January 2010
This American Life: 374: Somewhere Out There →
Listening.
Bunch of phonies mourn J.D. Salinger →
shinyredballoon:
nedhepburn:sabine:
CORNISH, NH—In this big dramatic production that didn’t do anyone any good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out loud. “He had a real impact on the literary world and on millions of readers,” said...
“George de Mestral named his invention “Velcro”, which is a portmanteau of the...”
– Velcro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just in case you were wondering how Velcro got its name, as I was…
(via mar-see-ah)
Being told to come to a party tonight hungry and...
I find it hard to write without an audience.
“That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful,...”
– J.D. Salinger (via xxxjustinralconxxx)
R.I.P.
“The responsibility to govern is now yours as well. Just saying no to everything...”
– Barack Obama (via squashed) (via indieandyy)
The Princess Bride, William Goldman (Introduction) →
People don’t remember me. Really. It’s not a paranoid thing; I just have this habit of slipping through memories. It doesn’t bother me all that much, except I guess that’s a lie; it does. For some…
I wrote this in August:
Oh. Uh, hey there, Reality. I’m sorry, I just - I didn’t see you there. You scared me. So- Oh no, of course I’m happy to see you! I mean, I don’t know. I guess I thought… I was sort of hoping… I had more time. Maybe a year? I know, I know, I already got one. But that doesn’t count, right? I mean, you were always hovering, peeking over my shoulder and...
“10:12 “We’ve got something better, and we’d like to show it to you today. It’s...”
– Wired
Sometimes I can't help it...
I wish I were a writer.
But I can’t write anything of consequence. My boyfriend suggests I start with reviews. Yelp it. Blog in a useful way. I could get paid per piece if I could set myself up as someone who writes well.
Is there a place I can blog to a real audience, anonymously? I want a place where no one knows me to experiment. And I don’t mean Yelp.
“Identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to...”
– Gertrude Stein, from her autobiography, via Snarkmarket (via birdlord)
“Introverted iNtuiting Feeling Judging by Marina Margaret Heiss INFJs are...”
– INFJ Profile
Myers-Briggs. Makes me sound like an amazing person :/
Sweetness by Stephen Dunn →
Just when it has seemed I couldn’t bear one more friend waking with a tumor, one more maniac with a perfect reason, often a sweetness has come and changed nothing in the world except the way I…
Hotel Whitcomb: A Ramshackle Review →
Note: I always take the cheapest room available to me in a hotel. There are often tiers of nicer rooms available, so my experience may not be representative if your tastes run on the expensive side….
My grandma cancelled her 70th birthday party :/
Hi
After much thought, I decided not to celebrate my 70th birthday with a party.
There are many reasons so it isn’t one thing or another. This summer I was
fortunate to visit all my grandchildren except Jessica and Megan. It was a
wonderful experience for me. For my college grandchildren it was definite
short visits but it was one to one and I learned so much about each one. I
guess...
Dear Jessica, In today’s automotive marketplace, there are many fine automobiles to choose from and many excellent dealerships eager for your business. So I am especially pleased that you chose to purchase a 2010 Honda Fit from ____ Automotive Group. You are joining a family of thousands of satisfied customers that has been growing for over 30 years. I hope that your purchase experience was...
