April 2009
122 posts
Amid Swaths of Greed, Pockets of Benevolence. →
This article tells about Carlos Vasquez’s small dry-cleaning service “First Professional, Inc” that began a free service five years ago with a sign he placed in the storefront window, reading:
“If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for a interview, we will clean it for free.”
It’s good to see people look outside of themselves and their problems,...
March 2009
124 posts
So two coworkers are discussing how much they like...
So as to refrain from coming across like a jerk, I’m not going to say anything.
…except that Glenn Beck is the ‘Larry the Cable Guy’ of news media, and to take your cues and headlines from him is like learning philosophy by reading Norah Ephron.
NYTimes: "Spam Back to 94% of All Email." →
Either that OR…
…there are about four gazillion Ethiopian Princes who have simultaneously stumbled upon large fortunes, penis enlargers, cheap drug companies, and lucrative employment opportunities…
…and they are all trying to contact me at ONCE!
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“I somehow see what’s beautiful in things that are ephemeral.
I’m my...”
– She & Him, “I Thought I Saw Your Face Today”
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BOB DYLAN'S BRAND NEW SONG IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE... →
10 Writing Tips from the Masters →
10 timeless tips to help you improve style and substance, straight from the pens of humanity’s finest authors. via jjae.
A Letter From Michael Scott...
Dear whom it may concern,
Bored? Poor? Lonely? Not if you take up this opportunity to join a company on the verge of the cutting edge of paper! Hi, I’m Michael Gary Scott. I’ve been working in paper for the last fifteen years and with paper since I was eight. As the manager of Dunder Mifflin, Scranton I learned two things: everything about the paper business and that Dunder Mifflin is a...
An email forward I just received from one of the...
For the record this isn’t real - my company doesn’t even have a CEO. This email has just been forwarded because someone found absoultely hilarious.
FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT’S LEAD IN CHANGE
A letter from the Boss:
As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the
fact that Barrack Obama is our President and that our taxes and
government fees will increase in a BIG way. ...
Word of the day = "callipygean" →
“of or pertaining to having shapely or finely developed buttocks”
e.g. “My, aren’t we looking rather callipygean today”
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Potential Band Names:
“Turgid Metonymy”
I expect royalties if anyone uses it.
Coolest discovery of the first 1/2 of my day: The... →
For when you can’t remember the word, you can use this site to search for a word by it’s definition.
e.g. - search for a word meaning “lacking intelligence”, the reverse dictionary suggests words such as as “gormless, purblind,” and “vacuity.”
“Silly Rabbit, Trix are what whores do for money…or crack.”
– Gob Bluth doing his first cereal commercial.
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A question for the Tumblr-dwellers...
What is the best reason to use Tumblr, or the thing that got you hooked on Tumblr verses other blog-hosting platforms?
I’m in the process of convincing a couple of friends to make the move to Tumblr, and need your feedback to help me in my arguments. I’d like to know what drew you to Tumblr as opposed to other venues on the interwebs, and also what keeps you here. Your reasons can be...
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“Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by...
Not that this is news to anybody but me...
But Safari 4 is gorgeous. 4 min. in, and I’m already a convert.
I was reluctant to give it a shot because I’ve invested so much time customizing my Firefox browser with my bookmarks and everything, but Safari just blew my mind with how fast and beautiful it is in comparison.
So now, I’ve gone from Safari to Firefox, and finally back to Safari again…sigh.
“A national study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned...”
– This article. In my humble opinion, if your friends or lovers encourage you to take and send them nekkid photos via cell phones or the internet, you need to find yourself some new friends. Yours aren’t worth your time. This article shares the story of a girl who commited suicide after such a...
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hellocontrol:
Just a reminder, you can download our whole EP for FREE!!
CLICK HERE FREE EP DOWNLOAD
Personal testimony here - I downloaded Hello Control’s EP about a month or 2 ago, and it’s fantastic. I don’t know how they would describe themselves (and I’m not a music critic) but I’d call it pop/alt-rock for the cool kids with a dash of...
Soundtrack
I’m realizing more and more that were my life to ever be made into a movie, Fleet Foxes and Explosions In The Sky would probably make for the perfect soundtrack. At least they do for the original events which inspired the movie version…
A Respone to Gov. Palin's Response to President...
Quote from Sarah Palin courtesy of The National Review Online (link):
»Gov. Sarah Palin responded to remarks made last night by President Obama related to the Special Olympics on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’:
“I was shocked to learn of the comment made by President Obama about Special Olympics,” Governor Palin said. “This was a degrading remark about our world’s most...
“It’s like I’m on American Idol, and every person in the United...”
– President Obama on Leno last night, describing the scrutiny and criticism he’s been put under during his first 60ish days in office.
“Parents kill more dreams than anybody. In their supposed infinite wisdom, they...”
– -Spike Lee (via)
Sad, but true.
New word:
“Incredidubs.”
Incredible + Undoubtedly = Undoubtedly Incredible, aka “Incredidubs.”
Feel free to cite me when you use it.
The single best reason to never own a gun, ever. →
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Profoundly important message I'd shorten and put...
Dear Students, Storytellers, Writers, Journalists, Bloggers, Human beings - anyone who does anything that involves writing at any point during their lifetime,
Please note:
When you’d like to use a world to say “There you have it!” in a sort of magical “look what I just did there” sort of way-
the word is NOT “wallah!”
it is “voilà!”
...
I just lost some respect for Threadless Tees. →
Dear Threadless,
I didn’t think there was a way to make me hate your shirts, but you found one - in the form of the most annoying shirt model in show business.
Thanks for that. Now I can’t like this shirt any more.
/rant.