January 2011
98 posts
"Ladies, how is week one of Q2 looking for you?... →
I am just crazy about the idea of you. This elusive thing, tucked into the pages a long time ago, waiting in the middle. The fifty dollar bill that falls out of the book at the least interesting part.
Vanity
I feel exceptionally beautifulsexywonderfulhappysmart right now. Some of you might have an idea why. I won’t tell if you won’t.
“i will wade out
till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers
I will take the...”
– e. e. cummings (via stirringofbirds)
Infinite reblogs for this. <3
“I don’t even like ice cream that much.”
– “Ice Cream Cone Man” Zach Burroughs, reacting to his sudden Internet fame. The Washington Post held a live Q&A session with Burroughs, which you can watch here.
[thanks kat!]
(via thedailywhat)
Mother Jones: What's Happening in Egypt, Explained... →
theatlantic:
This is an incredibly useful guide. Give it a read.
“You have this glow about you, now that you’re back in school.”
– A coworker. Note: jazz hands on the word “glow.”
My roommate, @jordancardinale, has a Tumblr.... →
English Al Jazeera stream →
Give Peace A Chance.: What's Happening in Egypt... →
Important important important.
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia….
Twitter is for making fun of Everything bagels.... →
I love school...
I love being in class.
I love taking notes.
I love staying up late reading.
I love it when someone says something I hadn’t thought of before.
I love when professors are totally, 100% there.
I love that my areas of knowledge overlap.
I am very happy these days.
McNally Jackson Bookmongers: It is the Medium's... →
wwnorton:
The life span of black ink in disposable plastic pens is estimated to be about four and a half years. The blue ink in plastic pens starts to fade away in two. And newsprint is only intended to last for a day.
Already, scientists are experiencing difficulty in deciphering the…
“A group of Republican lawmakers has called for the elimination of the National...”
– Republicans Try to Abolish Arts Groups - NYTimes.com
It’s so convenient when they just write the jokes for us.
(via housingworksbookstore)
American Hustlers: The Surprising Parallel Lives... →
Crushin.
wordbrooklyn:
This gives us display ideas…
booksandbrews:
“Washington and Jay-Z each married strategically. Beyoncé solidified Jay-Z’s crossover appeal. Martha bumped Washington up a tier in the social and economic hierarchy of the colonies—her fortune and station, in fact, helped enable George’s rise to power. The father of our country had at least 99 problems—bad teeth, legal...
tumbling maîtresse: Happy Virginia Woolf's... →
maitresse:
Who was I then? Adeline Virginia Stephen, the second daughter of Leslie and Julia Prinsep Stephen, born on 25th January 1882, descended from a great many people, some famous, others obscure; born into a large connection, born not of rich parents, but of well-to-do parents, born into a very…
Borders online is about impossible to navigate for...
Probably because they’re going out of business soon.
mooseblood:
grrr.
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
– Walter Bagehot | Submitted by: bornonthe17th (via quote-book)
<3 you, JLR.
I am eating canned soup,
and I am deeply ashamed.