January 2010
212 posts
December 2009
212 posts
“I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark....”
– Aldous Huxley
Clueless in Costco →
oregony:
By Timothy Egan
For a native Westerner, the slights from the other end of the country start early, and build through a lifetime: national broadcasters on election night who cannot pronounce Oregon (it’s like gun) or Nevada (it’s not Nev-odda), or a toll-free clerk who thinks New Mexico is part of old Mexico.
“You’ll have to go through your own embassy,” a resident of Santa Fe was...
Creation Myth
My mother & father are both chemists. They light their ranch-style home with Bunsen burners & drink from glass beakers. They created the universe in 1968 when they dripped one foul-smelling chemical into a clear chemical that smelled like ice & formed my brother. The universe was a small apartment in South Side Chicago. My Aunt & Uncle lived downstairs inside a camera lens.
Each...
The 2010 TED Conference Speaker Line-Up Announced →
Wish I could see Jamie Oliver and Elie Wiesel. Oh, and those LXD dancers.
“The farm is safe, the dogs are in good spirits, the record player turns around...”
– Jenna Woginrich, Paste (Dec. 2009/Jan. 2010) (via desnoise)
“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t...”
– Neil Gaiman (via bibliotheque) (via kavalierandclay)
“1. Find a subject you care about.
2. Do not ramble, though.
3. Keep it simple....”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via bibliotheque)
“I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room...”
– Muhammad Ali
I already have one resolution lined up
I got a kickass yo-yo in my stocking (it lights up and everything), and after finding out I suck at yo-yo-ing, I’ve decided that 2010 will be the year I finally train to become a magician. In my head, this means I will:
Master the yo-yo (and not just regular throws, we’re talking fancy trickery)
Finally learn to juggle. I’ve tried with limes and always end up ruining our...
“I go by Mr. K. I’m teaching English at a prep school in rural Connecticut. In my...”
– John Krasinski imagines his alternate universe life as an English teacher (via savingpaper)
beenthinking:
“Rainbow Connection” - Willie...
Watchthedailywhat:
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Jimmy and The Muppets perform a permasmile-inducing rendition of “The 12 Days of Christmas,” accompanied by The Roots and the incessant squeeing of your inner-child.
[via.]
I love this so much, but I must say: halfway through, all I could think about was how many people must be crouched on the floor by Jimmy to make this all happen. But anyhow,...
“Work” can mean toil or slog, but it can also mean creation, opus, oeuvre. It is...”
– On work / from a working library (via vellum) (via youdonthavethis)
How I wish to be tired because of work instead of tired of it. Sometimes I’m surprised at my modest desires.
“Where is home? I’ve wondered where home is, and I realized, it’s not Mars or...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via sometimesagreatnotion)
Matt's dream world...
Me: So I heard this song on the interwebs about how Girls Can't Fly Jetpacks.
Matt: Oh, because of the skirts?
Me: You mean, like, their skirts might catch on fire?
Matt: No, because then we could all see up their skirts.
Me: What kind of prairie pioneer land do you live in that all women only wear skirts?
Matt: Well, it works for dresses too.