December 2010
45 posts
what kind of person puts butter on her pan de...
“It is to be protected against violent crimes driven by bigotry, it’s to be able...”
– Rep. Barney Frank celebrated the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell earlier this week by admitting he is pursuing a “radical homosexual agenda.” (via corruptpolitics)
i love barney. but does it seem weird to anyone else that of the four things listed there, marriage and the right to...
“22 people each year die in police custody, due to police brutality.”
– Socialisimo - Home office statistics.
(via socialisimo)
so i guess this doesn’t include those who were beaten within an inch of their lives? just (fact) checkin!
The Julian Assange Movie is One Step Closer to... →
Movieline has already given Hollywood a list of directors who might find themselves at home behind the camera of the WikiLeaks movie — fingers crossed for Roman Polanski, obvs — and now it appears the project is one step closer to having a script. Julian Assange has scored himself a book deal! “I don’t want to write this book, but I have to,” Assange told Britain’s Sunday Times, presumably after...
“i love it when you can turn something old and gross into something delicious and...”
– kaya. the subject being discussed was bread pudding.
don't get me wrong
i love handing out holiday cards at work. but i’m still not really used to getting hugs from my superiors.
“But here’s the secret. The smartest people on the radio are dumb. Or not dumb...”
– Give In To Your Inner Dummy: Jonathan Menjivar, who used to work here at Fresh Air and now works as a producer at This American Life, explaining one of public radio’s deepest, darkest secrets. (via nprfreshair)
mixed feelings about this quote
“he shaved his face
so now he looks like a runaway teenager instead of a...”
– yc. i love you.
Somalia rebel groups 'plan merger' - Africa - Al... →
earlier today i was trapped in a (stair)well
me: i was banging on the stairs door on 10 for a long time!
jen: oh my god, that was YOU?
me: YES! you heard me?? why didn't you come and open the door??
jen: i didn't think it was a person! i asked hannah and we agreed it was probably construction...but i did say "it sounds like someone's...stuck...somewhere"
me: i can't believe you!
i forgot my swipe card today and a very sweet guy from the facilities dept gave me his! very nice. but he wears a lot of cologne though and his lanyard smells like it and it reminds me of my dad and consequently it’s made me more anxious and also productive. also, when i tell my dad about this later, he’ll think i’m complimenting him.
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my sister's "highlights" from her wknd in nyc
dinner and wine at Olea in Ft Greene
watching Bernie Madoff’s son being carried out of his apartment on a stretcher after he committed suicide
haggling with retailers in Chinatown and still not buying anything
Brooklyn Mutt: COLUMBINE, DAVE CULLEN →
lazybookreviews:
THIS BOOK IS INCREDIBLE. NO, FOR SERIOUS.
It’s not even about Columbine, it’s about how first-line media responders create the story, and then cling to it with a death grip, regardless of emerging data.
This is A Very Sincere Recommendation. It’s “In Cold Blood,” but…
DISASTER BOOK CLUB, ARE YOU THINKING WHAT I’M THINKING?
It Gets Better (Unless You’re in Foster Care) →
utnereader:
Following the trials of Kenneth Jones—a gay foster child from Washington, DC—Mother Jones reports on the outright hostility toward homosexuals within the foster-care system and the lack of support for them when their situations become dire.
“Sure, and people feel safer driving than riding in an airplane, because driving...”
– EY (via keyholez)
while i ‘liked’ this i also wanted to make it clear that it is VERY important to me to be comfortable up until the point of death.
Untranslatability →
bestofwikipedia:
Untranslatability is a property of a text, or of any utterance, in one language, for which no equivalent text or utterance can be found in another language. Terms are, however, neither exclusively translatable nor exclusively untranslatable; rather, the degree of difficulty of translation depends on their nature, as well as on the translator’s abilities.
i’m going to...
more ageist than racist
i’m watching It’s A Wonderful Life and i can’t help but think all the men in this movie look vaguely like Elvis.
i am the life coach
yesterday during my performance review, i went on a tirade about how my boss shouldn’t send her kids to college and instead should make them become web developers and make them start popular blogs. for unknown reasons, i am still employed.
today: Performance Reviews
it has not been a good week.
5th Annual Taxidermy Contest →
timeoutnewyork:
thecorcorangroup:
Attention all science geeks, nature freaks and rogue geniuses. Tonight is the 5th Annual Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest presented by The Secret Science Club. Bring your beloved stuffed beast, articulated skeleton, skulls, jarred specimens - and way, way beyond - to The Bell House and enter to win. Or just come and admire the oddities (the taxidermy,...
Watch“there’s no way someone’s who’s raised rich is not gonna be a piece of shit human being.”
now i have the Louie theme song in my head
Chris Kelly: Because I'm Gay, Here Is My DADT Post →
chriskelly:
The problem with these “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” hearings is the problem with the entire country’s discourse about homosexuality: it’s still debated like there are two sides to the issue. Like there are people who support gay rights and are entitled to their opinion, and people who don’t support…
so not to be a total fearmonger BUT…because i’m totally indiscriminate...
i have a whole stale baguette. what should i do...
question: do we still not know who the next...
for anyone else who took the C train in from BK
who do we sue for the emotional damage caused by this morning’s delays?