December 2010
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Evening prayers.
Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us, even in the leafless winter, even in the ashy city. I am thinking now of grief, and of getting past it; I feel my boots trying to leave the ground, I feel my heart pumping hard. I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing, as though I had wings.
- Mary...
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Milwaukee today reminds me of my favorite Dickens...
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Disheartening Article of the Day: Junk Food...
A recent three-part study showed that the mere act of thinking about fast food makes people more impatient, more eager to use time-saving products, and less likely to save.
Wonder why we all feel hurried? In the first experiment of the three-part study, half of the participants were shown subliminal images of six fast-food chains (McDonald’s, KFC, Subway, Taco Bell, Burger King, and Wendy’s)....
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Today's Email from My Brother
hello siblings, as your phone answering skills are sub-par these days, and i’m swamped with work/finals, lets do this the modern way that doesn’t involve texting. gift ideas for mom/dad? I have a [redacted] golf polo for dad we can split if you’re interested. $50 bucks. For mom I though we could keep to the sporty theme but change things up and get her gear rather than...
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Crash →
whattheballs:
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So you take a year to regroup. You move back in with your parents. You mock up ridiculous resumes where you were a volunteer for this program (that you actually just mocked up a brochure for that one time) and voila you have a semi-real job. You still get paid on a hourly basis, but you feel pretty awesome cause you have benefits, and 6 months before you have to start...
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“I swayed like a wave between the life I dreamed and the changing dream I lived.”
– - Adonis
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turtles. why not.
nedhepburn:
I’m tired of talking about Wikileaks. Fuck free speech. Let’s just see what’s on TV. I like turtles.
This is what happens when you’re staying at relatives in the middle of nowhere and havent had a drink in over a week.
Let’s translate this to my life, currently. Simply replace the entire second clause from the second paragraph with something like this:
This is what happens...
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apsies:
Judy Garland — Have Yourself a Merry...
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Yep. →
hellahotmess:
also, my therapist said i make bad decisions
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We don't want no bouquets today.
Just finished clicking through all 567 online proofs of my best friend’s wedding (that I was in) and it is now blatantly obvious that I cannot physically mask my anxiety/discomfort when in the presence of the Grab-a-Single-Lady Bouquet Toss.
I look terrified. It’s kindof hilarious.