January 2011
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December 2010
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so... 2010? Fuck off. Go on, get outta here.
okay here I go
New year resolutions. Which I usually don’t do, and by saying that, I’m thinking something magical will happen and maybe I’ll actually make them come true this time? frick.
anyway:
- swim naked
- hike at least 12 times
- learn to kayak 1st qtr 2011
- figure out where to kayak from home
- ride fast bike at least 20 times (commuting doesn’t count if ferries are...
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“… and above all, don’t make any friends. You used to know that,...”
– The American
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go on, click that link.
lazybookreviews:
But, live or in the studio, it sounds just as fucking good.
If you don’t click that link, I’ll know.
I was expecting Bob Wills, a young Johnny Cash, or some such. Made me laugh.
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The Metropolis Case in the NYT!
While reading through the paper at the Depot Cafe this morning, I come across a picture of Matthew Gallaway and a review of his book! Even though I don’t know him, after having followed him for almost 2 years here I feel like he’s a friend and I’m excited for him that his book has been FAVORABLY reviewed in the NYT!
Now that he’s famous I’ll have to stop gushing...
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change is good!
“…She is one of a type now found in most sizable U.S. cities: vocal Muslim women wary of the predominantly male leadership of their community and increasingly weary of suspicions of non-Muslims about Islam.
“These women have achieved a level of success and visibility unmatched elsewhere. They say they are molded by the freedoms of the United States — indeed, many unabashedly...
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Man has been the dominant sex since, well, the...
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135/
“Funny doesn’t sag.”
– Reese Witherspoon (via lizlemon)
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BREAKING: Senate has enough votes to move tax deal... →
aatombomb:
Just so we’re clear on what just happened:
1. Obama essentially got a second stimulus package out of the Republicans, which includes middle-class breaks and unemployment extensions,
2. neutered the most potent planks of the GOP platform and avoided a two year fight over taxes by giving them something they would have most likely gotten eventually anyway,
3. has talking heads like...
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descriptive phrase of the day:
“dementedly entertaining film”
— MANOHLA DARGIS, NYT
this tumblr used to be about words
I gotta get back to that. although pictures are nice, too.
OH, MAN!
installing this theme: Ultralite Powered by Tumblr Designed by:Doinwork
makes your tumblr make YOU look like you’re some style-art-literature maven that everyone loves and follows and money is about to fall at your feet followed by a george clooney-type or even that guy from down the hall that has been flirting for MONTHS but god forbid you get together more than once a month?
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“Would you ever ask a man that question?”
– Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, responding to a question about what clothing designers she prefers. The question was asked on Clinton’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, just moments after she made a point about sexism and the scrutiny women face—that men don’t—regarding clothing. (via officialssay)
