January 2012
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Note for next year
Beware guys who show no interest in you sober.
December 2011
If you stop and think about it, the act of kissing is an odd one.
I remember worrying, before I had ever kissed anyone, that kissing might taste… strange. But it doesn’t. It’s as if the sense of touch takes precedence and erases the other senses once the lips lock. All else becomes secondary, and you don’t hardly have to think about what you’re doing.
Not that it...
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It’s a pretty terrible feeling to be hated by someone. Especially when you haven’t actually done anything malicious. Drunken ranting texts really are a bit of a buzzkill.
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Couch to 10K
I did a weird thing today. Something I’ve never done by choice before in my life.
I woke up and went for a run.
Now, running is a bit of an overstatement, because I’m using a couch to 10K app that had me run for 8 minutes, interspersed with 22 minutes of walking. So it hardly counts as running, really.
But still, I don’t run. I ran that one 5K once, and that’s about it....
Learn Something New! 15 Cooking Tips and Tricks... →
Forget sous vide and how to chiffonade: sometimes you just want to learn about making juicy chicken, cooking the perfect egg, or peeling garlic quickly and effectively. 2011 at The Kitchn has been a year of covering a great many kitchen basics for the novice and more experienced cook alike. Today we are bringing you 15 of our favorite tips, hints, and discussions from 2011.
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“The state disaster agency said adequate warnings had been given to officials and...”
– Philippines flood deaths hit 650 | World news | guardian.co.uk
I don’t know why, but the juxtaposition of “adequate warning” and “no longer accepting bodies” is particularly heartbreaking.
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Radiolab - Loop the Loop
There is a song at the...
“…there are things one loses in giving up God, and they are not...”
– LOUISE M. ANTONY
And here’s another quote to sum up her stance on godless goodness:
“We “moralistic atheists” do not see right and wrong as artifacts of a divine protection racket. Rather, we find moral value to be immanent in the natural world, arising from the vulnerabilities...
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Malcolm Gladwell's advice for young journalists:... →
jacquesofalltrades:oldmanasante:farhad:From a Time Q&A:
“The issue is not writing. It’s what you write about. One of my favorite columnists is Jonathan Weil, who writes for Bloomberg. He broke the Enron story, and he broke it because he’s one of the very few mainstream journalists in America who really knows how to read a balance sheet. That means Jonathan Weil...
ART is: Tulip Flower : The Legacy of Islamic... →
ettozyame:
Tulip Flower is mostly identified as a flower from Netherlands. Thousands of tourists come to Netherlands just to seeing and admiring this beautiful flower which is widely planted in most parks in Windmill Country. Keukenhof is a town in Netherlands which is anually visited by at least 800.000 visitors from all over the world who want to see this beauty various of...
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it,...”
– What Is Love? Some Really Smart Kids May Have The Answer – bluecentric.com
Genius Ideas
imnotthatkindofgirl:
This is a reminder for me, so please move along if you’ve already seen the awesome storage ideas from the 25 Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier Article
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Your Favorite Party/Drinking Games?
Go!
RELEVANT Magazine - 11 Things to Know at 25(ish) →
Hey, I’m 25(ish)!
I’ve seen different parts of this on my dash, so I’m putting it up here for further perusal later.
It’s a little God-heavy, but otherwise a useful set of things to think about.
I think I prefer this list though.
I wish I were in a place where I felt like I could fall in love again. I realize this takes time and that I’m not exactly at a point in my life where I’m looking to settle down (I’m leaving the country and then going to grad school, in case any of you missed the memo), but I remember what it feels like to have crushes and fall for people.
It’s such a singularly amazing...
I just finished Still Alice.
and right now I am a complete mess.
“We know that our zip code is more powerful than our genetic code when it comes...”
– From a summary of a study released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. They found, in a national survey of health care providers, that most providers believed that addressing patients’ social needs (good food, safe housing, etc.) are just as important as addressing medical needs. (via...
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The best of the internets →
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“Whether gaslighting is conscious or not, it produces the same result: It renders...”
– Yashar Ali: A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not “Crazy”
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I thought I had a free evening this week
but then I fixed that. Officially busy always, everyday.
