January 2012
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“I’m interviewing a woman next week who makes jewelry with her toes.”
– Dad
wine is not an appropriate substitute for coke zero.
every tuesday and thursday ashlee and i sit in the conference room during lunch for increased sanity and distance from others. today, a 40-something with wrinkle hiding bangs and a tan enters, stops dead in her tracks. “are you…are you all here for…the meeting?” she stammers.
i am distracted by the unnaturally autumnal hue of her skin. ashlee speaks instead....
For work, I need to learn Pinterest (yeah, I...
Anyone care to teach me?
Notes from the Undergrad: anthagio: That’s the... →
anthagio:
That’s the problem with Lana Del Rey’s bandwagon. They don’t seem to get that her image was created by label heads and her daddy’s billions. There’s nothing authentic about her and even she says that she doesn’t want to be famous, which is funny considering she signed a huge…
As a happy contrarian, I have recently decided to tack LDR onto my short list of “music/movies/tv...
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50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too... →
Shit like this:
57 percent of all children in the US are living in homes considered “low income” or impoverished.
The total net worth of US households declined by 4.1 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2011 alone.
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summoning the drive necessary to get out of bed. it couldn’t fill a thimble.
edit: kind of found it. in spanish, “dar a luz” is an expression used for giving birth. a literal translation means “to give light.” so that’s kind of cute. however, i soon think of overpopulation and how much excess light is being given. and then i immediately scan my body for...
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my grandmother, on project runway all stars
I don’t like it. I miss that nazi bitch, Heidi flume.
“so I went to occupy louisville yesterday right after sunglass hut.” puke.
“I’m almost never serious, and I’m always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too...”
– Ferdinand von Schrubentauffrt (via suzywire)
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“dinner, hmm. maybe i’ll have a couple triscuits.” -pam
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officious ‘juno’ extra baristas: no, i didn’t ask for your suggestions. no, i don’t want wit with that. it’s monday and all i want is an iced coffee to match my chilly demeanor.
Text messages lose the emotional impact →
sciencecenter:
Well, “no duh,” you might say. Still, the study findings are pretty interesting:
Instant messages are ubiquitous and convenient, but something primal may be lost in translation.
When girls stressed by a test talked with their moms, stress hormones dropped and comfort hormones rose. When they used IM, nothing happened. By the study’s neurophysiological measures, IM was barely...