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March 2008

“Bottom line: I guess there is a big difference between being a youth volunteer and volunteering with youth. Dyslexia strikes again”—Me [upon unexpectedly realizing I am not a shoe in to be a big sister because I haven’t had any experience working with youth that wasn’t related since I was in high school … maybe]
Mar 31, 2008
It’s Not You, It’s Your Books nytimes.com

“…I agreed that what really matters is what you like, not what you are like… Books, records, films – these things matter. Call me shallow but it’s the fuckin’ truth” [High Fidelity]

Mar 31, 2008
Dunkin Donuts vs. Starbucks Democrats [LINK]npr.org

Already we hear people trying to make us aware of our coffee choices and the impact of our decisions. We are asked to consider the hormones in the milk, the caffeine, the plastic/paper waste, the fair trade issues, etc. But what does your coffee shop choice say about your national politics?

Mar 31, 2008
“Ok everyone, let’s all remember that Anne Frank and Lisa Frank are two different people. One was in exile and kept a diary, the other made stickers of unicorns riding rainbows.”—

Adam, before a game of Apples to Apples at a dinner party tonight. Apparently this mix-up has happened before. (via rach)

apples to apples: an extremely, extremely fun game. but on friday night, to match the word ‘quiet’, i put my ‘helen keller’ card down. sad and offensive? extremely…i still feel bad about it. :/

(via missbrightside)
Mar 31, 20084 notes
Text message trivia saves livesgimundo.com
Mar 31, 2008
it could be worse

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On my way to the ski hill I had a flat, two blocks from my house. I couldn’t get the flat off, I couldn’t get the spare off. I paid $50 to tow it into the garage and have them fix it. They were done by 2:30. I missed a day of superb skiing. At least, that’s what everyone told me at the pub that night. I bought a beer and got this five dollar bill back in change. Guess I wasn’t the only one getting flats.  FOUND by Tom Kraft in Canada [via www.foundmagazine.com]

Mar 29, 2008
Mar 29, 20086 notes
Complaint #146

whitewhine:

“When booking a squash court, it’s ONE hour. Not one hour and, “oh, sorry, can we just finish up?”

-Whine by Randy Stevenson

 Wow there, chill little squasher.  No need to get your headband all in a twist.  

Mar 29, 20083 notes
7 Cinematic Sub-Sub-Genrescollegehumor.com

streeter:

Pat and Jeff have a great article on CollegeHumor about cinematic sub-sub-genres such as “Detective, your new partner is a dog” movies. It features such words as “felonious” so you know it’s well-written. And hey, if anyone feels like digging it, that would be nice.*

*I promise I won’t turn this blog into a list of things for people to Digg but I really, really think this article deserves to be seen by the wider world. My apologies for being lame.

Mar 29, 20082 notes
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Mar 28, 2008
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Mar 28, 2008
#lip dub
Money can buy happiness, if you give it away. [LINK]gimundo.com

This just in. Be generous. If you won’t do it to be selfless do it because it’s selfish.

Mar 28, 2008
Students Wear Pink to Stop School Bullyingdigg.com

heyitseva:

jordanlyons:

When a boy was bullied for wearing pink to his school in Nova Scotia, two seniors came up with a plan to make the bullies see red.

 Awww

High five kids!

Mar 27, 20082 notes
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Mar 26, 20081 note
Toyotathon v. Nissanuary

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In case you were wondering, I have received independent confirmation by a Toyota outsider that it is never not Toyotathon. “Don’t worry about missing it,” my source wrote on a napkin, “It’s the longest continually running ”-athon" in the history of mankind. Also, there is no difference between when it’s Toyotathon and not because it’s all the same cars. However, this should in no way take away from the great event that is ’Nissanuary.’“

(Via NewsAsGossip.blogspot.com)

Mar 26, 2008
Thank You?

heyitseva:

Zach and I have this idea for a little book of backhanded compliments. So far we have only worked out some standard ones ( winning “most improved”, “You have completely exceeded my expectations.”, “Who did your makeup?”), and some fat jokes (“I have a lot of friends, but you outweigh them all.”)

 What are some of your favorites?

Others…I like your hair, especially the color at the roots. 

Those blackheads form the cutest pattern!

You’re smart to do your laundry on Saturday night, when everyone else is out. 

You have the greatest untapped potential of anyone I’ve ever dated. 

I like your shoes. They look really comfortable. 

I’m so jealous you don’t have to wear a bra everyday. 

It’s so refreshing to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t feel the need to prove they are smart. 

That tasted better than it looked. 

You look so nice today, I almost didn’t recognize you. 

Great haircut! It really slims your face.  

And my favorite: Yeah, but in four years, he’ll be just another college graduate looking for a job. You’ll be a Home Depot assistant manager with four years of work experience.

Mar 25, 20083 notes
Let justice ring and let my junk mail folder be forever empty [Link] npr.org

It’s good to know with all that is going on in the world today that we have not lost sight of what really matters.  We are keeping our attentions on the small shit that drives us crazy and instead of getting all riled up over crimes that matter but are tough to solve.  As always, our resources have been well allocated.  I expect this will send a clear message to spammers everywhere and they will finally now just how serious this offense really is.  

Mar 25, 2008
#original
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Mar 22, 200818 notes
its tough to be the shit

confessionizer:

sometimes i truly do think i’m the shit. i mean, you can’t help when you’re completely surrounded by dumb people.

Mar 22, 20081 note
Earth Hour 2008earthhour.org

archivalproject:

Join the movement, take a stand, turn off your lights from 8p to 9p on March 29th and make a difference.

Mar 22, 20081 note
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Mar 21, 2008
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For our purposes, let’s say that the center of the moral universe is in Room S-3800 of the UN Secretariat, Manhattan. From here, you are some five hours from being able to negotiate the sale, in broad daylight, of a healthy boy or girl. Your slave will come in any color you like, as Henry Ford said, as long as it’s black. Maximum age: fifteen. He or she can be used for anything. Sex or domestic labor are the most frequent uses, but it’s up to you.


Before you go, let’s be clear on what you are buying. A slave is a human being who is forced to work through fraud or threat of violence for no pay beyond subsistence. Agreed? Good. You may have thought you missed your chance to own a slave. Maybe you imagined that slavery died along with the 360,000 Union soldiers whose blood fertilized the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment. Perhaps you assumed that there was meaning behind the dozen international conventions banning the slave trade, or that the deaths of 30 million people in world wars had spread freedom across the globe.


But you’re in luck. By our mere definition, you are living at a time when there are more slaves than at any point in history. If -you’re going to buy one in five hours, however, you’ve really got to stop navel—gazing over things like law and the moral advance of humanity. Get a move on.

”—Benjamin Skinner [Excerpt: ‘A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery’]
Mar 20, 2008
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Mar 20, 200836 notes
“Playing in an independent rock band will eventually make you equal parts truck driver, gladiator and mule. Glamour is for those with trust finds.”—Neko Case
Mar 20, 2008
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Mar 19, 20084 notes
“…basically they are just kids who played trombone in high school and want to be a band and thought no problem, we’ll just make it a ska band.”—S. Douglas
Mar 19, 2008
Mar 19, 2008
“President Bush said it’s now time for a change in Iraq and he wants them to have a Western-style democracy like ours. So right now in Iraq, the economy is collapsing, businessmen are corrupt, and Hussein wants his son to take over as president. Sounds like mission accomplished.”—Jay Leno
Mar 19, 2008
“…at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, “Not this time.” This time, we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children. This time, we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can’t learn; that those kids who don’t look like us are somebody else’s problem. The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids, and we will not let them fall behind in a 21st century economy. Not this time.”—Barack Obama
Mar 18, 2008
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Mar 17, 2008
#original
radio lab episode re: timewnyc.org

this is sort of mind blowing even if it is JUST science

Mar 17, 2008
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Mar 13, 2008
OCEAN personality testoutofservice.com

I was just told I find it easy to express irritation with others. Watch out…

Mar 11, 2008
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Mar 5, 20081 note
[adj.: mc hammer broke]wandasykes.com

As in …

“My, my, my, my music hits me so hard
Makes me say oh my Lord
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet
Feels good when you know you’re down
A superdope homeboy from the Oaktown
And I’m known
as such
And this is a beat uh you can’t touch”

Mar 4, 2008
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