December 2009
37 posts
"Man, clad in underwear and sandals, kills deer...
missmini:
This article happens to be written by a guy I had a huge crush on in high school. Ashely, I know I’ve told you about him. He graduated from Mizzou with a degree in journalism and now writes for the Clarksville, TN newspaper.
This story is RIDIC.
RI-FUCKING-DICULOUS.
Is this what they do in Tennesse, Ashley?
I mean, this story deserves to go in the “weird ass news stories” section...
Non-biodegradable plastic bags are banned in Rwanda, and travelers carrying them...
– U.S. State Department
I'm Starting a Bakery.
Not really, but in my dreams. This Christmas has made that dream just a little closer to reality, though — I am now the proud owner of quite the arsenal of baking equipment, including a giant cupcake pan, a veritable tacklebox of decorating equipment (20 tips, multitudes of piping bags, a flower nail, and about 15 different gel food colors), a couple decorating books, a cake leveler, and A...
Predicament.
I want to go to law school, but I don’t want to be someone who wants to go to law school. And I don’t really want to be a lawyer.
Hm.
Thanks, DC, I'll see you soon. →
(via jay-bee-aych)
Alright, Bradley. Do we really even need to talk about where we’re going to live next year anymore?
damn, my friends are cool. →
I have every reason to fear that this book will strike the reader as ‘very...
– First line of the preface to the English-language edition of Pierre Bourdieu’s Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste.
I may be holed up in the library working on my...
nothing in the world is bad when the soundtrack is headlined by Emily Haines and m. ward.
NYT NEWS ALERT: Senate Leaders in Preliminary Deal to Drop Government-Run...
– (via: nytimes)
Fuck this. (via sohardtodefine)
In Honor of My Love of Ice Cream & Clever Titles
Here are some flavors that the public suggested to Ben & Jerry’s to “honor” George W. Bush:
Grape Depression The Housing Crunch Abu Grape Cluster Fudge Nut’n Accomplished Good Riddance You Lousy Motherfucker… Swirl [my personal favorite] Iraqi Road Chock ‘n Awe WireTapioca Impeach Cobbler Guantanmallow imPeachmint Heck of a Job, Brownie! Neocon...
missmini:
People can really really suck sometimes.
Amen, sister.
This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise...
– Walt Whitman, “Preface” to the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass (via jay-bee-aych)
Interesting Communication of the Night
I receive a call from a Nashville number that I don’t recognize during Word Garden;noticing that a voicemail is left, I check immediately afterward. It went something like this:
“Yes, my name is marcus duhon, um I got a bill from you guys from B&D Heating and Cooling. I didn’t sign this, I don’t know what this is. It says please sent check and I don’t know...
Williams died on February 24, 1983, after he choked on an eyedrop bottle cap in...
– Wikipedia on Tennessee Williams’ death.