August 2009
1 post
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z55/ajbar7/aav.j... →
July 2009
7 posts
O_O
SPOILER ALERT →
“the struggle is that because of the hyper-knowledge the internet has given Carles’s generation, they can no longer feel that their “passion” is authentic, because they already know so much about the stereotype that that “passion” represents. Everything is known, nothing is new, there is no mystery left to life, nothing to expect around the corner. ie. the crux of HRO.”
http://www.prefixmag.com/news/limp-bizkit-to-make-u... →
baahhahaha
April 2009
1 post
January 2009
2 posts
December 2008
5 posts
David Foster Wallace's commencement speech →
to be re-read many times. rest in peace.
Cut Copy: Officially Mainstream? →
hipsterrunoff:
When I heard this remix by Cut Copy of Maroon 5’s “This Love”, a lot of stuff went through my head:
Has Cut Copy officially ‘made it’?
Why is Maroon 5 trying 2 be alt and having a remix…
The Best Worst MIDI Ever →
(via BWE. prepare your ears.)
Is it ever acceptable to talk to a stranger on an elevator?
If there are six...
– From the Urban Etiquette Handbook
November 2008
5 posts
Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy? Why aren't we... →
TED’s blowin up across the nets yall.
Pre-conceived “natural” vs. synthetic happiness. It’s all conditional! We over-rate people’s permanent conditions all the time based on knee-jerk “grass is greener” feelings. Valuable to take into consideration. I love the dating vs. marriage example.
Reactions Around the World to Obama's Presidency →
October 2008
11 posts
What Cool Dads Will Look Like In 2k12 →
hipsterrunoff:
In the future, cool dads will have an opinion on foreign Presidential elections, teaching their lil alts/lil kids about how important it is to vote. When the private elementary school teacher…
catbird:
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As I went about my rounds cleaning up at Peet’s tonight, a woman pulled me aside and took the time to tell me this: “I just wanted to apologize for being an asshole sometimes. I really appreciate what you do here. If you can deal with caffeine addicts, you can deal with anybody, at any job.” It’s rare that strangers take the time to empathize like that with one another - she made my day, if not...
September 2008
3 posts
August 2008
6 posts
employment elevator
Don’t you just love it when you complete an interview with some employer, come off super excited, they seem to like you, you like the company, and they’re all YEAH I’LL GET BACK TO YOU, TAA And they proceed to say absolutely nothing, even after your follow up email (carefully timed, like a fucking callback after a date). and yet For the next like TWO WEEKS, you see them, the...
How are you? Fine, and you? It’s not that we don’t care, it’s that we’re...
– Richard Siken
boom. working at peet’s, i think about this constantly.
Ten paradoxical traits of the creative... →
Nice, I always picked Balrog because of his gun… no wait what?
– fan’s thoughts on the new SF movie
July 2008
8 posts