January 2011
25 posts
December 2010
32 posts
“Most people don’t know this, but the beginning of the end of the world...”
– Cord Jefferson, “The Road To Hell Is Paved With Compostable Bags”
Dear World:
The fact that oppressed/marginalized people aren’t always saints by the standards you apply to them doesn’t make the oppression/marginalization acceptable.
Anonymous asked: Visigoths or Ostrogoths?
Remember; there are no wrong answers here.
Remember; there are no wrong answers here.
Christmas Eve Board Game Time
Mom: (Looking at my aunt's shirt, which has a big snowflake on it) That looks cute on you. You know, if I saw that in a store, I would never think to try it on.
Well-Endowed Aunt: That's because you need boobs that say (pushes her chest forward) SNOWWWWFLAKE!
“The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity...”
– Flannery O’Connor (who overuses male pronouns) in a speech to the Georgia Writers’ Association
How About Orange →
For Alana, who asked about design blogs. I have only been reading them for a little while, but so far this one is my favorite. You’ll mostly find ideas for small stuff here (storage solutions, magnets, etc). It’s a little cutesy but I have yet to find one that’s not - it’s how crafters roll, I guess. For bigger stuff, definitely try Design Sponge.
If you’re anything...
lavanguardia:
No one in this house eats any fucking fruits or vegetables.
Your family too?! I can’t stand it. My parents eat takeout approx. 75% of the time.
Anonymous asked: I don't have a tumblr so I can't comment and this isn't a question but you should watch season 1 of Veronica Mars, if you haven't previously. Even if you have, you should probably watch it again. Season 2 was good, but steer clear of 3.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →
Tom Waits (72)
Junip (28)
David Bowie (18)
The Cars (16)
Joanna Newsom (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
THE REVIEWS, you guys →
Please read the reviews of this Fireplace DVD. Your life will be better. (via)
Goals:
Move, love, write stories, surround myself with caring and interesting people, forget limitations, make beautiful things, always look beyond myself, brush cynical bullshit aside, be both kind and uncompromising, DO WHAT I WANT TO DO.
Kevin Smith Interviews Neil Gaiman and Amanda... →
My first thought listening to this was—they get to talk about their work in interviews all of the time, and that’s nothing special because that’s what famous people do. But you know, when normal people are silly in love all they want to do is talk about one another and their relationship but no one actually wants to hear them gush. When famous people date, they get to talk about...
Favorite Song Title of the Week:
“Good Intentions Paving Company,” Joanna Newsom
I’d like to learn to speak Swedish. It just sounds nice.
“Each player attempts to win the relationship by caring the least. How much you...”
– from SMBC’s Relationship: The Card Game
Speaking of Wye Oak...
I couldn’t pick just one song, so check out Please Concrete and For Prayer. Rarely does a band satisfy both my love of folk-inspired music AND my love of straight-up rock.
ETA: Darcy, they are from Baltimore! Maybe you already know that.
Seasonal Playlists
Over the summer, I made a playlist of the songs that were important to me that season, old or new. I’ve decided to do that every season and keep a hard copy of the playlist on CD, so that I have them to look back on.
Summer playlist (in purposeful order):
“Dog Days Are Over,” Florence + the Machine (duh)
“Tiger,” Maximum Balloon (feat. Aku)
“Hounds of...
Recommendations needed
You guys, I want to fill the void my past TV addictions left in my heart. But not actual TV—I mean something I can watch instantly on Netflix. Nothing can really measure up to Arrested Development, Firefly, or the L Word (yeah, it’s ridiculous sometimes, but it’s ABSORBING). So if you know of some other magic show that will knock my socks off, tell me now. I need something to...
“He imagines they are uniformly smiling, showing the face they squeeze out with...”
– Don DeLillo, Mao II
“But hey, if you wanna talk about standards of common decency, fine. Let’s do...”
– Rachel K. on John fucking Boehner and Eric Cantor’s attempt to dismantle the incredible Hide/Seek exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery. I am absolutely disgusted.
“I work with young writers almost every quarter, and she is one of the best young...”
– My thesis advisor, in my evaluation. I cried. I swear I’m not bragging, I’m just so happy.