January 2011
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From somewhere within my room, the apple-y smell...
Nothing good can come of this.
“It’s a wonder that Borges doesn’t mention this work, as he seems to...”
– John Barth, “The Literature of Exhaustion, The Friday Book
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“Yes, okay—most of us here still prefer to read, if possible, by candlelight,...”
– i love that although mcsweeney’s has e-books, they’re still aware of assholes like me. (via synecdoche)
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“For a preschool girl, a Cinderella dress is nothing less than an existential...”
– Anne Murphy Paul, Is Pink Necessary?
“With only two calories per treat, cats can’t resist.”
– Actual dialogue from actual cat treat commercial BECAUSE APPARENTLY CATS CARE ABOUT THEIR CALORIC INTAKE
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I stumbled upon one of my professors on Facebook
AND HER ENTIRE FACEBOOK PAGE IS JUST PAGES AND PAGES OF FARMVILLE.
PAGES AND PAGES.
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My residents are angry because we scheduled a...
Actual quote: “But this is a super special episode! They might not play it again! I need to support my people!”
I hate everyone.
“Reading is an inherently narcissist act: we love to see ourselves reflected on...”
– The Rumpus: Falling in Love with AHWOSG 10 Years Later (via synecdoche)
“A Ping-Ping ball is, brilliantly, sized and shaped so that it cannot take out...”
– Philip Roth, “American Pastoral”
My twenty-year-old step-sister asked for and...
All I keep thinking is that there is nothing in the world she can be using this for except to tape herself having sex.
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“I saw Dane Cook this semester, highlight of my year. So funny.”
– look guys, my favorite step-sister is home
“Why do you suppose it is, she asked, long participial phrase of the breathless...”
– John Barth, “Title”, Lost In The Funhouse