September 2011
1 post
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July 2011
6 posts
Is Anders Behring Breivik a Christian terrorist?... →
“If people kill in the name of religion should they be identified by their religion?… Isn’t identifying people by their religion if they commit a violent crime bigotry?”
A wonderful piece by Sally Quinn on the misconceptions of Islam in the West and how Christians and Conservatives need to realize that anti-Islamic language and hate is bigotry and most often false. This is...
Online News/NYTimes Redesign →
This is an awesome redesign of NYT and he totally gets it right about how online news fails and how it needs to improve. Totally inspiring as I’m looking for work writing and producing online news. I want to work somewhere that embraces some of these same beliefs and is open to designing accordingly. #fb
The American Tourist and Mexican Fisherman →
So wise. #fb
soupsoup:
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.
Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The tourist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The…
June 2011
2 posts
April 2011
4 posts
March 2011
5 posts
February 2011
4 posts
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must...”
– Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
January 2011
3 posts
Watchandydavismusic:
My Kickstarter album fundraising campaign is officially underway. Please spread the word! I have 30 days to meet my goal, and a long way to go!
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Random nerdy excitment!
#fb Just got a reminder from my university to fill out the FAFSA for the 2011-12 school year and for the first time about 6 years I finally don’t have to fill one out!! Woohoo for getting my master’s in May and finally finishing these long 18+years of school!
December 2010
3 posts
November 2010
10 posts
“Indifference is the sign of sickness, a sickness of the soul more contagious...”
– The Judges, Elie Wiesel (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
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Midnight musings amidst Said, fire alarms and...
As I recline in my Lazboy with the sounds of fire alarms, frat parties, and a playlist of Andrew Ripp, Ben Rector, The Script and Switchfoot emanates from my computer, I cannot help but reflect on the past. Apparently reading another challenging yet thought-provoking book by Edward Said and munching on stale Halloween candy makes me reminisce.
The combination of my coursework, miscellaneous...
“No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls...”
– Marilyn Monroe (via kari-shma)
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it....”
– Howard Thurman (via marginsofmynotebook)
October 2010
5 posts
What's In Candy Corn?
fakescience:
umm, yep pretty much sums up the current weather...
irrationalraging:
WHEN IT’S REALLY COLD IN THE MORNING BUT REALLY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON SO YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR.
me at least once a week
irrationalraging:
WHEN YOU TRIP OVER NOTHING.
via musicandrootbeer
September 2010
4 posts
“I like bars just after they open in the evening. When the air inside is still...”
– The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
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Carl Medearis | There’s a Little Qur’an Burning in... →
Don’t fear, hug a Muslim instead…or why we shouldn’t burn the Qur’an.
August 2010
15 posts
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J.Crew Aficionada: J.Crew Outlet Coming Online →
About time…can’t wait for this!!!
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