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marcusallenthecat: siddman: ursofuckinspecial:...
Jul 2nd
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marcusallenthecat: 5hane: kari-shma: Salt N Pepa | Shoop How you doin, baby? … No, not you …...
Jul 2nd
lonelysandwich: The Taco Bell of Tiny Broken Dreams I...
Jul 2nd

Wait Wait! That Jenny Sanford quote was...

notthatkindagay: I’m sorry, I thought it came off as such. But reading it again, I guess I could...
Jul 1st
Jenny Sanford: “Gay marriage wrecked my...
Jul 1st
“The prevalence of so many strapped borrowers is why I...”
— What Is a Master’s Degree...
Jul 1st
Interesting map displays job supply/demand
Jul 1st
One of only 27 photos from Germany and London.
Jul 1st
Trying not to make tumblr all about baseball like yesterday,...
Jul 1st

Wow. Reimold, Pedroia and Varitek ought...

I feel so dumb and naive.  I’m new to baseball and honestly didn’t realize...
Jul 1st
photophobia: London. Beautiful. When I was twenty I spent...
Jul 1st
apatosaurus: Apatosaurus Dictionary of Strong Language ...
Jul 1st
ACKB: I HOPE YOU WERE WATCHING YOUR ORIOLES...
Jul 1st
thumbwrestlinginbaltimore: Two of my best friends just got...
Jul 1st
mills: GPOYW. It emerges that it is not, in fact, an...
Jul 1st
Good news. There are so many fuckyeah tumblrs that you can...
Jul 1st

The largest comeback in the history of...

oriolesmagic: Just happened. I’d post about it, but I’m off to celebrate.  Natty Boh’s and O’s!
Jul 1st

MOST SATISFYING WIN EVER.

Dear Boston, You cheat. We win anyway. Fuck you, Baltimore
Jul 1st

LET'S GO O's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 1st
robot-heart: thillythenny: Epic Awwwwwww via
Jul 1st
kaytee: (via myownmelt) This makes me want to swear less.
Jul 1st
Listen Listen
inothernews: “Fix You” by Coldplay FTH.  :-)
Jul 1st
Adam Jones is a bad ass.  His glove is so gold…
Jul 1st
He doesn’t even need his fucking arm.  Just the glove...
Jul 1st

Rain delay.

Jul 1st
Ah, I’ve made the big time—fame and riches sure to...
Jul 1st

Wow. I had no idea that Jason Varitek...

First the continual catcher’s balk, now faking being hit by a pitch.  What the fuck?  He wants...
Jul 1st
inothernews: Dear Internet advertisers: Too fucking...
Jun 30th
oriolesmagic: Eutaw St, pre stadium
Jun 30th

The Cisgender (non transgender)...

beautyandthebutch: sexismandthecity: “There appears to be little in the way of a comprehensive...
Jun 30th
Gates: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Being Loosened
Jun 30th
Wal-Mart Gets Behind Employer Mandate
Jun 30th
“The leaders of the LGBT movement have done us a disservice...”
— The Real Stonewall Legacy |...
Jun 30th
vinh: A Boy and His Wookie by dinolad
Jun 30th

Apatosaurus Dictionary of Strong...

apatosaurus: As you may have noticed, I don’t curse a whole lot.  This isn’t because I mind adult...
Jun 30th
Consolation ice cream in home made cones from Uri.
Jun 30th

Fuck.

Predictable. But Fuck.
Jun 30th
inothernews: Yay, Orioles down to their final out and Ty...
Jun 30th
“I believe Don’t Ask Don’t Tell doesn’t contribute to our...”
— President Obama (via...
Jun 30th

In Motion

revlyncox: Let’s say I’ve got a rock on the end of a string.  If I swing it in a circle, I’ve got...
Jun 30th
“What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is...”
— The Talmud (via) (via...
Jun 30th
getbuck: hotg0ssip:mochafrap: (via forca) amazing.
Jun 30th
tylercoates: Take a look at this bitch. Fierce.
Jun 29th

Apparently Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris...

inothernews: bingoparaphernalia:khrushchev:mehalicka: And I’m a fucking moron for not connecting...
Jun 29th
“Just talked to a girl named Alison. When it first started...”
— Tammye Nash, 1969-06-28...
Jun 29th
beautyandthebutch: AW! I love the PFLAG group of the...
Jun 29th
randominternet: via itsthetruth Someone Once Told Me
Jun 29th

when i work from home im not productive...

(via spontaneouslove) samesies
Jun 29th
'He Has Two Moms' - On Parenting
Jun 29th
Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters in...
Jun 29th
In the (second) most exciting patriotic re-opening of July...
Jun 29th
“Well, better make a whole bunch of rules to make sure that...”
— A Sarah, via Shapely Prose,...
Jun 29th

Five things left undone

• orgzanization • reading • relaxing • homework • plans
Jun 29th
City.
Jun 29th

Meet the Robinsons makes me cry like a...

Jun 29th
karenabad: June 28, 2009 - Pride in NYC (I’ll upload the...
Jun 28th
“People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they...”
— James Earl Jones as Terrence...
Jun 28th
I want to go to there.
Jun 28th
inothernews: microwalrus:j-p-g: FM2_022_0032 (via...
Jun 28th
City.
Jun 28th
Except for Swisher, of course.
Jun 28th
It's so true
Jun 28th
inothernews: ackb:inothernews: (via ackb) Wow… what’s...
Jun 28th
Listen Listen
moviescore: James Horner End Titles Field Of Dreams (1989) For ackb. awwww… ♥
Jun 28th
inothernews: (via ackb) Wow… what’s going on there,...
Jun 28th
“No president possesses that magic wand, but Obama’s inaction...”
— Frank Rich (via...
Jun 28th
Jun 28th

The head groundskeeper is watering the...

Jun 28th
Mission accomplished!
Jun 27th

Best baseball weather ever!

Jun 27th
Bad news: the line to get into the park is huge. Good news:...
Jun 27th
notthatkindagay: Mr. President, keep your promise.
Jun 27th
benjaminstein: Carnivorous plant, spider web (hard to see),...
Jun 27th
mutations: captainkirk: oceanchild: bohemea: It’s a...
Jun 27th
“Ok. Here’s a tip: Doctors take shit. Sandwiches,...”
— Nurse Jackie
Jun 27th
Great promotion or Greatest promotion? Price of tickets:...
Jun 27th
cameronchristopher: Introducing the newest external...
Jun 27th
“You can do anything, but not everything.”
— David Allen (via bitchville)
Jun 27th
graphiceverywhere: I’m Like a Bird! by Lim Heng Swee
Jun 27th
We did it!  We finally put up a bat house in our backyard....
Jun 27th
The 50 Greatest Trailers of All Time
Jun 27th
“Forty years ago, the Stonewall Riots ushered in a new era of...”
— Victoria Cruz reports for...
Jun 27th
Warch Watch
tylercoates: thatsimportant: Important Cover of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” by Kids...
Jun 27th
Like a Boy
Jun 27th
sexartandpolitics: MARTIN BOYCE: My name is Martin Boyce, and in 1969 I was a drag queen known as...
Jun 26th
meredithnyc: intentionallyblank: caseyculture: En...
Jun 26th
sexartandpolitics: “Happy 40th, Stonewall Riots!” A...
Jun 26th
kathlellen: lickystickypickyme: “Whatever words we utter...
Jun 26th
“Charity is commendable; everyone should be charitable. But...”
— Bill Moyers, via blog.sojo.net...
Jun 26th
Jun 26th
Perversion of Justice - a film by Rev....
Jun 26th
ohnotheydidnt: Matthew Shepard Foundation...
Jun 26th
Michael Jackson's Epic Music Videos
Jun 26th
saramcpherson: Well, apparently Tetris—my foster kitten...
Jun 26th
mutations: youmightfindyourself: The oldest musical...
Jun 26th
apatosaurus: Sauropods were corn-on-the-cob, not shish...
Jun 26th
heterosexual privilege
Jun 26th
(via bikerfish)
Jun 26th
Thought For The Day - Dan Savage
Jun 26th

Five things that are delicious

• cheeseburgers • dr. pepper • moose munch • red vines • tumblr
Jun 25th

Surely we have FINALLY reached the quota...

Ah, no?  Well, I’ll just wait here then.
Jun 25th
mercurypdx: DIRECT HIT!
Jun 24th
“I just just read Perez Hilton’s new statement and deleted...”
— Dominik P (via thewarindrew)...
Jun 24th

you know what would be great? if we all...

(via spontaneouslove)
Jun 24th
(via thedisneyvault)
Jun 24th
scout: ...
Jun 24th
82nd Academy Awards® to Feature 10 Best...
Jun 24th
“THE human side of the recession, in the new media genre...”
— BARBARA EHRENREICH, Too Poor...
Jun 24th
Having a great time in heaven
Jun 24th
Jun 24th
It’s a beautiful day in the enchanted forest.
Jun 24th
(via bitchville)
Jun 24th
this interview with joey votto is amazing--an...
Jun 24th
robot-heart: The Cool Hunter - Light House Cinema, Dublin ...
Jun 23rd
mercurypdx: youngmanhattanite: After completing a short...
Jun 23rd
sexartandpolitics: tristn: Skytopia : Greatest...
Jun 23rd
I love cats, but this was kind of terrifying. Photo...
Jun 23rd
tessipes: chuckmore: SPECIAL DRINK This is a special...
Jun 23rd
Warch Watch
bitchville: aowins: Buffy vs. Edward Watch it.
Jun 23rd
“Celebrating the anniversary of Title IX, legislation that...”
— RevDebra
Jun 23rd
Instructions for Party Game Central’s “Sweet...
Jun 23rd
77 Congressional Members Call On Obama To...
Jun 22nd
Warch Watch
enjoli: andeventhis: boggle: musicvideooftheday: 6.22.09 Nada Surf - Popular Dir: Jesse...
Jun 22nd
apatosaurus: Sauropods were tacos, not corn dogs...
Jun 22nd
davereed: Fantastic Forefathers via un: are2
Jun 22nd
(via vinh)
Jun 22nd
@spontaneous, re:this Even when the outline of your days...
Jun 22nd
fuckyeahstarwars: Yoda Says Go Green
Jun 22nd
quote-book: lovebot: skysignal: Giving Heart,...
Jun 22nd

Very cool math on the Iranian election

squashed: Humans are bad at coming up with random numbers. In order to make things look random, we...
Jun 22nd
julyshewillfly: weon: HistoricalTweets dot com just made my...
Jun 22nd
oriolesmagic: Lego Brooks
Jun 22nd
Ack.  So cute!  This is the fairy princess and family as...
Jun 22nd
“When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad....”
— Abraham Lincoln (via...
Jun 22nd
photophobia: Care must be taken to ensure that the world...
Jun 21st
sade: ohryankelley: Worst. Dad. Ever. Say what you...
Jun 21st
One hour drive to Dad’s day party means a whole hour to play Fieldrunners. Happy...
Jun 21st
hunsonisgroovy: Good Morning Starshine the Earth says Hello ...
Jun 21st
apatosaurus: Happy anniversary sweetie.  Love!
Jun 21st

Someday soon

someone will create a “Gauge the mental illness of the blogger of your choice” where...
Jun 21st
Warch Watch
The Secret of NIMH. That will do.  What a freakin’ bummer of a movie.
Jun 21st
Finishing up writing for a Sunday service is always a bit of a let down.  It’s never as good...
Jun 21st

I really really wish I were good at...

Jun 21st
Warch Watch
enjoli: Fleetwood Mac “The Chain” live (1979)
Jun 21st

I shouldn't

have watched the last three innings of that game, but I’m so glad I did!
Jun 21st
robot-heart: Leah & The Volcano (via tarotastic) This...
Jun 20th
I’m a little embarrassed about how happy it made me to...
Jun 20th
Homeowner triumph number one—Uri and his dad fixed the...
Jun 20th
kari-shma: Sail Away (via Mizz S)
Jun 20th
“I’m thinking about turning my Twitter avatar green to...”
— sethmeyers21
Jun 20th

Five musicals I would put on shuffle...

• Aspects of Love • Fiddler on the Roof • Into the Woods • Les Misérables • A Chorus Line
Jun 20th
Raining again in gmail. Also, why is David Karp taking the...
Jun 20th
saramcpherson: Inexpensive theft detector ...
Jun 20th
Listen Listen
bitchville: Placebo - Pure Morning
Jun 20th
inothernews: dtybywl: 1983 General Mills Cereal Ad Coupon...
Jun 20th
Birdies!
Jun 20th
enjoli: sexartandpolitics: “ACT-UP (The AIDS Coalition To...
Jun 20th
10 Ways to Answer Fat Haters
Jun 19th

Hey Aaron, not that I ever expect to,...

Jun 19th
Already awesome home office gets way better in the gorgeous...
Jun 19th
switchblades: KEEP CLICKING! I HAVE ALMOST CONQUERED...
Jun 19th
Listen Listen
inothernews: Colin Hay “Overkill”
Jun 19th

What should you be doing?

Jun 19th
Listen Listen
—Diamond Dogs, Beck
Jun 19th

How do you get to be as old as I am and...

Jun 19th
In the days when plastic milk crates nailed to the wall were...
Jun 19th

Five reasons I'm not in bed yet

• West Wing is on • It’s all kinda worky worky up in here • I have a Neil Gaiman book to...
Jun 19th
apatosaurus: This is a bit of a replica of the Liberty...
Jun 19th
apatosaurus: Dad and I took a road trip to Philadelphia...
Jun 19th
“I just spent two hours in Powells. eBooks are convenient,...”
— wilw
Jun 19th

Five places you have to pay to get into...

• Disney World • The National Constitution Center • Powell’s Books (ok, no entry fee per se,...
Jun 19th
Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see 'Up'
Jun 19th

STOP FUCKING RAINING.

(via inothernews)
Jun 19th
Are we yuppies yet?
Jun 19th
Let the squirrel olympics begin!
Jun 19th
It’s getting that lived in look.
Jun 19th
(via inothernews)
Jun 18th
“Why are you picking on the Post Office? For 44 cents,...”
— Jon Stewart, pointing out to...
Jun 18th
apatosaurus: oriolesmagic: First HR, first shaving cream...
Jun 18th
marcusallenthecat: natashavc:RICK VAUGHN BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT...
Jun 17th
fuckyeahstarwars: Max Rebo Birthday Cake
Jun 17th
iamcup: via welovetypography.com
Jun 17th
aja: Dooce had her baby! Dooce had her baby! Good God, I...
Jun 17th
How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0
Jun 17th

OK 9006, you're in good graces again

The iPhone sure has fucked over any semblance of patience I once had.
Jun 17th

9006

Currently in the lead for my least favorite number in the world.
Jun 17th
pattista365: Tuesday June 16, 2009 a mural of the side of...
Jun 17th
vinh: Phantom Zone Crisp by robbvision
Jun 17th
Obama Denies Same-Sex Health Benefits to...
Jun 17th
julyshewillfly: allandonly: Nurse Jackie (Edie Falco)...
Jun 17th
Literary Lesson: Authors, Poets Write the...
Jun 17th
work to do…
Jun 17th
The Wendy's Frosty is the Goofy of the food...
Jun 17th

O covers all the bases

In this month’s issue of O Magazine — don’t get too excited, it’s short for...
Jun 17th
“The regime probably doesn’t recognize it, but I can...”
— Austin Heap, quoted at sfgate
Jun 17th
“…Iran has the highest number of bloggers per capita in...”
—  Abbas Milani, director of the...
Jun 17th
squashed: jeffmiller: Daily Kos: Ahmadinejad Rally...
Jun 17th
meredithnyc: nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors: dominilucy: ...
Jun 17th
Twitter Reschedules Maintenance Around...
Jun 16th
photophobia: Very late last night, wildlife researchers at...
Jun 15th

/postfest

Jun 15th
There were lots of photos on 40things and I don’t want...
Jun 15th
Listen Listen
40things: —Bergerettes III, Trio Antonin Dvorak Though I don’t know the first thing about...
Jun 15th
40things: I picked up a book today that I’m supposed to read for work and all I could think about...
Jun 15th
(via 40things)
Jun 15th

Sleep is good food

40things: Family is the set of people you share an unexplainable secret language with. Sometimes you...
Jun 15th
40things: Airport, by Uri
Jun 15th

Focus

40things: No matter how long you live, there will be places you will never go, people you will...
Jun 15th
40things: There is no place in the memory of my life for...
Jun 15th
40things: Four seasons of our beautiful house. It’s...
Jun 15th
“A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an...
Jun 15th
Listen Listen
—All That We Let In, Indigo Girls
Jun 15th

tumblr love

So after posting this about the delicious birthday cake we had at our great party on Saturday, I...
Jun 15th
Our friend Caitlin made this incredible-beyond-words cake...
Jun 15th
Listen Listen
kari-shma: Mazzy Star | Fade into you
Jun 15th
Am I the only one who finds Cyanide and Happiness disturbingly misogynistic?
Jun 15th
inothernews: Tehran, today. (via)
Jun 15th
bitchville: Points of view (via Deviantart)
Jun 15th
quote-book: ...
Jun 15th
Religion News (RSS): Indian gay marriage law...
Jun 15th

New personal goal

To stop starting conversations with people who are in a different room.  Exceptions may be made for...
Jun 15th
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every...”
— Eleanor Roosevelt (via...
Jun 15th
shaneguiter: lascatola20: WWDC at Night (via ahknight) I...
Jun 15th
Every order of service at church this morning...
Jun 15th
Listen Listen
inothernews: lickystickypickyme: Michael Sembello - She is a maniac (theme from Flashdance) For...
Jun 15th

Answer: Awesome!

Question: How was your party? Also works for: What are your friends like? Also works for: So, I...
Jun 14th
Party!
Jun 13th
inothernews: bowlingalleylawyer:boggle:kl7: Currently...
Jun 13th
“I’m afraid of time… I mean, I’m afraid of not having enough...”
— Ann Brashare (via creampuff)...
Jun 13th

New things

I cannot fucking believe that despite needing to get up early tomorrow for what is sure to be a very...
Jun 13th

Why

is there a laugh track on Scooby Doo?  It’s a fucking cartoon. Who the hell is supposed to be...
Jun 13th
Listen Listen
The Rake’s Song — The Decemberists How fucked up and also awesome is this song?  In...
Jun 13th

Apparently the number of hours in a day...

Jun 13th
My new favorite obsession.
Jun 13th
Warch Watch
(via martinismocha) I want my life to do this.
Jun 13th

Don't Ask, Fuck You.

enjoli: katoleary: thegreg: onefootinthegrave: Might as well be what the policy is called. ...
Jun 13th
Ok, so this isn’t really my forte, and I know...
Jun 13th
Uri asked how Cheeseburger Bottled Water differs from...
Jun 8th
The original Robot Chicken
Jun 8th
Now
Jun 8th
Someone put Pixar in charge of health care reform ‘cause they will fucking GET. IT. DONE.
Jun 8th
Up! 3D!
Jun 7th
My best friend from high school had a baby last weekend and...
Jun 6th

Welcome to the world Tova!

Jun 6th

I would like to participate in whatever...

vinh: Activities include: Naps A bunch of other stuff if I get around to it…
Jun 6th
Listen Listen
moviescore: James Horner “Rose” - piano version Titanic (1998) This is the piano-only version...
Jun 5th
inothernews: “I Have You Now” by Mike Stimpson. Heh, and...
Jun 5th
hman: Aww, they can even have matching tuxes at their...
Jun 5th
Warch Watch
rhodyram: Google Street View Gets Smarter “Street View has given us a near-endless supply of...
Jun 5th
yourmonkeycalled: Rorschach Alphabet
Jun 5th
State Supreme Court rules in favor of...
Jun 5th

Ackb has the emotional flu

Time to crawl in bed with a book and a cat until it all goes away.
Jun 5th
hunsonisgroovy: “Domestic partnership gives couples most of...
Jun 5th

Five things I now do every morning*

• feed the cat one dollop of wet food • make and drink a tasty coffee beverage (3 ice cubes, 13...
Jun 4th
Warch Watch
Look no further, it is I! I am the one person who loved this movie. The disguises! The cold fusion!...
Jun 3rd
N.H. Legislature approves gay marriage
Jun 3rd
martinismocha: louisesararuth: northerndelight: ...
Jun 3rd
imkevin: jeffrubinjeffrubin: I enjoyed the opening...
Jun 3rd
kaytee: Knowing Someone Gay/Lesbian Affects Views of Gay...
Jun 3rd

Guess what's starting a week from today?...

52books: If you have any intrest in feeling good about yourself just because you know words, join...
Jun 3rd
Listen Listen
inothernews: The Tumblr theme song, co-opted from Futurama. Play it.  Reblog it.  Tell your...
Jun 3rd
pattista: alexbaca: (via allisonrm)
Jun 3rd
I love now. It’s not perfect, but it’s better...
Jun 3rd

Five things I shouldn't do while on the...

• stay up all night • think about grad school • drive • listen to music from college • stop...
Jun 3rd
Listen Listen
— “I Know I’m Not Alone,” Michael Franti & Spearhead We used this as the...
Jun 3rd

Uri has a great idea for a Geico...

So a caveman is in an accident.  His celebrity interpreter is a tiny gecko with a cute accent and...
Jun 3rd
“I guess my question, government, is: As long as we’re...”
— Jon Stewart, The Daily Show...
Jun 3rd
spot der baby bunny
Jun 3rd
A career undone, unfairly - Air Force Times
Jun 3rd
inothernews: somethingchanged: (via thefrogman) Tee-hee!
Jun 3rd
kari-shma: Blue degradée (via Paula Marina) My mouth...
Jun 2nd
Currently watching while I finish up a project for work. ...
Jun 2nd
Dear Pixar, From All The Girls With Band-Aids...
Jun 1st
My favorite summertime food. (yes it is so a...
Jun 1st
“It is with sad irony that the company which invented...”
— Michael Moore (via azspot)...
Jun 1st
shorterexcerpts: inothernews: ackb: Ok. Sure. So we lost...
Jun 1st
Ok. Sure. So we lost [again].  But we have the most...
Jun 1st
I made six lasagnas Saturday for our Coming of Age youth and...
Jun 1st
Warch Watch
thegreg: Ben Stiller’s Counting with Bruce Springsteen One of the best sketches in the history of...
Jun 1st
aja: Oh, GOOD Magazine, will you never stop stunning me...
Jun 1st

Where no one has gone before > Where no...

(via inothernews)
Jun 1st