February 2012
56 posts
Veritas vos liberabit
“When polar bears hunt, they crouch down by a hole in the ice and wait for a seal...”
– The Informant!
Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.
Last night, I was...
when rowing across oceans is the least interesting... →
John Fairfax
So Superman wears his costume under his suit, right?
That’s why there’s so many pictures of Clark ripping open his shirt to reveal the “S”.
And that kind of explains the red underwear outside of his tights, because those would be his actual undies that he put on the in the morning. (not really, but kinda)
But that begs the question of what does he have on underneath the...
“I’m trying to beat life
because I can’t cheat death”
– Jay-Z
Animated GIFs don’t seem to work right on my Tumblr. That clearly is the most pressing and important thing I’m dealing with these days.
“I get really upset when I’m walking downtown and there are three young people...”
– Jerry Manock, Apple’s very first designer. (via curiositycounts)
Jaydiohead - Change Order
“Conventions are, by their very nature, extremely sheltered environments. They...”
– I Asked Sarah Palin the Dumbest Question Ever: How to Become Another ‘Obedient Little Troll’ at CPAC - Gawker.com
Today I filled out a usability survey on Environment Canada’s website about their weather pages.
It was done by the company Optimal Workshop using their product Chalkmark and it showed different mockups of pages and asked for you to click where you believe you would find information.
It was very very cool and I imagine the information that they get from it, if used properly, will help...
What am I doing
Without getting into too much detail, I’ve got a lot of time on my hands lately. A lot of time. And so people are asking me what I’m doing with that time.
I wish I had some witty or at least, commendable answer, but I really don’t. As I mentioned before, I’m domesticated a bit more, handling things like dishes and laundry on a regular basis. I re-arranged the living room.
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Old news...but...jesus →
Sixteen Things Calvin and Hobbes Said Better Than... →
A very good long-read about looking back at the... →
“Simply put, with its frontiers all but expanded to their limits, if Facebook...”
– Facebook – The Second Birth of a Mighty Titan or the Withering of a Weary Giant?
Dishes and laundry are being done on a regular basis
The apartment has never been cleaner
Decent meals are being cooked
Bills are being paid way ahead of time
Dear God, I didn’t retire. I became a housewife. To myself.
Reasons for self high-five
The impressed look by the girl at the bookstore when the book I was asking about turned out to be in the ‘Western Philosophy’ section.
Chatting with the girl from 9th floor about her purchases of season 3 and 4 of Full House
Today’s excursion was successful.
Watchtheatlantic:
curiositycounts:
Absolutely lovely video postcard of one adventurer’s year’s worth of travel (via)
This looks very, very fun.
