December 2011
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“That the fear is the basic condition, and there are all kinds of reasons for why we’re so afraid. But the fact of the matter is, is that, is that the job that we’re here to do is to learn how to live in a way that we’re not terrified all the time. And not in a position of using all kinds of different things, and using people to keep that kind of terror at bay. That is my personal...
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Tricking my fifteen-year-old sister into coming...
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE AREN’T ANY WORDS?”
“But this first clumsy attempt showed her that imagination itself was a source of...”
– Ian McEwan, Atonement
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Anonymous asked: How many negative comments do you think you can post about Banana Republic before your devoted readers - Me and that guy Dan - just want to scream "STOP GOING INTO BANANA REPUBLIC!" You know you can just wait outside, right?
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“It seems to me that if you place music (and books, probably, and films, and...”
– Nick Hornby, High Fidelity
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“The guy at Guitar Center shook your hand. This is a great moment in feminist...”
– I made great progress for the Movement today, you guys
It's before noon and I've already started and...
The merriest of Christmases.
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“My friends like pink and purple and say blue and green are boys’ colors...”
– I don’t know, just listening to my eight year old cousin unintentionally discussing gender neutrality and getting a little teary about it
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“Lymphatic cancer is in the… lymphs?”
– never change, ex-step-father’s girlfriend, never change
“The fact is, I am not (traditionally) girly in the least. My sister shops for my...”
– Julieanne Smolinski, I Long for a Pixie Cut, But I’m Still Dressing for Men
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WatchHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Mountain Goats
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
thisfitwheniwasakid asked: Just popping in (not anonymously!) to say "you're welcome" for picking up "The Pharmacist's Mate" and for making cocktails while we watched "Blade Runner." More people that read this blog need to know that I am more than just a terrible quote generator; I am also (to paraphrase Gellner) a vast reserve of cultural knowledge.
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I read a lot of books and watched a lot of movies....
I consume a lot of media and have never had any concept of how many I read/watch in a year, so I attempted to keep track this year.
53 books, 47 movies. I’m sure I forgot to write a few down, but that’s my current approximation.
And now for the accompanying lists.
BOOKS:
best reread: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace because duh.
embarrassed that I hadn’t read sooner:...
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What does one buy for their ex-step-father's...
…I’m asking for a friend?
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Not having anything academic to worry about means...
Merry Christmas!
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Drug-Stabbing Time - The Clash
Part of my...
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Reading "god is not Great" while sitting next to a...
I love today.
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No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
CURRENT ATTITUDE.
I accidentally studied with an entire sorority in...
-“I’m going to stop wearing sweatpants next semester to make him love me.”
-“I just want to make you two fall in love!”
-“Now they’re all going to think that I’m Mike’s crazy girlfriend! I want them to think I’m cool!”
-“Let me re-braid your hair for you if you’re going to go talk to him.”
-“He’s...
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Finals week means putting too much butter on...
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“Vodka Ice:
1. Get crushed ice from the refrigerator door.
2. Add vodka.
3....”
– Quick Cocktails to Sneak Past Your Family
The only way I can express how I feel about this...
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“The role of the dialogic in passive guilt is related to the way in which the...”
– hi, this is a sentence I just wrote, kill me.
When the woman working the register at the...
You look pretty tired.
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GOOD, I WAS HOPING THE ENTIRE TOWN IN WHICH MY...
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