7th
“You’re the President of America! When your plate gets too...”
— JON STEWART, reacting to...
Oct 7th
robot-heart: GOLEM - toys and magic by ~randis on deviantART
Oct 7th
robot-heart: What is my cat meowing at? | Chris Piascik’s...
Oct 7th
Your Money - The Higher Lifetime Costs of...
Oct 7th
Warch Watch
rand0mflora: bowlingalleylawyer: um, holy shit. This is amazing. Just watch it. I can’t even...
Oct 7th

What does it mean for something to be...

hierology: I think for something to be sacred, it must be looked upon with reverence by someone....
Oct 6th
hierology: Great book!
Oct 6th
inothernews: (Photo of smartass Mets fan on final day of...
Oct 6th
“Republicans have exploited the hot-button immigration issue...”
— Finance Panel Shoots Down GOP...
Oct 6th
inothernews: SPACE SEED Some of the coldest and darkest dust...
Oct 6th
Blue sky day
Oct 5th
Warch Watch
cameronchristopher: rickyv: This is probably my favorite lipdub I’ve seen. And it makes me really...
Oct 5th
“Go! Confront the problem! Fight! Win! And call me when you...”
— Edna, via Incredibles, The...
Oct 5th
“No capes!”
— Edna, The Incredibles (via...
Oct 5th
robot-heart: (via minato)
Oct 5th
“I did not need to know if he could love me. I needed to know...”
— extremely loud and incredibly...
Oct 4th
OK. Now that I’ve seen everything I can stop watching tv.
Oct 4th
julyshewillfly: Whip It. Three word movie review: Fucking...
Oct 4th
Warch Watch
(via gauntlet)
Oct 4th

Helen Thomas asks "Has the president...

meredithnyc: southpol: “Is he going to fight for it or not?” Thomas snapped. “We’re going to...
Oct 3rd
fuckyeahfirstlines: -SOVIET UNION SUFFERS WORST WHEAT...
Oct 3rd
Subway Yearbook Photos
Oct 3rd
Listen Listen
kari-shma: Cardigans | Erase and Rewind .. I’ve changed my mind. I take it back. Erase &...
Oct 3rd
“Justice is what love looks like in public.”
— Dr. Cornel West in Call and...
Oct 3rd
Sukkot—my FAVORITE holiday—begins tonight!  I am hanging out...
Oct 2nd
“People with a high-reactive temperament — as long as it...”
— Understanding the Anxious Mind...
Oct 2nd
“Is it really Friday? What the hell happened to Thursday.”
— amber_benson
Oct 2nd
apatosaurus: bmckinney: amberlrhea: (via staree) ...
Oct 2nd
(via ohmyowls)
Oct 2nd
Eye on Fiction: Where the wild things are...
Oct 2nd
filmquotes: donowitz: Tyler Durden: The things you own...
Oct 1st
inothernews: BEING THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD...
Oct 1st
thedmoshow: suicideblonde: Tina Fey: I think this is...
Oct 1st
giantevilhead: rand0mflora: Baby pygmy hippo. So cute,...
Oct 1st
gilmoure: littleredhead: fuckyeahagents: (via xphiles)
Oct 1st
It seems appropriate to make a little joke here about having...
Oct 1st
Warch Watch
apatosaurus: Mad Men Meets Muppets Via Jezebel and Margaret
Oct 1st