December 2010
Season's Greetings
Before 2010 ends, I’d like to say hi to all friends and followers, old and new. Hope you have a good year ahead. :)
Dec 30th
backmasking
dictionaryofobscuresorrows: n. the instinctive tendency to see someone as you knew them in their youth, a burned-in image of grass-stained knees, graffitied backpacks or handfuls of birthday cake superimposed on an adult with a degree, an illusion formed when someone opens the door to your emotional darkroom while the memory is still developing.
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*trospect →
Dec 29th
"So writing's really your passion, eh?" →
Dec 29th
A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An... →
(via dr-orangeranger)
Dec 21st
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As I walk by your side The path stretches far ahead Though ‘tis now evening Yonder in the distance A glow of a lingering light. A waka composed by Empress Michiko of Japan, regarding a walk she had taken with Emperor Akihito around the palace grounds in April 2009, upon their 50th wedding anniversary.
Dec 19th
FAQs about Mailinator →
“So Mailinator solves the Spam problem? “Heck no. If it solved the spam problem it would probably be called IBMinator or MICROSOFTinator or something even catchier cuz we would have sold it and we’d be zillionaires off pursuing our real dream of helping nice people like Dr. Bahutu of Nigeria who keeps emailing us asking for our help transferring some funds.” Apart from...
Dec 16th
Untangling the Myths About Attention Disorder -... →
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Here's my wish list, Travie. →
Dec 10th
“There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by...”
–  Pearl S. Buck (via mlq3)
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Afghan boys are prized... so girls live the part. →
curiouslypressed: It may be strange from our point of view, but it’s the only solution to a hard tradition.  Calling all gender studies scholars.
Dec 7th
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Goodbye, Decade 1. →
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Dec 1st
curate: Because our culture so closely associates money with survival, the refrain “I cannot afford to” gives us a glimpse of the survival anxiety that underlies so many of our life decisions, large and small. “I cannot afford to” is certainly not confined to contexts involving purchases. It points to the monetization of all life. As the sphere of monetized human activity grows, so also grows...
Dec 1st
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