September 2010
36 posts
listening to "Arcade Fire - The Suburbs" →
This song just fits my mood and my night. Thanks @tylermassey: “Arcade Fire – The Suburbs”
Search Facebook for "cheated on my wife" →
So I went to YourOpenbook.com and searched for “cheated on my wife” just to see what came up.
I had half a mind to message everyone to let them know that I, a complete stranger, can read every word they post to their profile.
And then I clicked through to some profiles. Some of them were regular run-of-the-mill scum of the earth.
And some of them… some of them were absolutely...
listening to "Cuanto La Gusta" →
An earwig for your Sunday afternoon, courtesy of Carmen Miranda and the Andrew Sisters.
Jon Stewart Announces the "Rally to Restore... →
For years I have been telling my sisters about my plot to attend political rallies with only this sign:
ABORTION BEGINS WITH ‘A’
I finally have a venue.
listening to "Bob Dylan - Chimes of Freedom" →
Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the breeze Leaving only bells of lightning and its thunder Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind And the poet and the painter behind beyond his rightful time And we gazed upon the...
listening to "Yolanda Be Cool →
I heard this is tearing up the charts in the UK… h/t @MacDiva
“Your mom is so dumb she went to Mashable for a potato recipe.”
– Mike Monteiro from an epic back-and-forth with Anil Dash. (via mashablehq)
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...”
– T. E. Lawrence
“If your ultimate point is to prove that the Christian teachings of mercy,...”
– -Sarah Palin
9/11 Koran burning: Sarah Palin calls it ‘unnecessary provocation’ - Telegraph
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My parents, ladies and gentlemen.
Me: I want to go camping.
Dad: You want to what?
Mom: Eew!
Dad: Do they have hotels there?
Me: I just want to go, I miss it. I haven't been since Girls' Camp.
Mom: You know how early the sun rises, Suzanne? It's like 5:30. Why would you want to do that to yourself?
Me: ...
WatchAt most concerts, the performer is literally the center of attention. Musician Andrew Bird would prefer if his fans were paying more attention to his speakers.
-NewsHour | PBS
Write one leaf about self-reliance.
It is one of the noblest lies in history.
(via writeoneleaf)
Watchthecuriouscase:
I definitely didn’t give a sh*t. But now I finally figured out that I do.
listening to "Beth Orton - Paris Train" →
Summer solstice, Beeston, England, 2005. I’m on a swingset at 11 p.m. watching the sun barely disappear. This song is on my iPod. I am happy.
Tumblr is pissing me off.
I was just getting into it. But the queue has a mind of its own, the permalinks don’t work and the Facebook hookup is annoying.
Is anyone else having issues with the queue posting a boatload of stuff and then posting nothing at all, despite what times and how often you tell it to post?
But I don’t want to give up on it. I still really like Tumblr for some reason. It’s not as...
“Detest bad music but do not despise it. As it is played, and especially sung,...”
– -Marcel Proust, In Praise of Bad Music
(Thank you, Proust, for explaining why I adore karaoke.)
“Eight percent of college men have either attempted or successfully raped. Thirty...”
– Margo Maine, -Body Wars
If this is true, I. am. speechless. (BTW, the original poster had the author’s name as Paine, but Amazon says otherwise.)
(via dailyrenegade)
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
