December 2008
142 posts
So, Monday night, my bf got mad at me for reasons I could not dechiper/he would not disclose and stormed out of my house at approximately 8pm. Since then, he has only talked to Gchatted with me to discuss business and solely business. Happy f’n new year…
jonoh:
Spoon - Bring It On Home to Me (Sam Cooke...
Was just about to say how it’s been way too long since I’ve eaten at BurritoVille, only to find out they all closed 3 months ago :(
Just another reason to loathe 2008!
walpaper:
God Only Knows (Beach Boys Cover) -...
precis:
If you’re not on the 20X200 mailing list, you should be.
Very cool, bookmarking for when I have my own space to fill with (affordable) art.
jennabee:
Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s...
Seven Blunders of the World
askvero:
homecoming:
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle
— Mahatma Gandhi
“It’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe, maybe this...”
– Counting Crows
This has been one of the most trying and disappointing years of my life.
deegocracy:
Al Green - Gotta Find A New World
“I’m going to need extra batteries, water…and I’m calling in...”
– my 31 year old brother, currently playing his new Wii for the 1st time
“Suffering is a part of every religion, Peggy. I mean, look at what the Jews have...”
– Hank Hill
My weekend:
-30 Days of Night - Meh.
-Crank - NAY. Dwight Yoakam and Cliff Howard are starting to look alike.
-Ocean’s 13 - YAY!
happycap:
Kermit the Frog & Co. - The...
precis:
sbz:
on true love (ingrid michaelson -...
It never ceases to amaze me how some people can be just as annoying on facebook now as they were back in ‘real life’ in high school.
“All life is just a progression toward, and a regression from, one phrase—‘I love...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Offshore Pirate” (via scout)
jonoh:
atencio:
Faith No More - Easy Like...
Pay It Backwards: An Act Of Coffee Kindness →
alohanico:
(via cakeface)
After listening to Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (thanks, scout!), I really want to go see Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at the New York City Ballet. Doubt I’ll be able to talk bf or even my gay bff into that one. Ohhhhh wellllll…
Post Obama policy, not excessive photos of him -...
dhk:
In July, Obama told Rolling Stone that he believed in “shifting the paradigm” to a public-health approach: “I would start with nonviolent, first-time drug offenders. The notion that we are imposing felonies on them or sending them to prison, where they are getting advanced degrees in criminality, instead of thinking about ways like drug courts that can get them back on track in their lives...
2 questions (and 1 sub-question)
1) Do you have NYE plans?
I don’t. Last year was a total bust. Most overhyped night of the year, in my opinion. Haven’t had a good new year’s in years.
2) Have you read The Hero With a Thousand Faces?
a) If so, do you recommend it?
The Icemen Cometh →
Snow, surfers, and high-end fashion
"Stoner-Vision" by Streeter Seidell on College... →
(via dhk)
“You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
You don’t spit into the...”
– You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, Jim Croce
That right there is some sound advice.
complicatedshoes:
“I Have a Dreidel” - Barenaked...
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we...”
– Buddha (via reluctantbuddha) (via kari-shma) (via snickerdoodle) (via seriouslythough)
Google loves the holidays
Google the following phrases and check out the icons on the right side of the results page:
“Christmas music”
“Hanukkah menorah”
“Hanukkah”
My next Amazon order (thus far)
-Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk (pre-order)
-You Do Not Talk About Fight Club: I Am Jack’s Completely Unauthorized Essay Collection by Chuck Palahniuk and others
-A yet-TBD novel by Brett Easton Ellis (already read American Psycho and Less Than Zero)…maybe Rules of Attraction because I f’n love the movie but I heard the book’s not as good. Any suggestions on this one?
claudia:
Leona Lewis — Run (Snow Patrol...
Swiss Watch Found in 400 Year Old Chinese Tomb
The watch ring was discovered as archaeologists were making a documentary with two journalists from Shangsi town.
“When we tried to remove the soil wrapped around the coffin, a piece of rock suddenly dropped off and hit the ground with a metallic sound,” said Jiang Yanyu, former curator of the Guangxi Autonomous Region Museum.
“We picked up the object, and found it was a...
redamancy
scout:
wordjournal:
noun • the act of loving in return
Oh no you didn't... →
justlia:
First let me say that children do not deserve a mother with a vagina and a father with a penis. Children deserve to be planned for and wanted. Children deserve clean drinking water and nutritious food. Children deserve vaccinations and medical care. Children deserve proper education and encouragement. Children deserve to have parents who love each other and want to be together...
Cedar Rapids Public Library
The Cedar Rapids Public Library was flooded June 11-13, 2008. The destruction at the 85,000 square foot library, which occupies a square block in the city’s central business district, is believed to be the largest public library disaster in the U.S.
Here is the link to their Amazon wish list:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3MKBYWTUVGCWP/ref=wl_web