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December 2008
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“What is your motto? “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
– Katie Couric, Proust Questionnaire - vanityfair.com (via robot-heart)
Reblogging for OpenWindows, who is so money and she doesn’t even know it.
muppetpants:
whatson:
ginobambino:
Lily...
“In a questionnaire after the film ended, students watching the rom-com were far...”
– The Notting Hill effect: How romantic comedies can harm your love life | Mail Online
There is a facebook group that already figured this one out: Disney Movies Gave Me Unrealistic Expectations About Love.
(via robot-heart)
Disney Movies also gave me unrealistic expectations about hair. I am...
Fuck You, Penguin: Elephants never forget to be... →
On Being "Ladylike"
lovepuppy:
boutofcontext:
mandalay:
It’s a funny thing, being ladylike. Some things are obvious and are simply good manners: the art of polite conversation, no pantylines or noticeable bra straps, sitting with your legs closed (duh), perfect table manners, etc. Others are confusing: why can’t I put on lipstick in public? Is that somehow offensive? My mother thinks that drinking beer is not...
“To a happy person, the formula for happiness is quite simple: Regardless of what...”
– Richard Carlson (via lindsaydinkins) (via radarchive) (via robot-heart)
Embloggery →
openwindows:
Nicole started a blogging BUT she embroiders all her entries. Excellent.
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please...”
– Bill Cosby (via aeropuertos)
New York City — They Might Be Giants
Little...
“I want to read a story of her success that admits that her success isn’t a fluke...”
– Emily Magazine » Blog Archive » A little dash of high school bitchy (via mariadiaz) (via leilacohan) (via julyshewillfly)
YES
“Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that...”
– Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton » Blog Archive » Headline Of The Week Weak
Those numbers seem both really high, and kind of likely at the same time.
BIG DREAMS. HELP.
allisonweiss:
THINGS ARE GOING SO GREAT LATELY, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL. Tumblr and The Internet have put me in contact with so many great people and opportunities in such a short period of time.
Two more weeks. Less than two more weeks. Then I can think about music 24/7 for at least one month. It’ll be just like a little frozen slice of Summer 2008, the best summer of them all.
I...
unfortunate juxtaposition
I do see the irony of following up a dating-violence post with a picture of a cheerleader being ogled and objectified. Just so you know.
“If she had learned that abusers “tell you that your family doesn’t really love...”
– Talking About Teen Dating Abuse - Motherlode Blog - NYTimes.com
I hope the Burkes and their advocates succeed in their mission to teach HS students across the country about dating violence. Sad stories like this are far too common - as are everyday tales of abuse and control that don’t end...
“In the abstract, I have planned the day to be offer 2 types of “tools”– 1) tools...”
– Play to Learn…Learn to Play « Yestoknow
Tony Tallent is my idol. This is a crazy good idea.
Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions →
notthatkindagay:
three50eight:
peterwknox:
gregbrown:
I can safely say that I won’t be bored for the next few days.
Yeesh. I thought I knew all of these. Turns out that too was a misconception.
fun for the whole nitpicking family!
“I don’t enjoy any kind of danger or volatility. I don’t have that kind of ‘I...”
– Tina Fey in her Vanity Fair interview. (via birdgirl) (via robot-heart)
That’s exactly how I feel.
November 2008
64 posts
Umbrella Today? →
openwindows:
Do you need an umbrella today?
Genius. Today I do not need an umbrella.
Another reason not to let it all hang out on... →
robot-heart:
unburyingthelead:
Jason Dozier, the after-school staffer, listed “Chillin wit my n——-” as one of his activities; his page also featured a shirtless photo accompanied by a suggestive exchange with a female Facebook friend. Because his job is classified as “at will” employment, he does not have the right to appeal his firing, CMS Chief Communication Officer Nora Carr said Monday.
A...
“Japanese scientists and origami masters propose to launch a flotilla of paper...”
– Origami airplanes to be launched from space
mills writes: “The ostensible purpose is to explore the ‘feasibility of slow-speed, low-friction atmospheric reentry,’ but that’s a bit dry.
Doesn’t it seem like one of the most beautiful images you could imagine?”
(via noraleah)
I love this idea -...
“In both friendship-driven and interest-driven online activity, youth create and...”
– Final report on our project findings | DIGITAL YOUTH RESEARCH (via somethingchanged)
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
notthatkindagay:
bowlingalleylawyer:
I am seriously having a struggle with whether or not I will teach this WONDERFUL novel for the 4th year in a row. Last year I had a hell of an experience teaching it which really made me reconsider why I teach. Read a really slanted account of the story here (note: there is very little of a factual account in this local TV news story aside from my name. If...
“Public opinion surveys show that most Obama voters knew the Illinois senator was...”
– Tuning out the brain-dead megaphone | Salon
“I don’t think asking someone to put a blanket over themselves while they’re...”
– I don’t think that parents who feed their child formula are lower beings. I do know that, all other things being equal, breastmilk is better for babies than formula. I think that the idea that breastfeeding in public somehow equals “whipping them out” or infringes on other...
“If I had a dime for every exposed breast I have seen recently, I’d have about a...”
– Helen Philpot, and Margaret agrees. Got Milk? « Margaret and Helen
I’ve gotta say, I’m with the octogenarians on this one. Keep ‘em covered, ladies.
(via robot-heart)
I completely agree, but don’t let the mommybloggers get wind of it, they’ll declare all out war over their right to bare...
veetavitavegamite
apsies:
smartblonde:
I’m thinking about trying to go vegan for the new year. Not a forever thing, just try it for a month or so and see what happens.
Is this completely nuts? Are any of you out there vegan?
Here are my anticipated downsides:
I really love cheese and butter
Vegans sometimes come across as pretentious hipster douchebags
Eating out would be difficult
Here are some reasons:
...
“Chronically ill Americans suffer far worse care than their counterparts in seven...”
– The Wrong Place to Be Chronically Ill - NYTimes.com
I get so tired of the argument that America has the best health care in the world, because it is private and the government stays out of it. It is probably the stupidest argument for privatized health care I’ve ever heard, largely because it is...
“Perhaps one of the bigger trends we will see in the coming years is the overall...”
– Intimacy 2.0 | Six Pixels of Separation (via somethingchanged)