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May 2008

“If I had brought a goldfish in a zip lock and a sassy monologue today might have been entirely different.”—me
May 30, 2008
the girl effect [LINK]girleffect.org

Imagine if changing a life meant changing a community and changing a community meant changing everything.  

May 30, 2008
May 30, 2008
May 29, 200840 notes
May 29, 2008
#original
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heyitseva:

Mates of State- Now

Love these guys. New minor obsession.

May 28, 20083 notes
California Ford Dealership Radio Ad Tells Non-Christians To "Sit Down And Shut Up" [LINK]consumerist.com

A perfect testament to what makes free speech tricky. 

May 28, 2008
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May 28, 2008
#birthday
May 28, 200818 notes
May 27, 2008
May 23, 20081 note
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May 23, 2008
#lip dub
Golden Rule

joshuatuscan:

CHRISTIANITY

“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets.” - Matthew 7:12

JUDAISM

“What is harmful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.” - Talmud, Shabbat, 312

HINDUISM

“This is the turn of duty; do naught unto others which could cause you pain if done to you.” - Mahabharata, 5, 1517

CONFUCIANISM

“Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto other that you would not have them do unto you.” - Analects, 15, 23

TAOISM

“Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” - T’sai Shang Kan Ying P’ien

BUDDHISM

“Hurt not others in ways you yourself would find hurtful.” - Udana-Varga, 5, 18

ZOROASTRIANISM

“That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.” - Didistan-i-dinik, 94, 5

ISLAM

“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” - Sunnah

SECULAR VIEW

“Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.” - George Bernard Shaw

May 22, 200825 notes
Fine linens and cake for the homeless [LINK]gimundo.com

Multi-millionaire celebrates his 30th birthday by throwing a party in a food kitchen for 300 hungry people. 

High five.

May 22, 2008
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May 22, 20081 note
May 20, 2008
“All tasks completed. All targets met. All pigs fed and ready to fly.”—Anne Mathewson
May 19, 2008
“The horse Hillary Clinton picked to win the Ky. Derby yesterday - Eight Belles - came in 2nd. Then had to be euthanized. Not making this up.”—Twitter / anamariecox (via highlow)
May 17, 20081 note
“maybe i’m just a love-giver-upper-oner…”—Eva, after being appalled by my anecdote and then not very convincingly conceding that her/our standards are higher than those of the general populace.  
May 17, 2008
May 16, 2008
Uptown Girl [LINK]ibeatyou.com

lip dup of the week

Note: If I had this much fun working in food services, I might still be a sandwich artist today.

May 16, 2008
#lip dub
Gay Couples Celebrate California Court Ruling nytimes.com

Way to go, Gavin! One state down, 49 to go.

May 15, 2008
“I feel like I saw a movie of you at 17, minus the pregnant part.”—a coworker’s comment to me after watching Juno, one of the funniest movies in a while
May 15, 2008
Listen

I am super into this song of late.  Possibly a definitive song in my life.  We shall see. 

May 15, 2008
Bitches, man.

heyitseva:

I just had a little bit of an apalling experience in a public bathroom.

I was in line for a stall, and this girl comes out of one, and I go in. Nothing odd here. It was maybe a four stall bathroom, so we totally saw eachother.

I go in, pee, and then realize that there’s no toilet paper. THAT BITCH let me go into a stall with no toilet paper and didn’t say anything. She set me up!

I think that’s just terrible. Intentional or not, it’s poor ettique, inconsiderate, self absorbed, bad looking-out, and any number of other related things.

Why would somebody do that?? Why didn’t she say something?
I was just like, “hey, they’re out of toilet paper in there,” to the next girl and she grabbed some paper towels. That’s what you do. That’s the way it’s done.

Ladies, let’s not do this to eachother. Be good buddies. And, to use an old one that’s had a bit of a come back, don’t forget to try.

This is an important step in being a good person. Step up to the plate ladies and use your words.

May 13, 20081 note
#etiquette
May 13, 200848 notes
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May 13, 20081 note
“You know what’s wrong with you, Miss Whoever-You-Are? You’re chicken, you’ve got no guts. You’re afraid to stick out your chin and say, “Okay, life’s a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that’s the only chance anybody’s got for real happiness.” You call yourself a free spirit, a “wild thing,” and you’re terrified somebody’s gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you’re already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it’s not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It’s wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.”—

some of the last lines of breakfast at tiffany’s.

kind of the antithesis of the quote from marguerite fields’ essay. 

(via missbrightside)

May 13, 20084 notes
#someone should have mentioned
France Introduces New Bill to Prevent Eating Disorders [LINK]gimundo.com

Glamorizing anorexia is now criminal and punishable by jail time. 

May 13, 2008
“I have never been in a natural place and felt that was a waste of time. I never have. And it’s a relief. If I’m walking around a desert or whatever, every second is worthwhile.”—Viggo Mortensen
May 12, 2008
May 7, 2008
“32. Describe a glass of wine in one sentence without using the terms nutty, fruity, oaky, finish, or kick. I once stood in a wine store in West Hollywood where the owner described a pinot noir he favored as “a night walk through a wet garden.” I bought it. I went to my hotel and drank it by myself, looking at the flickering city with my feet on the windowsill. I don’t know which was more right, the wine or the vision that he placed in my head. Point is, it was right.”—The 75 Skills Every Man Should Master (via mattlehrer)
May 7, 20085 notes
It's Not About Hating Hillarydigg.com

jordanlyons:

It’s not about hating Hillary, it’s about believing in Barack.

I’m a believer.

May 7, 20081 note
May 7, 2008
#original #technology #manners
19-Year-Old Becomes World's Youngest Professorgimundo.com

A real life Doogie Houser, this 19 year old professor is probably to young to remember her fictional predecessor.   

May 7, 2008
May 6, 2008
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May 6, 2008
nine tenths of yesterday

You were on my mind at least nine tenths of yesterday
it seemed as if perhaps I’d gone insane
what is it about you that has commandeered my brain?
maybe it’s your awesome songs or maybe it’s the way
you go straight to the top you’re not scared of getting squashed
you know just when to jump off
you’re so brave

Kimya Dawson,  “My rollercoaster”

May 6, 2008
100% Recycled Paper Made In America In A Bio-powered Milldigg.com

jordanlyons:

This is how to do things the right way! This mill has greated good, green collar jobs and kept the revenue flowing at home, on American soil. If it can be done in Washington State, it can be done…

Finally, forward thinking. 

May 6, 20081 note
Government Orders Rapper Mos Def to Switch to "Mos Hi-Def" by 2009 [LINK]newsasgossip.blogspot.com

I also heard 50 cent will have to add a nickel due to inflation.  55, we all feel your pain. 

May 5, 2008
May 5, 20085 notes
“This isn’t life in the fast lane, it’s life in the oncoming traffic.”—Terry Prachett
May 5, 2008
The battle for taco trucks [LINK]npr.org

“Los Angeles County officials recently passed a law that makes it a misdemeanor to park a taco truck in the same place for more than an hour. Violators face fines of up to $1,000 or six months in jail. ”

Free the taco trucks and buses!  Let’s start a revolution.

May 5, 2008
Insurance Gals

Poem for Insurance Gals

Last night as I lay sleeping

I died or so it seemed,

Then I went to heaven

But only in my dream

Up there St Peter met me

Standing at the pearly gates,

He said “I must check your record

Please stand here and wait.”

He turned and said

 "Your record Is covered with terrible flaws,

On earth I see you rallied

For every losing cause.“

I see that you drank alcohol

And smoked and partied too,

Fact is, you’ve done everything

A good person should never do.

We can’t have people like you up here

Your life was full of sin,

Then he read the last of my record

Took my hand and said "Come in.”

He led me up to the big boss and said

“Take her in and treat her well,

She used to work in Insurance

She’s done her time in h*ll.” 

I was asked to check me boss’s e-mail while she was out and I found this gem.  This seems like it is straight out the Chicken Soup for the Benefits Administrators Soul.  I love the term “insurance gals” which clarifies a great deal about the author and the fact the hell is spelled h*ll.  Tremendous. 

May 2, 2008
Potential Employee Uprising Quelled With Free Pizza [LINK]theonion.com

Disturbingly true to life.

May 2, 2008

Dear fellow movie fan:

I arrived at the theater to watch This American Life a bit early and saw you and your hundred or so fellow contest winners in a huge line wrapping around the building.  “I’m late”, I thought.  It turns out I was not late.  You were waiting in line to see Made of Honor.  Thank goodness.  (I would much rather have “unique” taste and wait in a shorter line than wait with the cattle herd).  After waiting for you and your people to dissipate I headed upstairs to screen 9.  You had chosen to block off half of the theater with your mob formation, awaiting swag.  As I ever so politely maneuvered through the madness, you rudely shouted at me, “Wait like everyone else, it’ll still be there when you get there” and then gave me the stink eye.

Here’s the thing: chill.  I know you won these tickets from KISS and you are pumped about the free stuff, over-hyped summer blockbuster or no. I’m happy for you.  I’m sure you’re the guy who never wins anything, but I’m not cutting.  If I ever desert movie etiquette and personal standards and cut in line for any movie being promoted by a top 40 station, may the hell I don’t believe in open up and suck me in.  Again, relax.  You will still get your free keychain and obnoxious bumper stickers and everyone will still think you are awesome (at least all the 14 year olds).  You can tell all you buddies you only went because it was free.  I, however, will remember you as the senior citizen that was overly invested in a Patrick Dempsey rip-off of My Best Friend’s Wedding.

May 2, 2008
#original #etiquette
May 1, 2008
“We are confident. We have ourselves. We know how to sacrifice. We know how to work. We know how to combat the forces that oppose us. But even more than that, we are true believers in the whole idea of justice. Justice is so much on our side, that that is going to see us through.”—Cesar Chavez
May 1, 2008
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