March 2010
February 2010
WHY DO I ALWAYS THINK "HEY NOW WOULD BE A GOOD...
theresa-c:
SOMEONE COME PROTECT ME FROM MY IMAGINATION, PLEASE.
(The first time I read Children of the Corn, I was alone, at night, at my parent’s house. Which is right in front of a huge cornfield. GOOD TIMES.)
The first time I read Salem’s Lot, I was less than ten miles from where the town of Salem’s Lot would be if it existed.
At the beginning of the novel, the protagonist...
Happy My Birthday!!!
mersontheperson:
And also Happy My Birthday Twin Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Richard!
swamibooba asked: What are your thoughts on this quote from Fahrenheit 451:
"I’m seventeen and I’m crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane."
"I’m seventeen and I’m crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane."
Em’s Alphabet Remix (Featuring intro by...
Dojo Toolkit Resources?
codelahoma:
I have a sudden need to learn it, so I’m looking for recommendations of books and web resources, both references and tutorials.
Where should I start?
Reblogging from the blog I’m (slowly) transitioning to for my tech posts.
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Rory Dodd →
Rory Dodd (b. Port Dover, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian rock vocalist who has performed many songs written by Jim Steinman. He is probably best known for singing the “Turn around, bright eyes” lyrics on Bonnie Tyler’s version of “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
Recently, Dodd has been regularly doing voiceover work for commercials. He provided the main voice in...
“Yeah, my feeling is that the modern workplace is structured completely wrong....”
– Jason Fried - Why You Can’t Work at Work
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One of Life's Simple Pleasures
Showing someone what happens if they’re dismissive of me when I know what I’m talking about.
You mess with the bull, you get the horns.
“If you want, I can even get my friend Steve to detail your car, for like twenty...”
– The single greatest line ever sung by Michael McDonald
Neven Mrgan's tumbl: Mystery →
So, do you know of any straight-up mysteries with satisfying endings?
I found the endings of Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, and The Prestige satisfying.
I understand the military's need to recruit, and I...
I grow weary, however, of recruiting commercials that feature activities performed by an exceedingly small number of service members, most or all of whom are already in place.
wordishness asked: Your clothes.
Give them to me.
Give them to me.
“Rule of Defactualization: Information deteriorates upward through bureaucracies.”
– Laws, Observations, Mottos and Philosophies
luckyshirt asked: On a scale from awesome to awesome, how awesome is fatherhood?
Also: What is your favorite book to read to Emerson?
Also: What is your favorite book to read to Emerson?
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“The internet is, arguably, mankind’s greatest achievement so far. I am using it...”
– Avery Edison
GOOD CHRIST MY HITATCHI MAGIC WAND JUST LET OUT A...
(via shoesonwrong)
Hope you didn’t burn your “shoulder”.
“Pegasus mating with a unicorn and the creature that they birth I somehow tame it...”
– U.S. snowboarder Graham Watanabe, describing the feeling of competing in the Olympics
The Story of My Life as One Who Uses Humor as a...
weselec:
In the first grade, I made a valentine for my teacher. I drew a picture of a cop, his hand up in the “stop” gesture, whistle in mouth. Beneath the picture I wrote, “POLICE BE MY VALENTINE!” and signed it.
She returned it to me, marked to correct “police” to “please”.
…and that teacher went on to become 99% of the @replies on Twitter.
Now you know…
…the rest of the story.
Good...
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