February 2012
January 2012
“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– (via thechocolatebrigade)
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signs I wouldn't make it in a real job
the person in the office next door has been having what I call a “social lunch” for the past two hours. it’s very loud and it happens with some frequency. poor me in my office alone with the door closed can still hear them. I don’t mind, per se, but I am more or less annoyed in in principle. you shouldn’t be this loud for this long. so what does this say about me:
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Dear Customer who stuck up for his little brother,
sweetupndown:
you thought I didn’t really notice. But I did. I wanted to high-five you.
Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15-17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about 10-12 years old. The only way to describe him was scrawny, neat, and very clean for a boy his age. They...
I don't understand Pinterest
I originally joined because I thought it was an easy way to organize some purchasing ideas. Then I linked it with my facebook and I think I started following everyone. And I feel bad because some people are following back and it must’ve sent out a mass e-mail spam invite thing. I hate spamming people.
Anyway as far as I can tell it’s like keeping subject-specific tumblrs, except...
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baby steps
I didn’t even bother making vague resolutions for the New Year. Last weekend was just another weekend. I had champagne instead of wine at home. But I do tend to have a rolling list of attainable goals.
Current tiny life goal: packing lunch sometimes. Reasons: primarily to save money, and I hear there’s that health benefit too (but not the way I cook!)
Proposed baby step: bringing...
How crossword puzzles mess with your mind →
The processes leading to that flash of insight can illuminate many of the human mind’s curious characteristics. Crosswords can reflect the nature of intuition, hint at the way we retrieve words from our memory, and reveal a surprising connection between puzzle solving and our ability to recognise a human face.
#1 use of my Kindle are NYTimes crosswords.
December 2011
