October 2009
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In America, A pedestrian is someone who has parked their car.
– Tom Vandebilt (via ambivalence) (via roomthily)
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Lewis Carroll’s Paradox of the Complete Map
roomthily:
‘That’s another thing we’ve learned from your Nation,” said Mein Herr, “map-making. But we’ve carried it much further than you. What do you consider thelargest map that would be really useful?”
“About six inches to the mile.”
“Only six inches!” exclaimed Mein Herr. “We very soon got to six yards to the mile. Then we tried a hundred yards to the mile. And then came the grandest idea...
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You have to look!” Johnnie Walker commanded. “That’s another...
– Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
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You are confident. You are energetic. You are focused.
You are flexible on...
– Marshall is Minesota’s fictional finest.
Yeah, I’m looking at you, Gordon Bombay. YOU MISSED THE SHOT.
(via whereabout)
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Subtle reminder to donate for you slackers.
The Current just told me that I, the listener, am Captain Picard and I should fight The Borg collective of computer-generated pre-recorded radioshows.
Is this inane or awesome?
I have applied for 4 jobs, it took me 4 hours,...
(via michellevalverde)
Actually that’s a really good pace. Writing decent cover letters, tweaking your resume, filling out their questions/surveys, and actually finding jobs to do all this for is a time-consuming process. In many cases it’s a heck of a lot more work than the job you end up applying for.
But then again I work part-time for almost nothing and was unemployed for half...
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Minneapolis Weather Tumblr?
weeks101:
stuffaboutminneapolis:
accuwxminneapls:
Today: Partly sunny with a high of 54°F Tonight: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a low of 46°F Get details at AccuWeather.com
What is this shit? Talking about twincy weather is my providence.
I’ve also been afraid to feel as if I know better than someone else...
– Natalie Portman, on being aggressively vegan.
I’ll let you draw your own conclusions on how she reconciles this with her support for child-rapist Roman Polanski.
Rants About Ridiculous Scenes In Otherwise Okay...
ericaaaaa:
A good kissing scene in a movie should leave something to be desired, something that seems just a little out of reach, yet achievable. Example: the pouring rain kissing scene from The Notebook. It’s romantic, and hot, and even though it’s maybe not LIKELY that I’ll just happen to get in a little argument with a fella in the middle of a rainstorm that culminates in our making out...
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feel gross: threw up at work; sent home early.
Mountain Dew Game Fuel tastes the same going down and going up. I could have happily lived without ever knowing that.
If you talk about things you have not experienced, you are wasting your and...
– Woah, Thich Nhat Hahn. Way to cut every fiction writer off at the knees. (via nightmarebrunette)
Says the man that has written how many thousands of pages about buddha and jesus; people he could have never met. Just sayin’
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What would you do for a Neil Patrick Harris LP of...
I have a seekrit dream of NPH cutting an album deal.
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Batman, the Musical, featuring Neil Patrick Harris →
Really.
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I laugh when you all complain about work.
Sunday 5AM to 10AM
Monday 8PM to 3AM Tuesday
Wednesday 5AM to 10AM
I wish work would think of me as a person; if I’m lucky I’ll break $100 for this.
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On Fashion
The problem with ironic clothing is only a few people are in on the joke and you look like a d-bag to everyone else.
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Minnesota
At what point did the ice turn to rain turn to snow turn to snowballs falling from the sky?
Hulu Plans to Start Charging Users in 2010 →
myunitedstatesofwhatever:
iamsosorry:
BOO!
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
The question they should be asking, and it’s a legit question, is “Is it better to have small revenue from ads or no revenue from closing our portal and driving our users (back) to piracy?”
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